Agile Project Manager - W2

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Only qualified Project Manager candidates located near the commutable Boston MA area to be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence

Location: Boston MA 02114

Type: 6 months contract on w2

Skills/Attributes: Agile CSM JIRA Project Management SmartSheet

Notes: Need CSM Certified Sr. Project Manager

Project Manager Job Overview:

• In this role the Project Manager will manage the processes standards and technologies the Clients PMO uses to maintain the IT project portfolio schedules and backlog

• This role will lead the evolution of a highlyvisible complex and critical program and associated IT projects from scoping through development delivery and operational activities

• This role will be responsible for the management of the complete software development life cycle and postrelease operational maintenance for the assigned programs

• The selected candidate will work closely with leads as well as IT managers application development infrastructure and telecom/network teams to drive program planning and execution of complex enterprise software development projects and postrelease operational activities throughout the software life cycle

• Responsible for management of technical projects in whole or in part for the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs IT

• Can direct technical staff and manage the activities of all aspects of the project life cycle. Understands complex technical scenarios and requirements and can ferret out obstacles to progress and suggest alternative strategies and directions

• This role will report to the Director Project Management Office

Preferred Certification:

• Certified Scrum Master is preferred

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Jira is preferred

• Experience with SmartSheets and/or Power BI is a plus

• Government experience is preferred but not required

Required Skills:

• 6 years of relevant handson experience in IT Project Management

• Experience managing software design and development in a testdriven environment

• Experience program or project managing IT vendors as well as internal IT teams

• Strong working knowledge of software development Agile (Scrum Kanban)/hybridagile and Waterfall methodologies

• Experience working on multiple projects with timesensitive deadlines

• Must be able to communicate with nontechnical (business) and technical (development team) audiences

• Must have exceptional verbal and written communication skills and be an effective communicator

• Must be highly organized

• Must be able to work independently and direct technical staff with a collaborative handson approach

• Understands technical scenarios and requirements

• Ability to manage all aspects of the project life cycle and to manage strategically through obstacles

• Ability to understand and compare tracking data/ability to complete or learn to complete quantitative analysis

• Comfort working in a fluid environment where visions and requirements may change

• Ability to learn new tools/technology and work within multiple tracking formats

• Excellent customer service skills

Project Manager Responsibilities:

• The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring designated program(s) and projects are wellplanned executed efficiently and delivered with high quality

• The program manager will work across multiple projects and facilitate activities of crossfunctional teams to ensure that predetermined specifications timelines and objectives are met

• This role will work closely with the technical team(s) to plan out a program roadmap to plan and accomplish timebound milestones and to ensure the operational readiness and viability of release products

• The program manager is responsible for reporting project status to the Director PMO and Director of Application Development project leads senior IT and leads including the articulation of impediments risk analysis risk mitigations timeline and budget impacts

• This role will collaborate in the application and continuous improvement of project management for all projects and will employ appropriate and consistent project management processes methods and tools according to the projects requirements

• This includes maturing the programs vendor management strategy and facilitating teamwork within development teams

• Coordinating and supporting the efforts of the resources required to successfully implement project goals and objectives within the prescribed timeframe and budget escalating when timeline and/or budget deviations are identified

• Working with the program team to develop the detailed project workplan including review of current process improvement opportunities work breakdown structure weekly development schedule and key metrics and deliverables

• Proactively resolving routine and moderate scope issues exercising judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action and collaborating with the project team and other departments to resolve issues which affect the project execution

• Facilitating regular project reviews (including scrum sessions); participating in individual scrum planning meetings as needed. Leading regular/weekly meetings with the project team as necessary including development sprints

• Managing crossteam dependencies coordinating crossteam initiatives and identify blocking issues

• Managing release planning and scheduling

• Managing and developing the project tracking and the development workflow including management of backlog/pending tickets and delivery of regular status reports and metrics

• Driving information capturing and sharing and disseminating best practices across IT; providing clear project communication to stakeholders across all levels departments and skillsets

• Developing managing and maintaining accurate and thorough project documentation and reports. This includes but is not limited to feature definition and scope an executable communication plan throughout the product life cycle as well as the project plan risk register and highlevel executive summaries

• Facilitating participation from the program team developers and other project reviewers as required during the engagement and facilitating scheduling

• Coordinating review of the deliverables and sign off of an acceptance form to signify acceptance for each deliverable

• Supporting and contributing to the development of the IT PMO including providing input and feedback related to IT staffing allocation and tracking and leveraging previous experience to understand the current environment and to challenge/expose areas of opportunity

• Assist in any necessary transition of project management duties

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