Project Manager, IT Project Manager, Project & Program Management

Project Manager

The Customer is seeking an experienced Project Manager for the Project and Portfolio Management Office (PPMO) to supplement existing staff, manage the planning, design, development, and implementation of information technology projects, contribute to strategic planning and portfolio management, support PPMO operational enhancement activities, and manage Microsoft Dynamics and Power Platform solution development efforts.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) with staff.
• Project Management Professional certification.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of IT business/industry work experience.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience managing projects in accordance with PMI’s standards as presented in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide).
• Experience with Agile Methodologies.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience gathering, deriving, and analyzing requirements for business systems.
• Experience facilitating Joint Application Design sessions.
• Experience analyzing and documenting business processes and data requirements.
• Experience leading Microsoft Dynamics 365 or Microsoft Power Platform development programs/projects.
• Experience leading cloud solution development programs/projects leveraging other low/no-code platforms.
• Experience communicating with IT leadership and business leadership.
• Experience preparing Legislative Budget Requests (L ), Statements of Work (SOW), and Operational Work Plans (OWP).
• Experience with State Purchasing rules, processes, and documentation.
• Experience with Information Technology purchasing processes and practices.
• Experience managing documentation in MS SharePoint.

Project Manager Task List:

A. Prepare Program Management Plans and Project Management Plans within the timeframe specified by the Contract or Functional Manager. The Scope of Services must cover how the program will either be implemented or changed and controlled to ensure success. Submit the scope of services plan for approval. The scope of services or program plan may include but not be limited to the following:

• The scope of work and services required to successfully implement a technology solution from a selected vendor
• The staffing plan, including program member roles and responsibilities
• The program’s communication plan
• The governance process or organizational framework for the program
• The identified projects that make up the program
• The benefit measurement related to the program strategy
• Strategic plan
• Operations guide
• Risk, Issue, Action Item, and Decision management processes
• Change Management process, including analysis of change impact to project/program scope, schedule, and cost baselines
• Stakeholder management
• Benefits management
• Reporting cost and schedule performance

B. Review the approved Program/Project Management Plan throughout the PO term. Send any changes to the Manager for review and approval prior to implementation. All changes must follow the change management plan process identified in the Project Management Plan. Update the Project Management Plan within the response time.

C. Prepare Legislative Budget Requests (L ), Statements of Work (SOW), Operational Work Plans (OWP), and similar documentation for assigned projects.

D. Prepare the Microsoft (MS) Project schedule or equivalent schedule. Submit the MS Project schedule or an equivalent schedule to the Manager for approval. At a minimum, the MS Project schedule or its equivalent must include and be completed as follows:

• Account for non-working time of Project Team members (i.e., weekends, holidays, leave)
• Develop with collaboration from the Project Team
• Firm task durations (estimated durations should be limited)
• Task start and finish dates
• Baseline start and finish dates
• Task predecessors and successors
• Resources
• Project planning tasks
• ISDM tasks and deliverables; and
• Project close-out tasks

E. Review the project schedule regularly. Send any changes or risks to the Manager for review and approval prior to implementation. All changes must follow the change management plan process identified in the Project Management Plan. Maintain the approved…