Short Description:
The Program Manager directs, controls, administers, and regulates an enhancement or development program.
Complete Description:
INTERVIEWS ARE IN PERSON ONLY, NO EXCEPTIONS
Resumes are due to the manager on Tuesday the 13th and interviews will be held on 1/21 between 12:30 and 3:30.
Scope of Work:
DPS is seeking an individual with a strong background in manangeing multiple concurrent small- medium projects involving all aspects of the dostware development life cycle, with a particular focus on coordination between testing and training, and the documentation of business and system requirements. This person will also be responsible for managing activities with interfacing organizations and systems . This will be to support the rewrite of the Automated Title Processing system (ATPS Blue)
The Program Manager directs, controls, administers, and regulates an enhancement or development program. The Program Manager is the individual ultimately responsible to the agency. The Program Manager’s primary responsibility is to drive the entire effort from start to finish. The Program Manager must ensure that the program is completed on schedule and that the final product meets the business, technical, and established quality requirements. The difference between a PM1, PM2, PM3, and PM4 will depend on the size of the project, and the breadth and scope of the project.
PM3
Years of Relevant Experience:
7 to 8 years
Preferred Education:
4 year college degree or equivalent technical study.
Role Description:
All roles specified in PM2 plus the following:
•Accountable for activities with excess delivery cycles of 8 to 12 months.
1. Strong communication/ leadership skills.
2. Strong influence, collaboration and negotiation experience.
3. Ability to collaborate with supporting resources across business and/or functional lines.
4. Have excellent oral and written skills/possess strong meeting and work session facilitation skills.
5. Have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, the ability to manage time and resources to meet assigned deadlines.
6. Have strong understanding of prioritization stemming from the elicitation of system and/or user requirements.
7. Have excellent organizational skills, proven analytical, planning, problem solving and decision-making skills.
8. Must be knowledgeable in the English language/speak clearly and understandably using the English language.
9. Exceptional conflict management skills.
10. Work with stakeholders to clarify ambiguous user requirements.
11. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast paced environment.
12. Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, Visio, Project and Powerpoint.
13. Self- motivated, results driven, and commitment oriented. Builds strong working relationship with SME’s, Development, BA and QA teams.
14. Interact with project stakeholders as needed to clarify project requirements.
15. Knowledge of UML diagrams- business model diagram, process flow, flow charts etc. (should be familiar with MS Visio).
16. Maintain project plan, issues log, action item log, meeting agenda, meeting minutes and other artifacts as required to do job.
Skills:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
All roles and responsibilities as outlined in PM2 plus the following
Required
5
Years
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects following the Software Delivery Lifecycle
Required
4
Years
Experience working directly with end users to define business/system requirements
Required
4
Years
Experience coordinating project activities with external entities and organizations
Required
4
Years
Experience providing technical advice and assistance in a large scale environment
Required
4
Years
Experience multi tasking and meeting aggressive deadlines
Required
4
Years
Experience with detailed requirement changes
Required
4
Years
Experience working in a team oriented, collaborative, nimble environment
Required
4
Years
Experience maintaining accurate records and generating reports as requested
Required
4
Years
Exceptional conflict management skills
Required
4
Years
Experience working with stakeholders to clarify ambiguous user requirements
Required
4
Years
Experience with Microsoft EXCEL, Sharepoint, Visio,Project and Powerpoint
Required
4
Years
Strong communications/leadership skills
Required
4
Years