Leading a Large-Scale ERP Migration & Cloud Digital Transformation

Strategic Program Execution, Agile Transformation, and Data Migration Excellence

🔍 Situation: Driving Enterprise-Wide ERP Migration & Data Transformation

As the Program Manager for a large-scale ERP migration at Briggs & Stratton, I led a business-critical initiative that involved:

✅ Migrating the entire business process ecosystem to a new ERP system.
✅ Building a new data stack & generating thousands of reports to support business intelligence.
✅ Managing a large cross-functional team across onshore and offshore locations.
✅ Ensuring successful data validation & conversion for a seamless transition.

Simultaneously, in my consulting engagements for Walmart & Verizon, I managed digital transformation programs focused on merchandise management and data integrity.

🎯 Task: Managing a Complex, High-Stakes Migration

🔹 ERP Migration (Briggs & Stratton): Ensuring the smooth transition of all business-critical functions into a new ERP system.
🔹 Data Migration (Walmart & Verizon): Managing the data validation & conversion workstream for merchandise management, ensuring data quality & system integrity.
🔹 Large-Scale Program Execution: Overseeing $10M budget within a $100M project, balancing cost, timeline, and stakeholder expectations.
🔹 Cross-Functional Collaboration: Leading a 10-person onshore team and 15 offshore developers, ensuring business process teams remained aligned with engineering efforts.

🚀 Actions Taken: Driving Execution Through Agile & Data-Driven Strategies

1️⃣ Implemented Agile for Large-Scale ERP Migration
✅ Broke down the ERP migration into sprints → Established an iterative roadmap to reduce delivery risks.
✅ Created cross-functional collaboration frameworks → Ensured business process teams, developers, and analysts were aligned.
✅ Facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives → Improved visibility & execution across engineering & business teams.

📊 Impact → Streamlined execution, reducing delivery risks and ensuring on-time program completion.

2️⃣ Data Migration Strategy for Enterprise-Scale Transformation
✅ Developed a structured data validation & migration framework → Ensured seamless data conversion with 100% accuracy.
✅ Collaborated closely with business & IT teams → Addressed data inconsistencies, redundancy issues, and quality gaps.
✅ Implemented automated data validation → Reduced manual errors, accelerating migration timelines.

📊 Impact → Ensured data integrity, reducing post-migration defects and preventing costly business disruptions.

3️⃣ Cross-Functional Team Leadership & Budget Management
✅ Managed a global delivery team → Coordinated work across onshore (10-person team) & offshore (15 developers) for optimized execution.
✅ Balanced a $10M budget within a $100M enterprise initiative → Maintained cost control while delivering high-quality program execution.
✅ Provided executive-level reporting & risk management insights → Kept leadership aligned on progress, risks, and milestones.

📊 Impact → Achieved on-time & on-budget delivery, reinforcing stakeholder confidence.

🏆 Results: A Seamless ERP Migration & Digital Transformation

✔ Successfully delivered a large-scale ERP migration, ensuring zero disruptions to business operations.
✔ Managed a $10M budget within an enterprise-wide $100M initiative, maintaining cost control & resource efficiency.
✔ Optimized Agile program execution, improving team collaboration & stakeholder alignment.
✔ Ensured 100% data accuracy, eliminating post-migration system defects & ensuring operational continuity.

🎯 Key Takeaways for Technical Program Managers

🔹 Enterprise migrations require structured Agile execution → Breaking down complex initiatives into manageable sprints reduces risks & enhances execution.
🔹 Data validation & migration strategies are critical for success → Ensuring data accuracy & integrity prevents operational disruptions post-migration.
🔹 Cross-functional leadership is key → Aligning business & engineering teams ensures smooth execution & stakeholder satisfaction.
🔹 Budget & risk management drive program success → Monitoring costs & proactively mitigating risks lead to on-time & on-budget delivery.

🚀 This case study showcases my ability to manage enterprise-wide transformations, drive Agile execution, and deliver data-driven success in ERP & digital migrations.

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