Hire Ann Kempster

What I do

The best way to describe what I do is that I work at the intersection of delivery and strategy in delivering public services.

I work at senior leadership level, leading teams doing the doing while I set the conditions for their work to continue and progress. Laying the train track ahead of the train. I know enough about most disciplines in the digital, data and technology world. I work with organisations to support them start working in modern, user-centred, service design-based ways.

The types of things I’ve done in roles that I’m really good at:

  • Fixing broken things. Teams/processes/programmes that aren’t delivering or are struggling to get going.
  • Starting things, building teams and handing over the day to day running. I am not a “business as usual person”. When things start hinting at routine, I need to move on.
  • Coaching delivery teams and coaching senior leaders, around digital delivery, service design and the conditions for success for modern organisations.

Specific things I can help with:

  • Digital maturity reviews
  • Where and how to get started with transformation
  • Prioritisation at a strategic level
  • Interim leadership roles
  • Programme management
  • Team health checks
  • Project reviews & realignment
  • Coaching (both delivery and exec teams) in digital
  • Training in agile, user centred design
  • Working in the open

Read more about my skills and how I work


If you think I can help, get in touch