Bryan Stenberg

About Bryan Stenberg

I’m an insightful program director and senior leader who throughout a 20+ year career, has guided seamless implementations of various delivery methodologies, created successful teams, and enabled operational efficiencies. As an adaptable problem solver, I’m passionate about finding the most effective solutions to complex problems and continually expanding my knowledge to best serve my team and company. IMPACTFUL LEADERSHIP & MENTORSHIP: One of my greatest strengths is my ability to foster a workplace culture that honors openness, communication, and continuous learning. I love to help team members experience growth, realize large and small accomplishments, and contribute to business goals in meaningful ways. I ensure they always feel valued and that their voice is of great importance.CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION: In working with executives and diverse stakeholders, I align project initiatives with business goals. I can easily assess and understand the issues at hand to develop mutually beneficial solutions. Moreover, I’m a keen decision-maker, providing valuable recommendations and actionable, thoughtful steps to encourage project delivery best practices. PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS: By employing Agile, Lean, and Six Sigma practices, I’ve increased productivity, enhanced business operational procedures, and augmented the quality of both data and deliverables. Furthermore, I’m a strategic thinker and someone who thrives when faced with changes or challenges. I’m quick to adapt management approaches to guarantee timely project completion. I enjoy connecting with peers across an organization, placing people in positions where they can utilize their strengths to achieve objectives, and using Agile principles to deliver results. When I’m not busy streamlining business practices, I like to stay active by walking and biking alongside engaging my creative side by learning guitar.Let’s connect! Or email me at b••••••••@icloud.comKey Strengths: Team Building, Project Coordination, Cross-Organizational Communication, Program Effectiveness, Generative AI, Organizational Needs, Financial Acumen, Relationship Cultivation, Strategic Initiatives, Business Analysis, Project Portfolio Management, Scaled Agile Framework, Release Train Engineer

Experience

1. Director Omnichannel Program Management Office & Process

   Elevance Health

   Jul 2021 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US

   Built a groundbreaking team of coaches and project managers, utilizing Agile and waterfall methodologies, to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the omnichannel marketing department’s marketing technology function. Fostered a workplace culture that promoted continuous learning, improvement, and openness to help team members feel valued and engaged; resulted in 100% positive scores across an employee engagement and managerial impact survey Developed a coaching team and procedure to support the launch of the first cross-functional team dedicated to Agile operations, strengthening marketing communications for Carelon healthcare services Identified and integrated process enhancements for delivery communications activities including incident response, project intake, root cause analysis, prioritization, and capacity models; resulting in 30% improvement in email execution efficiency Lead improvement to eliminate errors in communications that caused reputational harm resulting in nearly zero errors Deployed first-ever year-end freeze for marketing communications to effectively manage communication requests against operational capacity; also incorporated data quality checks to guarantee accurate dissemination of communications Mentored 6 recently promoted employees across the marketing organization, aiding them in adapting to and succeeding in new leadership roles; also coached marketing project managers as part of a company-sponsored program

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

  Graduate Certificate - Data Analytics

  2017 — 2019

• University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

  1991 — 1996

Skills

• Project Management
• Data Warehousing
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Spc
• Scaled Agile Framework
• Business Analysis
• Software Project Management
• Agile Analytics
• Agile Methodologies
• Team Building
• Management
• Kanban
• Project Planning
• Scrum
• Process Improvement
• Business Process Improvement
• Program Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Vendor Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Visio
• Change Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Sharepoint
• Data Analytics
• Team Leadership
• Sdlc