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About Us

Partner Consulting are here to help you discover, understand, develop, and make the best of your
people and digital capability.

Our focus is on helping New Zealand businesses succeed through helping their IT and digital teams succeed.

Our services encompass advisory work, skills assessments, job design, career pathway development, process improvement, and training and workshops, and support for the design and delivery of digital transformation activities.

Our Approach

We see ourselves as your trusted partner, and our entire approach is based around partnering with you to help you achieve your goals, both in the short-term and the long run.

We develop long-term relationships with our clients, ensuring that when you call on us we’re ready to support you and understand your context. You can expect us to keep in touch but not to hassle you with sales calls.

Our Team

We’re a small but highly effective team of experts specialising in the use of the SFIA framework. Our core team also brings a diverse range of experience and expertise in number of other area including change leadership, service management, IT strategy, and organisational design. Our core team is also complemented by access to a talented pool of subject matter experts and partner organisations who we can call on.

Our team is lead by our Managing Director and Principal Consultant – Daniel Merriott. Daniel is an experienced management consultant with both international and local experience, a senior business leader, and a regular speaker at industry events. Daniel serves as member of the global steering group and on the global design authority group for the SFIA Foundation. Daniel also serves in the past as the Director of Digital Capability for IT Professionals NZ.

Daniel Merriott
Managing Director and Principal Consultant

Daniel Merriott

Tristan Boot
Senior Consultant

Tristan Boot

Mary-Anne Merriott
Director and Senior Consultant

Mary-Anne Merriott

Anthony McMahon
Senior Associate

Anthony McMahon

Daniel Merriott

Managing Director and Principal Consultant

Daniel Merriott

Daniel is SFIA Accredited Consultant and member of the SFIA Council and SFIA Design Authority Group.

As an experienced Management Professional and Consultant with a passion and talent for building organisational performance through developing the strengths of the people as well as the key practices that support performance management Daniel has found his niche with his current work.

Daniel’s experience includes 20 years broad experience in consultant and leadership roles covering Operations Management, Strategy & Planning, Project Management, Enterprise & Solution Architecture, and Governance & Assurance.

Certifications and professional recognition include:

  • Certified Management Consultant (CMC)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  • Certified in Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)
  • COBIT, ITIL, SIAM, VeriSM, CSX Cybersecurity
  • Fellow & Chartered Manager of the Institute of Managers and Leaders AU/NZ
  • Fellow & Chartered Professional of the British Computer Society

Email:[email protected]lting.com

Phone:+64 9 930 6285

Tristan Boot

Senior Consultant

Tristan Boot

Tristan is a SFIA Accredited Consultant and Service Management professional with a passion for enabling and support people and building relationships.

Tristan’s experience includes over 20 years’ experience in Customer Service, Service Management and Consulting across the education, government, and corporate sectors.

A past President of itSMF New Zealand, Tristan is a well respected contributor to the Service Management community and a regular speaker.

Certifications include:

  • SFIA Accredited Consultant
  • ITIL and SIAM
  • Prince2
  • Quality Management

Email:[email protected]

Phone:+64 21 343 562

Mary-Anne Merriott

Director and Senior Consultant

Mary-Anne Merriott

Mary-Anne leads our recruitment and talent management advisory practice Good People, part of the Digital Skills Agency.

Mary-Anne is a SFIA Accredited Consultant. Her experience includes over 18 years in global HR and talent management roles across a variety of sectors, predominantly technology and digital over the last 8 years.

Mary-Anne’s experience and expertise in Talent Management, Human Resources and Recruitment plays a significant role in shaping our approach, ensuring we are informed by recognised good practice and our work aligns with the expectations of HR stakeholders.

Certifications and professional recognition include:

  • Chartered Member of the Human Resources Institute of NZ
  • Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (UK)
  • Certified Professional of the Australian Human Resources Institute
  • Member of the Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association AU/NZ
  • Human Synergistics Accredited Practitioner
  • SHL Accredited Practitioner

Email:[email protected]

Phone:+64 9 218 7299

Anthony McMahon

Senior Associate

Anthony McMahon

Anthony is actively working towards SFIA Accredited Consultant status. Anthony’s experience includes over 15 years in the IT sector in a wide variety of roles, and Anthony can be found speaking at events across the country on topics such as Enterprise Architecture and Service Management.

Certifications and professional recognition include:
• TOGAF
• ITIL

Email:[email protected]

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Partner Consulting is a SFIA Accredited Consulting Partner.

The Skills Framework for the Information Age, and the trade mark SFIA, are owned by the SFIA Foundation.

Contact Us

Partner Consulting
PO Box 2721762, Papakura 2244

E:  [email protected]
P: 0800 SFIA NZ (0800 734269)

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