Laura Howard

Background

About Laura Howard

20+ years of experience in healthcare IT 10+ years in product and project management Team leadership, design thinking, lean product management, product strategy, user-centered design, Agile and waterfall product development, product adoption, and project management Identify problems impacting users, prioritizing opportunities, developing scalable solutions to complex businesses, UX, and technical issues with lean product management Product managing B2C + B2B digital products and developing unified customer experience Lead outcome achievement, business case development, product strategy/roadmap development, detailed product & acceptance criteria development, user adoption strategies History of success driving key initiatives from design and planning through implementation Combines analytical knowledge, leadership abilities, and relationship-building skills to engage stakeholders at all levels, build consensus and enable data-driven decision-making Passion for ongoing education in innovative technologies and complex business & technical concepts to achieve product goal outcomes Excels at identifying key issues critical to success, ensuring maximum efficiency and quality Core Competencies: Scaled Agile Framework, functional & technical documentation, process improvement initiatives, project management, Agile & scrum methodologies, team leadership, cross-functional collaboration Tools/skills: JIRA, Confluence, Lucid Chart, Rhapsody IDE, Salesforce, Microsoft Office including Project, Smartsheet Certifications Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Scrum Alliance Certified Salesforce Administrator, Salesforce Certified Rhapsody Associate, Orion Health