Project Manager

Skill: Technical Project Manager

• Creates, manages, and understands impacts to project scope, constraints and schedule. Manages projects according to work plan. Performs critical path analysis.

• Understands and can effectively/quantifiably communicate progress against tasks, milestones, and blockers of each project in the portfolio.

• Coordinates across multiple projects that are aligned with the strategic direction of the department.

• Identifies and manages project and program interdependencies.

• Creates performance and status reports for relevant stakeholders.

• Develops and manages project risk and issue management plans. Analyzes risks by probability and severity to assess their impact on project delivery. Implements procedures to mitigate risk threats.

• Utilizes available tools for identifying and tracking issues such as the Delivery Risk Assessment, risk workshops, and clarity.

• Uses client project management tools and methodologies to deliver.

• Develops project organization chart and governance structures. Defines roles and responsibilities of team members.

• Defines processes and standards around governance, communication, and quality. Develops deliverable acceptance plans and criteria.

• Identifies and develops strategy for changes in scope, schedule, and cost. Develops strategic rationale for change including costs, benefits, tradeoffs, etc.

• Creates transition plan, identifies lessons learned, and applies the lessons learned to future projects.

• Establish program objectives; develop requirements, plan schedules and estimate cost.

• Balance stakeholder needs and effectively negotiate tradeoffs between scope, schedule, and budget.

• Balance needs of multiple stakeholders and gains buy-in from groups who may be resistant to change.

• Basic knowledge on Linux OS.

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