Michael Roman

Background

About Michael Roman

Experienced consulting professional with 15+ years in project delivery roles that include Project Manager, Product Owner, Scrum Master, Systems Analyst, and Business & Process Analyst. My client experience spans the aerospace, telecommunications, government, media, human services, non-profit, and professional services industries. • Delivered high-visibility simultaneous initiatives under aggressive timelines using Agile and Waterfall, meeting scope, schedule, and quality goals; • Partnered with executives, vendors, and SMEs across multiple workstreams to align deliverables and mitigate risks, resulting in an increase of on-time completion and improved stakeholder satisfaction scores; • Developed executive dashboards, reports, and demos that improved transparency and reduced rework, accelerating decision-making cycles; • Directed go-live readiness and post-production support, ensuring seamless deployments; and • Fostered strong stakeholder relationships through structured communication and governance, boosting cross-team collaboration and engagement. • Led SME interviews and workshops, translating complex business goals into actionable requirements, BRDs, user stories, and prioritized backlogs; • Conducted gap and impact analyses, reconciling conflicting needs and preventing scope creep; • Modeled current and future-state workflows, standardizing processes to improve efficiency; and • Created process maps and visuals for technical and business audiences. • Collaborated with Product and UX teams to design and refine wireframes, mockups, and UI workflows; • Authored product change specifications and solution summaries, bridging business intent and technical delivery; • Defined protocols and staffing plans for new product rollouts; and • Partnered with Solution Architects to define solutions, estimate costs, and present proposals. • Conducted business process reviews to identify automation and optimization opportunities; • Performed root cause and gap analyses to improve operational efficiency and reliability; • Supported initiatives with SME expertise and QA oversight, maintaining delivery quality; and • Developed dashboards, reports and executive summaries to provide actionable insights for leadership; • Translated raw operational data into actionable business insights to guide strategic decisions; • Identified process inefficiencies through data trend analysis; • Collaborated with product managers to translate data insights into feature roadmap priorities; and • Partnered with leadership to interpret KPIs and create data-informed strategies.