Laura Crielly

About Laura Crielly

Solution-oriented and adaptable Project Manager with over twenty years of experience in…

Experience

1. Senior Manager

   Accenture

   Feb 2016 — Present

   Functioned as the Program Management Office (PMO) Lead, supporting nine Program Managers and three Client Account Leads across multiple programs with a cumulative annual revenue exceeding $60M.• Acted as a trusted advisor to Client Account Leads, addressing all ad-hoc requests and managing sensitive program and personnel issues.• Optimized processes between AFS internal teams and project groups to ensure efficient completion of all required activities.• Aggregated data from various systems to monitor and report on program management metrics.• Proactively identified and tracked open issues to resolution on a weekly basis, collaborating with stakeholders including Resource Management, Client Financial Management, Contract Management, and Subcontractor Management.• Developed and maintained forecasting documents for projects to ensure team members met contracted Level of Effort (LOE) hours and projects achieved targeted Operating Income (OI).• Collaborated with the financial management team to ensure timely generation and submission of client invoices each month, reviewing billed hours each pay period to confirm appropriate charge codes and accurate revenue recognition.• Worked with the resource management team to ensure timely fulfillment of open roles, including creating job descriptions, reviewing candidates, scheduling interviews, and processing candidate selections.• Facilitated Performance Achievement Planning discussions for over 120 employees annually, developing a streamlined process for assessing contributions and recommending promotions.• Managed the security clearance process for all personnel, ensuring compliance with project security requirements and timelines.• Served as the Account Information Security Lead for each program, ensuring compliance with all client data protection policies.

Education

• Villanova University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Management

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Contract Management
• Budgets
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Integration
• Enterprise Architecture
• Public Speaking
• Pmp
• Management Consulting
• Leadership
• Government Contracting
• Process Improvement
• Business Analysis
• Management
• Team Building
• Program Management
• Analysis
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Team Leadership
• Policy
• Risk Management
• Emergency Management
• Sdlc
• Ms Project
• IT Strategy
• Government
• Project Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Strategic Planning
• Strategy
• Change Management