{"id":422,"date":"2022-09-12T10:06:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T10:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shtheme.com\/demosd\/nils\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2025-03-29T19:42:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T19:42:03","slug":"aboutbbc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/butterflybusiness.co.nz\/wp\/aboutbbc\/","title":{"rendered":"About Karin"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"422\" class=\"elementor elementor-422\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77843df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77843df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2a7cc3\" data-id=\"d2a7cc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee09b9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee09b9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecba048\" data-id=\"ecba048\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-798e805 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"798e805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>About Butterfly Business Consulting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a809e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a809e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tButterfly Business Consulting was founded by Karin Sugar in 2013. Passionate about making a difference, Karin wanted to combine her extensive experience and passion to create a consultancy with a unique approach. Butterfly Business is about more than just delivering great results\u2014it\u2019s about inspiring people to discover the unique \u2018colours\u2019 they bring to their organisation and helping them collaborate to become greater.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf65cd5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cf65cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6dd553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6dd553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Karin Sugar &#8211; Director<\/h4><h5><strong>Qualifications and Professional Associations:<\/strong><\/h5><ul><li>Gallup Certified Strengths Coach<\/li><li>Board member of IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) NZ Chapter<\/li><li>PRINCE 2 Project Management qualification<\/li><li>Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Psychology, Swansea University<\/li><li>National Speakers Association (NSANZ)<\/li><\/ul><h5><strong>Professional Highlights:<\/strong><\/h5><ul><li>Conference Speaker at the \u2018Building Business Capability\u2019 conference in Sydney (2012, 2013, 2014), Florida (2012, 2014), Las Vegas (2013, 2015), and BA Development Day conference in Wellington (2012)<\/li><li>Creator and instructor of a 3rd-year Advanced Business Analysis course for degree programmes at CPIT<\/li><li>Process creation for the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT), enhancing collaboration for rebuilding Christchurch\u2019s infrastructure after the Earthquakes<\/li><li>Lead Business Analyst for selecting a new Student Management System for the TANZ network of NZ ITPs<\/li><li>Managed projects across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for Cisco Systems<\/li><li>Wide variety of clients including: <strong>Public Sector<\/strong> (Department of Conservation, Ministry of Health, Christchurch City Council, Wellington Water, Environment Canterbury), <strong>Educational<\/strong> (Ara (prev. CPIT), Careerforce, eCampus, TANZ, Organisation Development Institute), <strong>Construction\/Traffic Management\/Engineering &amp; Design<\/strong> (Breen, Eliot Sinclair, Fletcher (M2PP Alliance), Fraemohs, Frobisher, Fulton Hogan, Holmes, Hoffcon, Spanbild, Men at Work), <strong>Manufacturing and Agriculture<\/strong> (PGG Wrightson, Bowron, Hellers), <strong>Technology<\/strong> (Jade Software, Fusion5, Catalyst), <strong>Not For Profit<\/strong> (Alpine Club, New Zealand Israel Innovation Hub), <strong>Science services<\/strong> (Verum Group, Hill Laboratory)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ec98a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"03ec98a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb60d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcb60d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Conference Session Abstracts:<\/h4><h5><strong>Business Analysis All Shook Up \u2013 How BA Tools and Techniques Contributed to Rebuilding Earthquake-Damaged New Zealand<\/strong><\/h5><p>This session tells the story of how Business Analysis methodologies helped SCIRT, charged with rebuilding Christchurch\u2019s infrastructure after the earthquakes. It covers the use of BA tools in extreme environments, providing insight into how these techniques brought structure to the chaos and clarity in a rapidly changing environment.<\/p><h5><em>Learning objectives:<\/em><\/h5><ul><li>Insight into how BABOK knowledge areas and techniques were applied in the Christchurch rebuild<\/li><li>Understanding the BA competencies most effective in extreme environments<\/li><li>How to elevate BA skills beyond IT to make a real difference in enterprise environments<\/li><\/ul><h5><strong>Transformational vs. Incremental Change<\/strong><\/h5><p>This session explores the difference between transformational and incremental change, using case studies to demonstrate the importance of choosing the right approach.<\/p><h5><em>Learning objectives:<\/em><\/h5><ul><li>Recognise the difference between transformational and incremental change<\/li><li>Learn to make informed decisions on the best change management approach<\/li><\/ul><h5><strong>The People Element<\/strong><\/h5><p>This session emphasises the importance of understanding people\u2014critical for being a great Business Analyst. Drawing from psychology, coaching, and management, it teaches how to be a better communicator, facilitator, and trusted advisor.<\/p><h5><em>Learning objectives:<\/em><\/h5><ul><li>Understanding the impact of different perceptions and cultures<\/li><li>Becoming a better communicator and facilitator<\/li><li>Building trust and awareness of the people element<\/li><\/ul><h5><strong>The Alchemy of Collaboration<\/strong><\/h5><p>Exploring what makes collaboration truly powerful, this session discusses the tools and conditions needed to improve collaboration and how Business Analysts can catalyse this process.<\/p><h5><em>Learning objectives:<\/em><\/h5><ul><li>What is collaboration and how does it differ from cooperation?<\/li><li>Tools for effective collaboration<\/li><li>How a BA can be the catalyst for collaboration<\/li><\/ul><h5><strong>Good Questions or Good Answers, Why You Need Both (PMI Conference 2015)<\/strong><\/h5><p>This session delves into the relationship between Business Analysts and Project Managers, exploring how their collaboration leads to better business outcomes.<\/p><h5><em>Learning objectives:<\/em><\/h5><ul><li>The importance of both good questions and good answers in project success<\/li><li>How BAs and PMs can work together for better results<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5cea9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5d5cea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a50bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"84a50bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karinsugar\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit Karin's LinkedIn<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c46d276\" data-id=\"c46d276\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e896434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e896434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/butterflybusiness.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Karin-3-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1182\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/butterflybusiness.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Karin-3-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/butterflybusiness.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Karin-3-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/butterflybusiness.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Karin-3-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/butterflybusiness.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Karin-3-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/butterflybusiness.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Karin-3-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Butterfly Business Consulting Butterfly Business Consulting was founded by Karin Sugar in 2013. 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