Lisa Thompson

About Lisa Thompson

With 20+ years of experience across financial applications, process improvement, and governance, my superpower is not only driving change but gaining buy-in and acceptance from the key stakeholders. At my previous FinTech company, I created the Financial Information Systems Department from the ground-up, as well as implemented best-practice processes to improve the overall operations. I streamlined many functions, built a high-performance team, implemented Oracle R12 EBS, then managed 2 application upgrades and 2 database upgrades over 6 years. Throughout my career, I have functioned as a trusted partner to C-level leadership in defining and executing sophisticated business and technology strategies. Part of my success is due to my start in the Accounting field, from Accounts Payable to Revenue Accountant, which allows me to understand the people as well as their accounting requirements and translate between functional and technical resources. Truly understanding the business requirement is critical in designing the best solution. Truly understanding your stakeholders and managing the impact to their day to day lives is critical in improving your odds for a successful deployment.My approach is a simple one. People. Process. Data. Technology. Focus on these four pillars in your project to achieve the best outcomes.Specialties:Oracle Cloud ERP (Financials)(3 implementations) Oracle EBS (2 11i implementations, 1 R12 implementation and 2 R12 upgrades)Communication between all levels (Critical to success) Organizational Change Management (OCM)Planning/Scope ManagementProject Governance/Project Initiation (Kick Offs are one of my specialties)Project Management Documenting “As Is” & “To Be” processesMap & Gap between “As Is” & “To Be”Design & TestingTraining (documentation and classroom led)Identifying Test Cases (Ensuring Real-Life Scenarios are captured)Waterfall SDLCWorking knowledge of Agile Methodologies Business Process Creation/Improvement (In Parallel with Requirements & Testing)

Experience

1. Senior Business Analyst

   MediaNews Group

   Nov 2022 — Present · Denver, CO, US

Education

• Copiah-Lincoln Community College

  Associate's degree, Computer Science

• Belhaven University

  Accounting

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Continuous Improvement
• Oracle Financials
• Management
• Budgeting
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Oracle Applications
• Oracle E-Business Suite
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Enterprise Software
• Strategy
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Visio
• Program Management
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• People Management
• Business Intelligence
• Team Leadership
• Erp
• Blackline
• Process Management
• Release Management
• Integration
• Process Simulation
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Sdlc
• Oracle Discoverer
• IT Management
• Solution Architecture
• Telecommunications
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Analysis
• Software Development
• Process Development
• Strategic Planning
• Project Planning
• Process Improvement