This is a remote position.

Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is seeking one full-time resource to work on facilitation and coordination of multiple related and overlapping projects related to data collections for the Ed-Fi initiative.Ed-Fi is a multi-year technical initiative at MDE to better support schools and districts in meeting statutory data submission requirements. The MDE set upon this effort to establish a common platform for data submissions. Throughout the effort the team has identified new or emerging data collections to be implemented.

MDE has identified a need for an experienced Project Manager to work on ensuring that business requirements are understood and documented for the technical implementations, and work with the business to ensure they are ready for the work needed. The hired candidate would be expected to work closely with the program leadership team to ensure projects are aligned with program goals and strategies.

At a high level, the resource will be expected to provide leadership for projects which may include:

• Defining and documentation of standard project processes that can be followed for a variety of inter-related projects
  
• Team coordination and project facilitation
  
• Eliciting and documenting project requirements and business rules including data element details, business processes, change impacts, and reporting needs
  
• Control of project scope, schedule and cost
  
• Work with program leadership to understand program objectives and strategies
  
• Identification and coordination of risk management and mitigation strategies
  
• Documentation of project scope, schedule, and milestones
  

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

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Five (5) years experience in Project Management
o A Master s degree substitutes for three years of experience, or a Bachelor s degree substitutes for two years, or an Associate s degree substitutes for one year.
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Two (2) engagements lasting more than six (6) months in Project Manager role

Desired Skills

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Experience eliciting business requirements
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Demonstrable leadership ability including team motivation toward successful outcomes
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Ability to communicate project plans, expectations, updates, progress, issues, and successes in a timely and clear fashion
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Ability to manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises or issues, and devise contingency plans, as appropriate
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Ability to direct and manage project development from beginning to end
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Demonstrable ability to document business requirements, processes, and rules
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Ability to define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with project sponsors and stakeholders
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Ability to estimate project resource requirements and skillsets needed to achieve goals
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Ability to identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
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Ability to establish project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools and tracking such milestones and deliverables
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1-2 years experience with State government work
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1-2 years experience with data collection and/or data analytics work including data or technology modernization work
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The ability to form key relationships quickly
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The ability to deliver difficult messages about project gaps in a manner that includes strategies and ideas for resolving those gaps
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The ability to elicit requirements and lead the business SMEs to identify their core need
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The ability to effectively deliver early in the engagement
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The ability to identify the work that is needed and help the team to prioritize the work

Minimum Qualifications Five (5) years experience in Project Management o A Master s degree substitutes for three years of experience, or a Bachelor s degree substitutes for two years, or an Associate s degree substitutes for one year. Two (2) engagements lasting more than six (6) months in Project Manager role Desired Skills Experience eliciting business requirements Demonstrable leadership ability including team motivation toward successful outcomes Ability to communicate project plans, expectations, updates, progress, issues, and successes in a timely and clear fashion Ability to manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises or issues, and devise contingency plans, as appropriate Ability to direct and manage project development from beginning to end Demonstrable ability to document business requirements, processes, and rules Ability to define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with project sponsors and stakeholders Ability to estimate project resource requirements and skillsets needed to achieve goals Ability to identify and manage project dependencies and critical path Ability to establish project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools and tracking such milestones and deliverables 1-2 years experience with State government work 1-2 years experience with data collection and/or data analytics work including data or technology modernization work The ability to form key relationships quickly The ability to deliver difficult messages about project gaps in a manner that includes strategies and ideas for resolving those gaps The ability to elicit requirements and lead the business SMEs to identify their core need The ability to effectively deliver early in the engagement The ability to identify the work that is needed and help the team to prioritize the work