Director, Project Delivery
CurrentLeading a department of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and Agile practitioners while partnering with IT and other departments to build self-organizing, cross-functional teams to successfully manage and deliver complex and/or strategic programs and projects. Continuously engaging and communicating with business leaders and departments to ensure transparency and alignment of projects to strategic objectives. Playing a key role in SOCAN’s Agile transformation by leading and supporting adoption of Agile mindset and methodologies. Selected Accomplishments:- Leading Adoption of Agile. Presented Agile / Scrum concepts during two (2) all-staff SOCAN town halls. Secured buy-in from senior leadership to implement Scrum with 1st Scrum team in 2021, followed by three (3) additional Scrum teams in 2022. Created professional development opportunities through Agile certifications, starting with four (4) employees in 2021, followed by additional six (6) employees in 2022. Secured buy-in for senior leadership for private Scrum Master Training for twenty-five (25) employees in March 2023.- Implementing a Project Risk Management process across all SOCAN projects. Established governance to standardize how the Project Delivery department manages project-related risk. This includes how risks are identified, assessed, treated, and monitored. This process was created in close collaboration with the Operational Audit & Risk Management team to ensure alignment with SOCAN’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework.- Implementing a Corporate Vendor Management Framework. Establishing a decentralized framework that allows departments to efficiently partner with the most qualified vendors for projects and other initiatives. This includes a risk-based segmentation and three-line model.