Gemma Birse Email & Phone Number

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

I took ownership of a low maturity environment for Xero’s programmes of work with the goal of improving Xero’s Portfolio and Programme Management Practices, improving the reporting and transparency of initiatives and improving initiative set up & resourcing including the case for investment. I achieved the following: Established a virtual EPMO for a 1500.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

I was responsible for the ongoing Programme Delivery for a large scale and cross functional transformation Programme. I was responsible for leading all initiatives & projects from concept through to delivery and benefit realisation. My key successes in this role included:Leading a cross functional team of Project Managers, Project Coordinators and Business.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

In my role I was responsible for leading the Product Experience Workstream of the FOX Programme by:Setting the direction and priorities for the workstream.Lead the development of repeatable processes and initiatives to increase efficiency in delivery of FOX1.0 benefits.Responsible for creating and refining the customer experience to enable product teams to.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• In my role as Senior Project Manager I’m responsible for driving the strategic direction of the Modica Group Project Management Office (PMO) by:
• Managing the successful execution of Modica’s most critical and complex projects (both internal and external) and providing leadership to all project teams in an agile environment.
• Collaborating with Practice Leads to develop scope, deliverables and success criteria for each project.
• Reporting to executive-level managers and providing relevant feedback and updates regarding the performance of all active projects and the PMO.
• Responsible for managing and leading the Security portfolio and Facilities portfolio.
• People lead for the Office Coordinator and Security Specialist, ensuring they have a supportive and safe working environment and opportunities for development.

Sydney, Australia

• In my role as Senior Project Manager - Australia I successfully delivered the implementation of Modica’s state of the art messaging platform to their key channel partner in Australia. This was a client facing position.
• Planning and managing the technical implementation of our system to our partner in record time.
• Cultivating a transparent and trusting team culture between Modica and our partner which continues today.
• Delivery of all marketing collateral, process documentation and support/escalation channels in a timely manner with painstaking attention to detail.
• Thorough analysis of all risks and issues and development of risk mitigation plans.
• Closure of all project related activates and handover to Service Delivery within the planned 1 year timeframe.Resourceshttps://confluence.modicagroup.com/display/OPTUS/Optus+Enterprise+SMS+Suite

Auckland, New Zealand

• In my role as Project Manager/Business Analyst I was responsible for gathering all requirements for new features, as well as managing development sprints and backlogs for a software development team of 3 and an.
• Running an Agile project environment by facilitating demos, retrospectives, wash up sessions and daily stand up meetings.
• Working closely with Product Managers to understand product requirements and prepare user stories and acceptance criteria in a timely and efficient manner.
• Managing the development and testing teams to ensure the requirements are understood and tasks completed within each sprint cycle.

Auckland, New Zealand

• In my role as Project Manager for Modica Group Ltd I was solely responsible for managing the project environment lifecycle. This was both an internal and client facing position managing and working closely with a.
• Managing large client facing projects through the entire project lifecycle. Most notably I successfully managed and delivered a new DNS Management system for the Department of Internal Affairs and managed the building.
• Managing monthly agile sprints and backlogs using JIRA and being the first point of contact on all deliverables and timelines. My main functions were to remove obstacles to ensure tasks were completed accurately and on.
• Facilitating workshops, preparing achievable project plans/timelines, wireframes and user documentation, performing functional testing and risk mitigation.

London, United Kingdom

In my role as Financial Project Coordinator I oversaw the Third Party Contribution Programme for the Estates Department who was responsible for the improvement and refurbishment of stations across the South West Trains network.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

In my role as Programme Coordinator I managed individual grant applications (for small businesses in Scotland) through the entire grant process and providing excellent customer service to ensure all customers were given the correct information on all programmes being offered by the Energy Saving Trust.

Wellington, New Zealand

I managed the Agricultural Production Survey Programme to ensure the needs of the Ministry were being represented in the annual survey. This included project plans, timelines, survey design, progress reports, and delivering results both written and verbal.I acted as the main point of contact for the Agricultural Production Survey at MAF and responsible for.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

I managed 14 people to produce work for the Farm Monitoring Programme within tight deadlines and to a high standard. Preparing project plans, timelines, progress reports and monitoring the overall budget of the Programme.In addition I managed and planned the annual Farm Monitoring Programme Roadshow. This included ensuring all industry meetings were.

Wellington, New Zealand

In my year as Ministerial Coordinator I managed and improved systems and process that ensured documents destined for the Ministers Office met demanding timelines and quality standards for the MAF Policy group of 170 people.

National Certificate In Public Sector Statistics

Bachelor Of Commerce And Administration, Public Policy, Commercial Law

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Classical Studies