Kennie A.

Project leadership in support of various 1GX - SAP SuccessFactors-HCM modules. Leading large and complex HCM projects, drawing on knowledge of business, client needs, and support to stakeholders wrt to the analysis, configuration, design and testing of new releases, modules, and functionality of S4 HCM-Success Factors.

Mentorship , Building Getnoticed / Optisage.ai

Driving digital transformation initiatives within the Planning, Property & Development Department. Working together with IT and business stakeholders to plan, elicit, analyze, document, and validate business and system requirements for a major strategic transformation initiative within planning property and development department .The project is a City of Winnipeg initiative within the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) by the Federal Government and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to digitize and facilitate faster development and permit approvals in AMANDA

Drove Government of Canada’s Access to Information and Privacy Initiative by leveraging AMANDA cloud technology and business process re-engineering. Led successful project rollout and implementation of Access to Information & Privacy /FOI Government of Canada projects for Treasury board Secretariat, Prairies & Pacific Canada & Office of the Privacy Commissioner.

Collaborated with Government of Nova Scotia departments, fostering strong relationships and gaining a comprehensive understanding of their business functions and workflows. Collaborated on the AMANDA system upgrade across multiple departments. Organized and facilitated workshops for business requirements, test planning and case development, guiding testing phases, providing training assistance, educating stakeholders on product impact, and bridging the technical and business aspects of the project.

Led the below key Projects: Department of Agriculture Permits and Licencing processing for SNAP Meat and Farm Animal Welfare in AMANDA. Department of Early Childhood Education Permits and Licencing Application processing and improvements in AMANDA Responsibilities as the Business Analyst • Actively collaborated with stakeholders to understand business needs and converted them into comprehensive functional and non-functional requirements for AMANDA back-office implementation. • Facilitated change requests, streamlined processes, and worked closely with QA/Testing teams to develop test plans and organize user acceptance testing (UAT) for improved product quality. • Conducted thorough system analysis, identified areas for improvement, defined project scope and requirements, and managed development backlogs using Jira and Kanban boards. • Revamped process workflows using BPMN diagrams and value stream mapping, to increase service delivery efficiency • Documented work instructions and Training documents

Managed a team that contributed to product enhancement deliveries & program management using agile methodologies  Successfully managed all payment collections, disbursement and loyalty products for various industry verticals for the company accounting for 12% of the company's product revenue.  Served as a liaison between customers & business users to define problem statements, elicit change requirements, validate & document requirements for various projects  Worked closely with the development team, testers & production support team throughout the application change lifecycle. Closely worked with system developers through the development phase to ensure that the delivered solution meets the requirements of the business  Support applications through functional, user acceptance testing, and production deployment  Perform extensive market research and trend analysis to identify opportunities for new product development.

Successfully managed collections, disbursement and loyalty products for the company accounting for 23% of the company's revenue. Managed the interaction of a team of dedicated engineers, UI/UX designers, solution architect and testers in developing new solutions and product enhancement tailored to meet varying customer requirements. I constantly assess gaps in the market with extensive market research, thorough view of direct and indirect competitors; trend analysis to identify opportunities for new product development. Defined the product vision and created the road map for the collections and disbursement product suites and communicated this to cross-functional teams in a clear and concise manner. An Integral contributor in the product innovation process and serving as subject matter expert on key product & customer perspectives to develop winning value propositions across the value chain. Designed and automated the product development process. Developed business requirements into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria. Created and managed the product backlog. Participated in scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, demos and retrospectives. Identified and managed the dependencies with other internal and external teams. Managed product portfolio using various product strategy tools and methodologies (BCG Matrix, competitive analysis etc.) to create data driven insight for execution. Managed the go-to-market strategy, marketing plan, return on marketing investment, communication plan, promotional strategies for all managed products Designed product collateral briefs (brochures, how to videos, user guides, use cases etc.) for both internal and external stakeholders as part of our sales enablement strategy for lead generation Coached the sales team in solution selling of managed products Part of the Interswitch brand building team, working with agencies and the business team to implement customer acquisition strategies for B2B products.

Communication and external affairs department • Providing educational support and mapping out strategies and guidelines to Undergraduate, Graduate admission • Co-coordinating Widening Participation and Aim Higher activities • Marketing assistance at the University recruitment, Admissions and widening participation related events. • Team Building and mentoring initiation program

• Supervised and managed the daily business and operational requirements for all processing relationships • Provided project support for major initiatives with an emphasis on operations, business development and operational support.- • Developed documentation to support the operations environment.-User guides, process documents