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Project rescue

We fix projects that got stuck

Over budget, behind schedule, team has left. We've seen it many times. We step in, assess fast, stabilize, and move things forward.

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Signs a project needs rescue

Months behind schedule

Deadlines keep moving. The team is always "almost done." Stakeholders have stopped believing the dates.

Budget consumed, nothing to show

Money was spent, hours were logged, but the deliverable isn't working or isn't there.

Original team is gone

The people who built it left. Knowledge walked out the door. No one wants to own what remains.

Codebase no one understands

Spaghetti architecture, no tests, zero documentation. Everyone's afraid to touch it.

Stakeholder trust destroyed

Management has lost faith. Clients are asking questions. The pressure is immense.

Vendor has stopped communicating

Emails go unanswered. Promised deliverables don't arrive. You suspect you've been abandoned.

How we work

From stuck to shipping

  1. [ 01 ]

    We look inside

    Three days in the codebase and the delivery history. We form an honest view of what is salvageable.

  2. [ 02 ]

    You hear the truth

    What is realistic, what is not, and the path forward — even if the right answer is "rebuild".

  3. [ 03 ]

    We stabilize, then deliver

    Critical paths first, tests where they matter, deployments under control. Then fixed milestones to MVP.

  4. [ 04 ]

    You ship again

    A working product, predictable releases, and documentation that finally exists.

Related

Related services

Legacy Modernization

After rescue — modernize properly so it doesn't happen again.

Software Refactoring

Clean up the codebase so the next team can work with it.

Development Acceleration

Once stable, ship the backlog fast.

Case study

A European B2B SaaS vendor

The previous team was gone and delivery had stalled. We took over the codebase, stabilized it, and shipped the overdue roadmap.

Read the full case

[ Delivery ]

stalled for monthsfirst release within weeks of takeover

[ Release process ]

manual, unreliableCI/CD, repeatable

FAQ

Common questions about project rescue

Our software project is failing — can you take over from another vendor?

Yes, taking over failing or abandoned projects is one of our core services. We start by reviewing what actually exists, then stabilize before building anything new.

How fast can you take over a stuck project?

We start within days, not months. After a short review of the codebase, stabilization work begins — and the first production release usually lands within weeks of takeover.

There is no documentation. Is that a problem?

It's the norm, not the exception. We map the codebase ourselves as part of the takeover — and leave you with documentation that didn't exist before.

Will you work with the team we still have?

Gladly. Rescues go faster with the remaining knowledge on board. We integrate the people you have, add the seniority that is missing, and leave your team stronger than we found it.

How do you price a rescue engagement?

After an initial review you get a fixed-scope, milestone-based proposal — you approve budget and outcomes upfront. No open-ended time and material black holes.

The honest assessment costs nothing

Three days in your codebase, then the truth: what's salvageable, what it takes, and what it costs.

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