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We check progress, follow up actions and help you make decisions before delays grow.

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A good fit when

For an approved project with a plan, accountable sponsor and named day-to-day delivery owner.

01 / What’s included

A steady rhythm. Fewer surprises.

  1. 01

    Weekly

    Delivery review, supplier actions and milestones. Up to four reviews per month.

  2. 02

    Monthly

    Sponsor meeting and a concise progress, budget and risk report.

  3. 03

    When things change

    Review up to two material changes each month; put decisions to the sponsor.

Rupert oversees. Your team delivers. Your sponsor decides.

02 / What you leave with

A clear view of delivery.

A clear view of progress, budget, risks and decisions—with follow-through on agreed actions.

Read an illustrative progress report
Illustrative Direct output

What needs a decision?

Example: a monthly update on the search project.

Progress
The supplier’s access test needs review. The delivery owner must update the budget forecast.
Risk
Some documents still have no owner. The sponsor needs to resolve this.
Proposed change
Add another information source. Check the cost, timing, permissions and acceptance tests before agreeing.
Recommendation
Finish and test the agreed workflow first. Record the sponsor’s decision and reasons.
Hypothetical example. No client data, achieved result or implementation quote.
03 / Scope & investment

Clear before we start.

Investment / monthUS$3,000–US$6,000
Timing

Initially three months or a defined pilot

Reference scope US$4,500 / month.

US$3,000/month covers one supplier and fortnightly reviews.

Excluding applicable tax. Implementation and formal assurance are separate.

Who does what

Before we start

The project

  • One approved plan with budget, milestones, acceptance criteria and reporting access.
  • A named daily delivery owner. A suitable plan from your team is fine.

Authority

  • Agree Rupert’s authority to challenge suppliers, direct agreed priorities, request evidence and obtain recovery plans.
  • Your sponsor keeps spending, scope, risk and final acceptance decisions.
  • Agree how to escalate slippage, forecast overspend and unresolved risks. Record decisions, owners and dates.

Who does what

We oversee

  • Rupert challenges progress, follows up actions and tracks budget, milestones, risks and changes within the agreed authority.
  • Agreed specialists validate technical, security, legal or regulated matters within their remit.

Your team delivers

  • Your delivery owner coordinates daily tasks. Your team and suppliers implement and engineer.
  • Your sponsor decides on spending, scope, risk and acceptance.

Outside this scope

  • Daily or full-time project management, line management, engineering or 24/7 availability.
  • A statutory director appointment or formal technical or regulatory assurance.
  • You contract implementation and formal assurance separately.
See the BBX 3D Process
What a month includes

The monthly allowance

Delivery reviews

  • One 60-minute review each week, up to four per month. A fifth is by agreement.
  • Track supplier actions, milestones, dependencies, budget and risks.

Sponsor decisions

  • One monthly sponsor meeting, with a progress, budget, milestone and risk report.
  • Clear decisions, action owners and due dates.
  • Review up to two material scope or budget changes, with a recommendation for the sponsor.

Between reviews

  • Agree business-day response times, working weeks, reporting inputs and the escalation channel.
  • Access is bounded; emergency or unlimited support is not included.
Fees and boundaries

Fee, term and changes

Monthly scope

  • US$4,500 reference: one project, up to two main suppliers and the allowance above.
  • US$3,000: one supplier, fortnightly reviews and lighter oversight.
  • US$6,000: a more complex agreed scope, subject to capacity and written limits.

Term and payment

  • Initially three months, or a shorter agreed pilot. Then monthly with 30 days’ notice.
  • Billed monthly in advance. Tax, engineering, supplier fees and formal assurance are extra.

If the work changes

  • Another project, daily management, more than two material changes or more frequent reviews requires a scope and fee review first.
  • We do not bill Direct and General Advisory for the same project work. Broader advice needs a separate scope.
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