Anna McMinn

Background

About Anna McMinn

I am a highly self-motivated, customer-focused technology professional with over 25 years experience gained in both private and public sectors. I perform a servant leadership role in high-profile product discovery, development and process transformation initiatives throughout the entire life cycle, striving to ensure business outcomes are achieved, user needs are met, assumptions are validated, ideas are tested and decisions are driven by data. I combine passion and professional integrity to motivate others and build collaboration. I have a proven track record of facilitating stakeholder discussions to ensure positive outcomes. Key competencies o Evidence-based, data-driven approach o Analytical approach to problem-solving o Cat herding o Workshop design & facilitation (remote / in-person) o Coaching teams and individuals o Strong interpersonal and communication skills o Emotional intelligence o Commercial awareness o Relationship management Professional goals o To be part of a collaborative, innovative product culture, contributing to the success of interesting and challenging work o To work within a lean product discovery and delivery environment aligned to impactful business outcomes Specialties o Lean product discovery and development o Design Thinking o User research o Agile coaching o Public sector (GDS, NI Direct) o Digital Transformation consultancy o Project & programme delivery o Continuous process improvement o Change management o Delivery of training (e.g. Scrum, product discovery techniques) o Scrum, KanBan, XP o Business analysis o User Experience o Web & mobile application development