Joanna Whittington Email & Phone Number

I have over 26 years of experience as a consultant, client and company owner in the highly regulated water industry and Local Government sectors. I am experienced in leading projects and programmes related to business transformation, stakeholder analysis, physical asset management, embedding digital solutions and applying Agile principles using Scrum. My skills are very transferrable between sectors, being focussed on people and change.As an award-winning diversity and inclusion advocate, I empower team members to thrive authentically. I lead teams in a psychologically safe environment, enhancing their communication and productivity, and enabling them to embrace change.I help my clients to:• Identify business needs as distinct from wants. I am highly experienced in engaging key stakeholders to distil their drivers, needs and objectives into prioritised issues to be resolved.• Convert business needs into lasting solutions. I have a track record of successful business transformation design and delivery;• Engage stakeholders in transformations. I have developed a business transformation model, providing a consistent approach to change, ensuring that the right people are engaged the right way at the right time;• Run successful meetings and workshops. I am a creative, focused facilitator, providing opportunities for groups to jointly reach a common understanding of the issues, uncover root causes, and develop an action plan to address them;• Continue to improve after the project has finished. I ensure my clients are left with the knowledge and skills to allow them to build on the work completed without me.

Listed skills include Stakeholder Management, Program Management, Change Management, Business Transformation, and 27 others.