IT Project Manager
Company: Artech LLC
Location: Des Plaines
Posted on: January 26, 2023
Job Description:
Job Title: IT Project Manager
Department: Project Management Office (PMO)
Reports To: PMO Leadership
SUMMARY
The IT Project Manager is responsible for managing the full life
cycle of an overall IT or Business program/project. This includes
facilitating activities across multiple groups working to deliver a
project. The IT Project Manager, along with the Project/Product
Owner and Project Team, develops the Project Plan, tracks the team
s performance of project tasks and ensures that the Wheels/Donlen
Stage Gate Framework is followed. The IT Project Manager is
responsible for forecasting and securing project resources,
developing and maintaining project costs and schedule,
communication, stakeholder management as well as status reporting,
risk management, solving project related issues and escalating
issues to the Project Sponsor/Leadership Team as appropriate.
An IT Project Manager, with direct accountability to the Project
Sponsor and Leadership Team, is responsible for effectively and
efficiently operating within the six Project Management
constraints
(Time, Cost, Scope, Resources, Quality, Risk). The IT Project
Manager should partner with IT, Product Management, operations,
training, marketing and other stakeholders to identify and complete
key deliverables.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as Project Manager on the following types of
projects:
- Application/Software Development
- IT Infrastructure Projects
- Enterprise/Organizational Initiatives
- With the following responsibilities:
- Validate that a reasonable and effective project scope has been
established
- Work with the team to establish a thoughtful Release Plan or
master schedule
- Gain stakeholders approvals for the plan and
deliverables
- Manage/oversee overall project and deliverables
- Ensure that project is adherent to Stage Gate requirements and
Executive Reviews
- Ensure Project Team is completing work and
deliverables
- Participate in Project Charter development as needed
- Drive the development, review and adherence of the Project
Plan
- Establish project scope/costs/schedule baselines and manage to
and report variances
- Manage product/market launch including: Marketing, Client/User
Communication/On-boarding and overall project roll-out
- Assist in project benefit definition and realization
- Measure and report on project progress
- Risk and Issues Management
- Ensure transparency, escalate unresolved issues
- Manage the development of process creation and re-engineering
documents, work instructions, and training
- Ensure outside resources are secured for project
success
- Ensure all deliverables are met as outlined in project plans
and sub plans
- Close out projects with lessons learned and generate closing
report
- Facilitate and manage all project change requests including
presentation to project Steering Committee, Key Driver Team and
Project Prioritization Council
- Partner and coordinate with the project s assigned Scrum Master
to ensure software development is progressing as needed including
backlog creation and maintenance, appropriate Quality Testing is
performed and facilitating Scrum ceremonies as needed
- Manage and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and ensure
quality exit criteria is met
- Support the Project Management Office
- Participate in the on-going development and maintenance of
organizational Project Management Maturity model including tools
and templates
- Work with, Human Resources and the Wheels/Donlen organization
to develop training materials relating to Project Management office
topics and tools. Periodically serve as instructor for internal
project courses.
- Contribute to the PMO s best practices knowledge base through
continual learning
- Stay current on industry trends related to project, program and
portfolio management. Incorporate learning into Wheels/Donlen
Project Management maturity
- Assist and coach project teams in the implementation and
adherence to project management guidelines
QUALIFICATIONS
- Thorough understanding of the PMBOK
- Thorough project management understanding and demonstrated
experience directly managing projects using a Stage Gate
framework
- Working knowledge and experience using project management
software applications
- Managed projects from end to end thru the entire project
lifecycle from initiation to closure and associated project
governance requirements
- Working knowledge and previous experience with various
application development methodologies, e.g., Structured /
Waterfall, Agile (Scrum, FDD, XP, etc.), Iterative
- Experience managing projects requiring interaction with
business users, analysts and application designers in the
development of system requirements, business rules and functional
designs
- Experience managing project deployments with the engagement of
business users, product management and marketing in the launch of
business process improvements, technology solutions and new
products/services to market. (GoTo Market background)
- Familiarity with test perspectives (e.g., unit, integration,
functional, UAT, performance and load, regression, etc.)
- Ability to adapt leadership style based on various situations,
audiences and stakeholders
- Ability to proactively facilitate and utilize multiple problem
solving techniques for optimal results
- Self-motivated, able to work independently and as team player,
team focused
- Logical, objective, results oriented, organized
- Ability to resolve issues and constraints through collaborative
negotiations
- Clear written and oral communication skills report writing,
business correspondence, procedural documentation,
presentations
- Experience delivering project management communications to
various organizational levels from developers, to business users &
leaders to executives via presentations and written
updates
- Excellent computer skills proficient with MS Office Suite
(Windows, Word, Excel, Visio, Project)
- Excellent analytical and trouble-shooting skills with proven
ability to identify and address root cause
- Able to function in multi-task / multi-system environment with
continuous focus on improvement and flexibility
- Must have a high level of reasoning ability and be able to
analyze metrics, spot trends, and make changes in processes to
improve quality
- Must demonstrate sound judgment in balancing project dimensions
of quality and speed.
- Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership
via presentations on project forecast, scope, and variances.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- B.A./B.S.in IT/Engineering/Project Management, Masters a
plus
- Minimum 5-10 years experience in increased levels of project
management responsibilities
- Have or able to obtain a PMP and Agile Certification within 1
year of employment
- Experience reporting within or supporting Project Management
Office
- Prior involvement in software implementation projects,
especially interfacing with IT developers, analysts and/or
architects
- Service industry experience preferred
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Regularly required to speak, hear, see, and to use hands and
fingers for computer keyboard and phone usage.
Keywords: Artech LLC, Des Plaines , IT Project Manager, Executive , Des Plaines, Illinois
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