WHAEA works alongside business owners and their people to work out what matters, build a practical roadmap and get things moving.

Start with a business roadmap

You know the business. You know the people. You can see what needs fixing. But it can be tough finding the time, and working out where to start.

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Start with a Roadmap

Before we build anything, we work out what actually matters.

WHAEA gets across the business quickly — what’s happening, what’s working, what’s getting stuck, what needs attention and where the opportunities are.

Then you decide what happens next.

Take your roadmap and run with it; bring WHAEA in to deliver it;

or keep WHAEA alongside you while you get moving.

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Start with a business roadmap

NOW - NEXT - LATER

What happens next..

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From Roadmap to real life.

Ways of working with WHAEA

Choose the level of support that fits what’s happening in the business:

One clear piece of work.

Agreed outcome, scope and price. WHAEA comes in, works with your people and leaves you with something practical and usable.

Fixed Price

An extra pair of experienced hands.

Regular support without another permanent hire. Someone who knows your business and keeps priorities, projects and improvements moving.

Ongoing Support

More support when you need it.

For a major project, deadline or period of change. Increase support while it matters, then scale it back again.

Project Support

WHAEA AT WORK

One business. Lots moving at once.

Recent work in Rotorua bringing multiple businesses and projects into one coordinated way of working.

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After more than 20 years working across large organisations, complex operations, technology and change, I came home to Rotorua.

I've spent my career working out how businesses operate, where things get stuck, what people need to do their jobs well, and how to turn a lot of moving parts into something manageable.

WHAEA brings that experience to businesses that don't necessarily need another executive — they just need someone experienced alongside them to help work things out and get them done.

20+ YEARS EXPERIENCE DRIVING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN GOVT AND ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS · PROGRAM MANAGEMENT · TECHNOLOGY · GOVERNANCE · CYBER SECURITY· BUSINESS PLANNING · BIDS, TENDERS, CONTRACTING · RISK AND ASSURANCE · EXECUTIVE AND BOARD REPORTING · VENDOR MANAGEMENT · FRAMEWORK ALIGNMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

About WHAEA

I missed the Whirinaki so I came home….

Not sure where to start?

You don't need to know what the solution is.

Tell me what's happening in the business, what's getting stuck or what you're trying to make happen.

We'll work out where to start.

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