Program Manager
Redmond, Washington, United States
Identified and analyzed System Center Operations alerts to assess the health and availability of Microsoft's new Online Business service offering (Exchange, SharePoint and Live Meeting).Ran recurring and one-off meetings as required to push work forward.Identified commitment levels, goals and business requirements for updates to the Consumption Planning tool used to forecast Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) and Direct Costs of Data Center activities. Liaison between cross functional teams.Consolidated alert data into a data dashboard and weekly reporting summary.Gathered, documented and analyzed Business Requirements for Customer Service, incident management system.Performed complex process and business analysis (using Visio and PowerPoint) to ensure completeness and integrity of proposed features and requirements.Develop “As Is” and “To Be” process flow diagrams to identify improvements and stabilize variability.Managed the installation of the Customer Reference Application on a Microsoft Data Center (Fargo).Collaborated with business partners, regional User Acceptance Test (UAT) members and the IT vendor.Managed the deliverables and action items required to move the application through the SDLC milestones, culminating with the successful review for both security and privacy.Documented the future state business requirements of the application (BRD) and obtained favorable signoff from stakeholders of business units (NA, EMEA, APAC, LATAM).Monitored deliverable completion, program milestones and UAT coordination.