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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 Strategic Portfolio Management, including Project and Portfolio Management and Application Portfolio Management.
Specifically, 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 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, culture change, adopting Agile ways of working and the move from Project to Product.
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
Best-in-Class Portfolio Office
Strategic Portfolio Management
Enterprise Transformation Enablement
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Transforming the PMO/EPMO, Developing Effective Portfolio Management
2Effective Project, Program and Portfolio Manager Talent and Skills for a Digital Era
3Demand Management, Intake and Prioritization and Resource Capacity Planning
4Scaling Agile in the Organization, Adopting the Culture for Agile, Enterprise Agile, Agile Roles
5Project to Product, Product-Centric Delivery, Product Line Management, Product Roles, Product Teams