Most project recovery firms assess a failing program, deliver a findings report, and recommend what you should do — then leave you to execute the turnaround with the same team that could not deliver it the first time. Full On Consulting is different: our senior practitioners step in and run the recovery as interim delivery leadership, accountable for the outcome. We have rescued failing IT and ERP projects across SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, eCommerce, and infrastructure — stabilizing programs at the point when scope is out of control, milestones are slipping, and the executive committee has lost confidence. Backed by $40M+ in documented client savings.
$40M+
In documented client savings, including programs recovered from the brink of failure
We Operate
We take over and run the recovery — not just assess it and hand you a report
Senior-Led
Every recovery led by a former CIO, CTO, or senior delivery executive — no junior bench
Any Platform
SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, eCommerce, and infrastructure recoveries
Is Your Project in Trouble?
Signs Your Project Needs Recovery
Status is always “green” — until a milestone is suddenly missed
The schedule has been re-baselined more than once, and is slipping again
Budget is burning faster than progress is being delivered
The executive steering committee has lost confidence in the team or vendor
Scope keeps expanding and no one is enforcing change control
The go-live date has moved two or more times
Business stakeholders and end users have disengaged from the program
Your implementation vendor is blaming you — and you are blaming them
Recognize three or more? Talk to a recovery lead →
How Project Recovery Works
Diagnose, Re-Baseline, Take Over, Stabilize, Hand Back
Rapid Recovery Assessment
A fast, independent diagnosis of why the project is failing — distinguishing the real root causes from the symptoms the team is reporting. We assess delivery trajectory, scope control, governance, vendor performance, team capability, and budget burn in days, not months, because a failing project keeps consuming budget and burning stakeholder confidence while the assessment is underway. The output is a clear picture of what is actually wrong and what it will take to recover.
Recovery Plan & Re-Baseline
A realistic, re-baselined plan that replaces the original plan the project has already missed. We rebuild the schedule, scope, and budget around what can actually be delivered, sequence the critical recovery actions, and give executive sponsors honest options — scope reduction, timeline reset, resource change, vendor remediation — each with its true cost and risk. No optimistic re-plan that fails again in 60 days.
Hands-On Delivery Leadership
This is the difference that matters: we do not hand you a findings report and leave. Our senior practitioners step in and run the recovery as interim project or program leadership — owning the plan, the team, the vendor, and the executive reporting until the program is back on track. Advisors assess; we operate. The person who diagnoses the problem is the person accountable for fixing it.
Vendor & Integrator Remediation
Failing projects frequently have a vendor or systems integrator at the center of the problem. We assess vendor performance against contractual commitments, identify the commercial leverage available to enforce delivery, and manage the integrator back to accountability — or manage a transition away from them. Led by practitioners who have negotiated and governed enterprise technology contracts as CIOs, not consultants reading the SOW for the first time.
Stakeholder Confidence Restoration
By the time a project needs recovery, the executive steering committee has usually lost confidence and the business has disengaged. Restoring credibility is part of the recovery: honest status reporting that executives can trust, re-engagement of business stakeholders and end users, and the steady, visible progress that rebuilds belief the program will actually deliver. Recovery is as much about restoring confidence as it is about restoring schedule.
Stabilization & Clean Handover
A recovery that depends on us forever is not a recovery. Once the program is stabilized and delivering, we hand it back to your team with the governance, documentation, and capability to keep it on track — or stay through go-live and hypercare if that is what the program needs. We are accountable for the outcome, not for maximizing our own tenure.
What Makes Us Different
Why Our Recoveries Actually Recover
We Take Over Delivery — Not Just Advise
Most recovery firms assess your project, write a report, and recommend what you should do — then leave you to execute the turnaround with the same team that could not deliver it the first time. Full On Consulting operates. Our senior practitioners step in and run the recovery as interim delivery leadership, accountable for the outcome. Assessment without execution is just a more expensive description of the problem.
Senior Operators Who Have Run Recoveries
Project recovery is not a junior assignment. Every recovery is led by a senior practitioner — former CIOs, CTOs, and enterprise program executives — who has personally stabilized failing programs before. They have made the hard re-baselining calls, managed underperforming vendors, and rebuilt executive confidence under pressure. No junior bench learning recovery on your at-risk program.
Platform-Agnostic, Not ERP-Only
Many recovery specialists only rescue ERP projects. We have recovered failing programs across SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, enterprise eCommerce, digital workplace, and infrastructure initiatives. Whatever the platform, the recovery discipline is the same — and our breadth means we are not forcing your situation into the one type of project we know how to fix.
Vendor-Savvy Commercial Leverage
When a vendor or integrator is the root cause, recovery requires understanding the commercial and contractual context — not just the technical gaps. We have governed enterprise technology contracts from the client side as CIOs and program leaders. We know the difference between a deliverable gap and a scope dispute, and we know the leverage available to bring a vendor back to accountability.
Featured Recovery
Rescuing a Failed eCommerce Project — Delivered After 2.5 Years of Failure
A manufacturing firm's eCommerce platform was more than two years overdue, with a vendor relationship that had broken down and an executive team that had lost confidence the project would ever deliver. Full On Consulting stepped in, renegotiated with two national vendors, replaced the primary implementation partner, and took over delivery — getting the platform built and launched.
This is what project recovery looks like when the firm operates the turnaround rather than just advising on it. Explore more recovery engagements below.
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What to Ask a Project Recovery Firm
Will they take over delivery, or only assess and advise?
Many recovery firms diagnose the problem, deliver a report, and leave you to execute the turnaround with the same team and vendor that failed the first time. Ask directly: will the firm step in and run the recovery as interim delivery leadership, accountable for the outcome — or does their engagement end with a findings report? Assessment without execution rarely turns a failing project around.
Who specifically will lead the recovery — and what have they recovered before?
Project recovery demands a senior operator who has stabilized failing programs under pressure before, not a consultant learning on your at-risk program. Ask for the specific person who will lead, the recoveries they have personally run, the failure modes they faced, and how they stabilized and delivered. Recovery experience is not the same as project management experience.
Are they independent of the vendor that may be the problem?
If a vendor or systems integrator is contributing to the failure, you need a recovery partner with no commercial relationship to that vendor and the willingness to hold them accountable — including managing a transition away from them if necessary. Ask whether the firm has any partnership, reseller, or referral relationship with your implementation vendor.
Can they recover your type of project, not just ERP?
Some recovery specialists only rescue ERP implementations. If your troubled program is a CRM, ITSM, eCommerce, digital workplace, or infrastructure initiative, ask whether the firm has recovered that type of program specifically — or whether they will be forcing your situation into the one kind of recovery they know how to run.
Not Sure It Needs Full Recovery Yet?
Start With a Health Check
Project Health Check →
A rapid, independent assessment of a single project in flight — identifying risks and corrective actions before a troubled project becomes a failed one.
Program Health Check →
An independent assessment of a complex, multi-workstream program — delivery, governance, vendor performance, and recovery options for executive decision.
Project Recovery & IT Program Rescue
Get Your Failing Project Back on Track
Our senior practitioners will diagnose why your project is failing, re-baseline a realistic recovery plan, and take over delivery until the program is stabilized and back on track. We operate the turnaround — we don't just describe the problem.
Schedule a Free Recovery Consultation →WHY FULL ON CONSULTING
Senior Consultants Only
Every engagement is led and delivered by senior consultants — former CIOs, CTOs, and enterprise IT executives. You get the people you were sold, not a bait-and-switch to junior staff after the contract is signed.
$40M+ in Documented Savings
Our track record includes $40M+ in verified client savings, a $130M M&A integration across 90+ global facilities, and an end-user computing transformation for 18,000 employees. We deliver measurable outcomes — not just recommendations.
20+ Years of Enterprise Experience
Our consultants average 20+ years of enterprise IT experience across Fortune 500 and mid-market companies. We have run the same programs we are being asked to lead — across SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and large-scale transformations.
Strategy Through Execution
We do not hand you a strategy deck and walk away. Our teams stay engaged from initial assessment through go-live — accountable for outcomes, not just deliverables. If we recommend it, we are prepared to execute it.
Boutique Agility
As a boutique firm, we move faster, adapt to your priorities, and work with your team rather than around it. No bureaucracy, no layers of overhead — just focused, senior-led execution from day one.
A Partner, Not a Vendor
We build long-term relationships grounded in trust and integrity. Many of our clients have engaged us across multiple initiatives and refer us to peers — because we do what we say we will do, every time.