Commercial Rescue Sprint
A focused senior intervention for claims, change control disputes, supplier/customer deadlock and commercial recovery — designed to establish the facts, align the right people and restore momentum in days, not weeks.
Rescue work is often needed when the organisation has already had the meetings, gathered the opinions and still cannot move. The issue may involve claims, service credits, change notes, contract amendments or deteriorating supplier relationships — but the immediate need is practical: what can we do, what should we not do, and how do we protect the business without making the situation worse?
When this is useful
Businesses with an urgent, high-value commercial problem that cannot wait for a long procurement or advisory cycle. If a contract is stuck, a supplier is pushing hard, a claim needs resolution or a decision is paralysing the organisation — the Rescue Sprint is designed to find the way through within days, not weeks.
Typical triggers
- Stuck contracts — negotiations that have stalled, leaving the business exposed or unable to move forward
- Aggressive supplier behaviour — leverage imbalance, unilateral changes, threatened withdrawal of service
- Commercial deadlock — internal disagreement preventing a necessary commercial decision
- Relationship breakdown — customer or supplier relationships deteriorating under pressure
What it includes
- Rapid diagnostic — immediate assessment of the situation, stakeholders, leverage and exposure
- Stakeholder alignment — bringing key decision-makers to a shared understanding of the problem and options
- Negotiation strategy — clear commercial strategy with fallback positions and escalation triggers
- Commercial route-mapping — practical options analysis with risk and value assessment
- Decision support — hands-on support through key meetings, calls and decision points
- Handover plan — clear closure, documentation and next steps for the internal team
Expected outcomes
- A clear route through the commercial problem, identified and validated
- Momentum restored — the business is moving again
- Value protected — the commercial position is stabilised or improved
- Clear handover — the internal team knows what to do next and has the confidence to do it
The Commercial Rescue Sprint is scoped around urgency, complexity and the level of hands-on support required. Engagements are typically delivered over one to three weeks.
The aim is not to escalate for the sake of escalation. It is to recover control, protect the commercial position and keep the best available route open.