A snapshot of the type of planning input Start 2 Finish provides across live delivery, challenged programmes, delay position review, development planning and practical contractor-side support.
The examples below are there to show dependable planning support, sound judgement and work that stands up on live projects.
Start 2 Finish is led by Mike Jackson. For serious buyers, that matters because the value sits in the quality of the judgement being applied to programme logic, delay position, sequencing weakness and delivery risk.
That is what the references and examples below are meant to show.
I worked with Mike for around 10 years and I found Mike to be the best Planner I have ever worked with. Mike helped support many delay claims with successful outcomes. Mike is a calm and considered individual — always willing to listen and debate alternative points of view. Mike is very much focussed upon gaining the optimum result. Mike never missed a deadline and always delivered.
Richard Stockwell — Former Director, Westgreen Construction
Legacy project material records show delivery completed to the required deadline and to the satisfaction of the lead client, reinforcing a picture of dependable planning input under fixed completion expectations.
Legacy project archive
Legacy project records show support on a major mixed-use redevelopment through detailed programme development, regular site attendance and re-sequencing in response to labour and material constraints.
Legacy housing / mixed-use project archive
Further project references and experience examples can be discussed in confidence where relevant to the enquiry.
These examples reflect the type of planning support provided where programme robustness, delivery clarity and commercial position needed closer scrutiny.
Support on live projects where sequencing weakness, labour constraints and material pressure required practical re-planning, clearer reporting and tighter delivery control.
Programme recovery input on a complex central London site requiring tight phasing, constrained logistics and coordination across multiple live trades and interfaces.
Planning support covering programme development, phased handover strategy and coordination of specialist health-fit-out packages within a live operational framework.
Planning input used to help teams understand progress, disruption and commercial exposure before delay discussions became more contentious.
Assisted the MEP contractor (NG Bailey) with delay analysis, programme impact assessment and EOT position development across a fast-track industrial build requiring complex sequencing of specialist MEP packages alongside structural delivery by Agratas.
Review of programme logic, constraints, buildability and practical deliverability to help project and commercial decision-makers act with better visibility.
Independent programme challenge covering phased handover strategy, critical path development across multiple buildings and coordination of repeatable unit delivery cycles under fixed completion deadlines. Main contractor: Bouygues-UK.
Ongoing programme review and independent planning challenge across a portfolio of high-specification, design-intensive projects delivered under 3 different main contractors.
Strong programme structures built around sequencing, procurement, delivery constraints and the level of control project teams need once work is under way.
Range of contractor-side programme development across multiple sectors, contract routes including JCT and NEC. Programme work covering pre-construction planning support through to live project delivery, programme health checks and delay analysis input.
High-level development programme planning covering the full project lifecycle from initial site selection through to final commissioning.
5-year high-level development programme covering planning, procurement and construction of multiple solar farm projects across the UK. Scope encompassed site acquisition, planning consent, procurement routes, construction sequencing, commissioning and handover across a multi-site national rollout programme.
Most enquiries connected to this page sit within one of the service areas below, depending on whether the immediate issue is programme robustness, delay position or wider delivery pressure.
If you are testing whether a programme needs independent challenge, these pieces provide a useful starting point.
Start 2 Finish steps in when a team needs a firmer grip on programme risk, delay position or the next sensible move.
