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Daniel Paul XuerebDelivery · AI · M&A

ToolsStuck Program Diagnostic

A scored read on a program that has started to feel off.

Answer 15 to 20 questions on scope, governance, delivery, stakeholders and risk. You get a recovery score and a brief with three recovery options, a recommendation and the three moves to make this fortnight.

Start the diagnostic, $295 AUDor see a sample brief (PDF)
First page of a sample recovery brief: a fictional program with a recovery score of 36 out of 100, in the Stuck band.
The sample brief, made for a fictional program.

What the score means

Five dimensions, each scored against a fixed rubric, then weighted into one recovery score.

Weight of each dimension

Scope clarity
25%
Governance and decision rights
20%
Delivery health
25%
Stakeholder reality
15%
Risk posture
15%

An accurate read of a thirty-out-of-a-hundred program is worth more than a kind sixty.

  • 0 to 24

    Critical

    Re-baseline now

  • 25 to 49

    Stuck

    Structured intervention this quarter

  • 50 to 69

    Drifting

    Small corrections this month

  • 70 to 84

    On track but vigilant

    Tighten the loops

  • 85 to 100

    Healthy

    Maintenance mode

How it works

  1. 1

    Name the program and pay. Through Stripe. The program name goes on the cover of the brief, or leave it blank.

  2. 2

    Answer the interview. 15 to 20 questions, each chosen from your last answer, with a follow-up when an answer is vague. About 25 minutes, saved as you go.

  3. 3

    Read the brief. Your score on screen, and a PDF brief: current state, three recovery options, a recommendation, the fortnight moves and a risk register.

Start the diagnostic

One diagnostic

$295 AUDPaid once, through Stripe

  • One diagnostic per payment.
  • Payment is checked before the interview starts.
  • If the tab closes, reopen the page from your browser history and the interview picks up after the last answer you submitted.

Shown on the cover of your brief. Skip it if you would rather keep it generic.

See a sample brief (PDF)

When the program needs someone to run the recovery

Running a SteerCo that makes decisions, giving each risk a named owner and re-baselining a plan that has moved is the work I do as a fractional portfolio, PMO and delivery lead. I also build the automations that take status reporting and PMO admin off the team. I work from a few hours a week up to two days a week, at $1,850 + GST a day, billed pro rata.

Book a 30-minute callor get a statement of work