Vikki Ashurst Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Victoria, Australia

Vikki is a results-oriented consultant with over 20 years’ experience in Healthcare, Banking, Telecommunications and Government. She has a background in operations, project management, change management and business planning. Vikki’s skills and adaptability to her environment are evident in her ability to establish relationships, influence stakeholders and develop business tools. Vikki skilfully delivers initiatives to ensure agreed outcomes are met through careful negotiation and… Show more Vikki is a results-oriented consultant with over 20 years’ experience in Healthcare, Banking, Telecommunications and Government. She has a background in operations, project management, change management and business planning. Vikki’s skills and adaptability to her environment are evident in her ability to establish relationships, influence stakeholders and develop business tools. Vikki skilfully delivers initiatives to ensure agreed outcomes are met through careful negotiation and effective interpersonal communication. She has a proven track record in management and leadership positions and takes pride in achieving successful, sustainable outcomes in challenging environments. Vikki is conscientious and highly motivated and enjoys working individually or as part of a team. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Vikki performed a Portfolio Management Office review, identifying and defining an alternate blueprint for the newly formed PMO. The recommendations and tangible opportunities to create a flexible and lean team in an adverse environment was authorised. A combination of direct initiatives and coaching of team members in new ways of working, underpinned the implementation road map short and medium term initiatives realised under Vikki’s guidance

Melbourne, Australia

Vikki was instrumental in arresting project budget overspend and re-instituting logical governance processes for this high-profile Program. Articulately developing business cases and reports to support the Program through funding/stage gate processes, providing a benchmark for future submissions. She created clear plans for transition to business operations and project closure, founded on change management fundamentals.Her decisive leadership and guidance facilitated upskilling project… Show more Vikki was instrumental in arresting project budget overspend and re-instituting logical governance processes for this high-profile Program. Articulately developing business cases and reports to support the Program through funding/stage gate processes, providing a benchmark for future submissions. She created clear plans for transition to business operations and project closure, founded on change management fundamentals.Her decisive leadership and guidance facilitated upskilling project managers and Product Owners in project financial management and reporting capability to improve overall project delivery; driving accountability for productivity and quality, to accurately report Program activities. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

A management consultant skilled in business project and project office management to ensure agreed outcomes are met through careful negotiation and effective interpersonal communication.

Melbourne, Australia

Vikki was accountable for establishing and coordinating all PMO functions. With a comprehensive understanding of the transition project objectives, strategic plan and priorities, Vikki embraced her responsibilities for project governance, ensuring all program reporting for local & International Steering Committees / Boards, compliance notification processes and financial management was executed efficiently, utilising a lean PMO Governance Model.

Melbourne, Australia

Traversing the diversity of stakeholders’ expectations, Vikki successfully delivered the first phase of the self-service reporting and analytics capability for the Telstra Commercial Subscriber Agreement team, within NBNCo. Leading a small team to deliver initial outcomes and set the base for follow on phases. Employing a practical approach enabled Vikki to effectively balance the business team aspirations, and multiple project office requirements within project scope and budget limitations.

Melbourne, Australia

Vikki was a lead member of the PMO team, establishing the office for the project, charged with reviewing the ‘whole of government’ ICT, within a former department of the Victorian Government. Working closely with consultancies engaged for the project, Vikki skillfully consolidated and refined the central PMO controls for the project, providing clear guidance for project streams; before leading the Reporting & Governance functions during the set up and initial project phases.

Melbourne, Australia

Stepping in to bridge a gap, Vikki worked collaboratively with all stakeholders to address immediate operational issues with practitioner registration renewal mail, for the newly established entity (AHPRA - the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for health practitioners).Comprehending the need for a lean PMO model, Vikki refined the framework and PMO processes, as she established reporting for the inaugural portfolio of projects; and managed a suite of smaller projects (student… Show more Stepping in to bridge a gap, Vikki worked collaboratively with all stakeholders to address immediate operational issues with practitioner registration renewal mail, for the newly established entity (AHPRA - the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for health practitioners).Comprehending the need for a lean PMO model, Vikki refined the framework and PMO processes, as she established reporting for the inaugural portfolio of projects; and managed a suite of smaller projects (student registration, pharmacy examinations & practitioner audit) smoothly embedding these new functions to BAU. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Applying a change lens and being perceptive to issues with staff turn over, Vikki ensured stakeholders were engaged throughout the implementation of Phase 3 deliverables in the Insititutional Division (Australia region); as part of the wider Sanctions Program. By working closely with business leads, Vikki negotiated the shifting landscape, to keep teams focused on sustainable solutions, leveraging Group/Divisional level policies and processes; to streamline effort and meet… Show more Applying a change lens and being perceptive to issues with staff turn over, Vikki ensured stakeholders were engaged throughout the implementation of Phase 3 deliverables in the Insititutional Division (Australia region); as part of the wider Sanctions Program. By working closely with business leads, Vikki negotiated the shifting landscape, to keep teams focused on sustainable solutions, leveraging Group/Divisional level policies and processes; to streamline effort and meet targets.Calling on previous compliance experience, Vikki skilfully navigated the tight timelines to meet the Part A requirements of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act 2006; as part of the ANZ AML/CTF Program. She guided teams towards practical solutions, that leveraged existing ANZ policies and procedures and incorporated Sanctions requirements, to reduce the likelihood of duplication and or rework. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Vikki sucessfully amalgamated Blood Service business planning and budget processes to align to Government timelines; to enable more effective planning and information dissemination for decision making bodies. Utilising the refreshed processes, Vikki directed the implementation and communication of the annual national business planning activity, ensuring Government funding submissions completed and submitted.

Melbourne, Australia

Vikki fulfilled supervisory and managerial roles in ‘whole blood’ and ‘apheresis’ blood collection areas, with staff numbers ranging from 15 to 45, in remote locales. Vikki sought to empower staff, encouraging ownership and responsibility of their workplace and output against targets.Subsequent project roles focused on improvements and innovation (refurbishing regional centres, establishing new sites, introducing donor mobiles and refurbishing roll on/roll off equipment for mobile… Show more Vikki fulfilled supervisory and managerial roles in ‘whole blood’ and ‘apheresis’ blood collection areas, with staff numbers ranging from 15 to 45, in remote locales. Vikki sought to empower staff, encouraging ownership and responsibility of their workplace and output against targets.Subsequent project roles focused on improvements and innovation (refurbishing regional centres, establishing new sites, introducing donor mobiles and refurbishing roll on/roll off equipment for mobile collection services). Applying a structured change framework, Vikki advocated for positive change and ensured changes in work conditions, were discussed meaningfully and clearly, engendering commitment. Vikki skilfully enabled productivity gains whilst maintaining compliance standards, during this transformative period. Show less

Graduate Diploma, Business Administration And Management, General

Hospital Based Diploma In Mental Health Nursing

Certificate Of General Nursing