Brightrunner

Do you want to get stuff done? Actually make change stick?

You need Brightrunner’s results-driven consultancy services. With extensive experience transforming and implementing effective change in diverse corporate cultures. We’re proud to be different, our consultants love that they get to work on their terms and in return you get the best people as and when you need them. Efficient resourcing and tangible outputs.

We’re Chief Operations Officers, Chief Programme Officers, Expert Trainers & Coaches. Facilitating Executive Leadership Strategy Development, delivering Organisational Design, and supporting you and your teams to make big decisions. Whatever the role or the project, we provide expert consultants who work the hours you need when you need them. Whether that’s full-time, a number of days per month, or a one-off project, onsite or remote – Brightrunner simply delivers.

Brightrunner’s consultants provide an honest and intelligent viewpoint, casting a bright light on old problems and developing realistic new solutions. We don’t just leave it there. Whatever you need, our team of experts work with you throughout the entire process. Supporting you in planning, delivering and measuring success against your goals to achieve transformative sustainable change.

With over 20 years’ experience of business transformation and realising operational excellence across all areas of the enterprise, speak to Brightrunner to discuss your next challenge…

Brightrunner helps clients to…

Get the best from people & partners

Leading the RFP and contractual negotiation processes, working with legal teams & third parties.

Closely managing negotiation points, risks and key decisions.

Analysing organisational design including skills and capabilities, reporting lines & remuneration, identifying improvements.

Training needs analysis and plans to bridge any gaps.
Supporting your delivery teams through coaching and training.

Assessing your whole organisation structure or local organisation structure, recommending and supporting redesign to help achieve your objectives.

Supporting the learning and development needs of you and your teams around change and transformation. Including coaching and mentoring support and creating and delivering tailored training programmes to support the change.

Increase your likelihood of success

Assessing Portfolio, Programme and Project Management maturity / business readiness for change.

Defining a clear and appropriate action plan to improve your transformation approach so you are ready to deliver.

Team workshops to estimate work, understand dependencies and sequencing and roadmap options.

Building management reporting to provide visibility of change delivery, and proactively alerting if changes are off course.

Implement change that sticks

Conducting stakeholder analysis through conversation and understanding.

Building personas & empathy maps to create effective change and communications plans.

Defining KPIs and building a measurement system to track and celebrate success.

Resolve problems

Finding the most appropriate way to understand and develop effective solutions. From design thinking, enterprise architecture, process analysis and redesign using 6 Sigma, we deliver effective solutions.

Designing and facilitating workshops to walk through issues, uncover root causes and fixes or countermeasures, developing enhanced processes and control.

Assessing solution options through comparisons and scorecards aligned to your business needs.

Testimonials

"Brightrunner perform exceptionally well at everything they do. Tenacious, methodical and precise in their assessment of any situation; getting the job done with minimal fuss. Siân consistently delivers results, is able to present factual and clear direction to multi-level contacts within an organisation with credible ease. I would sieze the opportunity to work with Brightrunner on any future projects"

Key Account Director, CHEP

"Siân's level-headedness and pragmatic approach to delivering programmes are assets she can bring into any situation. Most recently we worked together on establishing a large programme of work, which Siân was the Programme Manager for. Overall Brightrunner’s thoroughness and commitment to achieving the right outcomes for the business was both exceptional and much appreciated. I would greatly welcome the opportunity to work with Brightrunner again."

Senior Business Analyst, Independent Business Change Consultant

"I worked closely with Brightrunner during the UK release, cutover and data migration on a transformation programme moving from JD Edwards and other legacy applications to SAP Business ByDesign and associated SAP applications (Concur, SuccessFactors). I remain in awe of how Brightrunner manages to deliver so much in parallel, thoroughly and on time. Siân's organisation skills are to be admired. "

Senior Business Analyst, Independent Finance Transformation Consultant

"I have worked with Brightrunner throughout the delivery of a Global Transformation Programme and into stabilization and continuous improvement, as I myself have been developing in my career. I have learnt a lot from Siân in all aspects of project and programme delivery, including governance and reporting, requirements gathering, data analysis, process improvement and value stream mapping. "

Business Process Analyst, Lloyd's Register

"Brightrunner are an excellent agent for change and provide valued advice on any project. Siân has a very personable and approachable style, which makes it easy for staff to engage with her, but at the same time she doesn't shy away from asking probing questions and steering teams so they get to the heart of the issues facing them. The Brightrunner team have a dedicated work ethic and always go the extra mile to ensure the job is not just delivered on time, but to as high a standard as possible. I would work with Brightrunner again without hesitation."

CIO, Nelsons Healthcare

"I have worked with Brightrunner for over a year when they fulfilled the role of Project and Change Consultant on our ERP implementation project, various Continuous Improvement projects and an Integration project. Their ability to keep activities moving and the teams motivated to deliver, whilst also providing insights and recommendations to senior management, has meant that we have delivered our intended results despite tight timings and budgets. Their passion for ensuring skills and knowledge are transferred to our own internal staff has left them with the ability to re-apply their experiences learnt under Brightrunner’s guidance. Siân is a star player and I would welcome the opportunity to work with Brightrunner again."

Group CFO, Nelsons Healthcare

"Brightrunner perform exceptionally well at everything they do. Tenacious, methodical and precise in their assessment of any situation; getting the job done with minimal fuss. Siân consistently delivers results, is able to present factual and clear direction to multi-level contacts within an organisation with credible ease. I would sieze the opportunity to work with Brightrunner on any future projects"

Key Account Director, CHEP

"Siân's level-headedness and pragmatic approach to delivering programmes are assets she can bring into any situation. Most recently we worked together on establishing a large programme of work, which Siân was the Programme Manager for. Overall Brightrunner’s thoroughness and commitment to achieving the right outcomes for the business was both exceptional and much appreciated. I would greatly welcome the opportunity to work with Brightrunner again."

Senior Business Analyst, Independent Business Change Consultant

"I worked closely with Brightrunner during the UK release, cutover and data migration on a transformation programme moving from JD Edwards and other legacy applications to SAP Business ByDesign and associated SAP applications (Concur, SuccessFactors). I remain in awe of how Brightrunner manages to deliver so much in parallel, thoroughly and on time. Siân's organisation skills are to be admired. "

Senior Business Analyst, Independent Finance Transformation Consultant

"I have worked with Brightrunner throughout the delivery of a Global Transformation Programme and into stabilization and continuous improvement, as I myself have been developing in my career. I have learnt a lot from Siân in all aspects of project and programme delivery, including governance and reporting, requirements gathering, data analysis, process improvement and value stream mapping. "

Business Process Analyst, Lloyd's Register

"Brightrunner are an excellent agent for change and provide valued advice on any project. Siân has a very personable and approachable style, which makes it easy for staff to engage with her, but at the same time she doesn't shy away from asking probing questions and steering teams so they get to the heart of the issues facing them. The Brightrunner team have a dedicated work ethic and always go the extra mile to ensure the job is not just delivered on time, but to as high a standard as possible. I would work with Brightrunner again without hesitation."

CIO, Nelsons Healthcare

"I have worked with Brightrunner for over a year when they fulfilled the role of Project and Change Consultant on our ERP implementation project, various Continuous Improvement projects and an Integration project. Their ability to keep activities moving and the teams motivated to deliver, whilst also providing insights and recommendations to senior management, has meant that we have delivered our intended results despite tight timings and budgets. Their passion for ensuring skills and knowledge are transferred to our own internal staff has left them with the ability to re-apply their experiences learnt under Brightrunner’s guidance. Siân is a star player and I would welcome the opportunity to work with Brightrunner again."

Group CFO, Nelsons Healthcare

"Brightrunner perform exceptionally well at everything they do. Tenacious, methodical and precise in their assessment of any situation; getting the job done with minimal fuss. Siân consistently delivers results, is able to present factual and clear direction to multi-level contacts within an organisation with credible ease. I would sieze the opportunity to work with Brightrunner on any future projects"

Key Account Director, CHEP

MD & Owner

Hi I’m Siân and in 2012 I created Brightrunner to provide project management, programme management and change management expertise to clients to deliver transformation and change in their business.

On a personal level I like a challenge and want to succeed. All of the Brightrunner associates share this mindset and it defines our work with clients. Success is simply achieving their objectives in the most efficient and effective way.

We do this by being action oriented problem solvers, highly skilled in negotiating and managing conflicting priorities and demands, accustomed to interfacing and working closely with all levels of management, and practiced in developing and presenting recommendations to senior management.

So if you’re serious about achieving transformational change in your business and want help with enterprise-wide or local level projects please get in touch.

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Brightrunner helps clients to…

Get the best from people & partners

Increase your likelihood of success

Implement change that sticks

Resolve problems

Testimonials

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MD & Owner

Get in touch to find out how we can help your business get it right!

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