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Tammie J. Barber

Bentonville

Summary

Seasoned IT professional with exceptional leadership and project management skills. Well-organized, systematic and diplomatic in building consensus and spearheading teams. Specialize in software planning, design and implementation.

Project Manager versed in all aspects of project and personnel management. Results-oriented and high-energy professional with talent for leading by example and inspiring peak performance. Dedicated to fostering strong effective team relationships.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager/Scrum Master

Walmart
Bentonville
07.2018 - Current
  • Company Overview: Tririga PM (Property Management).
  • Prepared weekly status reports to update customers and senior management on current progress and constraints.
  • Applied extensive expertise in System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and Agile project management techniques to manage multiple project teams.
  • Brought in additional project personnel and resources to meet expected demands.
  • Kept project teams on-task with proactive control of budgets, schedules and scopes.
  • Inspired team members by fostering a positive environment and boosting employee confidence.
  • Reduced process lags by effectively managing and scheduling employees to ensure optimal productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
  • Ensured adherence to user and client requirements by aligning projects specification, schedules and phase deliverables.
  • Assisted Director in coordinating activities, updating team members and managing inquiries for consistent delivery of quality products and services.
  • Led 6 project teams concurrently for development and QA areas.
  • Defined project plans and timelines, managed workflow and personnel and achieved completion deadlines on or before schedule.
  • Defined project deliverables and monitored status of tasks.
  • Spearheaded China and Chile implementations as a senior team leader.
  • Served as the single point of contact for project scheduling and changes.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to draft project schedules and plans.
  • Trained and mentored junior team members leveraging previous experiences to ensure optimal project approach.
  • Ensured project deadlines were met by managing and partnering with contractors to monitor performance.
  • Modified and reconstructed project plans to better align with organizational objectives.
  • Leveraged JIRA and MS Project essential project management tools.
  • Communicated with clients, delivering timely and relevant status updates.
  • Tririga PM (Property Management).

Sr. Product Manager, Formally GBS Project Manager

04.2018 - 07.2018
  • Scrum master for 2 teams: Blazers - AP Invoicing Team.
  • Team supports Tririga, Nakisa and GLM.
  • Sci Fi Nerds - T&E Team.
  • Resources planning for T&E.
  • On-Call Support for AP and T&E.
  • AP BA assigned to T&E and Tririga AP.
  • Lead AP efforts for global implementation of Nakisa.
  • Requirements elicitation.
  • Wrote Technical and Functional user stories.
  • AS-IS and TO-BE Process documentation.
  • Technical configuration in development clients.
  • Advocate and active participant in new DevOps way of working.

GBS Project Manager / AP/T&E

06.2014 - 04.2018
  • Lead T&E Gateway project.
  • Lead T&E Mobility project.
  • Lead EP6U and EP7U projects for T&E Team.
  • Lead SP11 project for T&E Team.
  • Lead Test Case Automation project for T&E Team.
  • Lead T&E Go-live and Hypercare for Mobility Implementation.
  • Manage defect tickets and resolution for T&E project during Go-Live, Hypercare.
  • Lead T&E Post-Hypercare Support.
  • Managed Deloitte consultant support team.
  • Trained resources from Deloitte.
  • Lead KT sessions during on-boarding of Deloitte resources.
  • Supervised defect ticket meetings.
  • Liaison with Integration Management for SAP ADM design changes/updates.
  • Participated in and contributed to all Functional Team member activities including but not limited to: Design change reviews (DCR) and approvals.
  • Writing and updating FS (Functional Specification) documents.
  • FUT (Functional Unit Testing).
  • SAP Configuration for T&E application.
  • Completed FUT for new development objects and approved DCRs.
  • Lead Support Activities: Incident creation, resolution and tracking in ServiceNow.
  • Coordinated ticket resolution of defects with developers, QA team and customers.

Project Specialist II

GBOS
02.2013 - 06.2014
  • Lead EP6U Upgrade for T&E Team.
  • Lead Test Case Automation project for T&E Team.
  • Lead T&E Go-live efforts for both the Canada and US implementations.
  • Lead T&E Hypercare efforts for both the Canada and US implementations.
  • Managed defect incidents and resolution for T&E project during Go-Live and Hypercare.
  • Lead T&E Post-Hypercare Support.
  • Managed IBM consultant support team.
  • Trained resources from IBM.
  • Lead KT sessions during on-boarding of IBM resources.
  • Supervised defect ticket meetings.
  • Lead DR4 Sync project for T&E Team.
  • Liaison with Integration Management for SAP ADM design changes/updates.
  • Participated in and contributed to all Functional Team member activities including but not limited to: Design change reviews (DCR) and approvals.
  • Writing and updating FS (Functional Specification) documents.
  • FUT (Functional Unit Testing).
  • SAP Configuration for T&E application.
  • Completed FUT for new development objects and approved DCRs.
  • Coordinated ticket resolution of defects with developers, QA team and customers.

ISD - Senior Business Analyst

Walmart
06.2012 - 02.2013
  • Lead BA for SAP RE Implementation.
  • Requirement elicitation session facilitation.
  • Requirement documentation, BRL (Business Requirements List) wire-frames and prototyping.
  • Functional specification assignments, reviews, approvals.
  • FS Tracking and Report in ADM (Application development status).
  • Creation of file structure in SOLMAN.
  • Management of documentation in SOLMAN.
  • Group Functional Specification review planning and coordination.
  • Unit (TUT), Regression and customer acceptance testing coordination.
  • Coordinated defects with developers, QA team and customers for resolution.
  • Liaison with Integration Management for SAP ADM design changes/updates.
  • Point of contact for Real Estate SAP application development process opportunities and understanding.
  • Design change reviews and approvals.
  • Liaison between functional and technical teams.
  • Function as the point of contact for the functional team.
  • Point of contact between international and global development teams.
  • Issue and risk coordination, tracking and resolution.

ISD - Business Analyst

Walmart
11.2010 - 06.2012
  • Lead BA for SAP RE Implementation.
  • Requirement elicitation session facilitation.
  • Functional specification review and assignments.
  • Group specification review planning and coordination.
  • Unit, regression and customer acceptance testing coordination.
  • Coordinated defects with developers, QA team and customers for resolution.
  • Liaison with Integration Management for SAP ADM design changes/updates.
  • Point of contact for Real Estate SAP application development process opportunities and understanding.
  • Functional specification review and assignments.
  • Application development status tracking and reporting.
  • Design change reviews and approvals.
  • Liaison between functional and technical teams.
  • Function as the point of contact for the functional team.
  • Point of contact between international and global development teams.
  • Issue and risk coordination, tracking and resolution.

Business Process Analyst (Business Analyst/Quality Assurance)

Lockheed Martin
01.2007 - 12.2008

Real Estate Sales Agent

3% Real Estate Company
08.2002 - 08.2005

Software Engineer

Alcatel USA
01.2000 - 01.2001

Test Planner Scheduler for CDMA Product Test Team

Nortel Networks
11.1999 - 12.1999

MSS (Member of Scientific Staff) CDMA Product Test

Nortel Networks
06.1997 - 11.1998

MSS (Member of Scientific Staff) Carrier Networks Product Test

Nortel Networks
09.1996 - 06.1997

Education

MBA -

Webster University
01.2018

Certified Scrum Master -

01.2016

Walmart Leadership Foundations Program -

01.2014

Business Analyst Certification -

Saint Louis University
St Louis, MO
01.2012

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, English

Texas Woman's University
01.1996

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

Collin County Community College
01.1994

Skills

  • Project development and lifecycle
  • Global and strategic sourcing
  • Work flow planning
  • Systems implementation
  • Management information systems
  • Project scope management
  • Microsoft Office Suite expert
  • Project management
  • Relationship Building
  • Results-oriented
  • Conflict management
  • Process improvement
  • Organized
  • Natural leader
  • Unsurpassed work ethic
  • Schedule management
  • Client rapport
  • Quality assurance and control
  • Superb time management skills
  • Detail-oriented
  • Streamlined operational efficiencies
  • Productivity improvement

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master
  • Business Analyst Certification
  • Walmart Leadership Foundations Program
  • State of Texas Teaching Certification in Secondary Mathematics

Timeline

Project Manager/Scrum Master

Walmart
07.2018 - Current

Sr. Product Manager, Formally GBS Project Manager

04.2018 - 07.2018

GBS Project Manager / AP/T&E

06.2014 - 04.2018

Project Specialist II

GBOS
02.2013 - 06.2014

ISD - Senior Business Analyst

Walmart
06.2012 - 02.2013

ISD - Business Analyst

Walmart
11.2010 - 06.2012

Business Process Analyst (Business Analyst/Quality Assurance)

Lockheed Martin
01.2007 - 12.2008

Real Estate Sales Agent

3% Real Estate Company
08.2002 - 08.2005

Software Engineer

Alcatel USA
01.2000 - 01.2001

Test Planner Scheduler for CDMA Product Test Team

Nortel Networks
11.1999 - 12.1999

MSS (Member of Scientific Staff) CDMA Product Test

Nortel Networks
06.1997 - 11.1998

MSS (Member of Scientific Staff) Carrier Networks Product Test

Nortel Networks
09.1996 - 06.1997

MBA -

Webster University

Certified Scrum Master -

Walmart Leadership Foundations Program -

Business Analyst Certification -

Saint Louis University

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, English

Texas Woman's University

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

Collin County Community College

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