Katie Jeffries Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, In, Us

As an Associate Director at BCforward, I lead a team of project management professionals who deliver high-quality services to our clients. I have extensive experience in managing complex projects, implementing best practices, and driving continuous improvement. I am passionate about project management methodologies and agile frameworks, and I enjoy educating and mentoring others in these areas.I am always looking for new opportunities to learn, grow, and innovate. I am proud of the achievements of my team and the value we bring to our clients. I believe that project management is not only a skill but also an art, and I strive to create a culture of excellence and collaboration.

Indianapolis, In, Us

- Guide several waterfall teams through agile and SAFe transformations. - Facilitate and coached Scrum principles and practices while facilitating continuous improvement.- Assist the self-organizing, self-managing team to achieve its goals.- Identify and managed team impediments. - Encourage and support the personal development of individuals and the overall team.- Foster an environment for high-performing teams.- Allow for continuous flow and relentless improvement. - Work with other Scrum Masters and stakeholders to help the team contribute towards improving the overall development Value Stream.

Indianapolis, In, Us

- Oversaw several projects, ensuring that they all came together to achieve business objectives. - Our program drove strategic benefits and organizational growth to our end customers. - Architected the program strategy and objectives while assessing how they would impact the business. - Managed program risks and interdependencies. - Implemented working strategies that allowed for team collaboration and on-time delivery of business outcomes. - Created and measured program Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). - Communicated progress to internal and external stakeholders. - Managed the program governance structure and change management process.

Indianapolis, In, Us

Provide IT Project Management expertise for BCforward clients. Currently supporting a global pharmaceutical company. - Manage multiple simultaneous projects while proactively monitoring project resources and deliverables. - Work closely with project sponsors and project owners to provide technical and analytical project performance information during the execution of projects. - Coordinate with business and technical areas to achieve on time and in scope completion of project deliverables.- Ensure the integrity and delivery of multiple projects with respect to time, scope, change, risk, and resources.- Mitigate risk by identifying, escalating, and resolving issues across multiple delivery groups and projects.- Manage projects that focus on machine learning algorithms using business applications on the web.- Utilize critical chain methodology through Microsoft Project, ProChain, and Mission Control software. - Manage projects using waterfall and agile-scrum methodologies

Ensure the organization’s B2B brand message is consistently distributed across multiple channels to meet business revenue goals and sales pipeline plans. Build and maintain internal projects while collaborating with colleagues in key areas including sales, communication, digital development, marketing services and strategic planning. - Guide the production team to meet campaign milestones and generate new ideas- Focus on client expectations, delivering results and exceeding agreed upon goals- Maintain client relationships and facilitate campaign timelines- Work together with clients and the Client Success Managers to develop strategic marketing plans- Develop campaigns using the Teach Marketing methodology - Create campaign reports to gauge key performance indicators and overall campaign success - Organize and facilitate internal monthly team building and growth exercises

Indianapolis, In, Us

- Created a project manager questionnaire to use when working with clients to help our internal process and provide the clients with a better experience. - Implemented an internal project management tracking system that lets us see the progress of our projects and run status reports. - Developed a project plan for client engagement, including tasks, time frames, and resources. I took this data and managed all tasks on the schedule, ensuring quality work in the given time frame. - Managed the work on and completion of tasks for over 45 projects while, addressing all customer issues and concerns.- Worked with the National Apartment Association on a customized database solution for their affiliates to transfer annual data reports to their national office

Fishers, In, Us

- Coordinate projects across multiple departments- Create and assign project tasks to appropriate team members - Complete website projects within given timeframes and within client expectations - Oversee the development of client websites so that the end user is able to effortlessly navigate and use website features and functionality to create a seamless user experience- Train imavex staff on how to train clients on the imavex content management system- Coordinate imavex charitable efforts and events- In charge of all imavex social media campaigns and accounts