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Rachel Longhurst
VP, Team Manager
Rachel Longhurst is a Vice President, Team Manager supporting a team who serve CIOs and AI leaders on topics such as GenAI Models, the role of the AI leader and AI Governance. Previously Ms. Longhurst led a CIO Advisory team focused on supporting CIOs, IT leaders and their teams on key topics, including those related to Program and Portfolio Management.
Prior to this, Ms. Longhurst served as an Advisor and provided guidance on current and future critical execution of strategic portfolio management, application modernisation, software engineering, and project, program, and portfolio management.
Previous experience
Before 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, 7 years
Areas of coverage
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Build and Evolve the PPM Function and Team
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Modernize Processes with AI for the PMO/EPMO
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Transforming the PMO/EPMO, Developing Effective Portfolio Management, Future of PMO/EPMO and Project Managers
Effective Project, Program and Portfolio Manager Talent and Skills for a Digital Era, Hiring PMO Talent, Developing PMO Talent,
Demand Management, Intake and Prioritization and Resource Capacity Planning
Scaling Agile in the Organization, Adopting the Culture for Agile, Enterprise Agile, Agile Roles
Project to Product, Product-Centric Delivery, Product Line Management, Product Roles, Product Teams