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Freehold Township, Nj, Us

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Facilitate, enable and operationalize practice maturity in enterprise digital architecture. Develop, socialize and manage fundamental architectural processes; develop and execute communication plans for architecture to enable alignment and feedback; work with the Agile Transformation Office on strategies for exposing architectural runway work for broad understanding, feedback and planning; and facilitate collaboration with engineering and product teams as well as across architecture teams. - Lead working groups to drive community-oriented development of basic architectural practices. Manage the execution of the processes and evolve them to ensure their effectiveness.- Identify, implement, drive a pipeline, and curate the necessary communication channels to enable architecture to engage with its customers and stakeholders. Drive ongoing engagement with stakeholders. - Develop and implement a strategy, with the Agile Transformation Office, to make architecture work visible to stakeholders in product and engineering. Develop a federated process to maintain the integrity of the work as represented.

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Initially led and grew the Annuities Requirements team within the Delivery function of IT while also serving as a business technology partner across a $30+MM portfolio of product development and systems enhancement initiatives. Expanded team capacity and grew capabilities in order to deliver on a surge of business-driven objectives over 3 years. Repositioned laterally after strategic Technology consolidations as a Director in the Analysis and Testing practice, serving the Individual Solutions Group. Continued to ensure successful delivery of products and digital systems solutions while also supporting Talent Development and the transformation of our functional practices from waterfall to SAFe agile methods.Highlights include: - Supported product launches, project execution, systems enhancements and achievement of aggressive business unit goals through oversight, partnership and support focused on Business Analysis, Systems Analysis, and User Acceptance Coordination and Testing- Facilitated product planning, analysis and prioritization workshops, engaged in development of roadmaps and release plans with business partners and product managers, and leveraged my background to engage in groundwork ahead of agile transformation - Fostered enterprise-wide partnerships by co-leading the global Business and Systems Analysis Alliance- Grew our talent pipeline by engaging with the Girls Who Code Summer Immersion program, providing mentorship and coaching to individual Girls in the program over 3 summers and creating a BA/UX skills exercise- Ensured practice compliance with control functions including Privacy, Records, SOX, Information Security and Business Continuity Planning- Supported diversity and inclusion goals as a recruiting Talent Ambassador and PRIDE BRG site champion

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Relocated in order to take this incredible opportunity to work for an industry-leading, business analysis niche training-provider and consultancy, and was privileged to wear many hats during my time here: training instructor, coach, author, learning and curriculum development partner, marketer, product owner, speaker and analysis SME.Provided BA and agile training, coaching and other value-added services to clients in support of their organization’s business analysis improvement efforts. Assisted with business development efforts, created and enhanced learning solutions and training courses, determined the effectiveness of existing products and services, and identified new areas of opportunity. Conducted instructor-led training and workshops, mentored individuals in business analysis, assessed organizations' business analysis practices and developed recommendations for improvement. Shared insights in blogs, white papers and presentations, represented B2T Training on the 'speakers circuit' at conferences and industry events, and engaged practitioners and experts in requirements and BA-relevant dialogue through leading social media channels and communities. Highlights included:- Co-authored "Business Analysis for Dummies" (a Wiley & Sons' Dummies-brand book) with colleagues.- Was a 'featured speaker' at notable IIBA chapter meetings, Professional Development Days and webinars- Recognized for "ground-breaking" work after creating new analysis techniques for defining metrics, Key Performance Indicators and business requirements for solution success, while developing new course offerings in enterprise analysis. My technique was then highlighted for its value in another speaker's presentation at the IIBA Building Business Capabilities conference- Participated in IIBA BABOK v3 development and review teams- For a short (but very fun) time, was listed among the "top 25 BA influencers" in social media channels

Denver, Colorado, Us

Temporarily served this premier consulting group as a Senior Analyst on a focused 8-week SDLC improvement project, while also planning my relocation to GA. Performed interviews and provided thought leadership while conducting a deep dive review of client requirements processes as part of a transformation effort in application development. Identified challenges and root cause issues within discipline practices, identified opportunities and recommended appropriate solutions in alignment with industry standards to meet client's business needs.

New York City, Ny, Us

As a technology leader in the Legal and Professional Services domain, directed Program Management/PMO, Functional Requirements/BA and User Experience/UX teams where none had existed before. Established new practices that delivered value across B2B and B2C digital products and services. Expanded responsibilities to include Quality Assurance team. Initially responsible for providing development support in one business unit, within 2 years I transitioned into an internal consultant in a COE leadership role, coaching program managers and business analysts on agile analysis techniques, leading strategic vision and design workshops for solution development teams, developing roadmaps and engaging with business leaders on initiatives across global business units. Highlights include:- Recognized across C-level leadership for developing "best in class" practices for a PMO and improving the "quality of the conversation" between technology and business owners. Innovations were shared across BU's as a model for other PMOs to replicate. - Improved quality and influenced an increase in Net Promotor Scores (NPS) on digital products after implementing new analysis techniques, tools and practices. Honored and recognized with the 'Requirements Lifecycle Award' by an industry consortium of firms.- Joined enterprise-wide leader team in developing the LN Customer Experience Promise; built skills in Journey maps, personas, empathy maps and CX principles- Received the GSD Passion for Winning Award, the GSD Customer Focus Award, and selected for Emerging Leaders Program, a full-year professional development honor which included participation in the IT Leadership Program at Babson College.

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Held several roles within the Application Development function in Technology. Led a number of organizational change and continuous improvement programs, managed the delivery of complex systems implementations and software upgrade projects (custom and packaged), specialized in business analysis. Efforts focused on people systems and procurement/contracts domains (HR, Payroll, Benefits, Staffing, Learning, Talent, Onboarding, Sourcing, AP/AR, SOWs, MSAs, RFIs, RFPs) and SDLC/Agile processes and methods. Business process liaison, functional and third-party/vendor relationship manager, and professional development leader for distributed and remote associates in North America, Europe, India, and Australia.Highlights include:- Led continuous improvement efforts in App Dev, implementing RUP and developing the BA CoE- Negotiated and implemented a captive, vendor-managed Offshore Development Center in India, and built a new Professional Services Vendor Management function, streamlining IT sourcing from a decentralized process- Upgraded the Lawson Payroll/Benefits System and migrated 300 US-paid Partners onto Lawson Payroll from a custom, standalone system.- Managed requirements, design and testing during delivery of an end-to-end Order-to-Pay system with a user portal and service request management system- Led analysis and training efforts during delivery of a redesigned, global, 3-tiered custom ERP and reporting system to 550 users in all 80+ McKinsey offices