Colleen C. Simpson, Csm, Bpm Email & Phone Number

United States

Richmond, VA, United States

Richmond, VA

• Monitor project from initiation through delivery, routinely applying updates to the project work plan with the use of Microsoft Project/ Project Server.
• Create and maintain required documentation including; meeting minutes, project logs, project schedules, project timelines, and status reports.
• Evaluate accuracy of EVM (earned value metrics) in order to make recommendations to maintain good control over the project performance.
• Run weekly resource allocation reports to assist with maintenance of project schedule and budget.
• Maintain compliance of standards through the change management process.
• Lead project lessons and lesson learned sessions with project members.

- Business Process Management Certified (BPM)- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Richmond, Virginia

• Earned promotion following superior performance and demonstrated ability to quickly learn and master complex concepts.
• Transitioned over 200 financial reports from out-house to in-house; standardized and simplified the reports across the team.
• Created and maintained SOPs, process maps, and other process documents.
• Ensured all processes met process management standards and managed a consolidated portfolio of improvement efforts and backlog.
• Trained junior level Process Coordinators on agile practices, processes, performance targets, and goals.
• Collaborated with cross functional teams to update financial reports presented to senior leadership.

Chester, Virginia

• Serve as Team Lead; creating and leading contests, conducting team audits, being the point of contact for team meetings, organizing focus groups and feedback sessions.
• Create presentations using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and visual presentation boards to carry out the team agenda.
• Organize a monthly newspaper project, highlighting team goals and updates for the month.
• Develop and manage team schedules and tasks.
• Manage customer relationships.
• Perform account level research to properly educate customers about their accounts.

Petersburg, VA

• Participated in project development meetings.
• Planned and executed tasks to meet deadline.
• Analyzed current project priorities, timeline, goals and objectives.
• Maintained contact with project manager, regarding project status and updates.
• Kept information about the team’s progress up to date, appropriately detailed, and visible to all parties.
• Analyzed collected data and applied results to the planning and designing of future projects.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Project Management

Activities and Societies: Betterment of Brothers and Sisters (BBS)~ Courses focused on human interaction, project lifecycle, project.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: The Betterment of Brothers and Sisters (BBS)~Courses focused on government relations, business law, and politics.