Shared understanding
before solution design.

Bringing fragmented knowledge together, surfacing assumptions and clarifying business logic
so that organisations can make sound decisions about what to change - and why.

What I work on

I help organisations navigate significant change when the problem, context or right way forward is not yet clear. This frequently involves:

  • Technology-enabled business transformation
  • Discovery and stakeholder alignment
  • Business rules and decision logic
  • Process and data-flow analysis
  • Requirements definition and delivery support

My experience spans more than 12 years across financial services, healthcare, government and manufacturing. See LinkedIn for engagement history.

Recent work has focused on asset finance and lending platforms, including originations, credit assessment, regulatory compliance, fraud prevention, API integration and decision automation.

Mark Stanton - Director / Principal Consultant

How I work

Bringing the problem into focus.

Listen for the gaps

The unspoken assumptions, conflicting definitions and missing context are often where the real work begins.

Identify what matters

Test objectives and investigate underlying causes to determine which problems are worth solving.

Make it visible

Map the rules, processes and relationships so that people can examine the same information together.

Turn insight into action

Translate shared understanding into requirements, priorities and practical next steps for delivery.

Client perspectives

Padraig Walshe

Chief Operating Officer
Allied Credit

Understanding the problem

He takes the time to truly understand business requirements, challenges assumptions, and ensures the right problems are being solved before solutions are defined.”

Blair Cardno

GM Data Management and Operations
Stats NZ

Connecting information

He worked tirelessly to connect and test information across the organisation. The result is a highly valuable set of artefacts that I will be using to drive investment decisions in the future.”

What are you trying to make sense of?

mark@stantonconsulting.co.nz LinkedIn profile