http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.edgeconsulting.nz en-us Fri, 09 Oct 2026 05:55:08 +1300 Rocketspark http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/171359/welcome-grant-wells/ We're excited to welcome Grant Wells to the Edge team as a Project Manager.Grant brings extensive experience across technology, innovation, procurement, and service transformation, having worked with organisations in industries including manufacturing, energy, civil construction, and healthcare. Throughout his career, he has helped businesses use technology to achieve practical outcomes and create lasting value.Alongside his technical background, Grant holds a qualification in innovation managem... Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:19:59 +1300 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post171359 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/171081/tech-summit-reflections-sept-26/ The Edge team recently attended annual Tech Summit at Te Pae and had a day of immersion in tech talks, business talks, networking – and of course, good food!  We did not all agree on the best and worst speakers, but that makes for lively debate, and we thought we’d share a few of the highlights.... Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:54:42 +1300 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post171081 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/171011/you-already-know-the-problems-knowing-which-one-to-fix-first-is-the-important-first-step/ Your business strategy should be supported by technology, and yet it surprises me how often there are big gaps between what the business needs and what technology provides. I've spoken to lots of local CEOs and when we talk about how well their technology supports their business I don’t need to prompt them - they can list the problems - they can be very painful and expensive. Here is a relevant example: We recently came across a very successful manufacturer who clearly understood the... Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:55:57 +1300 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post171011 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/169903/canterbury-icare-faster-team-wins-international-healthcare-award/ Congratulations to one of our clients for their recent global recognition and award win. The Canterbury ICare Faster team, and Emergency Medicine Specialist Martin Than who led the project, have recently won a Teams of Achievement award at the 2026 global UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Awards.    These awards recognise interdisciplinary care teams around the world who have achieved measurable, innovative impact wi... Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:00:48 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post169903 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/168473/welcome-mike-wiehahn-and-david-ferkatovich/ We’re excited to welcome two new team members to the Edge team.Mike Wiehahn is joining us as a Project Manager.Mike brings experience across marketing, web development, software development, business improvement, and project management. After starting his career in marketing, he moved into web development and later became a systems manager focused on improving business processes. He went on to establish and run his own digital agency, leading teams that delivered web design, marketing, and sof... Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:00:15 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post168473 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/165579/whats-actually-changed-for-ratepayers-this-quarter/ Many New Zealand councils are running digital transformation programmes, with budgets allocated, projects underway and teams that are busy.  But when leaders step back and ask what has actually changed for ratepayers, the answer is not always clear.  This article explores why digital transformation can produce activity without meaningful outcomes, and what the councils making progress are doing differently.  We bring direct experie... Fri, 29 May 2026 10:40:07 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post165579 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/164482/motu-move-reaches-1-million-taps/ Congratulations to ECAN (Christchurch Regional Council) and the milestone of 1 million contactless payment ‘taps’ across the Greater Christchurch Region, and 200,000 unique cards and devices in use across the network. Arina from our team took these beautiful cupcakes into the team to celebrate this big user milestone. It’s nice to see the results after the behind-the-scenes hard work.  Motu Move is the new contactless ticketing and pay... Tue, 12 May 2026 13:48:48 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post164482 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/164052/hiring-it-consultants-examples-of-poor-use-or-poor-performance/ #4 in a series of posts on When to Use an IT Consultant And How to Get the Best Results... Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:57:06 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post164052 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/164039/how-would-i-choose-a-consultant/ #3 in a series of posts on When to Use an IT Consultant And How to Get the Best Results... Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:56:30 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post164039 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/post/164037/what-should-you-expect-from-an-it-consultant/ #2 in a series of posts on When to Use an IT Consultant And How to Get the Best Results  ... Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:39:14 +1200 http://www.edgeconsulting.nz/blog/#post164037