Most Important Skills For A Functional Owner Finance Operations At PowerSchool
A Functional Owner's day involves "lots of meetings and drafting communications," coordinating stakeholders to gather information and ensure alignment on projects. The role heavily relies on managing multiple teams and their deliverables, requiring Angela to be cognizant of other team members' workloads while ensuring timely project completion through consistent communication.
Project Management, Communication, Teamwork, Problem-Solving, Stakeholder Management
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Angela Sedlukha
Functional Owner, Finance Operations
PowerSchool
California State University, Sacramento
California State University, Sacramento - Master of Business Administration
Medical, Sciences & Related, Business Management & Admin
Technology
Operations and Project Management
Pell Grant Recipient, Immigrant, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Transfer Student, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. A Functional Owner's day involves many meetings to coordinate stakeholders and gather information for projects.
2. A significant part of the role is ensuring alignment among stakeholders on project goals and changes.
3. Strong communication is crucial to keep all parties informed and involved throughout the project lifecycle, managing deliverables from various teams and individuals with other responsibilities.
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What does a day in the life of a functional owner look like?
Lots of meetings and drafting communications, more than anything else. Each project is a little bit different, quite a bit different, in what we are improving. However, the tasks I need to get us there are pretty much the same.
This involves coordinating meetings with all the impacted stakeholders. The goal is to ensure all necessary background information is gathered and that we have the appropriate people in the conversation.
Once we get through that initial gathering stage, we move on to get alignment between all stakeholders involved in the change. This ensures everyone is on the same page about what we are changing and why we are implementing it.
Then, I ensure all stakeholders complete their deliverables. A big part of my role is chasing other people down. I rely heavily on individuals lent to me from different teams who have their own regular day jobs.
I need to be mindful of this fact and set timelines that allow them to continue their day jobs and meet their deliverables, while also meeting the project's demands. The biggest thing is really just communicating to all impacted parties throughout the project.
This ensures they know what's coming, when changes are happening, and if they need to be involved in any sign-offs before anything goes live. So, it's a lot of meetings and a lot of drafting communications, more than anything else.
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