Deanna Kendall

About Deanna Kendall

Leading change through and with people. Passionate about collaboration, recognizing and celebrating others strengths and continually looking for opportunities of improvement. I am a results driven professional and highly experienced change agent, with a strong track record of partnership with business leaders and large-scale program success. Skilled in change management, training, program management and leadership coaching. Expert communicator and facilitator. Recognized for ability to influence at all levels in the organization – while developing strategies that connect change management practices to creating shareholder value.

Experience

1. Information Technology Project Manager

   Cabela\'s

   Nov 2014 — Present

   As a Project Manager I lead large enterprise-wide change efforts. These efforts support strategic initiatives and typically span multiple fiscal years. In my role, I manage the relationships and interfaces with multiple departments. Responsibilities: • Leads large enterprise-wide change management efforts • Accountable to create, develop, and deliver change management strategy for complex projects• Manages the relationships and interfaces with multiple departments by acting as a liaison with Senior Leadership and initiative champions• Advises on the implications of the organizations plans and actions and offers recommendations on factors that may impact change adoption and sustainability• Responsible for the planning and execution of change management deliverables on designated project teams through all project phases• Creation of the change management strategy, organizational assessments, stakeholder analysis and engagement, communication strategy and plan and deliverables, and sustainability plan• Coach business partners and mentor Change Management Lead and Specialist roles on the change management methodology and deliverables

Education

• Fort Hays State University

  Animal Sciences

  1994 — 1997

• Capella University

  Bachelors of Science in Business, Project Management

  2017 — 2020

Skills

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Social Media
• Management
• Team Building
• Marketing
• Microsoft Office
• Project Management
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Leadership
• Customer Service
• Training
• Retail