Product Planning Manager, Pearson School Systems (formerly Chancery Software), 7/2004 – 9/2006

Chancery Software is a leading provider enterprise software (Student Information Systems) to school districts across North America.

• As a member of the Product Management team, I led the adoption of Accept 360, an enterprise product planning application that allows software release planning to occur based on market drivers and strategic needs rather than on reactive demands.
• In this role, I also took the lead role in responding to RFPs, working closely with partners to ensure that the proposed solution sold the benefits of an enterprise solution to uniquely meet the needs of the customer.
• Further responsibility included liaising between Product Management and Requirements Engineering, ensuring that developed features meet customer needs and market requirements.
• Process planning and strategic thinking were critical to my success at Chancery.
• I also held the position of Market Requirements Manager within the organization