Job Description

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Engagement Type

Contract



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The position, assigned to the Project Management Office, will direct and coordinate project activities, including but not limited to:

Planning

Schedule development and maintenance

Resource tracking

Risk management

Communications management

Reporting

Quality management

Vendor management

Primary duties will be to manage all aspects of the project following PMI best practices and the Georgia Department of Labor Project Management Methodology.

Successful candidates will be accomplished project managers who have directed and successfully managed, from start to finish, complex, technology projects with aggressive timelines.

Required Skills: A MUST

Project Management Certification (PMP).

Demonstrated success managing large complex programs/projects utilizing multiple delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, SCRUM, Kanban)

Documented recent experience in:

o Business requirements gathering.

o Business process documentation.

o full Systems Development Life Cycle and Testing Methodologies

Candidates must have managed at least two full lifecycle agile software development projects (initiation through deployment/warranty) with project teams in excess of 10 team members, and must have had FULL end-to-end accountability for the project management role. Demonstrated experience managing IT projects that impact across the enterprise -Experience must be related to software application development and implementation. Experience collaborating with vendor partners in the delivery of project solutions required.

Well-developed communication skills - oral, written, listening. Good analytical and negotiation skills, and close attention to detail.

Must have excellent leadership, interpersonal, and motivation skills.

Expert level knowledge of standard PM tools (MS Project Professional, SharePoint, Visio, MS Office Suite)

Resume MUST show required skills in their job performances

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Required/Desired Skills

Skill Required/Desired Amount of Experience PMP (PMI) certification - active status (MUST UPLOAD CERTIFICATION) Required CSM (Scrum Alliance) certification and/or PMI-ACP certification - active status (MUST UPLOAD CERTIFICATION) Required IT process and methodology (agile, scrum) Required 7.0 Years Business analysis Required 5.0 Years Integration planning and strategy Required 7.0 Years Recently managed at least two full lifecycle agile development projects with project teams of >= 10 members Required 7.0 Years Vendor management Required 7.0 Years COTS product implementation Highly desired 7.0 Years Expert level knowledge of standard PM tools (MS Project Professional, SharePoint) Required 7.0 Years Well-developed communication skills - oral, written, listening. Good analytical and negotiation skills, and close attention to detail Required Bachelor//'s degree in related field Required Project Server/Project Online Nice to have 7.0 Years