Ashley Rice, Mba Email & Phone Number

Parker, Co, Us

Parker, Co, Us

United States

I guide teams towards excellence in strategic value delivery!My team provides this value to the company:- Portfolio Management of our Strategic Initiatives- Program & Change Management of Complex, Grow the Business Strategic Initiatives- M&A Integration- Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement- Develop & implement lean portfolio & program management best practice- Mentor & nurture those who want to learn more in this space

United States

EPMO LeadershipLead and support the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO)'s three service areas: Portfolio Management, Business Cadence, and Operating community to promote stability and proactive behaviors through business cadence & transparency as well as share project and process expertise, and ensure operational sustainability that is scalable.Program Portfolio Management (PPM)Responsible for leading, coaching, and driving enterprise-wide Portfolio Management best practices to mature cross-functional agility, visibility, prioritization, & alignment on both strategic and run the business initiatives including: - Achievement of stakeholder alignment on strategic initiatives - Emphasis on value creation including the tracking and monitoring of intended vs actualized business outcomes - Surface awareness and learnings through timely impact & issue identification, analysis, and resolutionM&A Integration Program ManagementStructures Merger & Acquisition Program Management integration programs, developing the company playbook for integrations and leads cross-functional teams to successfully integrate complex product acquisitions into the WPE business & technology stack.Business Process Improvement & Change ManagementLeverages Six Sigma tools and best practices to guide teams towards internal process improvement leading to better operational efficiencies, team happiness, and cost savings. Additionally, trains, coaches, and helps teams navigate changes introduced.

Greenwood Village, Colorado

- Designed, trained, & implemented a custom portfolio management management informationsystem in Jira leveraging a 7-level portfolio hierarchy structure across traditional and Scaled Agile frameworks- Facilitates a bi-weekly Executive Reporting Community of Practice for Product and Technology- Facilitates key program and project reviews with Executives- Operationalizes portfolio management processes and tools based on industry best practices for both traditional (PMI) and Scaled Agile lean portfolio management frameworks- Partners with executive leadership up to the CTO level to effect organizational process changes- Collects, data cleanses, and uses data visualization tool (Power BI) to report on portfolioperformance metrics and data quality- Responsible for designing, training, & implementing a Portfolio Kanban system for the companyas part of the company’s SAFe transformation- Partners with Enterprise JIRA development team as well as custom developer teams to continuously delivery portfolio transparency and performance data to Executive leadership

Responsible for the overall technology project, program, and portfolio-level demand management and initiation process for the Enterprise. Additionally responsible for establishing and maintaining a PM Center of Excellence for the Technology Services group including training, process, templates, procedures, reporting and KPI development, gate reviews, and overall project quality assurance.- Managed the Enterprise project intake process for the second-largest cable company consistingof around 100,000 employees- Directly managed, mentored, and provided direction to a team of interns and contractors to support and operate the Enterprise intake program (up to 7 at one time)- Established an internal training program on portfolio, program, and project managementprocesses, procedures, and tools- Led the charge in transforming program / project status collection reporting leveraging data warehouse technology through Tableau data presentation and visualization- Implemented a Program Management Center of Excellence linking delivery teams to tools, process, templates, training, external resources, and procedures

Greenwood Village, Co

• Manages the Enterprise project intake process for the second-largest cable company consisting of around 90,000 employees• Responsible for the day-to-day operations and management of the project intake process that processes on up to 30-40 cross-functional projects per week• Facilitates weekly project intake review calls that include on average 40-50 participants• Coordinates, trains, and provides guidance to a core team of 40 to 60 people representing every department within the organization. This core team is responsible for carrying out project intake activities for their respective departments• Directly manages, mentors, and provides direction to a team of FTEs, interns, and contractors to support and operate the Enterprise intake program• Creates, manages, and reports monthly and YTD program metrics• Built and maintains the department metrics dashboard • Serves as the Product Owner for the project intake tool and custom workflow• Partners with Enterprise development teams to continuously improve the company-wide implementation of the tools used to support the project intake process• Responsible for continuous improvement of the intake program including process improvement and new process creation and implementation• Developed an internal-facing training and certification program for new hires and new intake leads• Organizes and facilitates monthly and bi-weekly steering committee meetings• Provides regular guidance to Executive leadership on industry best practice recommendations for improvement• Establishes and documents departmental process and procedure• Builds and maintains key business relationships with mission-critical departments• Aggressively manages multiple, competing priorities in an extremely fast-paced environment

Greater Denver Area

• Manages the full Information Technology project portfolio for RTD• Developed and maintains the IT Strategic Portfolio Roadmap• Assists and guides IT Leadership and Executive Leadership in the strategic planning and prioritization of key IT Programs and Projects• Designed, developed, and implemented the PMO Project Intake process• Partners with IT Leadership and Executive Management to set project / program priority• Facilitates executive-level governance and business relationship meetings• Develops and distributes reports on portfolio performance• Manages multiple vendors, project teams, and interns simultaneously (responsible for ensuring resources have system access, complete time cards, and are reviewed on performance)• Follows and subscribes to the PMI Standard for Project, Program, and Portfolio Management• Developed and implemented RTD’s IT Project scoring model• Implemented Agile software development Scrum processes for three separate product teams• Serves as the Agile coach for the IT Software development team• Trains and coaches staff on new processes• Manages the IT Software Architecture & Development Program• Managed the IT Shared Technical Services / Infrastructure Program• Created the PMO suite of project management templates• Manages large, complex, multi-million dollar projects many of which are public-facing• Participates in Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing process groups for all projects• Writes RFPs and works with contracting, legal, and budget analysts to procure

Denver, Co

A highly-skilled, versatile consultant who can quickly integrate with any team to deliver quality projects and deliverables. A positive, highly-motivated professional with superb communication skills and the right amount of IT knowledge to bridge the gap between business and technology. Not afraid to get her hands dirty and work in the front-lines. An invaluable asset to any client whether a startup or a large-scale enterprise. I posess strengths in the following major areas:- Program Management- Project Management- Agile, Waterfall- Business Process Re-engineering- Release Management- Change Management- IT Governance- Business Analysis

Greater Denver Area

Responsible for managing and building the next generation processes and procedures for product delivery and platform production release.•Manages entire program and all underlying projects from Initiating to Closing phases.•Creates detailed project plans in MS Project.•Manages high-risk projects.•Develops and builds complex project schedules for both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.•Reports project status to project stakeholders and executive management.•Facilitates Sprint Meetings and tracks development deliverables throughout the SDLC.•Ensures that projects follow the defined Project Management Methodologies.•Tracks high-level risks and dependencies that may impact the delivery of a project and communicates these impacts with upper management and the team.•Tracks and manages changes to scope over the life of the project.•Coordinates end-user training.•Communicates project status with upper management.•Defines and implements the process for release management.•Responsible for defining and implementing the SDLC.•Ensures that items that have passed QA have met all requirements for release.•Develops and implements the annual release schedule.•Communicates release dates and expected release items with the business.•Assembles and coordinates release teams.•Compiles release documentation.•Documents, releases, and publishes release notes.

Broomfield, Co

•Managed Enterprise Fax Implementation Project.•Managed the Closing phase of an in-house software development project.•Served as the IT Technical Writer and wrote knowledge management content, IT governance process and procedures, and technical procedures.•Served as Change Manager for two business units.•Managed procurement duties for the IT Infrastructure team.•Maintains relationships with vendors.•Serves as the security audit manager including SOX and individual client audits.•Developed,maintained,and supported the IT Infrastructure SharePoint site.•Managed licensing for the Infrastructure Team.

•Determined LOE and developed the project schedule•Interviewed subject matter experts to obtain appropriate and accurate content required in the documentation.•Reported status to the upper management and stakeholders on a weekly basis.•Utilized project management knowledge to ensure that deliverables are completed on time and within budget and meet quality standards.•Communicated with and coordinated resources up to 47 stakeholders among 7 autonomous government organizations and four 3rd party organizations including:•Oversaw and assisted with requirements gathering and the creation of the Software Requirements Specifications Document.•Communicated weekly project status to the Project Sponsor and Executive Sponsor.•Successfully managed risks in an extremely high-risk environment.•Tracked issues and delegated tasks accordingly.•Managed a $155,000 budget.•Estimated costs for additional functionality the client requested.•Directly responsible for managing conflict resolution, managing bug fixes, as well as gathering requirements and estimates for future enhancements.•Developed a User Guide and Reference Guide for Factory Computer Diagnostic Testing Software to be used world-wide for Testing Integrators in the USA, Singapore, Czech Republic, and India.•Developed an all-encompassing Integrator User Guide that outlined the end-to-end Manufacturing Process from high-level process overview to low-level required tasks. •Leveraged heavy business analysis skills to lay the foundation and serve as the keystone document for a major merger of two critical global business units.•Served as the Technical Writer for the project by creating the prototype document templates, selecting and adhering to the approved style guide (MSTP – Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications), interviewing SMEs, and writing the content of the required deliverables.

Greater Denver Area

•Managed small to large project teams ranging from 2 to 14 people.•Managed multiple small, medium, and large Enterprise IT projects including those of infrastructure and software development.•Communicated project status daily with project teams, customers, and upper management including Directors and C-level executives.•Served as the project Business Analyst (BA) by interviewing customers, engineers, SMEs, and other key stakeholders to obtain and document project requirements.•Understands the key components of a large-scale IT workshop including SQL, Citrix, Messaging and Exchange, Infrastructure, Networking, Security, Support, Application Development, Technical Writing, Business Analysis, and Project Management.•Responsible for creating project documentation including but not limited to Project Initiation Forms, Business Requirements, Non-Functional Requirements (infrastructure), Functional Requirements (infrastructure), Test Plans, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Migration Plans, and Closing Documents.•Responsible for evaluating business process and communicating those processes with Executive Management, Technical Teams, Technical Writers, and other PMs.•Serves as the liaison between IT and the client..•Follows projects through the established change management, project initiation, and work intake processes to ensure that projects meet Enterprise standards.•Contributed to the development of the PMO department and wrote the PMO departmental standards handbook.•Created and managed the company newsletter.•Used industry standards and style guides to product quality technical documentation (MSTP).•Responsible for creating a variety of technical documents •Developed a Technical Writing department from the ground up •Wrote copy for the Mercury Companies, Inc. company website and worked with legal team.

Responsible for managing regional and premier merchant account applications as well boarding new accounts. Maintained relationships with key internal contacts as well as taking GCS merchant calls. Also responsible for documenting and writing team policy, procedure, and process.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General, 3.9

English, Writing, Political Science, Teaching, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Sigma Tau Delta Golden Key Kappa Delta Pi