FRG Portrait July 2023

Anne Shields

PMP, PMI-ACP

In an ever-evolving business landscape, I specialize in orchestrating seamless collaboration and communication among diverse stakeholders, including highly matrixed cross-functional teams, third-party vendors, and C-level executives. With a track record of driving innovation and delivering exceptional results, I excel at aligning program objectives with overarching business goals while championing user-centric design to ensure end-user satisfaction. Additionally, I provide crucial support to technology teams, leveraging my expertise to expedite deliveries and optimize project timelines. Let's connect to explore how I can help elevate your organization's program management success to new heights.

PROFICIENCY WITH THE FOLLOWING METHODOLOGIES

PMI PMBOK ®
Change Management
Prosci
ADKAR
Quality Assurance
Risk Management
Agile
SAFe
Scrum
Kanban
SDLC Software Development Lifecycle
Lean
SaaS
Cost Reduction
Azure DevOps
Waterfall

SERVICES OFFERED

Contact me for a free consultation to discuss your specific project and organizational needs.

Consulting
Ad Hoc Project Management
Contract Project Management: 3 months, 6 months, 12 months.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Department of Children, Youth, and Families “DCYF”, Olympia, WA

    Project Manager

    Lead the effective implementation of the new Indian Child Welfare Act policies. Analyzed workflows, pinpointing critical areas of policy change and identifying new processes. Responsible for defining scope, project planning, ensuring effective resource allocation, budgeting, risk management, and communication with stakeholders and partners. Ensuring quality standards while adhering to timelines and milestones to achieve project goals.

  • 1 Source, Gary, IN

    Project Manager, The 1 Source development team builds and supports a custom line of a business application called Source Link, which provides employers with environmental health and safety, workers’ compensation injury management. 

    Consulted as a project manager and business analyst for the Development Department, IT and Operations (DevOps), to oversee multiple project life cycles from project initiation to implementation. Designed and implemented a Project Management office (PMO), setting the standards for project management throughout the organization resulting in departmental consistency. Created a structured project portfolio focusing on Agile methodologies taking an internal team of 7 from start-up to enterprise-level performance capability.

  • T-Mobile, Bellevue, WA

    Project Manager, Technology

    Enterprise Knowledge Management Department, Developed a customized enterprise project management solution for T-Mobile, on the Confluence platform which refined the department's project portfolio and annual product roadmap, unifying cross-functional teams within a department size of 50+ employees.

  • Panda Dental Software Inc, Bellevue, WA

    Program Manager

    Implemented and automated a broad spectrum of internal company process improvement and workflows such as formalization of a tiered ticketing and information services system, robust knowledge base, sales, and marketing automation processes, while reducing waste, saving the company over $100k per year since 2008. Increased long-term customer retention by over 50% year after year since 2011 by effectively identifying consumer needs, creating relevant and motivating on-boarding, training, and implementation process and product development that ties into effective brand messaging.

PROFICIENCY WITH THE FOLLOWING TOOLS

Azure DevOps
Asana
Jira
Jira Align
Azure
Confluence
Trello
Zoom
WebEx
Slack
PowerPoint
Excel
QuickBooks
Visio
Smartsheet
Monday.com
Zoho
Salesforce
Microsoft Office 365
MS Project and PWA

EDUCATION

PMP Certification

Credential #2810864, Project Management Institute

www.pmi.org

PMI-ACP Certification

Credential #2979606, Project Management Institute

www.pmi.org

High School Diploma

Lakewood, WA

PRIMARY SKILLS AND AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

Project Management
Program Management
PMO
Start-Ups
Product Support
Customer Relationship Management
Business Administration
Business Operations
Off-Shore Development Teams
3rd Party Vendor Management
Cross-Team Collaboration
Finance
Presentations
Strategy
Strategic Planning
UAT Management
C-Level Executive Engagement
SQL Database Navigation
Data Analytics
Customer Success

Testimonials

Right when Anne joined our team, she jumped into learning existing processes and methods of work with zeal. This enabled her to become a solid partner that knew our business and could collaborate and work to improve them. She is extremely detail-oriented and organized with the goal of easing work for her peers and stakeholders. Continuously driving progress by providing updates, understanding blockers, and keeping all parties accountable for their work. She has been great to work with!

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Joshua M.
Manager, Product & Engineering at T-Mobile

Anne is a professional who knows how to help teams drive success by managing multiple balls in the air and ensuring teams are on-track. Anne has been helpful leading some of our Knowledge Management projects and driving outcomes for T-Mobile.

 

 

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Brian R.
Sr. Manager Product Deployment, T-Mobile

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Brandy J.
Manager, Department of Children and Youth

WHY HIRE A FREELANCE PROJECT MANAGER?

Working directly with the Project Manager allows for more agility, quick start times, cost savings, and greater flexibility.