Cindy Johnson Email & Phone Number

Loveland, Co, Us

Oakland, California, Us

Scope: Facilitate (2) teams in development and implementation of StrataJazz Capital and Business Planning module. Designed to prioritize, track and manage future investments. • Facilitate daily stand up to maintain steady workflow and identify and remove roadblocks.• Partner with Project Manager to deliver Bi weekly status reporting of schedule, scope and budget.• Orchestrate PI Planning with PO, PM, cross functional team members, contractors and stakeholders. Drive finalizing program initiatives to deliver implementation of end-to-end Capital Planning product.• Facilitate work streams for shared resources in technical platform enablement and IT services, to support 3 delivery teams.• Manage program wide dependency and risk mitigation practices.• Collaborate with PO, PM and teams on Scrum events, including Feature Refinement, Backlog Grooming, Iteration Planning, Retrospectives and Iteration Reviews. • Coach and maintain best practices, while focusing on continuous improvement opportunities and partnering with other SM and RTE to support SAFe processes.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Scope: Agile PM & Scrum Master. Servant leader of AADM Team. Facilitates discovery, build and deployment of Analytics DataMarts• Assist with progress review, including bi-monthly reports regarding schedule, scope and budget across portfolio of projects.• Assist in gathering PM, stakeholders, architects and developers input to accurately define product features and create Epics and user stories that encompass the desired functionality.• Provide enterprise level vision to support projects focused on data analytics, ingestion and harmonization of data.• Managed project tracking and risk mitigation practices.• Collaborate with Product Owner regarding Backlog grooming, Sprint planning, Retrospectives and PI Planning events. • Facilitate Daily stand up, and scrum events and monitor backlogs to identify roadblocks and escalate resolution paths.• Developed team processes and practices, by coaching effective use of JIRA to project work effort, identify and visualize cross team dependencies and report progress in regular increments.

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Scope: Scrum Master for (2) teams. Optimization of Epic software for specialty health care units. Completed 4 optimization cycles on track and within budget• Created training survey and based on team member feedback, developed customized curriculum and coached 2 teams on use of agile methodologies and efficient use of the ADO tools. • Developed workflow design map and coordinated with Product Owners and Project Managers to continuously improve process and practice to maximize efficiency.• Redesigned dashboards to collect key metrics and developed reporting vehicle for varying audiences.• Assist in data gathering of core content, facilitate feasibility and prioritization discussions and transition work to ADO tool for streamlined execution and delivery.• Facilitate full and shared resource allocation per capacity planning and specialty prioritization.• Developed and facilitated monthly team building programs to strengthen and support team collaboration.• Used key metrics (sprint reports, burn up and velocity charts etc.) to focus efforts on committed scope and continuous improvement.

Seattle, Washington, Us

Scope: Scrum Master for (3) teams. Development of medical care guidelines based on evidence based data• Socialize and manage cross team dependencies• Coordinate with Product Manager and Product Owner to finalize business case requirements and priorities• Analyze key Scrum metrics (epic and sprint reports, burn up and velocity charts etc) to focus efforts on committed scope and continuous improvements• Provide visibility to stakeholders, communicating team status and value delivery per commitments• Facilitate review of development activities to repeat or rework to delivery quality product.• Coordinate team members completion of OKRs for each quarter

Oakland, California, Us

Scope: Scrum Master for (1) team. Development of Estimation Tool product; on track within budget and schedule• Facilitated key scrum ceremonies for internationally distributed team of 15+ members (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand up, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review/Demo, Sprint Retrospective)• Worked with Product Owner to refine project scope, objectives and priorities• Assisted in identifying and collaborated in removal of team roadblocks • Empowered team to make system and process improvements captured in sprint retrospective meetings• Analyzed key Scrum metrics (epic/sprint reports, burnup/velocity charts) to focus efforts for committed scope /Scrum Master• Provided transparency to stakeholders, communicating team status against commitments• Socialized and escalated risks, issues and dependencies• Responsible for change control tracking and communication Scope: Project Manager / Scrum Master for (3) teams (Dev/QA) Delivery of member benefit software; completed within budget and schedule. • Facilitated day-to-day team delivery activities; promoted team collaboration, removal of roadblocks, dependency resolution and risk management• Orchestrated key scrum ceremonies: (Sprint planning, Daily Stand Up, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review/Demo and Sprint Retrospectives • Monitored and reported on all project delivery progress and key performance indicators (KPI) • Responsible for change control tracking and communication• Liaison between developers and project stakeholders; fostering quality communication between engineering disciplines

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Scope: Managed national sales force restructure project, with 6 month schedule and $90k budget; completed within budget and ahead of schedule• Coordinated cross-functional teams with inter-departmental dependencies for phased deliverables• Collaborated with business owners and leadership to define project objectives, work stream alignment on key initiatives, execution of key action items and project status reviews• Developed, implemented and managed change control procedures for project scope, risk assessment and mitigation plans and quality control practices throughout project life cycle

Denver, Colorado, Us

Scope: Drove successful delivery of national housing project, with 2-year, 3 phase rollout and $200k+ budget, within scheduleand budget• Championed enhancement of QA, QC, and UAT practices that significantly reduced product rework• Spearheaded development of PMO, and managed PM team, in successful completion of full life cycle software projects • Collaborated with PM team to forge workflow processes to drive quality enhancements in deliverables• Directed client engagements to formulate requirements and develop SOWs for software solutions • Analyzed business procedures with departmental leads, and continuously implemented improvements• Orchestrated transition from Waterfall to Agile methodology. Facilitated Agile ceremonies; Daily stand-ups, Sprint review and Retrospectives with teams• Collaborated with executive team to identify market share opportunities and drive national expansion efforts

Client Portfolio: BrayWhaler International, Howe Creative@TerumoBCT, Paragon Media Strategies, Natural Transitions, Journey to Me, FirstData, Children’s Well-being Foundation, UnderCurrents Radio, Alpine Herbal Wellness, Media Mechanics, Jones Radio Network, EarthTech Energy Systems, AthanStar, Old Greenwich Builders, Life Saving Solutions, Worldwide Resources Inc, Core Companies, Sun Microsystems, Junior Achievement, Lucent Technologies, Lantz-Boggio Architects, Navidec, etc.Scope: Consulted with business partners and IT team to implement practices supporting operational efficiency and overall business growth • Completed project assessments and developed metrics to capture KPIs and measure ROIs• Directed content development and creative direction for national sales and marketing programs, including advertising campaigns for print, electronic messaging and radio• Orchestrated national launch for “Jack FM” radio program via print, electronic messaging and radio advertising• Coordinated brand development, marketing efforts and PR for Annual “Boulder Roots & Blues Summit” 2011- 2012 • Developed and presented media kit for “Hollis Gillespie” TV program HBO pitch, on-schedule and under-budget• Optimized offerings to support the international expansion of the “The Blues Mobile.com” (Dan Aykroyd) market share • Collaborated on global TerumoBCT rebranding initiatives in support of merger. Included delivery of multilingual product information and instruction materials, per technical specifications and compliance guidelines• Drove visibility for “Journey to Me” non-profit organizations, through re-branding efforts including print and web presence Resulted in 30% increase in annual funding by strengthening foundation relations and strategic alliances, and increasing sponsorship opportunities

Centennial, Colorado, Us

Scope: High profile national hotel renovation with a 9 phase rollout, > $9M budget, and >2 year delivery; completed within budget and on schedule • Developed and managed issue resolution program for 11 national projects; completed 10 within budget and schedule • Optimized multi-faceted hospitality and construction projects with a high degree of business risk and executive visibility• Developed project plans and engaged stakeholders and clients to drive collaboration in meeting project requirements • Collaborated with leadership, business owners and preferred vendors to drive organizational efficiency initiatives, including analysis and upgrades of proprietary procurement software • Conducted risk analysis and developed and implemented risk mitigation practices• Negotiated vendor pricing structures, and developed Preferred Vendor List, based on adherence to QA and QC standards

Centennial, Colorado, Us

Scope: FF&E portion of high profile, national resort project with $23 M budget and 2 year, 6-phase delivery. Delivered within budget and schedule• Coordinated successful completion of multi-year project, by meeting phased installation milestones while adhering to aggressive schedule and stringent budget• Identified business optimization and growth opportunities and partnered with strategic alliances to realize success• Orchestrated measurable business share increase through national re-branding efforts • Developed and implemented preferred vendor QC practices and pricing structures, to increase overall project efficiencies

Bourbon, Mo, Us

Scope: Optimized operational efficiencies by training team and upgrading hardware and software, to provide in-house design of new products, product enhancements, corporate communications, marketing and sales collateral• Orchestrated development of embroidery and silk screen prototypes and production models for first-to-market launch of “trend setting” product line. Increased market share by 68 new accounts at annual PGA Trade Show• Optimized marketing efficiencies by developing internal design team to produce content and visual communications for international advertising and marketing materials• Conducted sales force training to optimize sales of annual product launches. Developed trade show exhibits and marketing materials to support sales and promotional initiatives for product releases

Scope: Vendor optimization for (3) casino properties to drive cost efficiencies by restructuring budgets, policies and cost overruns.• Drove 24% quarterly savings by restructuring vendor costs and repurposing campaign materials for (3) casino properties• Developed and implemented standard and procedures, risk and impact analysis and safety and compliance plans • Implement KPI metric collection and reporting practices • Developed PR plan and managed special events and publicity activities to drive exposure and co-marketing opportunities