Short Description: 

Client is seeking a hands-on Senior Project Management Officer to manage Project Schedule, Dependencies, Risks, workstream activities, System Integrator (SI) Deliverables and monitor SI staff productivity for DC Client Solution design.

 

Complete Description: 

The specific responsibilities include:
 
The program manager is responsible for creating and onboarding project teams, integrating them into the organization and providing a clear vision of the product. Assist agile teams in efficient implementation and use of AzureDevOps (ADO) to automatically measure and report quality and performance measures to the Program’s Portal.?
 
Facilitates communication and information exchange between external groups and the project team. They also monitor project progress, provide timely feedback, and drive a culture of agility and learning.
 
Define project scope, goals, and deliverable that support milestones in collaboration with Business, senior management and stakeholders
 
Develop detailed project plans, communication documents, and manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders
 
Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
 
Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools
 
Keep all Parties on Track and Informed:? Manage daily team meetings to capture updates on the progress of the project, address potential roadblocks, and ensure that the project is on track.
 
Manage a central repository of milestones identified by multiple workstream leads, provide status and escalate risks
 
Maintain a risk and issues registry and track progress
 
Manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans
 
Provide Oversight of System Integrator Agile Processes: by validating staff velocity, managing time and task submissions on weekly basis
 
Provide timely metrics and audit outcomes to gauge progress towards quality objectives.
 
Promote Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) processes to identify and remove project barriers.

 

·         Conveying technical and functional concepts for a specific technical specialty.    Required 16 Years

·         Preparing complex technical documentation. Required 16 Years

·         Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience. Required 20 Years

·         Hands on experience with Azure Dev Ops or JIRA, creating Queries, Dashboards, alerts and data export. Required 3 Years

·         Active Certified Scrum master (Scrum Alliance) or Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (PMI) equivalent certification. Required

·         Acting as a Scrum Master. Highly desired 3 Years

·         Experience with large scale IT Projects. Required 16 Years

·         Experience in Human Services or Child Welfare sector. Highly desired 2 Years

·         Project Management Professional Certification. Highly desired

·         Hands on MS Project Schedule development skills including tracking dependencies, milestones, resources, and critical path. Required 7 Years

·         Hands on Excel and PowerPoint skills to capture, analyze and report data points and progress updates. Highly desired 7 Years

·         Hand-on MS Visio experiences documenting Process Flow Charts. Required 5 Years

·         Hands on experience producing project artifacts such as a Project Plan, Risk Management plan etc. Required 7 Years

·         Professional communication both written and verbal. Required 16 Years