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Ursula Harris, PMP, CSM has a diverse and extensive work experience in project management and program management. Ursula is currently working as the Director of Project Management at Consumer Reports, a position they have held since March 2020. Prior to this, they worked at SiriusXM as the Director of Program Management for Digital Experience from 2019 to 2020.

From 2017 to 2019, Ursula held the role of Director of Program Management at CBS Interactive. During their time at CBS Interactive, they were responsible for creating the CBS Interactive Media Brands Program Management strategy and establishing the office as the core vehicle for driving efficient cross-discipline team product delivery. Ursula also initiated the Agile Center of Excellence (COE) to support the adoption of agile methodologies throughout the organization and introduced the Quality and Release Engineering Agile Testing Strategy to improve product delivery quality.

Before joining CBS Interactive, Ursula had various roles at Time Inc. from 2005 to 2017. These roles include Senior Technical Project Manager, Program Manager - Sports Illustrated Play, Security Program Manager, Senior Technical Program Manager, Functional/Digital Project Manager, Technical Project Manager, Senior Business System Analyst, and Systems Developer. In these roles, they led cross-functional teams and delivered web and mobile applications using agile and waterfall methodologies. Their responsibilities also included integrating user-generated content, managing platform administration tools, and developing sales opportunity pipeline planning tools.

Prior to their time at Time Inc., Ursula worked as a Software Engineer at Viewpoint in 2004.

Ursula Harris, PMP, CSM holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a specialization in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan, which they obtained in 1997. Ursula later pursued a Master of Information Systems degree from the University of Phoenix. The specific years for their enrollment in the University of Phoenix were not provided.

In addition to their academic achievements, Ursula holds several certifications in the field of project management. Ursula obtained the Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) in September 2010. Ursula further expanded their expertise by acquiring the Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification from Scrum Alliance in March 2014. More recently, in August 2023, they completed the ERG Leadership Program offered by Verbate.

Based on the available information, Ursula's education journey includes a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, a Master's degree in Information Systems, and various certifications in project management.