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ClearPath Diagnostic - Atlas Project

Board Reality Check

This project is not at risk because of cost or design quality.
It is at risk because ground risk, decision sequencing, and buildability discipline are not yet fully locked before Detailed Design freeze.

CLEAR PATH SCORING MATRIX

CONTROL PILLAR SCORE

Strategic Alignment 8.5 Non-negotiables not formally codified Drift Risk

Design Maturity 8.0 Design stable but still flexible Needs freezing discipline

Cost Certainty 7.0 Ground scope banded, not locked Delay = Cash burn

Programme Control 7.5 Early contractor insight underused Buildability risk

Procurement Strategy 7.0 Bespoke interfaces remain Variation + defects

Buildability

Governance & Decisions

Risk Management

RISK REGISTER | What you can’t see

  • Why underestimated: Treated as technical resolution, not value shaper

    • Downstream consequence: Rework, programme slip, cost drift

    • When it surfaces: Late DD / early construction

    • Impact: ~$120k–$350k

    • Why underestimated: Each detail looks “minor” in isolation

    • Downstream consequence: Accumulated site variations and defects

    • When it surfaces: Construction months 2–5

    • Impact: ~$150k–$300k

    • Why underestimated: Informal escalation assumed to work

    • Downstream consequence: Design freeze erosion

    • When it surfaces: Immediately before BC submission

    • Impact: ~$35k–$50k per month

DECISION BOTTLENECKS

STATUS UPDATE: 20 | 10 | 2026

6.8

Primary Threat to Outcome

Ground and retaining risk reshaping the project during or after Detailed Design, creating late cost movement and programme drag.

KEY ISSUE

Primary Value Lever Still Available

Standardisation + MMC-lite rationalisation before DD freeze, improving buildability and reducing variation risk without changing yield or consent strategy.

WHY IT MATTERS

8.5

    • Retaining strategy principles

      • Design authority escalation protocol

      • Standardisation boundariesprotection + programme certainty

    • Confidence:High

  • Collective decision-making (role ambiguity, not individuals)

    • Desire to preserve flexibility too late in the process

    • $35k–$50k per month in prelims + escalation exposure

    If nothing changes, this project will lose control during the final 2–3 weeks before Detailed Design freeze.

7.5/10

Amber

Proceed With Intevention

8.5 Non-negotiables not formally codified Drift Risk

8.5

8.5

8.5

MISSED VALUE & ROI UPLIFT OPPERTUNITIES

    • Description: Rationalise repeating junctions, balconies, retaining interfaces

    • Blocker: “We’re already far along” mindset

    • Impact: $150k–$300k cost protection + programme certainty

    • Confidence: High

    • Description: Wet-area kits / repeatable wall systems

    • Blocker: Procurement not explicitly leveraged yet

    • Impact: Programme compression + quality consistency

    • Confidence: Medium

    • Description: Lock PV-ready zones now at minimal cost

    • Blocker: Seen as optional future decision

    • Impact: Long-term operational resilience

    • Confidence: Medium

DECISION BOTTLENECKS

    • Retaining strategy principles

      • Design authority escalation protocol

      • Standardisation boundariesprotection + programme certainty

    • Confidence:High

  • Collective decision-making (role ambiguity, not individuals)

    • Desire to preserve flexibility too late in the process

    • $35k–$50k per month in prelims + escalation exposure

    If nothing changes, this project will lose control during the final 2–3 weeks before Detailed Design freeze.

  • (Maximum 6 actions)

    1. Freeze non-negotiables (yield, massing, retaining principles)
      Owner: Board / Client
      Outcome: Removes drift risk immediately

    2. Pre-authorise ground risk bands
      Owner: Client / QS
      Outcome: Prevents late financial shocks

    3. Standardisation mandate issued before DD freeze
      Owner: Design lead
      Outcome: Improves buildability score to ~8.0

    4. Decision velocity thresholds enforced
      Owner: Board / PM
      Outcome: Programme certainty protected

    5. Early contractor buildability review (single session)
      Owner: Client / Builder
      Outcome: Variation suppression

    6. Formal DD Freeze Resolution
      Owner: Board
      Outcome: Enables clean BC submission

  • To move from 7.6 → 10/10 control, the project must:

    1. Lock ground and retaining risk before DD freeze

    2. Enforce standardisation over bespoke detailing

    3. Treat decision speed as a financial control

    With these interventions, the project regains certainty, pace, and long-term value.

Board Assurance Note

A supporting Board Assurance Appendix has been prepared and is available should the Board wish to review the underlying assumptions, risk logic, and ROI quantification.

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