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Manawatū, New Zealand

Clear
direction.Practical project delivery.

Based in Manawatū. Working with clients across New Zealand and internationally — IT, digital, business change, and infrastructure. End-to-end delivery, recovery and turnaround, standing up or reviewing PMOs. Practical expertise. Confident outcomes.

Susan Philp, principal of Jura Consulting
Susan Philp, principalManawatū

10+

years delivering across NZ public and private sector

30+

initiatives from recovery jobs to $35m programmes

$3–5m

in avoided spend on a single platform review

Client outcomes

Real results. Fewer surprises. Projects that actually finish.

01

On-time delivery

Clear milestone tracking and practical scheduling so projects stay on time — without the stress or the surprises.

02

Reduced risk

Proactive identification and mitigation of organisational and project risks, protecting investment and reputation.

03

Clear communication

Frameworks that actually bridge technical teams and executive leadership, so decisions get made.

04

Commercial clarity

Focus on the metrics that matter, so every phase contributes to the business outcome — not just activity.

Core services

Recovery. Governance. Delivery.

All services

01

Project recovery

Step into stalled or failing work, diagnose what is actually going on, and put a pragmatic path to completion on the table.

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02

Governance & PMO

Stand up (or repair) the frameworks that give you transparency, stakeholder alignment, and a commercial edge.

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03

Project delivery

End-to-end management focused on quality, risk reduction, and commercial outcomes — not theatre.

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In their words

The first meeting I had with you, I was impressed. You explained exactly what the challenges were with delivery of our programme, and then presented how you would overcome those to ensure delivery with a revised schedule. You then proceeded to deliver exactly what you promised — with good humour and professionalism — winning the trust of not only the delivery team but also the Board.

Chief Executive Officer·BRANZ
Approach & experience
Cover of Practical Project Management that Actually Delivers by Susan Philp

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Practical Project Management that Actually Delivers

A pragmatic guide for people managing projects — and for the people who need them to succeed.

The unglamorous, useful bits: scope, quality, time, money, people, risk, change, and finishing. Written from New Zealand delivery work — recovery jobs, board programmes, and the messy middle — not from a textbook.

Ready when you are

Let’s talk about the work that isn’t behaving.

A short conversation. No pitch deck. If we can help, we’ll say so. If we can’t, we’ll say that too.

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