Anne Berg
Van Meter
Summary
Dynamic IT Leader with a proven track record excelling in Agile methodology and stakeholder collaboration. Skilled in user story writing and performance coaching, I have successfully managed teams to optimize project outcomes and enhance productivity. Passionate about driving transformation and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Scrum Master & Business Analyst
State Of Iowa, Judicial Branch
Des Moines
07.2024 - Current
- Responsible for gathering business requirements and writing user stories.
- Ensure the backlog is healthy and ready for grooming.
- Facilitate requirement sessions, including current and future states, to identify gaps in business work processes.
- Testing of new functionality and regression testing of existing functionality.
- Perform the role of a Scrum Master over the Data Warehouse Scrum Team.
IT Leader & Business Analyst
Workiva
Ames
11.2021 - 04.2024
- Oversees planning, managing, and execution of requirements related to information technology projects.
- Manager of twelve Business Systems Analysts embedded in the Information Technology Project Management Office (IT PMO).
- Collaborates with leaders to align high-profit technology projects across multiple teams and stakeholders, both internal and external.
- Individual contributor for a $5 million Salesforce initiative as Program Test Lead.
- Responsible for the Test Plan, Test Execution, and leading less experienced staff.
- Responsible for current state assessment, facilitation, requirements gathering, and documenting into user stories.
- Monitored employee productivity to provide constructive feedback and coaching.
IT Analysis Leader
CO-OP Financial Services
West Des Moines
06.2019 - 11.2021
- Accountable for twelve virtual business analysts.
- Responsible for all aspects of resource staffing, hiring, termination, and performance coaching.
- Provides training and coaching to the Business Analyst team.
- Create development plans, objectives, and stretch goals for each Business Analyst.
- Responsible for defining and executing the Agile Requirements Analyst strategic vision and Center of Excellence.
Sr. IT Consultant
ITA Group
West Des Moines
07.2017 - 11.2019
- Accountable for 2.5 million transformation project as Program Business Analyst
- Test Lead ensuring Test Plan, Test Scripts and Test Execution plus status is completed.
- Accountable to ensure user stories are written so features and behaviors are understood.
- Ensure the backlog is maintained, healthy and ready to be groomed
- Worked closely with the Product Owner and the Scrum Master team.
- Responsible for mentoring and coaching less experienced staff.
- Responsible or IT Change Management across the organization, transitioning team members through change using Aware, Desire,Knowledge, Attain and Reinforce methodology.
Deliveryn Manager
FC Stone
West Des Moines
03.2017 - 04.2017
- Short time with this employer due to layoff
- Accountable for managing a team of eleven Agile Business Analysts responsible for soliciting, facilitating and gathering requirements for user story development.
- Responsbile for all aspects of resource staffing, hiring, termination and performance coaching
- Scrum Master for the Company's User Registration system used globally to register new clients interfacing to market intelligence and salesforce.
System Application Manager
Farm Bureau Insurance Of Michigan
West Des Moihes
03.2016 - 04.2017
- Responsbile for IT Service Management and Situational Response team, Enterprise Monitor Services and IT QA Practices
- Heavily involved in the day to day operations of these areas.
- Responsible for current & future state assessment to identify gaps followed up with a corrective action plan ihncuding the following three themes: Stabilize, Operationalize and Strengthen Relationships and within these categories incorporating Service Orientation.
IT Analysis Manager
Nationwide Insurance - Dunn Agency
Des Moines
01.1995 - 03.2016
- Manage a large team of virtual team of Analyst responsible for ensuring all systems & services satisfy defined standards and end user requirements. I
- Responsible for a testing team who supports full lifecycle testing
- Accountable for resource management, performance salary reviews and associate performance.
- Responsible for hiring, coaching, feedback and termination.
- Defined and executed plans for cross training current staff across all application groups optimizing resouirce staffing.
Education
High School Diploma -
Dowling
West Des Moines, IASkills
- Workflow Analysis
- Agile methodology
- User story writing
- Test planning
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Requirements gathering
- Performance coaching
- Team facilitation
- Scrum framework
- Scrum processes
- Employee training
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Resource allocation
Technology Knowledge
- JIra
- XRay
- Workday
- Salesforce
- Call Center Technology
- Service Now
- Dyna Trace
- Quality Center
- Azure Development Operations
- Mainframe
Timeline
Scrum Master & Business Analyst
State Of Iowa, Judicial Branch
07.2024 - Current
IT Leader & Business Analyst
Workiva
11.2021 - 04.2024
IT Analysis Leader
CO-OP Financial Services
06.2019 - 11.2021
Sr. IT Consultant
ITA Group
07.2017 - 11.2019
Deliveryn Manager
FC Stone
03.2017 - 04.2017
System Application Manager
Farm Bureau Insurance Of Michigan
03.2016 - 04.2017
IT Analysis Manager
Nationwide Insurance - Dunn Agency
01.1995 - 03.2016
High School Diploma -
Dowling
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