Determine and define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria. Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner. Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan. Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders.
Monitor progress and make adjustments as needed. Manage the full life-cycle of project, including overall project plan, scope, change control, risks, issues, impacts, onboarding, offboarding, and reporting through standardization and best practice project implementation.
Manage project’s key client and stakeholder relationships. Plan, execute, and finalize the project according to defined timelines and within the allocated budget. The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that business and end users are consulted with and their input garnered for the project at hand.
Responsible for assisting agency management and information technology (IT) staff and leading project tasks and resources. Use project management tools, reports, and templates. Coordinate meetings to manage milestones, requirements, and schedules.
Work directly with multiple stakeholders on the project including agency staff, vendors, and other state agencies. Utilize project management best practices, including risk management, quality management, change management, change control and communication. Responsible for the development, maintenance, and deployment of a change management strategy for the project.
Manage by providing leadership, collaboration, supervision, training, guidance and support to all project team members. Ensure agency compliance with project management policies and standards.
Required Skills:
5+ years program/project management experience, successfully implementing large scale, complex projects, with an emphasis on relevant IT projects.
Ability to execute with limited information and ambiguity.
Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision and work effectively in a collaborative team environment while keeping the team informed.
Excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills, problem-solving, organization, conflict management, and time management skills.
Proven ability to quickly build and maintain relationships, and earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders.
Solid understanding of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment.