Sydney, Australia – [05 Nov 2025] – TBH, a leading project delivery consultancy, today announced the launch of ‘Return to Green,’ a comprehensive portfolio, program and project recovery service specifically tailored for Australian Defence acquisition. The service addresses the critical need for performance improvement within Defence projects facing challenging strategic circumstances and budget constraints.

‘Return to Green’ represents TBH’s strategic refinement of six decades of project recovery expertise, now specifically adapted to support the unique circumstances of Defence capability development and operational environment. The service targets projects of concern, those underperforming or failing to meet stated objectives, providing the stabilisation, re-planning and organisational realignment needed to return complex initiatives to consistent performance.

Addressing Defence’s Critical Capability Challenges

‘Return to Green’ aligns with Defence’s pressing need for speed to capability while maximising value from constrained budgets. By supporting Defence’s adoption of Minimum Viable Capability (MVC) approaches, ‘Return to Green’ helps deliver operational capabilities faster while ensuring inherent growth paths for future evolution.

“’Return to Green’ recognises that complex capability programs do experience challenges but reaching for off-the-shelf solutions is not an appropriate response,” said Travis Harvey, TBH Director and head of Portfolio, Program and Project (P3M) services.

“We’re working as a trusted partner, using Defence’s own tools and processes, and bringing the independent perspective, targeted expertise, and surge capacity that project teams need when they’re under pressure to deliver.

“Unlike standard project recovery services, ‘Return to Green’ specifically targets complex, integrated project environments with programmatic characteristics: multiple stakeholders, interdependent effort streams, and outcomes requiring sophisticated integrated planning.”

Proven Track Record in Defence

TBH brings demonstrated success in Defence project recovery, including:

• JP 2047 Project: A 4.5-year engagement where TBH supported the prime contractor to stabilise a challenged project that was at risk, and redeveloped all controls, delivered initial sites, and achieved the Initial Operating Capability milestone
• Guided Weapons Enterprise: Ongoing work supporting organisational design and optimisation for performance

Four Key Differentiators

“Return to Green” offers Defence four distinct advantages:

1. Independence: Objective perspective and cross-sector solutions proven to deliver results
2. Targeted Expertise: Precision deployment of specialist resources at critical junctures
3. Collaborative Partnership: Embedded support providing capacity uplift when project teams are overwhelmed
4. Project Controls as Enablers: A paradigm shift reframing controls as performance facilitators rather than barriers

“The service starts from the premise that project controls are an enabler, and provide delivery teams with clarity, certainty and direction,” said Harvey.

Iterative Support for Evolving Capabilities

Recognising that capability development is an ongoing journey, ‘Return to Green’ provides iterative support as Defence projects evolve over time, ensuring stability while enabling the adoption of new capabilities.

“This is about enabling Defence to maximise capability delivery within resource constraints,” said Peter La Franchi, TBH’s National Defence Director. “We’re bringing industry-proven approaches from multiple sectors and adapting them specifically for Defence requirements. The approach will help assure minimum viable capability outcomes continue to deliver by maintaining the stability and growth potential needed for long-term success.”

The full white paper, “Return to Green: Restoring Confidence in Defence Project Delivery”, is available for download at: https://tbhconsultancy.com/return-to-green-restoring-confidence-in-defence-project-delivery/