Edla Barbosa
About Edla Barbosa
Edla Barbosa is a Senior Staffing Manager with a Master of Business Administration and extensive experience in project management and agile methodologies. She advocates for human-centered approaches in multidisciplinary teams and has a background in consumer services and retail.
Current Role at ThoughtWorks
Edla Barbosa serves as a Senior Staffing Manager at ThoughtWorks, a position she has held since 2020. In this role, she focuses on cultivating an agile culture within the organization to enhance performance, innovation, and a value mindset. Her responsibilities include managing staffing strategies and facilitating the integration of human-centered, co-creative, and collaborative approaches within multidisciplinary teams.
Previous Experience at ThoughtWorks
Prior to her current role, Edla Barbosa worked at ThoughtWorks as a Senior Project Manager from 2017 to 2020. During this time, she was involved in various projects that emphasized agile methodologies. Additionally, she briefly served as a Senior Project Manager Cultivation in 2019 for 11 months, where she contributed to the development of project management practices within the company.
Career at Total Informática Ltda
Edla Barbosa has a notable history with Total Informática Ltda, where she held multiple roles. She worked as a Gerente de projetos from 2015 to 2016, overseeing project management in Feira de Santana e Região, Brasil. Prior to this, she served as Coordenador de projetos de tecnologia da informação from 2014 to 2015 and as Analista de Teste e Qualidade de Softwares from 2010 to 2014, gaining extensive experience in project coordination and software quality analysis.
Education and Expertise
Edla Barbosa holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Universidade Salvador, which she completed from 2015 to 2016. She also studied at FTC - Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciencia, earning a postgraduate degree from 2012 to 2013. Her academic background includes a degree in System Analysis and a master's degree in Project Management, equipping her with the skills necessary for her roles in project management and staffing.
Focus on Agile Methodologies
Throughout her career, Edla Barbosa has emphasized the importance of agile methodologies. She initiated a digital transformation initiative during her early encounters with these methodologies, viewing challenges as motivation to drive change. Her advocacy for human-centered and collaborative approaches has been integral to her work in managing change and mitigating risks within organizations.