Hi, I’m julie wardhaugh.
Welcome! I'm a seasoned Digital Transformation Consultant with 25 years of experience, working from design to execution and, most recently, pre-sales consultancy. My approach is built on the belief that while there are no shortcuts to success, the right foundations can significantly accelerate your journey.
Over the years, I’ve developed repeatable frameworks that identify potential pitfalls and create the preconditions for success. Every business is unique, and my holistic approach ensures tailored, sustainable outcomes. Let’s explore how I can help your organization unlock its full potential and achieve its transformation goals.
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My Approach
Why the name 5D?
We’ve all heard the statistics and are understandably skeptical about digital transformation. According to Deloitte, 70% of Digital Transformations fail. 84% of companies report that their transformation efforts fail to meet expectations if you listen to Publicis Sapient. The great news is that I was there at the forefront of that wave for the past 25 years and have seen the reason behind some of the less than perfect outcomes, and seen the key ingredients for success. My mission is to help you navigate around the common mistakes.
That’s why I’ve decided to take my Transformation planning and delivery expertise to directly work with companies who want independent advice with realistic, outcome based plans to achieve results.
I love what I do. I follow an holistic approach to leave businesses with a plan to succeed based on decades of lessons learned. I have discovered that this is rare to find in a single company or consultant. That’s why I’ve decided to branch out on my own.
If you're looking for someone who will tell you like it is, identify how you can improve your success to deliver transformational outcomes, or just run ideas by, then let's chat. I'm eager to explore how I can help your organization achieve its business and IT objectives.
My values: the 5 D’s
In my formative years, I was part of a national championship team. The values that made us champions have guided my entire professional career. We called them the “4 D’s”:
Discipline – I follow a set of effective and efficient steps to make every moment matter in our engagement;
Dedication – to successful outcomes and results;
Desire – to leave every business fundamentally improved;
Dependability – to ensure I am trustworthy and reliable both during our engagement and beyond.
Since working in transformation delivery for over 25 years, I have also learned what it takes to deliver, and common themes of failed implementations and transformations. As a result, I have often been called Disruptive in my approach, as I will not hold back on honest but constructive assessments in your readiness to transform.
5 Dimensions of transformation
There is another reason that I chose the name 5D Consulting relates to the 5 Dimensions that need to be in place for successful transformation:
+ Clear and Aligned Value-Driven Vision and Strategy
+ Clear Balance between Strategic Programmes and Tactical Change Agility
+ Alignment between Business and Technology Leadership
+ Informed and Active Governance
+ Readiness for Technology, Process and Change Complexity
The services I provide will assess your maturity in each of these dimensions and help you build the maturity needed to navigate the transformation journey.