Leading the conversation on digital connected work
With over a decade of experience in software integration, value stream management, and product management, Mara is a passionate and driven leader who strives to deliver value to customers and stakeholders. As VP, Product Management at Planview, she leverages her expertise in agile methodologies, software development, and value stream management to drive organizational change and transformation across the company. She is motivated by the mission of helping customers achieve their strategic goals and optimize their business outcomes with the Planview platform.
Digital banking has redefined financial services over the last decade, with consumer preferences clearly reflecting this transformation: 91% of customers now consider online and mobile experiences a critical priority when choosing a bank.
Until recently, manual traceability from compliance reporting has held back large organizations from becoming software innovators. Now, enterprise toolchain integration is helping organizations across heavily-regulated industries, such as healthcare, automobile, finance and government, to automate the sophisticated flow of work from ideation to operation, helping them obtain one source of truth into a product’s development....
On a daily basis, we help our customers with connecting various SDLC tools, so that they can use best of breed tools and still communicate clearly with each other. An example would be a Jira integration with a support tool like ServiceNow. After attending the Atlassian Summit, I noticed an interesting pattern that was common...
“Nothing is permanent but change’ – Heraclitus In business, we all know if you’re standing still, you’re falling behind. We also know that asking people to change their ways is hard – especially in enterprise software delivery. Resistance from some of your best teams can be fierce, and the fallout can directly impact the quality...
Looking back now, I can see that I was one of the blind men with the elephant when it came to knowing what software lifecycle integration was about. I’m now realizing that back then I only saw bits and pieces of the bigger picture. And I definitely had no clue how the small piece that...
For 14 years of my life I thought I would pursue a career in professional golf. That was my goal from the time I was 8 years old, so day-in and day-out I focused on that goal with endless hours of practice, physical awareness, health and later, an – NCAA DI scholarship and tournament wins....
