Understand what has gone wrong. Establish what happens next.
JMB provides project recovery services in Dubai and across the UAE, helping organizations assess struggling projects, make informed decisions and regain control of delivery.
If deadlines keep moving, costs are increasing or stakeholders have lost confidence, we help establish the facts and develop a practical response.
Our support can begin with a focused project health review or extend through recovery planning and implementation.
When a project needs intervention
Delivery problems can build gradually. Reports may show progress while unresolved issues, supplier dependencies and difficult decisions continue to accumulate.
A project review can be useful when:
- Milestones are repeatedly missed.
- Scope is expanding without clear approval.
- Spending is increasing without corresponding progress.
- Suppliers and internal teams disagree about responsibilities.
- Risks and issues remain unresolved.
- Leadership cannot obtain a reliable delivery forecast.
- A system or service is approaching launch without adequate readiness.
JMB helps determine which problems are symptoms, which are underlying causes and where action is needed.
Start with a clear assessment
Establish the current position
We review the project’s objectives, commitments and available evidence to understand where delivery stands.
Depending on the scope, this can include:
- The business case and expected outcomes.
- Approved scope and subsequent changes.
- Plans, milestones and delivery forecasts.
- Budgets, expenditure and remaining commitments.
- Risks, issues and dependencies.
- Supplier deliverables and acceptance requirements.
- Governance, reporting and decision records.
- Operational readiness and handover plans.
We identify gaps in the information as well as gaps in delivery, so recommendations reflect what can be established.
Understand the causes
We work with sponsors, project teams and relevant stakeholders to examine the factors affecting progress.
These may include unclear requirements, unrealistic schedules, resource constraints, weak governance, unresolved technical problems or competing stakeholder expectations.
The assessment connects each finding to its effect on delivery and the action required.
Present the decisions
Recovery may require changes to scope, budget, resources, sequencing or supplier arrangements. Some projects may need to be paused or closed.
JMB sets out the available options, their dependencies and their implications, giving leadership a clearer basis for deciding how to proceed.
A recovery plan built around achievable commitments
Once the direction is agreed, we develop a recovery plan with defined actions, responsibilities and measures of progress.
The plan can cover:
Scope and priorities
Clarify the outcomes that remain essential, resolve competing requirements and establish how further changes will be approved.
Schedule and dependencies
Reassess the work remaining, identify critical dependencies and establish milestones supported by realistic assumptions.
Resources and responsibilities
Determine the capability and capacity required. Confirm who owns each action, deliverable and decision.
Governance and escalation
Establish the reporting, approval and escalation arrangements needed to address problems promptly.
Supplier coordination
Clarify expected deliverables, responsibilities and acceptance requirements. Identify supplier issues requiring commercial or contractual decisions by the appropriate stakeholders.
Readiness and handover
Define what must be completed before a system, service or operational change can be accepted and put into use.
Support through implementation
A recovery plan needs active management as circumstances change.
JMB can work alongside your team or take responsibility for agreed recovery activities. Support can include:
- Coordinating recovery workstreams.
- Tracking milestones and corrective actions.
- Managing risks, issues and dependencies.
- Preparing sponsor and steering committee reports.
- Monitoring progress against the revised plan.
- Escalating decisions affecting delivery.
- Preparing for acceptance and operational handover.
We keep the assumptions behind the plan visible and update forecasts when new evidence changes the delivery position.
Project health reviews
You do not need to wait until a project is in serious difficulty to review its health.
A focused assessment can help before a major investment decision, supplier transition, implementation milestone or planned launch.
JMB’s project health reviews provide an assessment of the agreed areas, with findings and prioritized recommendations. The scope can focus on a particular concern or examine the wider delivery position.
Recovery across complex projects
JMB’s recovery support can be applied to technology implementations, digital transformation programs, healthcare projects, operational change and other complex initiatives.
We consider the operating environment and the consequences of changing the delivery plan, including effects on users, services, suppliers and connected projects.
Frequently asked questions
Can every struggling project be recovered?
No. The assessment may identify a viable recovery route, or it may show that the original objectives are no longer achievable within acceptable constraints. We help leadership evaluate whether to continue, change direction, pause or close the project.
Can JMB review a project managed by another organization?
Yes, where the review is authorized and the necessary information is available. We agree access, scope and stakeholder participation before beginning.
Will you work with our existing project manager and suppliers?
Yes. Recovery support can be delivered alongside the current team. Responsibilities and decision authority are agreed so everyone understands how the engagement will operate.
What will we receive from a project health review?
The agreed deliverables may include an assessment of the current position, key findings, delivery risks, recommended actions and options for the next stage. We define these in the proposal.
How quickly can a recovery engagement begin?
Start dates depend on availability, the scope and access to project information. We discuss the urgency with you and agree the initial review activities and timetable.
How are project recovery services priced?
Fees depend on the scale of the review and the implementation support required. An initial assessment and a subsequent recovery engagement can be scoped separately.