Background: Nike Golf was regarded as a geography (such as EMEA) and a material category (such as Soccer). There were global initiatives, as well as, regionally generated projects or regionally specific components that were adopted into the global project plan. Lacche wore multiple project/program management hats depending on Golf’s status as a sponsor, primary stakeholder or required approver. The common fabric was meeting scope at deadline and budget in a way that married the nuances of Golf business (and resource availability) with Nike Inc. direction.

Agile IT Projects

• Audited other global project plans and solved deltas from what was expected and what was available from Nike Golf.
• Statement of Work: Polled US Sales management and wrote Statement of Work and technical specification document to bring laser-focus to daily reporting needs.
• Created statistical analysis: using standard deviation, three and four-dimensional graphing, decision tree, and hypothesis testing that backed up Lacche's decision on Golf testing resource commitment.
• Led and directly participated in Snapshot in Time (SIT) new report testing that passed or failed hierarchical levels of new reports, focusing on the unique business nuances for Nike Golf (which Lacche represented).
• Gave final go/no recommendation at each project boulder.
• Was awarded Nike project certificate for Golf leadership with the Collaborative Delivery Services (CDS) project.
• Cross-functional solutions: achieved by Lacche's construction of a global SharePoint infrastructure for Nike Golf, which synthesized information points and strengthened business development. Personally developed and synthesized Nike Golf business flows for its core areas: brand protection, clubs, footwear and equipment.

Waterfall IT Projects

• Led 50+ direct-line project reports in data alignment and meta data repository work.
• Led and directly participated in Snapshot in Time (SIT) new report testing.
• Gave final go/no recommendation on each milestone through the project’s 9-month lifecycle.

Nike Program Management Office (PMO) Delegate

• Represented Nike Golf at PMO. Member of PMO core team Governances, Process and Transition, BI committees providing direct regional feedback into decisions consistent with the holistic benefit to Nike Inc., as well as, Nike Golf.
• Wrote first Program Governance calling out the global protocol for new report and new initiative end-user training.
• Featured in Nike IT newsletter: for creating innovative video training for business analysts who typically miss out on training based out of World Headquarters.
• Championed Category-based, Golf specific reporting needs in all BI projects.