Senior Project Manager Location: Local Candidates to PA only needed. Once a month in Office at harrisburg PA OBJECTIVE OF ROLE:
The primary objective of this engagement is to serve as the Lead PM for the implementation and enhancement of several large, critical IT projects for the client. One key project will be the iSMART (aka Training Management System (TMS) replacement) along with continued support of the Web Infrastructure for Treatments (WITS) product. Minimum Qualifications: - 10 plus years of project management experience for large programs
- 5+ years of PMP Certification from PMI needed
- Must be a resident currently of State of PA
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: The Project Manager directs, administers, manages, and facilitates an enhancement, re-engineering of a business process or a developmental project. The PM is the individual ultimately responsible for the DDAP program implementation. The PM's primary responsibility is to drive the entire effort from start to finish. The PM must ensure that the project is completed on schedule, within the defined budget and that the final product meets the business, technical, and established quality requirements. The selected contractor must be familiar with the five (5) phases along with inputs/outputs identified by the Project Management Institute (PMI) that combine to turn a project idea into a working product. The PM will need to rely on their proven experience leading projects to a successful implementation, and their judgment, to plan and accomplish goals. Strong interpersonal skills are required when consulting with the program area and various IT teams to define requirements and to analyze and resolve problems, ensuring collaboration and agreement with recommended solutions. KEY RESPONSIBILTIES: - Support the Enterprise ELS PM for the ELS initiative by managing the DDAP work adhering to the timeline/schedule established with input from the DDAP area.
- Direct, administer, manage, and facilitate enhancements, business process reengineering or development of a high priority and high-profile commonwealth technology project of strategic importance.
- Accountable for activities with excess delivery cycles of 8 to 12 months.
- Manage, coordinate, and establish priorities for the complete life cycle of projects including the planning, design, programming, testing, and implementation of business solutions designed to meet requirements of various departments in the commonwealth
- Responsible for the development of estimates for the enhancement, business process re-engineering or development effort in planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation.
- Works with team leads to adjust and revise project estimates when necessary.
- Ensure new project estimates are approved by the DDAP and agreed upon.
- Develop the detailed Project Management Plan for the enhancement, business process re-engineering or development effort.
- Accountable for the approval and sign-off of the Project Management Plan with customer representatives, and all affected project stakeholders.
- Accountable for delivery of all work tasks identified in the Project Management Plan and Project Schedule.
- Design project plans, which identify needs and define major tasks and milestones, based on scope, resources, budget, and personnel.
- Ensure that tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the project and meet service commitments.
- Manage, and track the project progress against the project schedule.
- Monitor project milestones and phases and take corrective action as needed to ensure the project is on schedule.
- Monitor and track the project budget and advise necessary stakeholders.
- Plan, organize, prioritize, and manage multiple work efforts across the project team.
- Notify team members of project timelines, milestones, phases, work requests, target dates, and approved executable work packages.
- Responsible to schedule or monitor status reviews, project management inspections, and software quality assurance work product and process reviews with the appropriate stakeholders.
- Responsible for the capture and reporting of required project management metrics.
- Analyze and distribute reports on project metrics associated with work items related to improvement measures.
- Ensure all changes to scope follow processes outlined in the Change Management Plan and are documented.
- Create, review, and obtain approval of the Communication Plan and Deliverables Matrix to ensure effective communication with all stakeholders and management.
- Prepare status reports on a periodic basis for the project team, team leads, group leads, Sponsor, and appropriate stakeholders.
- Report status and recommendations to senior leadership, as defined in the Communication Plan.
- Follow HHS DC IT PMO methodology to ensure consistency throughout IT and the program areas by reviewing the project standards and procedures with project team members.
- Provide input and support for continual improvement within the HHS DC IT PMO to better service the HHS DC supported program areas.
- Mentor less experienced project management project staff to build overall understanding of project management, when needed.
- Work closely with HHS DC IT Application, Data Warehouse, Informatics, Solution Management, Networking, Security and Service Management teams, as required, identifying tasks for the project schedule to support the implementation
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