Project Rescue

AI projects often go sideways. Cortora gets them finished.

Unfinished build? Stalled AI initiative? A product that never made it to production? Cortora can assess what exists, preserve what’s worth keeping, fix what isn’t, and get the project back on a practical path.

Engagements from $10K

Why projects stall

It happens more often than anyone admits.

AI projects can stall for all kinds of reasons. Cortora has stepped into troubled and unfinished projects, figured out what went wrong, salvaged what works, rebuilt what does not, and driven them toward completion.

70%+
“70%+ of digital transformations lose momentum.”
— McKinsey ↗
2 in 3
“2 in 3 large tech programs miss time, budget or scope.”
— BCG ↗

Sources: McKinsey (2020), “How to restart stalled digital initiatives and transformations” — more than 70% of respondents whose organizations had undertaken a digital transformation said progress lost momentum at some point. BCG (2024), “Most Large-Scale Tech Programs Fail—Here’s How to Succeed” — more than two-thirds of large-scale tech programs studied were not expected to be delivered on time, within budget or within scope.

  • The scope was wrongToo big, too vague, or aimed at the wrong problem.
  • The technology was harder than expectedWhat worked in a demo didn’t hold up in production.
  • The team lacked the right expertiseGood people, but not the right experience for this build.
  • Priorities changedThe project lost its sponsor or its place in line.
  • Costs grewThe budget ran out before the finish line.
  • Momentum fadedNothing broke — it just stopped moving.
How a rescue works

Before → Rescue → Working outcome.

Before

Stalled or misbuilt

Unfinished build, over-budget initiative or a product that never reached production.

Assess

Figure out what went wrong

Review the code, the product and the plan — honestly.

Rescue

Preserve, fix, rebuild

Keep what works, fix what can be fixed, rebuild what can’t.

Outcome

Working and moving again

Back on a practical path — and driven toward completion.

What helps us move fast

What to have ready.

You don’t need all of this to start the conversation — but the more we know, the faster we can give you a straight answer. If you need an NDA before sharing details, say so in the estimate form and we’ll handle that first.

Please don’t send credentials, production data or source code through the website form.

  • What was supposed to be deliveredThe original goal, scope or requirements.
  • What exists todayCodebase, prototype, designs or a partly working product.
  • Who’s involvedWhether a vendor or internal team is still engaged.
  • AccessWhether you have access to the code and systems.
  • What’s broken or stalledAnd whether production users are affected.

Have a project that is stuck?

Tell us what happened and where things stand. We’ll tell you plainly whether we can get it moving again — and what it would likely take.

Engagements from $10K. No pitch deck required.