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What has actually stopped, and whether we can help.
Tring, Hertfordshire and UK-wide · Small and mid-sized organisations
Sometimes the answer
Sometimes the answer
is stop the project.
A stalled project usually needs a decision rather than more effort. Nobody wants to be the person who says cancel it, which is exactly why it keeps costing money for another six months.
- 2020trading since
- UKregistered company
- Zerovendor commission
- Exitdate agreed
What we do
Four services, independent of every supplier
We resell nothing and take no commission. Contract and legal questions go to solicitors.
Project assessment
An honest view on whether a stalled project can be finished, should be rescoped, or stopped.
See the programInterim IT management
Running an IT function between permanent hires, with a handover built in from the start.
See the programSupplier and contract review
Establishing what each supplier actually provides, what it costs, and what you own.
See the programHandover to permanent staff
Documentation, induction and a transition plan so an internal hire can take over.
See the program
How it works
How we work
Talk to the people doing the work, give a plain verdict, take no vendor money, and leave on the agreed date.
One question, defined
Scoped narrowly, with a fixed fee.
Independent assessment
No reselling, no commission, no partners.
Exit date agreed
Documented handover, then we go.
Working together
Ways to work with us
Fixed scope and fee, or a day rate with an agreed end date. We take no money from any supplier.
Project assessment
An honest verdict on a stalled project.
- The team's account, not just the report's
- Remaining work costed realistically
- Finish, rescope or stop, compared
- Plain verdict with reasoning
- No obligation to act on it
Interim management
Running the function between permanent hires.
- End date agreed before starting
- Harmful issues stabilised first
- Documented as we go
- Handover built in from day one
- No knowledge withheld
Supplier review
What you pay for, and what you actually own.
- Every supplier and renewal listed
- Domains and repositories checked
- Ownership gaps flagged
- Costs compared to usage
- Legal questions referred out
Every engagement is quoted after a free consultation. No subscription.
How we work
Independent, and designed to leave
JAD Consults Ltd is a private limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 12385449, incorporated in January 2020, with its registered office at Unit 36 Silk Mill Industrial Estate, Brook Street, Tring HP23 5EF.
Two structural commitments. We resell nothing and hold no reseller agreements, so no recommendation we make earns us anything from a supplier — which is the only real reason to use an independent adviser rather than a vendor's pre-sales team. And every interim engagement has an agreed end date and a handover deliverable from the outset: we document as we go and will not extend an engagement by holding knowledge. We are not solicitors, so contract terms, termination rights and disputes go to qualified lawyers, and we guarantee no delivery date or saving.
Frequently asked
The questions we get most
Will you tell us to cancel the project?
If that is the honest answer, yes. It is usually the cheapest option by the time an outside view is being sought, and it is the thing internal teams find hardest to say out loud.
Do you sell the systems you recommend?
No. We hold no reseller agreements and take no commission, referral fee or incentive from any supplier. It is the whole reason to use someone independent.
Can you review our supplier contract?
We can tell you what the supplier actually provides, what it costs and what you own. Whether a clause is enforceable, or how to terminate, is a legal question for a solicitor and we will say so.
How long do interim engagements last?
As agreed at the start, typically three to nine months, with a handover deliverable from day one. Interim work that quietly becomes permanent has failed, however convenient it is for us.
Can you guarantee the project will deliver?
No. Too much depends on decisions, people and suppliers outside our control. We will give you a realistic view and report honestly when it slips.
Who owns our domain and code?
Worth finding out before you need to know. Organisations routinely discover a supplier holds the domain or repository only when trying to leave, which is exactly when it is most expensive.
Project stopped moving?
A free first call, and an honest answer — including that you may not need us.