New Wellington Premises From 26 March

By Amanda McVitty on 22 March 2012

To all our customers, partners, colleagues, and friends, don't forget that Optimation's Wellington crew will be located in new premises from next Monday, 26 March. For those of you familiar with our current offices, we're moving just across the street to Level 12, 215-229 Lambton Quay (on the corner of Lambton Quay and Featherston Street). Our phone numbers and all other details remain the same.

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Our Wellington Team Is On The Move!

By Amanda McVitty on 28 February 2012


The growth in our business over the last two years means our Wellington office is bursting at the seams. So from Monday 26 March, we will be in shiny new premises just across the road from our current building.

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Reining In Rogue Projects

By Amanda McVitty on 22 February 2012

Business analysis experts from Optimation and Vodafone will be teaming up at the 3rd Annual BA Masterclass in a session that applies their extensive shared knowledge to the question of how to avoid common project problems. ‘Learning from Wayward Projects’ will be led by Philip Quirke (PQ), BA Practice Manager for Vodafone, and John Robertson, a Senior Business Analyst from Optimation.

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Housing NZ Selects Optimation For Testing

By Amanda McVitty on 12 May 2011

Computerworld reports that Optimation has been selected to provide testing services to Housing New Zealand over a three-year period.

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On Track For An Outstanding Year

By Amanda McVitty on 21 February 2011

Leading ICT services company Optimation is on track to deliver exceptional results this financial year, having recorded 78% revenue growth and a similar increase in staff numbers.

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Staff Revel In Summer Shape-Up

By Amanda McVitty on 30 November 2010

They laughed, they cried, they sweated - A LOT - and they probably swore quite a bit at times, too. But in the end, it was all worth it as Optimation's summer shape-up programme delivered some impressive results, including 57 kilos and 68 percent bodyfat lost, reduced sick leave, and happier, more engaged staff.

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Resene Rocks Sustainable 60

By Amanda McVitty on 27 October 2010

Congratulations to Resene Paints for being selected as a finalist in every category of the 2010 Sustainable 60 Awards

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Offshoring Key To NZ Growth

By Amanda McVitty on 28 September 2010

Optimation's founder Neil Butler believes combining agile local development with offshoring is the way forward for New Zealand IT companies who envision significant long-term growth. The ideal model keeps high skill, high value work like business analysis and project management in New Zealand, while making the most of the cost and scale benefits of an offshore partner. It's an approach that is winning over local customers, as demonstrated by the Optimation-led OHR consortium's recent success in winning a major, multi-year Department of Corrections outsourcing contract for Application Development, Maintenance and Support.

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Optimation Makes High Growth List

By Amanda McVitty on 21 September 2010

Optimation has achieved 46th spot on the TIN100 (Technology Investment Network) list of globally focused technology companies.

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