Regain control of a struggling ERP or IT project with an independent diagnosis, clear priorities and a realistic recovery plan. PlanAxion is an independent, Montreal-based IT consulting firm working on the client side, with no ties to software vendors or integrators.
A recovery becomes relevant when the project no longer produces enough clear decisions to protect its scope, budget, schedule or expected value.
Scope keeps changing, objectives are no longer clear and value keeps getting postponed.
Key decisions are blocked or made too late, slowing down the entire team.
Overruns pile up, risks increase and stakeholder confidence erodes.
We put the project back into a framework where facts, responsibilities and decisions become visible again.
We establish the real state of the project, without defending the original plan or any vendor.
We prioritize critical risks, protect operations and stop avoidable drift.
We put decisions back where they belong, with understandable roles, rules and cadence.
We define a realistic path with priorities, milestones and named owners.
The PlanAxion approach
Our role is to create just enough structure to regain control quickly, without adding a layer of governance that slows the project down even further.
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Understand the real situation, its causes, dependencies and impacts.
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Secure critical priorities, reduce risks and stop new drift.
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Clarify the objectives, responsibilities and decisions that must be made.
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Execute a realistic plan with visible milestones and quick wins.
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Measure gaps, adjust priorities and hold the course until stabilization.
Action plan
Restore a clear and useful decision cadence.
Priority
Assign every decision, risk and deliverable to an owner.
Priority
Identify what is really blocking the critical path.
To address
Rebuild a deliverable plan and a realistic follow-up cadence.
To relaunch
Deliverables
The engagement must leave behind decisions, a trajectory and steering tools your team can actually use.
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Gaps, risks, dependencies and causes of drift.
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Required decisions, owners, deadlines and status.
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Priorities, milestones, critical risks and actions to launch.
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Realistic sequencing of the critical path and deliverables.
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Rituals, indicators and rules to speed up decisions.
Example
Weekly steering committee
Planned
Critical scope freeze
Decided
Dependency validation
In progress
Deliverable priority
To decide
Stabilizing
Status
Under control
Risks
Prioritized
Decisions
On cadence
Sample steering deliverable. Indicators and thresholds are adapted to the real context of the engagement.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers on when to step in, PlanAxion’s role and how we work with your teams and partners.
A project recovery is a structured intervention, led by an independent advisor, that aims to understand why an ERP or IT project is drifting, stabilize risks, clarify decisions and rebuild a realistic execution plan. It typically takes a few weeks (diagnosis) to a few months (relaunch and follow-up), depending on project size.
Request a diagnosis as soon as scope changes without control, decisions are blocked, budget or schedule drift by more than 15 to 20%, or stakeholders no longer share the same reading of the project. The earlier the intervention, the more recovery options remain and the less they cost.
Yes. PlanAxion works on struggling ERP projects, whether the issue lies in selection, implementation, governance, integration, data or go-live readiness.
Yes. We work on the client side and can collaborate with the integrator, the software vendor and internal teams. Our role is to protect the client’s interests and clarify decisions.
Yes. PlanAxion is based in Montreal and supports organizations across Quebec and Canada, on site or remotely depending on the engagement.
Recovery diagnosis
If your ERP or IT project is losing clarity, cadence or control, we can help you put decisions, priorities and the plan back where they belong.
Struggling ERP project
IT project that is drifting
Independent diagnosis
Recovery and relaunch plan