Jennifer Mowery, M.Ed.
Program Lead, M.S. Project Management Faculty, Agile Methodologies, Lean Thinking & Project ManagementBiography
Jen Mowery, M.Ed., serves as Program Lead for the M.S. in Project Management at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, where she teaches graduate courses in Agile methodologies, Lean thinking, scaling Agile, and organizational transformation. Her work connects project management, organizational leadership, emerging technology, entrepreneurship, and higher education innovation.
As Program Lead, Jen supports the strategic direction and continuous improvement of the Project Management program, including curriculum modernization, faculty collaboration, industry alignment, student experience, and experiential learning. Her current work includes helping lead the program’s transition to an accelerated seven-week course model and advancing a portfolio-based learning approach that helps students translate academic work into applied evidence of their project management capabilities.
Jen is also exploring the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into curriculum design, teaching, faculty workflows, and project delivery. Her academic and professional interests include Agile and Lean transformation, AI, design thinking, digital twins, organizational culture, experiential learning, visual management, and emerging approaches to developing future project leaders.
Jen brings more than 15 years of leadership experience spanning higher education, government, communications, technology, customer experience, and enterprise transformation. Prior to joining Harrisburg University, she led and supported large-scale digital transformation initiatives, including Agile delivery for a government communications platform generating more than 50 million communications monthly and supporting approximately 12.6 million customers. Her industry experience includes serving as a Release Train Engineer, facilitating Program Increment and large-scale planning events across global teams, and coaching and developing Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts, testers, and cross-functional delivery teams. Earlier work included technical integrations involving CRM and learning management systems, customer journey mapping, employee learning, knowledge management, and enterprise communications.
Jen is SAFe 5.0 certified and holds Professional Scrum Master and Professional Scrum Product Owner certifications. Her teaching and leadership approach emphasizes Agile leadership, Lean systems thinking, customer value, experimentation, visual management, continuous improvement, and connecting strategy to measurable outcomes.
At Harrisburg University, Jen has contributed to both graduate and undergraduate education across project management, Agile methodologies, Lean thinking, entrepreneurship, product development, and applied business disciplines. She previously taught Principles of Management at Elizabethtown College.
Jen also plays a leadership role in Harrisburg University’s Project Management Innovation Conference (PMIC), helping connect students, faculty, practitioners, and industry leaders around the evolution of project management and the future of project leadership.
Jen’s applied scholarship and professional writing explore Agile and Lean methodologies, artificial intelligence, design thinking, project leadership, organizational culture, digital twins, greenhouse innovation, visual management, and emerging technology. She regularly shares thought leadership through professional articles and LinkedIn and has contributed a series of articles to Greenhouse Grower examining the application of Agile, Lean, systems thinking, data visualization, and digital twins within greenhouse operations.
Her professional practice also extends beyond the university through entrepreneurial ventures and applied business projects. These environments allow Jen to actively apply Agile, Lean, customer discovery, market research, product development, visual communication, and experimentation while bringing current practitioner experience back into her teaching and academic leadership.
Her speaking portfolio reflects the interdisciplinary nature of her work.
Selected Speaking & Professional Engagement
- Lean in Government Summit, 2020: Design Thinking for Product Managers
- Project Management Innovation Conference, 2021: Tailor-Made Project Management
- Project Management Innovation Conference, 2023: Thinking Narratively for Product Managers and Harnessing the Metaverse for Project Delivery
- Project Management Innovation Conference, 2024: Creating a Regenerative Organizational Culture with Digital Transformation Assessment & Design
- Delivered professional education seminars on Agile mindset in Panama.
- Moderated professional panels and discussions exploring virtual reality, augmented reality, and emerging technology.
- Regularly publishes professional thought leadership exploring Agile, Lean, AI, design thinking, project leadership, organizational culture, and applied innovation.
Professional Credentials
- SAFe 5.0 Certified
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
- Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)
- Advanced Certificate in Virtual Reality Education, VictoryXRt
Education
Doctor of Management, Organizational Leadership, ABD, University of Phoenix.
Master of Education, Educational Psychology, Temple University.
Bachelors of Science, Business Management, University of Phoenix.
Associate of Arts, Communications, Harrisburg Area Community College.
