BexleyThomas

Jira health checks & project recovery

Get Jira working for your team again.

When Jira feels harder than the work itself, start with a clear view of what is getting in the way. We review the setup, listen to the people using it and turn the findings into a practical plan.

Start with the real problem

Where is the work getting stuck?

We look at the experience of requesting, doing and managing the work. The review is scoped around your priorities and the access available.

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For your users

Confusing request types, repetitive questions, unclear updates or an uncertain route to help. We follow real examples from the first request to the final response.

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For your team

Queues that hide priorities, awkward handovers, manual work and workflows that people work around. We look for clearer ownership and useful next actions.

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For your platform

Overlapping fields, inconsistent permissions, fragile automation and reporting that is hard to trust. We identify the configuration and governance behind the symptoms.

When a project has stalled

Recover the direction. Then the delivery.

A recovery starts by understanding what is already there, what is still needed and why progress stopped. We work with your team to agree a useful first release and a credible way to reach it.

That may mean simplifying the design, resolving a difficult dependency or helping people agree how the service should operate.

  • Review the work already doneLook at requirements, configuration, data, decisions and unresolved issues. Keep what is useful and identify what needs attention.
  • Agree a workable scopeSeparate launch essentials from later improvements. Make ownership, decisions and dependencies explicit.
  • Put a working version in front of peopleUse realistic requests and early prototypes to test assumptions with customers, agents and service owners.
  • Prepare for a controlled releaseAgree testing, cutover steps, recovery options, training and the support needed after launch.

A review you can act on

Clarity, priorities and a next step.

The depth of the review and the handover are agreed up front. Recommendations should help you make decisions and give the people implementing them a clear starting point.

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An evidence-led assessment

A summary of the problems found, the people or processes affected and the relevant configuration. Findings are explained in plain English.

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A prioritised improvement plan

Recommended actions with their expected value, dependencies and effort considerations. Urgent fixes are distinguished from longer-term improvements.

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A practical handover

A walkthrough of the findings and an agreed next step. Your team can take the plan forward, or we can scope the implementation with you.

Review first. Change with agreement. A health check does not mean making unplanned changes to a live system. We agree the review access, any testing and the route for approving fixes before work begins.

Relevant experience · York St John University

Helping a stalled implementation move forward.

We helped recover a stalled Jira Service Management implementation, bringing departmental services into a common portal with workflows, service levels, reporting, documentation and training.

Read the case study →

Tell us what is getting in the way.

A short description of the problem, the teams affected and what you have tried is enough to start a useful conversation.