Kathy Howe Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, MN, US

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Assist with turning business vision into reality by establishing a detailed roadmap, outlining roles & responsibilities within the organization, and proactively identifying & addressing issues. Facilitate forward-facing brainstorming strategy sessions to identify new opportunities for the organization, and ensure continuous alignment with current.

In this role, I was directly responsible for ensuring organizational readiness of Enterprise programs and projects. The primary responsibility was to create and implement change management strategies and plans that maximized stakeholder adoption and usage while minimizing resistance. Organizational Change Management was a new capability at the firm so I.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

In January of 2014 I assumed responsibilities for the Technology Project Management Office (PMO) and added the Project Management team to my existing staff of Business Analysis, Quality Assurance and Process Improvement (Lean Six Sigma Black Belt) resources.Working in the IT department, my team serves customers throughout the firm on strategic and.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

I'm currently managing a team of Business Analysts, Quality Assurance and Process Improvement (Lean Six Sigma Black Belt) resources. Working in the IT department, my team serves customers throughout the firm on strategic and operational projects. Additionally, we look for opportunities to improve our own IT operations through detailed analysis, quality.

Manage a global team consisting of ITS resource roles that include: Software Development, Business & Quality Analysis, Release & Project Management.Directly responsible for the ITS relationship with internal business units such as Global Support and Product Development.Drive & participate in process improvement initiatives such as Incident Management.

In April of 2008 I was tapped to fill a Senior Technical Project Management role within the ITS organization. The project I am assigned to is tasked with the development of a new global application using proprietary software. My responsibilities are typical of a Project Management role.

In 2005 I came to Lawson as a Consultant in the Business Analyst role. After approximately one year on the job I was hired as a full-time employee and promoted to the Lead Business Systems Analyst position. In addition to project responsibilities I was also charged with the development of a Business Analyst Toolkit for myself and other (future) Business.

Freelance Writer for "Who Stole My Stapler?". A blog about surviving and thriving in the corporate workplace.Responsible for authoring all content and overall blog management including managing the comment approval process, hate mail and spam. Grew the Who Stole My Stapler community by drawing Work It, Mom! members from other areas of the website, other.

Associates, Broadcasting

Business Analysis Fundamentals

Completed Business Analysis Fundamentals course in October 2009.

Cbap Certification Preparation

Completed CBAP Certification course in April 2008.

Use Case Modeling

Completed Use Case Modeling course in September 2008.

Principles Of Managing Iterative Development/Rational Process & Tools

Completed a course offered to consultants and employees in the Project Management office at Wells Fargo in March 2005.

Leading Successful Change Workshop