Automating Work at Scale

Manual processes limited productivity and introduced unnecessary complexity across consulting and delivery teams. I designed and implemented more than 100 workflow automations spanning Jira, Salesforce (SFDC), Kantata, Microsoft Forms, and Microsoft Power Automate, reducing repetitive work, improving data consistency, and enabling consultants and leadership to spend more time delivering customer value instead of managing administrative tasks.

Solution

Designed and implemented an enterprise automation strategy that streamlined operational workflows across multiple business systems.

Rather than automating isolated tasks, I evaluated end-to-end business processes to identify repetitive activities, integration opportunities, and reporting bottlenecks. I developed more than 100 workflow automations using Jira Automation, Microsoft Power Automate, Salesforce, Kantata, and other enterprise platforms to reduce manual effort, improve process consistency, increase reporting accuracy, and enable teams to focus on higher-value work.

Each automation was designed not only to eliminate repetitive tasks but also to improve data quality, strengthen governance, and support continuous process improvement as business needs evolved.

Business Impact
  • Developed more than 100 workflow automations supporting enterprise operations.

  • Reduced repetitive manual effort and improved operational efficiency.

  • Improved data consistency and reporting accuracy across multiple business systems.

  • Enabled consultants and leadership to spend more time on strategic and customer-focused work.

  • Increased process standardization while reducing opportunities for manual error.

  • Created scalable automation patterns that continued evolving alongside business needs.

  • Strengthened collaboration between business and technical teams through integrated workflows.

Business Challenge

As the Professional Services Practice Development organization expanded globally, consultants and leadership spent increasing amounts of time performing repetitive administrative tasks, manually updating systems, and compiling reports.

Disconnected processes across Jira, Salesforce, Kantata, Microsoft 365, and other enterprise applications introduced inefficiencies, inconsistent data, and unnecessary manual effort.

Without automation, valuable time was being diverted away from customer delivery and strategic initiatives.

Tools & Technologies
  • Jira

  • Confluence

  • Jira Automation

  • Jira Dashboards

  • Advanced JQL

  • ScriptRunner

  • Slack

  • Salesforce (SFDC)

  • Kantata

  • Microsoft Power Automate

  • Microsoft 365

  • Microsoft Forms

  • LucidChart

  • SurveyMonkey

Key Capabilities Demonstrated
My Role
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Automation Architect, Process Engineer & Agile Delivery Lead

I led the initiative by:

  • Evaluating business processes to identify automation opportunities.

  • Designing workflow automations spanning multiple enterprise platforms.

  • Integrating Jira, Salesforce, Kantata, Microsoft 365, and related business systems.

  • Automating reporting, notifications, approvals, and recurring operational tasks.

  • Improving process consistency through standardized workflows.

  • Reducing manual effort while improving data quality.

  • Continuously refining automations based on user feedback and organizational needs.

  • Researching and evaluating new tools and technologies to improve organizational efficiency.

  • Workflow Automation

  • Business Process Engineering

  • Process Optimization

  • Cross-System Integration

  • Enterprise Automation

  • Operational Efficiency

  • Continuous Improvement

  • Data Quality & Governance

  • Agile Delivery Leadership

  • Workflow Design

  • Business Analysis

  • Organizational Effectiveness

  • Solution Architecture

  • Change Management

Capabilities in Action

What It's Like to Work with Me

APJ thanks you for your awesome support!!

You've been instrumental and totally responsive in helping us with the PS EA [...] tools. Most recently with the Flex Loe form that was broken for the APJ workflow. Literally overnight you got that sorted, and saved us from further challenges with the tool. Without this, it added overheads for the SSMs as well as the EAs. Thank you again!! We so appreciate you.

Director, Customer Success & Enterprise Architecture

Contact

Raleigh, NC
True North Agility, LLC

sheila@truenorthagility.net

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