Viewpoint
What we think, including when it is unwelcome.
Short, argued pieces on where large transformation programmes actually go wrong, written by the people who have had to fix them.
Viewpoint
28 Aug 2026
Most S/4 overrun is locked in before anyone writes code
Cost risk is decided at scoping and contracting. By the time the build is late, the decision that made it late is eighteen months old.
Analysis
14 Aug 2026
Half the estate is usually removable
On the last full review, 485 of just over 1,000 applications were called for removal. Nobody had asked the question at feature level before.
Viewpoint
31 Jul 2026
Your SI is not incentivised to make the scope smaller
Every interface built is revenue. This is not a criticism of integrators. It is a reason to settle scope before you sign one.
Start here
An assessment is how the work begins.
We put the platform on your estate, run the numbers, and come back with an evidenced view of what can be removed, renegotiated or redesigned. Then you decide whether we go further.