Areas Of Expertise:

• Project Management Office
• Risks and Issues Management
• Governance and Reporting

Education:

• Bachelor of Management, University of Technology Sydney

About Anna Linfield-Kent

Anna Linfield-Kent is a dynamic and energetic individual experienced in administration and event management who joined Seven Consulting’s Sydney team in October 2021. She is dedicated to proactive planning while integrating robust organisation and prioritisation skills.

What Anna brings

• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
• Effective planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to think analytically and independently.
• Strong time management skills.

Key Clients:

• Martin Brower ANZ
• NSW Rural Fire Service
• NSW Health – Royal North Shore Hospital

Key Achievements:

As Senior PMO Consultant at Martin Brower, Anna supported the implementation of the PPM Tool, Monday.com, to enable improved reporting and insights to the Senior Leadership Team across all projects within the business. She worked with the Director of Strategy to design, implement, and embed the tool in collaboration with a 3rd party tools specialist vendor. Anna established PMO processes and provided training and hands on support to the Project Managers to successfully transition onto the PPM tool. She also facilitated the Leadership Team Governance meeting and delivered key client reports including weekly status reporting across the portfolio.

As Senior PMO Consultant at NSW Rural Fire Service, Anna worked as part of a team from Seven Consulting to establish and embed a PMO service for the Fleet Production Program. Anna was responsible for RAID Management, including facilitating workshops and status meetings, and delivery of RAID reporting. Anna worked with the PMO Manager to establish the governance framework and forums. She was also responsible for vendor management and status reporting.

As Senior PMO Consultant (Fast track) at Seven Consulting, Anna completed the fast-track program which is designed to enhance the core Project Management skills amongst people who are experienced in their individual professional fields. During the Fast Track program, she has gained theoretical and practical knowledge on different aspects of project management by going through different sessions and exercises with domain experts. This program utilised her previous skills and knowledge whilst developing her skills and confidence level in using PM tools (like MS Project, JIRA etc.), techniques and soft skills. Anna also had the opportunity to work as shadow senior consultants in actual project environments where she has been exposed to risk, issues, and constraints on a project and better ways to manage them.

As Executive Officer at Royal North Shore Hospital, Anna worked closely with and provided support to the Director of Corporate Services and General Manager. She was responsible for continual communication with internal and external stakeholders to provide a comprehensive overview of current and upcoming projects across the hospital. Anna managed a team of 5 staff who developed and implemented workflow processes for the COVID vaccination’s appointment roll out and assisted with the hospitals’ auditing processes for relevant regulatory accreditations provided by the government.

As Team Leader at Royal North Shore Hospital, Anna was responsible for the supervision and coordination of a team of 15 administrators across various departments and specialties. She provided training on programs such as eMR scheduling, TRIM, Global Transcription services, PBRC Billing, iProcurement, Healthroster, and Audit 4. Anna assisted the administration manager with the recruitment and interviewing of new employees, managed the outpatient billing reports and corrected data errors where required to ensure correct Medicare funding.