Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Certification
competencies
References
Timeline
Hi, I’m

Denise Scott

Ellenton,FL
Denise Scott

Summary

CHANGE MANAGEMENT LEADER

Innovative and collaborative player/coach leader, with over 15 years of experience in successfully leading organizations through changes involving tools, processes and organizational transformations minimal disruption to achieve maximum sustainable business results. Experienced in utilized a wealth of tools, practices and methodologies to lead change. Servant leader committed to helping people through developing and fostering positive relationships, building trust, providing transparency, actively engaging and listening and demonstrating integrity. Reaching the hearts and minds of people going through change and valuing their experience is the key to successful sustainable change.

Overview

9
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Allstate Insurance
Florida

Change Management Leader
06.2020 - 11.2023

Job overview

  • Increased team capacity to lead change by 70% by creating and implementing a strategy for team cross training and development to increase capabilities and capacity of team resources to support change initiatives.
  • Created 3-tier service model to support technology organization of eight thousand designed to maximize team's ability to scale change management services across technology organization aligning change practitioners to large initiatives, providing change coaching services and offering access to self-serve tools, processes, and templates.
  • Delivered change management education to over 100 technology leaders to increase their awareness and understanding around value of utilizing change management tools and techniques to achieve intended outcomes, adoption and sustainability of their changes
  • Improve employee engagement by cultivate a culture promoting relationships, connections, belonging, community, volunteering and importance of mental health breaks and having fun. Conducted over 120 engagement activities with over a total of eight hundred participants.

Allstate Insurance
Arizona

Agile Team Lead - PMO
08.2018 - 05.2020

Job overview

  • Recruited and stood up team of 25 resource in 6 months including scrum teams and Release Train Engineers to drive enterprise product platform transformation involving over forty teams' technology teams
  • Achieved goal of rotating 25% of team into new roles for career growth and development opportunities.
  • Increased PMO leader collaboration, communication, engagement and awareness by leading month meet ups for 40 global leaders.
  • Talent Developer and Coach - Recognized as a leader enthusiastic around providing developmental opportunities, coaching and support for employees interested in transitioning to new roles in leadership, agile and project management.

Allstate Insurance
Illinois

Release Train Engineer
07.2017 - 07.2018

Job overview

  • Engaged in leading organizational change to transformation for 125 employees from Technology PMO Business Office to Enterprise Agile Center of Excellence involving implementation of new roles, product teams, tools and new way of working
  • Planned and facilitated Agile Release Train events including Program Increment Planning and agile ceremonies using innovative tools and tactics to engage teams and stakeholders
  • Increase train operational maturity and SAFe practices as Release Train Engineer increasing value delivered in each program increment

Allstate Insurance
Illinois

Leader - Program Management Office
06.2014 - 07.2017

Job overview

  • Created PMO on-line portal designed to deliver on-time informative, inspiring, and educational information to internal and external stakeholders
  • Provided Change Management consulting services to PMO leaders and project managers
  • Led global team accountable for change management, organization communications, and Waterfall and Agile training for over 375 global PMO resources
  • Delivered employee innovative and educational events for PMO including Town Halls, Open Mics, Learn Days, employee recognition and community give-back events
  • Obtained Prosci Change Management Certification.
  • Increased team productivity by streamlining communication and implementing effective project management strategies.
  • Successful in leading global cross-functional teams by building and fostering community, collaboration, engagement and innovation.

Education

University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee WI

Business Administration

University Overview

Roosevelt University
Schaumburg, IL

Business Administration

University Overview

Certification

Prosci Certification | Release Train Certification | SAFe Product Manager Certification

SAFE for Teams Certification | PMP Certification

competencies

competencies

Change Management and Project Management

ADKAR, Agile, Waterfall, Strategy, Communications, Training and Development, Managing Risk and Resistance, KPIs, Engagement, Negotiations, Problem-Solving, Task Management, Problem Solving, Implementation and Sustainability Planning   

Leadership

Strategy, Innovative, Results, Collaboration, Adaptability, Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, Building and Fostering High-Performing Teams, Cultural Competence, Continuous Improvement, Employee Development and Integrity

Technology 

Microsoft 365:  Word, PowerPoint, Sharepoint, Teams, Excel, MS Project, VersionOne, Mural

 

References

References
References available upon request.

Timeline

Change Management Leader
Allstate Insurance
06.2020 - 11.2023
Agile Team Lead - PMO
Allstate Insurance
08.2018 - 05.2020
Release Train Engineer
Allstate Insurance
07.2017 - 07.2018
Leader - Program Management Office
Allstate Insurance
06.2014 - 07.2017
University of Wisconsin
Business Administration
Roosevelt University
Business Administration
Denise Scott