Scott J. Bowers

Senior Managing Consultant | Project Manager

• Lead IBM’s Budget Management System (BMS) project as the formal IBM PM for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
• Directed the migration of OPM’s BMS from IBM SCG to Microsoft Azure, ensuring seamless transition and security compliance.
• Managed a multi-million-dollar budget, optimizing resource allocation and performance efficiency.

Managing Consultant | Agile PM/Scrum Master

• Led the development team for OPM BMS, overseeing Agile ceremonies, backlog grooming, and sprint planning.
• Spearheaded the migration of BMS from Windows Server 2016 to 2019 and implemented a new Personnel and Non-personnel data model for bottom-up budgeting.
• Strengthened collaboration between technical and functional teams to ensure the success of development and infrastructure initiatives.

Consultant | Test Lead & Data Specialist

• Led testing efforts for OPM BMS, ensuring smooth deployments and system stability.
• Served as Data Specialist for OPM HRLoB, helping to build a team to define data requirements for digital employee records.
• Provided Agile coaching, guiding the transition of projects to Agile methodologies and improving client engagement and process efficiencies.

Associate Consultant | Business Analyst & Web Developer

• Played a key role in the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund project, serving as a Business Analyst and Web Developer.
• Assisted in requirement gathering, Agile adoption, and website development to enhance user experience.