IT Senior Program Manager
Location: Boston, MA
Salary: $90.00 USD Hourly – $95.00 USD Hourly
Description:
Responsibilities:
Coordinating project activities for adherence to project plan and goals for the project and related sub-projects(large/small). Identifying risks and schedule impacts for each individual project.
Reporting of project status, timelines, and risks to upper management. Projecting the next fiscal year and beyond for releases and timelines.
Participating in project financial tracking progress, costs, and resources as needed.
Developing detailed project plans, project checklist and budgets to meet established time frames, funding limitations and staffing availability.
Collaborating with EOHHS agency business leaders to develop and maintain ongoing release schedules as necessary.
Gather requirements by facilitating JAD sessions, conducting interviews, workflow analysis, process analysis, and observation sessions.
Preparing comprehensive support plans in the areas of quality control, risk management, change management, testing and other associated project management areas.
Adhering to established Commonwealth policy and procedures with respect to project management methodology, quality assurance and other related standards.
Coordinating efforts with the Development team, Business Analysts, Business SMEs, Business leadership, and others as needed and/or required.
Takes the lead in ensuring all project/system documentation meets user needs and has appropriate approvals in accordance with the project deliverables schedules.
Make presentations on various aspects of the projects, lead meetings and other project activities as required.
Creates weekly status reports to ensure the project is running smoothly and brings issues/risks to upper management if cannot resolve timely within teams.
Maintain effective working relationship with EOHHS, DMH and DPHH personnel.
Assist with monitoring test and server production environment.
Performing related duties as required
Stay up to date on industry trends and best practices, sharing knowledge with team members as appropriate
Serve as a subject matter expert on assigned tasks and projects to provide guidance and direction to support teams
Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Minimum 3 years of experience in IT project management with capability of managing and implementing complex, cross-functional IT projects. experience working in a Project Portfolio Management environment is a plus.
Strong Knowledge and hands-on experience with all stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Project Management methodologies and Agile Project Management principals
Experience drafting application requirements documentation and functional specifications.
Experience in leading JAD sessions and other meetings.
Must be able to multi-task and adhere to deadlines and set priories as dictated by agency and EHS Technical Leadership directives and needs.
Proficiency with MS Office applications including Excel, Word, Visio, Outlook, and PowerPoint. MS Project
Proven ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with management and end users.
Proven ability to translate and communicate technical concepts, information, plans, and procedures to both technical personnel and non-IT business users.
Demonstrated leadership with strong organizational, negotiating and customer service skills with attention to detail, process redesign experience highly desired.
Demonstrated ability to conduct detailed planning, and to perform risk assessments and their associated risk mitigation actions.
Experience with large complex environments and change management practices.
Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate to various levels of team members and management to clarify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions.
Proven ability to quickly adapt to evolving business processes and operations.
Experience with and preparing project documentation such as detailed requirements, test plans, defect tracking sheets, user guides and functional specifications.
Experience with agile development methodologies
Experience with Atlassian Jira, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint and Viso required
Education and Certification:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business Administration or other related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
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