Short Description:
The Program Manager directs, controls, administers, and regulates the implementation of ODOT's SDLC into TFS (Team Foundation Server)
Complete Description:
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.
Years of Relevant Experience:
5 to 6 years
Preferred Education:
4 year college degree or equivalent technical study.
Role Description:
All roles specified in PM1 plus the following:
•Accountable for the approval and sign-off of the program plan with customer representatives, such as portfolio managers, and all affected program stakeholders.
•Accountable for management of scope for the program and gaining agreement and approval of scope changes with customer representatives and affected stakeholders.
•Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and customer representatives.
•Direct work planning and scheduling design work.
•Manage, and track the program progress against the program plan.
•Serve as the primary point of contact for all program-related issues and resolution of issues.
•Coordinate and present proposals to agencies as necessary.
•Identify and manage program risk and develops risk mitigation strategies, track to closure.
•Ensure team leads adjust and revise estimates when necessary.
•Anticipate issues and proactively address them. Resolve conflicts with sensitivity and tact.
•Coordinate the establishment of program standards and program specific procedures with team leads.
•Responsible for project compliance with standards and procedures.
•Responsible for the capture and reporting of required program management metrics.
•Responsible to tailor and baseline all program templates.
•Develop and facilitate achievement of program service commitments and performance metrics.
•Ensure that tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the program and meet service commitments; conduct reviews with agencies.
•Accountable for the final program management evaluation review with stakeholders for approval upon program completion.
•Communicate effectively with customers and software / hardware suppliers supporting the State as appropriate.
•Identify and track issues.
•Balance workload with program members’ capacity.
•Communicate to team members how their work assignments relate to and help achieve program objectives.
•Plan program specific training and orientation needs.
Skills:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Experience directing work planning and scheduling resources
Required
5
Years
Experience managing , tracking project progress against project plans
Required
5
Years
Knowledge of Team Foundation Server (TFS)
Highly desired
3
Years
Knowledge of Software Development Methodologies
Required
5
Years
Manages , coordinates and establishes priorties for complete life cycle of projects
Required
5
Years