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Slade Kennedy PMO SolutionsOwner
May. 2025Roswell, Georgia, United StatesAt Slade Kennedy PMO Solutions, we help organizations transform how they manage projects, programs, and portfolios. Whether you're building a Project Management Office from the ground up or optimizing delivery across a portfolio of initiatives, we bring the strategy, structure, and execution support to help you succeed. Our services are designed for flexibility—offered on a contract, fractional, or project basis—so you get exactly the level of support you need, when you need it. - PMO Establishment & Optimization
- Project Delivery Efficiencies
- Metrics & Reporting Development
- AI-Enhanced Project Management
Silent EightDirector Project Management Office
May. 2023 - May. 2025Roswell, Georgia, United StatesLeading a global professional services team requiring establishment of implementation methodology best practices and standard operating procedures.
Impetus Consulting Group (now Keyrus EPM Americas)Senior Manager, PMO Leader
Jul. 2022 - May. 2023Roswell, GACreated an Anaplan PMO from the ground up. Established KPIs for Project Managers based on project financials and adherence to PMO implementation methodology. Established the PMO Knowledgebase to provide best practices, templates, process, quality assurance, and guidance for entire delivery team.
GloatPrincipal Project Manager, US PMO Lead
Apr. 2021 - Jul. 2022Alpharetta, Georgia, United StatesI lead a professional services team where we manage, support and collaborate with Fortune 500 clients. My team successfully delivered a variety of projects on time and on budget.
Some of my notable achievements include: • Spearheading cross-functional teams in large and medium-scale global HCM system implementations.
• Leading discovery workshops, kickoffs, and global team members in streamlining internal processes and upgrading project methodology. • Collaborate with the executive team to redefine the Master Service Agreement (MSA) and the Statement of Work (SOW).
Alight SolutionsSr. Project Manager, Cloud Deployment - Workday HCM
Nov. 2019 - Apr. 2021Alpharetta, Georgia, United StatesI orchestrated and launched Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) software implementations serving several clients and adhering to Workday recommended methodology. I take a personal interest in my teams with generous coaching and mentoring. With careful project planning, I succeeded in multiple HCM cloud implementations valued at $1.5M to $15M. I managed client expectations, and I consulted and advised on project leadership. All of my projects were delivered on-time and on-budget within +/- 10% of budget tolerance. I led requirements and discovery sessions virtually, ensuring that business requirements were in scope and aligned with the SOW. Workday certified in HCM Services Core, Large and Medium Enterprise, and Project Management
InforICS Program Manager, HCM Cloudsuite
Jul. 2015 - Nov. 2019Alpharetta, GAIn this role, I oversaw the project management team to complete projects on time and on budget. I led cloud software implementations for multiple HCM clients, using Workforce Management (WFM), and modified software. I engaged and supported notable enterprise clients completing projects ranging from $5M to $32M, including launching premiere implementation and software development projects. I reported project status to the executive steering committee. Some of my achievements included: • Employed waterfall and agile methodologies in driving consistent and successful implementations.
• Orchestrated Use Case design and launch for customer software and the design package to reinforce understanding of requirements by the software development team.
• Guided and directed offshore Center of Excellence (COE) staff in India and Manilla, overseeing workload and schedule.
• Facilitated the design and use of project management tools (detailed work plan, issue management, coordinating resources, installing configurations, and test management).
SabilityProject Manager
Aug. 2014 - Jun. 2015Alpharetta, GAI managed four HR resources in launching Dayforce and Ultimate software implementations serving a variety of clients. Additionally, I maintained consistent results across projects utilizing standardized methodologies. Some of my achievements included: • Spearheaded and launched projects in a timely and cost-effective manner, utilizing standardized tools, aligning the team around business requirements.
Guidant GroupImplementation Project Manager
Jun. 2012 - Aug. 2014Greater Atlanta Area Ensure consistent implementation results across projects through the utilization of Agile implementation methodology
Manage project management team to ensure all software implementations are completed within schedule and budget with change control applied when necessary
Understand business requirements and analyze the needs of the organization and project teams
Lead systems integration with IT stakeholders involving ERP, HRIS, time keeping, and accounting systems (PeopleSoft, SAP, Oracle, Taleo, and JobVite)
Responsible for software data and configuration validation prior to system launch
Development and maintenance of the implementation guidelines, policies, procedures and best practice information
Facilitate creation and use of standard project management tools such as detailed work plan, on-going issue management, resource coordination, and installation configuration management
Establish and manage exception path approval and change management process for implementations
Create documentation and reports for executive and steering committee updates
Develop and manage procedure to transition to internal support team to ensure long-term client satisfaction
Slade Kennedy ConsultingOwner
Dec. 2001 - Dec. 2013I ran a project management consulting firm.
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