Denise Arruda

Dr. Denise Arruda is an adjunct professor of Project Management in Boston University’s Metropolitan College Administrative Sciences program. She received her Doctorate degree in IT, specializing in Project Management, from Capella University in 2019. In 1999, Dr. Arruda started running IT projects and became certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) in 2004, where she remains in good standing.  In 2018, She extended her knowledge to include Agile practices and obtained a Professional Scrum Master (PSM-1) certification.  In 2023, Dr. Arruda extended her agile certifications to include SAFe for Teams. Dr. Arruda is the Senior Manager of Software for Fire Suppression Products at Johnson Controls Inc. She leads a global high-performance agile software development team. Dr. Arruda is a leader of leaders driving strategy, vision, and priorities by leading, coaching, and motivating her team to deliver on commitments. It is through building trusted relationships with the development team, product management, and leadership that our team and projects can be successful.