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$2,500 AUD
PROJECT CONTINUITY
Your project manager has left.
But where does the project really stand?
Cherry consulting gives sponsors an independent view of where a project stands after its manager has gone, a plan for the next 30 days and a handover the next PM can act on.
Walk away with a clear view of where the project stands, a 30-day stabilisation plan and a handover pack for your incoming PM.
Stage 1 findings within two business days of agreed inputs and access. The package runs four weeks from the agreed start.
Delivered remotely worldwide, with consultants based in Australia.
Cherry accepts a limited number of engagements at a time.
Nobody knows what was agreed
Decisions, commitments and workarounds lived in one person’s head, and the records don’t show them.
The status can’t be trusted
The last report was written by someone who has gone, and no one can say which dates are still real.
Handover is left to chance
The next PM arrives to a project they can’t read, with no clear view of risks, owners or priorities.
WHEN A PM LEAVES, THE PROJECT LOSES ITS MEMORY
The project keeps moving, but nobody is sure what’s been promised, what’s slipping or who owns what.
Start with the triage. Go further when ready.
Two stages. Each one is a decision point, and you can stop after Stage 1.
*Start with Stage 1 and your triage fee is credited in full if you sign a Project Continuity agreement within 30 calendar days of receiving your Triage brief.
full package
$12,500 AUD
AT A GLANCE
How the stages build on each other.
◆ Work done in this stage ✓ Delivered at this stage
Stage 1
package
WORK DONE
Evidence review
◆ Agreed, limited set
◆ Further evidence
Schedule, milestones and dependencies
◆ Initial check
◆ Refreshed weekly
Priority risks, issues and gaps
◆ Updated and validated
Stakeholder conversations
◆ Up to four
Ownership and responsibilities cover
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Handover readiness and knowledge gaps
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DELIVERED
Project Triage Brief, 3 to 5 pages
✓
✓
Cherry Pro board
✓ Shown in your briefing
✓ Four weekly releases
Actions for the next seven days
✓
Sponsor briefing
✓ 60 minutes
✓ 60-minute briefing, then four 30-minute weekly sessions
30-day stabilisation plan
✓
Incoming PM handover pack
✓
Final walkthrough and dated board record
✓
The Package includes everything in Stage 1.
The number of stakeholder conversations and sessions is set out in your agreed scope.
TWO WAYS TO START
Start with the triage. Go further when ready.
Start with Stage 1 and decide what’s next, or book the full package
The scope and outputs are the same either way. Cherry plans the stabilisation and the handover. It doesn’t carry out the plan or take on ongoing project management.
From first read to a handover your next PM can use.
HOW IT RUNS
Stage 1 findings arrive within two business days of agreed inputs and access. The package runs four weeks from the agreed start.
Project Continuity: Stage 1, then four weeks
Before we begin
Scope and access agreed
Agree the project boundary, the records to review, who has access and the start date.
01
STAGE 1
Your Cherry consultant reviews the agreed records and checks the schedule, milestones and dependencies. Every finding is marked verified, assumed or unknown. You receive a 3 to 5 page brief with the top five risks, issues or gaps and actions for the next seven days, and a sponsor briefing. Then you decide whether to continue.
$2,500 AUD
Continue?
02
PACKAGE
$12,500 AUD
Your triage fee is credited in full if you sign a Project Continuity agreement within 30 calendar days of receiving your Triage brief.
Optional
48-Hour Project Triage
Brief and sponsor briefing
Project Continuity
30-day plan, weekly boards and handover pack
Your Cherry consultant builds on the triage over four weeks. You receive four weekly Cherry Pro board releases, a 30-day stabilisation plan and an incoming PM handover pack, with four weekly sponsor sessions and up to four stakeholder conversations. A final walkthrough takes you and your incoming PM through the plan and pack.
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AFTER YOUR PLAN
Cherry Concierge
Ongoing project insight
If you want support after the four weeks, Cherry Concierge gives your project a weekly board refresh and a weekly conversation with your Cherry consultant. For other ongoing needs, talk to Gill.
What your Cherry consultant needs from you
Three things help the work run smoothly.
01
A sponsor and a contact
An accountable sponsor, a contact to coordinate access, and the project boundary confirmed.
02
Access to your records
The agreed schedule, status reports, risk and issue log, scope documents and handover notes. For the package, a weekly schedule export and a short note of changes, risks, decisions and actions.
03
Your input and decisions
Quick answers along the way, confirmed action owners, and someone appointed to manage delivery while the role is vacant and after handover.
Is this for you?
✓ Good fit
Your project manager has left, or you’ve inherited a project and don’t trust the status or the handover.
You want a clear view of where the project stands and a plan for the next 30 days.
A sponsor and your team can give access to the project records and answer questions along the way.
✕ Not the right fit
You need someone to run the project day to day, or to supply or recruit a replacement PM.
You want a full review of the project’s health and performance, which is what Project Audit & Recovery covers.
You need detailed technical, financial or legal assurance.
You get a clear view of where the project stands, a plan for the next 30 days and a handover your next project manager can act on.
What’s included and what isn’t
Included
Stage 1: 48-Hour Project Triage
Independent review of one agreed project, with an agreed, limited set of records.
Project Triage Brief, 3 to 5 pages, drawing on your Cherry Pro board analysis, with the top five risks, issues or gaps.
A dated view of your Cherry Pro board, shown in your briefing.
60-minute sponsor briefing.
Actions for the next seven days.
Project Continuity (everything in Stage 1, plus)
Four weekly Cherry Pro board releases, each reviewed by your Cherry consultant.
A 30-day stabilisation plan, with the first draft in Week 2.
An incoming PM handover pack, with a first-week checklist and a list of gaps still to validate.
Four weekly 30-minute sponsor sessions and up to four stakeholder conversations of up to 45 minutes.
A final walkthrough, a dated board record and one round of factual corrections.
Not included
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Interim PM staffing, daily delivery management or carrying out the plan.
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Detailed schedule reconstruction or new baselines.
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Program-wide reviews, and detailed technical, financial or legal assurance.
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Additional projects or ongoing support. (Cherry Concierge is available separately.)
Cherry agrees the project boundary, participants and records before work begins.
Additional work is agreed separately.
Frequently asked questions
Tell us what’s happening and we’ll help you work out the next step.
Tell us about the project and what you need to decide. Gill will be in touch to confirm scope and availability. Please don’t attach project documents yet.
Want ongoing support afterwards?
Cherry Concierge is your project plus one: a weekly board refresh and a weekly conversation with your Cherry consultant.
Not sure which package fits? Tell us what’s happening and we’ll help you choose.