Kate Thornton is a Program Manager at Suncorp Group at Suncorp Group. She possess expertise in lean process improvement, lean projects, agile project management, project delivery, requirements gathering and 9 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Kate has an incredible tenacity that surfaces the big issues, challenges the status quo whilst creating trust and safety amongst the teams within the Tribe that she works along side. With a keen sense of humour and an excellent eye for detail she listens intently to follow complex issues to their natural conclusion supporting fast paced delivery in a complex environment. She has been a lighthouse for me on many occasion and I have enjoyed working with her immensely. Kate is a real asset to any team lucky enough to have her in their corner. " and "Kate is an incredibly talented delivery professional. She is pragmatic, solutions focused and calm under pressure. During my time leading Kate she was confronted with several challenges that impacted her delivery timeline, cost to deliver and squad resourcing. Kate led her team effectively through the challenges by providing clarity of direction, guidance and support to enable effective decision making by her Sponsor. Despite the ongoing threat of cost overrun, Kate’s financial management of the program was outstanding with close to pinpoint accuracy on her monthly forecasts. At the end of the financial year Kate had achieved her forecast benefits and came in under the estimated cost to deliver. Kate mentored more junior members of the team to foster their ongoing professional development. She is also very generous in the way she shares her knowledge and experience with her community to enhance their capability. Kate was a valued member of my leadership team and I enjoyed my time working with her very much."