Gerda Williams

Background

About Gerda Williams

Gerda has experience in ICT and business change in New Zealand. She has a broad range of skills including change and transformation management, complex programme delivery, including new products, large ICT programmes of work, driving end-to-end agile approach, team management, PMO & Portfolio management and consulting services. She is very comfortable dealing with senior executive management and reporting to board level. • Experienced in developing strategy and the related integration of multiple disciplines. Understands the broader implications of end-to-end delivery, agile approach and methodology, programmes and projects in relation to business goals. • An enthusiastic leader and mentor who has led to the delivery of many large, complex and politically sensitive programmes and projects. • Works closely with senior management peers in the business to ensure that deliverables meet the requirements of all areas of the business. • A reputation for delivery, achieved through her exceptional ability to focus on successful business outcomes. • Able to apply skills acquired through management, transformation programmes and delivery, which has resulted in significant cost benefits, strategy development and improvement of process and initiatives. Her view is that the keys to successful delivery and change are business commitment, clear definition of outcomes, an understanding of roles and accountabilities amongst all stakeholders and an open and transparent approach to communication. In her experience, most issues that impact on delivery can be traced to deficiencies in these basic building blocks.