Relationship audit in 4 days

We start with facts, not grievances

In large projects where three or four companies work together, communication breaks down fastest. Usually, this happens 6 months after starting work. Our team steps in when emails become too long and phones stop being answered. The audit lasts exactly 96 hours. We don't look for those responsible, because it brings nothing. We look for touchpoints that will allow us to proceed with construction or IT system implementation. We talk to project managers and the boards of each side to understand where the decision-making bottleneck occurred.

First two days: Isolated talks

During the first 48 hours, we meet with representatives of each consortium member separately. These are 75-minute sessions in our office at Roosevelta 22 St. or directly at the client's headquarters. We guarantee full confidentiality of these talks. Thanks to this, we learn about things that no one will say at a joint meeting with 12 people. In March 2024, we detected an error in invoice circulation between two companies that blocked payments in the amount of 214,000 PLN for over 3 weeks.

Day three: Diagnosis of bottlenecks

On the third day, our team of three mediators analyzes the collected data. We look for repeating patterns. It often turns out that 83% of problems result from unclear competencies, and not from a lack of will to cooperate. We create a list of 7-9 specific barriers that stopped the project. We focus on mediations in construction and technology consortiums, where a one-week delay costs an average of 14,200 PLN in contractual penalties. Sometimes the problem is one poorly formulated clause in an executive agreement from 2022.

Day four: Recovery plan on 14 pages

The fourth day is for handing over the final document. It is not a general presentation, but a sheet with specific tasks. We show where the interests of the parties are conflicting and how to build an architecture of compromise. The report also includes a recovery schedule for the next 22 business days. In the last quarter of 2023, we conducted 11 such audits. In 9 cases, the project regained operational liquidity within the first month after implementing our recommendations. Facts win over emotions when they are put into numbers.

Why 4 days and not a month?

In consortium disputes, time is enemy number one. Every day of delay increases tension between partners and threatens to break the contract. We act quickly because we know the specific nature of the Polish public procurement market. We are not theorists. We have 8 years of experience in mediation and we know that long analyses only increase decision-making paralysis. Our working model allows making key decisions on Thursday if we start on Monday at 9:00 AM. We look for touchpoints instead of multiplying unnecessary documentation.