UNLIKE BEFORE – BEYOND CONVENTIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Delivering change doesn’t have to be that hard.

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A CLEAR PATH FORWARD

Every engagement begins with understanding what is driving the issues.

From there, the decision depends on what the situation needs. Sometimes that means fixing it. Sometimes it means changing course. Sometimes it means making the case to stop. Unlike Before works with senior leaders through all of it, from a focused four-week assessment to a sustained Advisory partnership, so they can lead forward with certainty.

Programme Health Audit

The essential first step. An independent, four-week assessment of where a programme stands, what is driving the issues, and what the options are.

Intensive Diagnostic

When the problem runs deeper than one programme. A diagnostic that gives you clarity on where delivery is failing across your organisation and a prioritised roadmap for what to do next.

Advisory / Consultancy Partnership

Working alongside your delivery leadership to build the capability, governance, and programme excellence your team can sustain.

Speaking and Events

Conferences, podcasts, and panel discussions on programme leadership, governance, and what delivery excellence actually requires.

As experienced by:

“Deanne has the rare ability to connect strategic governance and day-to-day operational realities and make sense of the value chain that ties the two together. A seasoned change manager, she intelligently addresses the 360-degree lifecycle including culture and behaviours, not simply the technology change function.”

Commercial Procurement Manager, Strategic Procurement, Group Finance, New Zealand Post.

Working with Deanne

Deanne’s super-power? Getting things done by establishing structures that ensure systems and processes, people and culture, and leadership and management are aligned and working.

She works alongside senior leaders in growing or established businesses, helping them figure out what is driving the issues with their system implementations, and what to do about it – whether that means fixing it, changing course, pausing, or stopping.

An international consultant with over two decades working across Europe, the UK, Asia-Pacific, and North America, she offers a perspective on delivery that goes well beyond conventional project management – and a model for certainty that is built from the real work, not the textbook.

“Whether onsite, remote, or a blend of the two, I work with leaders who are fed up with programmes not delivering, serious about getting to the root of it, and prepared to act. I orchestrate all of this from my personal paradise in Langhe, Northwest Italy.”

Client Experiences – In Their Own Words

Deanne is a very well organised and empathetic leader of people. She quickly grasps what will add value and generates buy in and enthusiasm. I admire her style and calmness under pressure. She clearly brings all the strengths of her experience to bear and will offer great value no matter the situation she is in. I would be very happy to work with her again.
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Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, Australia
Deanne partnered with me at Spark NZ on a company wide efficiency programme. Her collaborative approach, firm but fair style and results focus saw us achieve outstanding results. I was also impressed with her understanding of organisation health and design, as well as her interest in and experience in the future of agile ways of working. I hope to work with her again.
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CEO Home, Mobile and Business – Spark, NZ
I have the pleasure to have worked with Deanne in 2005 and am happy to work with her again since 2018. Here is what really stood out during 2020: Deanne is an amazing Networker and Collaborator. Whether she is on- or off-site, projects succeed, are kept transparent and remain coordinated with centralised and de-centralised teams. Many claim they are Smart Collaborators and Networkers – Deanne proves it every step along the way!
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Client Partner – EMEA at Vistex, Germany
I had the opportunity to work with Deanne during a challenging project implementation of a Commission Solution. She proved to be a great partner, fair, balanced and very thorough. Her Project Management skills are excellent, and I could always rely on her to follow up on every single topic. Would enjoy working with Deanne again at our next opportunity!
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Program Manager, VORward at Vorwerk Group, Switzerland and Germany
Deanne arrived to help us with a project crisis, as we ran into difficulties which led to a third party intervention need. I watched Deanne with astonishment as she led the project through the requirements and design stage, with persistence she led a large group of users and managers filled with objections. Her professionalism and expertise provided with spirit and the will to understand and solve conflicts brought unity and collaboration. Deanne is a real Pro and I’m looking forward to working with her again.
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Project Manager, NESS Technologies, Israel

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We’ll look at where certainty is missing, work out whether there is a fit, and agree an appropriate path forward.

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