Nancy Wright Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, CA, US

After 30+ years as a corporate manager and individual contributor, Nancy branched out in 2014 to offer consulting services in her specialty areas. Through multiple roles within the State of California and private industry organizations, Nancy provides:-- Agile Training Development and Delivery (Classroom setting on-site or 100% remote)-- Agile Coaching of.

Sacramento, CA, US

• CPS HR promotes Open Enrollment courses through their www.cpshr.us website and also contracts directly with public agencies (State, regional, county, local) for Client-requested Group Enrollment trainings. Nancy.
• Can I just say that Nancy and her 30 years working in this field is very useful in the dailyneed for agile information and my current projects. I appreciated her demeanor and herpatience in answering our questions. I.
• Love the hands on exercises we did as a team.
• Lectures and open discussion will help me back on my job.
• She was great, very knowledgeable, wonderful instructor.
• I especially appreciated the group and team activities.

Davis, California, US

• Nancy provides instructional services for The Center for Professional Studies, Agile Project Management. As the original course developer for the multi-day Agile Essentials: Training and Application workshop, she has.
• Great class, always engaging, stimulating exercises. Nancy is a terrific instructor – flexible, friendly, knowledgeable, great facilitator, prepared.
• It was a fun way to learn and experience a difficult topic. Great course. Great job. Thank you, Nancy!
• The trainer was excellent, well versed, and able to answer any questions that came up. Instructor was so knowledgeable and experienced both in Agile and Waterfall.
• Course is well structured to create/develop Agile mindset. Very interactive. Hands on was great! Doing the actual sprint activities solidified the ideas for me. I will remember these situations as I apply them in my.
• It was fun! Very well put together. Great delivery. This is the best class on Agile I’ve had – short duration for the amount of information!

Sacramento, California, US

In 2023, Nancy was invited back to DHCS to provide a series of Agile Essentials: Training & Application workshops to select DHCS staff and management. The courses provided a refresher for some of the long-term staff and introduced the Agile Approach and Scrum Practices to others new to the approach and practices. In early 2024, Nancy was asked to restart.

Sacramento, California, US

DFPI continues building an Agile approach to project management. I had the privilege of providing multiple workshops over the course of several years: a 2-day Agile Essentials for project teams; 1/2 day sessions with Scrum Masters; 1/2 day sessions with Product Owners; and a 1-day Agile Application refresher for project teams. In addition to the trainings.

Sacramento, California, US

Nancy provided training workshops for the Bureau of Automotive Repair employees, as they started their ramp-up with agile approaches for projects.

Portland, OR, US

Licensed as one of the first 35 global facilitators for The Agile Fluency® Model, Nancy provided guided self-assessments to help teams determine their position on the Agile Fluency® pathway and to develop recommendations for leadership regarding organizational investment opportunities to advance the application of Agile.

Sacramento, California, US

Nancy’s role supported Executives, Branch Chiefs and supervisors, Digital Services and Product Management project leaders and team members, PMO groups, and Program Operations leadership and operational staff in the following areas: -- Leading the overall Agile adoption effort to establish a shared strategic direction and create a standard suite of.

Sacramento, California, US

• Nancy provided training workshops through the PMI-Sacramento Valley Chapter, giving back to her local professional organization. An initial Agile Application Workshop jump started a series of additional presentations.
• Nancy was a great instructor! Keep the classes going!
• Fabulous instructor. Nancy is extremely knowledgeable.
• Really enjoyed the class. Very worthwhile even though I've taken Agile classes before.
• Nancy's experience was invaluable. Made the material more real world.

Sacramento, CA, US

Nancy coached and trained the Technical Services Division's leadership and multiple project teams. One-day Agile Application Workshops taught the basics of the Agile mindset, Scrum practices, and Product Planning to team members and managers. Additional targeted training for Scrum Masters and Product Owners provided in-depth knowledge and hands-on.

Oakland, California, US

Nancy provided targeted training and coaching, delivering a Release Planning Workshop and related coaching activities to refresh planning efforts for a high priority strategic program initiative. The cross-functional, cross-departmental project teams collaborated to redefine the shared Product Vision, revise the Product Roadmap, review draft themes and.

Sacramento, CA, US

In partnership with Transformation Catalysts, LLC, strategic planning consulting and facilitation services were provided for the Community Participation, Education, and Evaluation Section (CPEES) of the Environmental Health Investigations Branch of California Department of Public Health. Through a series of client working sessions and practical.

Nancy joined the Unleashing Leaders, Inc., Strategic Planning Team to provide organizational strategic planning business consulting services to the Information Technology Division of DDS. The purpose of the project was to develop and implement a division-wide strategic plan, working with ITD’s management team. Aligning with agency and department.

Sacramento, California, US

Nancy provided consulting services to develop an Agile Leadership training for CDSS Executives, middle management, and project leads that was appropriate for the organization's level of Agile maturity, based on interviews with project Scrum Masters and other key project participants. Multiple sessions of the Agile Leadership training were delivered, and as.

Sacramento, California, US

Leadership chose to pilot the Agile approach to project delivery with a project team already working on a multi-phase, multi-release eServices Portal initiative. Additional project teams were subsequently launched. To provide a successful transition from the waterfall approach, Nancy's developed and delivered multi-day Scrum basics training and hands-on.

Oakland, California, US

Within Product and Market Alignment (PMA), the Infrastructure & Operations team is focused on delivering quality health care benefits by streamlining processes and developing technology platforms. A critical effort supporting this mission is the development of a Shared Services team, supporting portfolio, program, and project management staff, processes.

Rancho Cordova, CA, US

While in Enterprise Project Solutions, Nancy’s Senior PM contributions were rewarded with a Program Manager promotion. She partnered with Executives and Directors to envision, define, and initiate strategic programs and projects; developed program roadmaps; managed program resource plans and budgets; coordinated related projects; and provided oversight and.

Rancho Cordova, CA, US

Nancy successfully managed numerous strategic, enterprise-wide projects, and is equally skilled at the waterfall SDLC project approach and the Scrum/Agile framework. Experience ranged from complex product development and launch projects involving extensive cross-functional teams of up to 25 members from Marketing, Sales and Account Management, multiple.

Rancho Cordova, CA, US

-- Managed multiple business/IT system implementation project teams-- Led team to create PMO for organizationSee projects listed in separate section.

Rancho Cordova, CA, US

-- Managed Care Program Development Coordinator-- Project Specialist, Managed Eyecare Program-- Supervisor, Managed Eyecare Department

Rancho Cordova, CA, US

-- Senior Project Lead/Project Lead, Operations Division/Development Department -- Manager, Operations Division/Customer Service Department-- Supervisor, Executive Office and Board of Directors Staff

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