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Rachel Longhurst
Director, Advisory
Rachel Longhurst is a Director within the Advisory team at Gartner, serving IT Leaders and their teams on topics related to Project and Portfolio Management, Applications and Software Engineering.
Ms. Longhurst provides guidance on program and portfolio management, project metrics and dashboards, and the business value of IT. Additionally, she assists Application leaders on a number of topics including strategy and talent management, moving from projects to products, and RPA and automation governance. She serves as a subject matter expert in resource and portfolio management, building effective project manager skills and talent for a digital era, and adopting Agile ways of working.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Ms. Longhurst served as an advisor for executives within the healthcare industry, supporting their digital and strategic transformation efforts across the payer and provider landscape in EMEA.
Professional background
Advisory Board (Optum)
Dedicated Advisor
Areas of coverage
Applications and Software Engineering Leaders
Best-in-Class Portfolio Office
Strategic Portfolio Management
Software Engineering Technologies
Software Engineering Practices
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Transforming the PMO/EPMO, Developing Project Portfolio Management and Prioritization
2Effective PM Talent for a Digital Era
3Scaling Agile in the Organization, Enterprise Agile, Agile Roles
4Application Strategy, Application Governance, Product-Centric Delivery, Product Line Management, Product Roles
5Business processes automation, robotic process automation, UX, Citizen Development