Degreed and certified IT Program and Project Manager with 10+ years of experience excelling in scope and budget negotiations, process and profitability improvements through data analysis, and technology that aligns with corporate strategy. Develop and sustain business relationships with clients and senior personnel. Recognize business opportunities; deliver proposals; and manage opportunities to closure. Proven adaption to quickly changing business priorities and requirements.Program Manager | Information TechnologyEmail: Laura.Walters@yahoo.comInfluencer: Accomplished linking people, processes, data and technology to enhance operational effectiveness and affect change.Technical Breadth: Understand and articulate in audience-appropriate terms the technologies available to solve business challenges. Proven ability to implement a variety of technology solutions spanning multiple industries.CORE COMPETENCIES:• PMP Certification (2003)• Program forecasts & Roadmaps & Data Analysis• Project Planning, Budget & Burn reporting• Project scope & effort estimating• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)• SaaS, web, ecommerce, mobile, on-premise, upgrade, integration, API, SSO • Business Case & ROI calculations• Capacity Planning/Resource Allocation on and offshore• Author – Statement of Work (SOW), Brief, Change Order, RFP, RFI, business processes (SOP)• Proficient in Workfront, Smartsheet, MS Project, Microsoft Suite, Visio, WebEx, Jira, Trello• Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, backlog planning, retrospective, sprint demo, User Stories • Retail, Corporate, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Marketing, Financial, and Consulting industry experienceACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Product Owner for the web-based Customer Communication and Payment portal. Developed and implemented the Roadmap with backend financial ETL data transfers with SaaS transactional systems. Lead the 20+ stakeholders and managed the IT team of Business Analysts, Quality Analysts, and Developers. • IT Release Planner for implementation of $183 million SAP Program across six global regions. Included labor resource requirements for 200+ employees and contractors both on and offshore.• As a Government Consultant, built $30 million software implementation Program Plan with task dates and deliverables for all 10 NASA Center’s implementation of Travel Management successfully achieving a 6 month install duration.Contact me at (469) 798-9759 for any Program Management opportunities.
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