Jennifer Brower, Northern Trust Badge
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Hands on, strategy-minded Senior Project/Program Manager who takes ownership for leading a portfolio of enterprise-wide complex, mid-size to large projects to completion per business and IT requirements through the SDLC using Agile and Waterfall. Drives the process to ensure business/IT solutions are delivered on time, on budget, and meet stated business objectives. Regularly communicates with senior management and other stakeholders while building solid relationships. Looks ahead for potential issues, risks, and changes. Aggressively pursues solutions to issues and risks with project stakeholders, team, and senior management. Manages complex budget forecasts and resources. Provides accurate documentation of project artifacts, meeting minutes, issues, risks, and change management. Enjoys the challenge of returning to plan highly visible projects in red status. Possesses a diverse background in programming, business analysis, compliance, application support, quality assurance/testing, implementation, and post implementation with global teams.
I have worked in the Chicago IT market as a Project Manager and as a Full Stack Developer. I am a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM). I enjoy leading projects while devising and implementing IT strategy. I have done full SDLC development and infrastructure rollouts in traditional Waterfall and Agile/XP/Lean/Scrum environments. I enjoy bringing Business, IT, & Social Media together. I work with teams spread throughout the globe. Effective communication and a focused strategy are keys to success.
My goal as an IT professional is: To successfully plan, design, and implement a functional, high performance, attractive solution --- making your investment a wise one. I provide project leadership for a changing world.
Some of my accomplishments include:
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