Complex IT change projects.
Delivered Eightfold.
Project delivery specialists
Eightfold Group delivers complex projects and specialist recruitment for highly regulated businesses — primarily across Finance, Insurance and Mortgage. We bring the expertise of a large consultancy, the personal service of a specialist firm, and none of the overhead.
We like being so integrated with your teams that you might just forget we're external. Because relationships are really important to us. And change is easier from the inside out.
Jamie Bradford — MD & Co-founder
30+
Years Experience
8
Delivery Stages
SMB
Specialised Focus
2
Delivery Partners
THE PROBLEM
Most change programmes fail on delivery — not strategy.
Stalled projects with no
clear ownership
Fragmented accountability across
teams
Implementation drift from original intent
Loss of momentum at
critical stages
What we do
Finance · Insurance · Mortgages
Two clear ways to get change moving.
Senior delivery specialists for highly regulated industries. We work as a core part of your team, aligned with your culture to ensure projects land effectively.
Project Delivery
Targeted senior advisory to rescue struggling programmes or shape the right delivery approach from day one.
- Programme Health Checks & Recovery
- Delivery Strategy & Planning
- Governance Framework Design
- Operational Model Optimisation
- Change Capability Building
- Senior Stakeholder Management
Recruitment
Embedding senior interim delivery specialists who integrate directly with your teams to drive work forward.
- Interim Portfolio & Programme Directors
- Senior Project Managers
- Specialist Change Analysts
- Business Readiness Leads
- Delivery Governance Experts
- Crisis & Recovery Specialists
The Eightfold Method
Eight stages. One clear route to delivery.
A structured approach designed for high-stakes operational change, moving from initial ambiguity to proven, measurable results. We know that projects can be difficult to get over the line and no matter what stage you are at in your project we can help drive it over the line with the cadence it requires.
01
Understand
Deep-dive into the business, challenges, and core delivery priorities.
02
Diagnose
Identify the specific blockers, risks, and areas requiring grip.
03
Define
Clarify desired outcome, scope, governance, and success criteria.
04
Design
Shape the most effective delivery approach and detailed roadmap.
05
Mobilise
Establish cadence, tools, and the team required to move forward.
06
Deliver
Drive work with absolute ownership, cadence, and senior control.
07
Embed
Ensure change is fully adopted by teams and everyday operations.
08
Measure
Validate the delivered value and leave the business stronger.
OUR Success Stories
REGULATED-SECTOR CREDIBILITY
Trusted with complex change.
Deep delivery experience across highly regulated financial organisations, complex multi-vendor environments and specialist internal change teams.
Admiral Insurance
Insurance · Interim Delivery
Provided senior programme management to lead the design and implementation of a new financial reporting framework under heavy regulatory scrutiny.
Delivered on time and within budget
Nationwide
Mortgages · Crisis Recovery
Rapid rescue and re-alignment of a critical IT infrastructure migration that had stalled due to complex third-party vendor dependencies.
Safe pair of hands for delivery
The West Brom
Finance · Strategic Placement
Sustained provision of specialist project management capacity to ensure regulatory compliance throughout a 3-year transformation phase.
Zero failed placements across 3 years
Senior delivery, proven results.
"Problem solvers who often see the issue before it arises. Quickly integrated with the organisation."
Head of Redress, National Insurer
"Cost effective, thoroughly thought through. A safe pair of hands for complex project delivery."
Head of Products, Nationwide
"Obvious decision to work with them again. Deep understanding of our culture and technology."
Head of Finance, Admiral Insurance
The CHANGE LOG
Notes from the front line of change.
Senior perspectives and practical guidance for leaders navigating strategic transformation across the finance, insurance, and mortgage sectors.
FOUNDER-LED Experienced DELIVERY
Senior leads only. No junior hand-off.
We maintain an intentionally lean structure so you work exclusively with senior change leaders, bypassing the junior layers of traditional consultancy.
By remaining active in delivery, our founders ensure senior judgement, absolute ownership, and critical decision-making remain constant throughout complex regulated transformations.
J
Jamie Bradford
MD & CO-FOUNDER
Leader of high-stakes transformation programmes for major insurance and mortgage institutions.
S
Sumesh Aggarwal
CEO & CO-FOUNDER
Expert in regulated financial change management and operational recovery for critical business units.