Phaedra Beckwith Email & Phone Number

Ellington, Ct, Us

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Launched first-of-its-kind, full-time development program to skill-up high-performers in consumer-facing roles to enable them to take the next step in their career and embed consumer-centricity across the wider organization. Redesigned in-flight experience to move from in-role rotations toproject and team-based consulting model. Designed, delivered, and evolved core curriculum to provideparticipants with core, universal skills including emotional intelligence, human-centered design and design thinking, conflict management and transformation, critical thinking and problem solving, systems thinking, coaching and facilitation, and human-centered leadership. Certified 70+ participants in Agile Coaching through ICAgile. Designed and delivered and internal Supervisor Training ProgramActed as part of a self-organizing, cross-functional team to maintain and grow the program including business development, stakeholder relationship management, project pipeline development, recruitingand placement, and continuous improvement. Coached and developed up to 13 direct reports including HR and performance management. Assisted in pre-launch proof-of-concept testing for EdCast LXP as well as post-launch load and feature testing.

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Centralized learning and development services for Agile professionals leading software development teams. Designed and delivered embedded learning experiences to enable improved Agile delivery and Agile transformation. Instituted a Change Champion network to improve change adoption at all levels. Established a coaching culture and built a supportive coaching community and learning ecosystem to grow the coaching skills of leaders at all levels across the organization. Designed and delivered regular micro learning experiences to large audiences to embed a learning culture and create cross-boundarylearning networks. Designed and delivered high-performance accelerator learning experiences to improve team cohesion and collaboration. Designed and regularly delivered a newsletter focused on human-centered leadership topics and moderated a Microsoft Teams channel to enable community and social learning.

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Co-creator / Co-Facilitator of certified ICAgile content for Agile TeamFacilitation, Agile Coaching, and Leading with Agility. Co-facilitated cohorts through 4, 3-day, in-person learning experiencesspaced over 6-months. Coordinated logistics for all in-person events including designing andprinting workbooks, room reservations and set-up, acquisition and maintenance of supplies, event catering, and event technology coordination. Facilitated cohort communities between in-person events, including immersive homework, manager touch-bases, reading materials, and event pre-work. Participated in cohort recruiting and selection process, including interviewing candidates.

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Lead a pilot project using Agile Funding, guiding leadership to explore their business value proposition, establish a True North goal, create True North metrics to track progress, and secure limited funding topursue solutions to the business value proposition. Lead program transformation from Waterfall to Agile including establishing a Product Management Council, staffing and training Agile roles, and improving psychological safety across the Business / IT boundary through learning experiences in Servant Leadership and workshops on growing team empowerment and self-organization. Designed and delivered 2-day "Agile Boot Camp" to facilitate the transformation of a large program transforming on short deadlines while continuing to deliver business value.. Trained new Scrum Master through a 2-in-the-box process including establishing key working relationships and opening lines of communication with leaders and SMEs. Delivered 90% of commitments over first 4 Sprints. Acted as Release Train Engineer for an under-resourced effort crossing multiple teams without official coordinated oversight, including establishing Scrum of Scrum and other project wide processes and coaching and mentoring Scrum Masters and Product Owners. Developed and promoted high-level processes to synchronize and coordinate work across a large portfolio by designing and implementing Capability Theme Ownership Teams, including tracking Theme progress, making staffing and resourcing proposals, and rolling out best practices. Lead multi-team transformations from Waterfall to Agile including training in internal Agile methodology and coaching in Agile roles.

South Windsor, Ct

Facilitated value delivery across multiple projects through various agile roles including Scrum Master and Product Owner. Created an environment that supported the delivery of business value, on time, with the highest quality standards. Lead teams to predictable, on-time delivery of Sprint commitments or Kanban service level agreements while maintaining quality and pursuing continuous improvement. Created PMO guidance and training materials, and provided supporting and mentoring to junior Scrum Masters. Had HR leadership of a team of up to 6 Scrum Masters including conducing performance reviews, communicating expectations and objectives, collaborating on salary recommendations, and determiningrewards and recognition.

Ma, Theatre Literature, History And Criticism

MA in Theater History and Criticism

Ba, Theatre And Music

Activities and Societies: Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, A Capella singing group, Chorus, TheaterBA in Theater and Music, Honors Scholar