Robert P. Connolly
Professional Services Leader
- Role
- Senior Director, ERP Professional Services at PowerSchool
- Location
- Dallas, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Robert P. Connolly
Results-oriented senior business executive with over twenty years of leadership positions in management and technology consulting. Effective cross-functional team leader focusing on structured implementation of business and technology solutions. Outstanding results in consulting practice management, program and project management methodology, strategy, assessment, implementation, remediation and execution. Recognized as an innovative and creative problem solver possessing outstanding communication skills, and a strong customer-centric advocate delivering value to clients while reducing cost and developing working relationships across all client organizational levels. Career highlights include: • 20 years Professional Services experience with software companies selling and implementing ERP, HCM, CRM, Workforce Management, Quote-to-Cash and K12 ERP solutions • 10 years Big 4 consulting experience implementing ERP and HCM systems along with managing SOX 404 Attestation engagements • 3 years as Director of Financial Systems for a global computer manufacturer
Experience
Senior Director, ERP Professional Services
Nov 2021 — Present · Dallas, TX, US
PowerSchool provides K-12 education technology solutions that assists schools and districts to manage instruction, learning, grading, attendance, assessment, analytics, state reporting, special education, student registration, talent, finance and HR. Responsible for the ERP Professional Services delivery activities for the eFinancePlus, BusinessPlus and Atrieve product lines. P&L management of this $11M practice is comprised of 65 U.S, Canada and India team members including Project Managers, Solution Consultants, Application Consultants, Technical Consultants, Developers and contractors. Key services include project management, configuration and implementation, data conversion, training, business process reviews, strategy planning, Cognos report development, offshore upgrade factory and integration services. Tightly collaborate with other ERP Business Unit leaders including Sales, Product Management, R&D, Support and Success teams on sales pursuits, product improvements and solution support and success. In addition, key accomplishments include the development and implementation of a new Statement of Work, the development and implementation of a new Agile-based implementation methodology, and the development of new revenue-generating services.
Education
University of Maryland
Sprint Planning for Faster Agile Team Delivery
2022 — 2022
University of Maryland
Agile Innovation and Problem Solving Skills
2022 — 2022
Cornell University
Project Management
2021 — 2021
University of Maryland
Agile Process, Project, and Program Controls
2022 — 2022
Cornell University
Project Leadership
2021 — 2021
University of Maryland
Applied Scrum for Agile Project Management
2022 — 2022
The University of Texas at San Antonio
BBA, Accounting/Business Data Systems
1975 — 1979
University of Maryland
Agile Leadership Principles and Practices
2022 — 2022
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