Your Digital Transformation Is Stalling. We'll Get It Back on Track.
When transformation momentum fades and you need to salvage the investment before leadership pulls the plug.
It started with excitement. New ways of working. Promises of agility. But 6-12 months in, enthusiasm has turned to frustration. Teams are confused. Leadership is losing faith. Budgets are burning with little to show for it.
You don't want to abandon the transformation - you've invested too much. But you need to fix what's broken, fast.
What a Stalling Transformation Really Costs You
Initial excitement faded into cynicism and "agile theatre"
Teams going through the motions but not seeing benefits
Consultants delivered frameworks that don't fit your reality
More ceremonies and process, less actual value delivered
Leadership privately questioning if it's worth continuing
Budget consumed, timelines slipped, ROI not materialising
The symptoms you're seeing:
McKinsey reports 70% of digital transformations fail.
Average cost: £2-5M+ with minimal lasting improvement. But abandoning it means writing off that investment entirely.
The financial impact:
You're trapped. Too much invested to quit, but the path forward isn't clear. Every standup feels performative.
Every retrospective surfaces problems but nothing changes. And you're defending the transformation budget in every leadership meeting.
What it feels like:
Why Digital Transformations Stall
It's rarely the people.
Here's what actually goes wrong:
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Framework Doesn't Fit Context:
You adopted a methodology designed for a Silicon Valley startup, but you're a regulated enterprise. Square peg, round hole.
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Change Without
Buy-In:
Transformation was announced, not co-created. Teams complied but never committed.
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No Quick Wins:
Everything was planned for "long-term value." Six months in, no one can point to tangible improvements.
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Implementation Gap:
The consultancy delivered the strategy deck and left. Now you're implementing it without the expertise that designed it.
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Competing Priorities:
Transformation competes with BAU. BAU always wins. Transformation becomes a side project.
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The real issue:
Transformations fail at the implementation stage, not the strategy stage. You need execution expertise, not more planning.
What we do:
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Brutal honesty assessment: What's working? What isn't? Why?
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Interview teams and leadership: Where's the real disconnect?
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Identify quick wins: What can we improve in 4-6 weeks?
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Reset expectations: What's realistic given where you are?
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Triage decisions: What to keep, what to change, what to abandon
ADAPT
Rapid Diagnosis & Stabilisation
What you get:
Clear picture of current state and actionable rescue plan.
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Adapt frameworks to your context (not the other way around)
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Re-establish leadership buy-in with transparent progress metrics
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Prioritise ruthlessly: Stop trying to transform everything at once
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Deliver quick wins: Prove the value with tangible improvements
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Address cultural blockers: Surface and solve the people issues
What we do:
ALIGN
Fix the Foundation
What you get:
Renewed momentum, visible progress, restored confidence.
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Embed practices that stick (not just ceremonies)
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Build internal capability so you don't stay dependent on consultants
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Scale what's working, fix what isn't
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Create feedback loops that catch problems early
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Establish governance that enables, not suffocates
What we do:
ACCELERATE
Make It Sustainable
What you get:
A transformation that delivers sustained value, not theatre.
Our Approach to Transformation Rescue
We don't start over. We diagnose what's salvageable, fix what's broken, and get you back on track - with wins you can show leadership in weeks, not quarters.
Outcomes, Not Just Outputs
Short-term
6-12 Weeks
Transformation delivering measurable business value
Teams working in ways that actually improve delivery
Sustainable practices that don't require constant consulting support
Positive ROI on transformation investment
Confidence to scale to rest of organisation
Specific
Deliverables
Honest diagnosis of what's salvageable
Quick wins that rebuild credibility
Renewed team engagement and clarity
Measurable improvements leadership can see
Decision on whether to continue, pivot, or stop
Long-term
6-12 Months
Transformation health assessment
Rescue roadmap with quick wins
Adapted delivery model that fits YOUR context
Re-engagement plan for teams and leadership
Sustainability playbook
How We've Rescued Transformations Before
LadbrokesCoral:
From Disengagement to 96% Transformations Before
The Challenge
Agile transformation underway but teams were disengaged. Morale low. Delivery not improving. Suppliers not collaborating. Leadership losing faith.
Our Soultion
Diagnosed the root issues (poor framework fit, lack of team empowerment, unclear value). Rebuilt the delivery model to fit their reality, not a textbook. Proved value with quick wins.
The Results
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187% faster time to market
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284% increase in system reliability
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50% to 85% delivery success rate improvement
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96% employee satisfaction post-transformation
Agilicist didn't just change our processes, they changed our culture."
- LadbrokesCoral CPO
Is This Right For You?
You're a Good Fit If:
You're 6-18 months into a transformation that's lost momentum
You've invested significantly and can't afford to write it off
Teams are going through the motions but not seeing benefits
Leadership is questioning the Return On Investment
You need outside expertise to diagnose and fix what's broken
You're willing to pivot the approach if needed (not religiously attached to current framework)
Your transformation is less than 3 months old (too early to rescue)
You're not willing to change the current approach
Leadership has already decided to abandon it entirely
This Isn't Right If:
Common Questions About Transformation Rescue
No. Some should be stopped. We'll tell you honestly if that's the case. But most can be rescued with the right adjustments.
We show tangible improvement in 6-8 weeks (quick wins). Full stabilisation typically takes 3-6 months.
If it was, yes - but we're not framework zealots. Sometimes SAFe works. Sometimes Scrum@Scale works. Sometimes neither works. We'll tell you what fits YOUR context.
Rarely. We salvage what's working and fix what isn't. Starting over wastes the learning you've gained.
85% of our rescue engagements result in measurably improved delivery within 6 months. The 15% that don't usually had misaligned leadership or unrealistic constraints.
Let's Assess If Your Transformation Can Be Rescued
Here's what happens when you book a rescue assessment:
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15-Minute Call: We ask targeted questions about what's happening
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Honest Assessment: We tell you if we think it's salvageable - and what it would take
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Quick Win Identification: If we can help, we'll identify 2-3 quick wins we can deliver in weeks
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No Sugar-Coating: If it's unsalvageable, we'll tell you. If it needs different help, we'll tell you that too
We've rescued 20+ stalled transformations. Let's see if yours is one we can save.