Job ID: JOB_ID_10823
Job Description:
Each staff member assigned to this project must have a background screening that is equivalent to a Level Two (2) screening standard.
This is a fixed fee/hourly based project which is inclusive of travel, lodging, per diem expenses and all other costs associated with the completion of the associated tasks.
Interviews:
In the event an interview is requested; 1st round interviews will be conducted via web Cam. The client will ask for 2nd round F-2-F and no expenses are paid
Telecommuting:
Not allowed for this position.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in one of the computer sciences fields or in management information systems, or four (4) years of work experience in IT, systems analysis, management analysis, program planning, program research, or program evaluation.
SCOPE OF WORK
The Contractor shall provide Information Technology (IT) staff augmentation services in support of the Departments Office of Information Technology (OIT). The Contractor must provide the qualified Project Manager proposed in its Response, and selected by the Department, who has the experience and ability to fulfill the requirements of this Scope of Work (SOW).
Our client is seeking a PMP who has worked with MS Dynamics 365, and has a high emotional quotient (EQ) to best engage with business stakeholders. The ability to work within multiple project methodologies would also be highly sought (Kanban, Scrum, Agile, Waterfall).
The PM will provide the following project management activities for current and future projects, unless specifically stated.
1. General Project Manager Tasks. The Contractors Representative shall perform the following tasks, as necessary, to complete work assigned by the Departments Contract Manager:
- Produce project management plans, in accordance with the standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI).
- Produce a project schedule and update the project schedule and performance summary/charts weekly.
- Maintain the RAID Log for tracking risks, assumptions, issues, decisions, lessons learned, and change requests.
- Ensure that required project artifacts are created and maintained.
- Manage revision of the project scope, budget, and schedule.
- Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet the Departments expectations for quality.
- Identify the measured value the assigned project is to achieve and report this measurement to the Departments Contract Manager.
- Evaluate, track, and report project risks, and work with Department staff to develop and implement risk response strategies.
- Apprise sponsors and stakeholders, as identified by the Departments Contract Manager, of risks and issues affecting projects, and provide recommended solutions.
- Communicate relevant project information to Department staff through formal and informal status reporting.
- Facilitate meetings and coordinate project activities.
- Proactively address project team conflict and communication problems.
- Collect business requirements and facilitate Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions.
- Attend project meetings and other related meetings.
- Capture meeting minutes for project meetings
- Share ideas and complete assignments related to projects.
- Review and comply with 60GG-1, F.A.C., Florida Information Technology Project Management and Oversight Standards.
- Perform other related tasks as determined by the Departments Contract Manager.
2. Other project reporting and documentation can include, but not limited to:
- Update State of Florida Risk Assessments
- Update State of Florida Legislative Status Reports
- Update State of Florida Key Performance Indicators Reports
- State of Florida Spending Plan Updates
- Executive Steering Committee (ESC) Meeting Presentation and Materials
- ESC Meeting Minutes
- State of Florida Quarterly Status Reports
- Create and/or update the State of Florida Operational Work Plans and Attachments
- Assist in Schedule IV-B updates for each project
- Invoice processing and Payment Milestones workbook updates
- Review of statutory requirements to determine project compliance
Deliverables
- Status Report. A report detailing the status of tasks, level of service provided to Department staff, and the projected completion date for each assigned task. The Contractor shall submit this report weekly to the Departments Contract Manager on the day specified by the Departments Contract Manager.
- Time Reports. A report detailing the tasks worked on each day and the hours spent on each task. The Contractor shall submit this report to the Departments Contract Manager no later than the 5th day of the month that follows the month for which the total hours worked are being submitted via a mutually agreed upon timesheet.
- Project Related Deliverables. In addition to project plan related documentation identified any specific project deliverable assigned to the Project Manager per the project plan. This can include, as an example, technical documentation, system instructions, process and procedure documentation. The Project Related Deliverable documentation must be satisfactorily completed within the response time specified by project plan and accepted by the Departments Contract Manager.
- Additional Documentation. Any additional documentation required by the Departments Contract Manager, which must be submitted within the timeframe specified by the Departments Contract Manager.
Facilities and Equipment
The Department will provide items such as working facilities, development and testing environments, equipment and software licenses, access to the Departments network, and internet connectivity, etc. Note: A Contractor Representative with access to the Departments network is required to complete the Departments security awareness training. This training must be completed within fifteen (15) calendar days of the Contractor Representatives start date. If the Contractor Representative uses his or her own computer laptop, the equipment must undergo a security review by the Department to ensure it is free of software viruses and does not otherwise pose a security threat, prior to connection to the Departments network.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
- 15+ years experience in IT project management, specifically managing medium-to-large scale software application development projects.
- 10+ years experience in managing multiple projects concurrently.
- Hold a current Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
- Experience with MS Dynamics related Projects
- Ability to Direct multiple enterprise initiatives: migration of the Departments public website to Microsoft Power Pages; Oracle-to-Dynamics 365 modernization; and implementation of a Snowflake cloud data warehouse.
- Replace legacy Oracle systems with Microsoft Dataverse/D365 architecture, leading data conversion, process redesign, and retirement of legacy application components.
- Lead enterprise data categorization, identifying datasets for Snowflake migration and designating obsolete records for secure deletion within the State Data Center.
- Implement Snowflake data warehouse to centralize multi-program data, standardize reporting models, and enable enterprise Power BI analytics.
- Govern multi-year, multi-million-dollar portfolio within OIT framework, delivering quarterly Operational Work Plan (OWP) updates to the Governors Office and legislative oversight bodies.
- Lead cross-functional technical and business teams through discovery, development, UAT, production release, and transition to ongoing Operations and Maintenance (O&M).
- Experience developing and maintaining detailed project schedules using Microsoft Project
- In-depth knowledge of the principles, theories, practices and techniques for managing the activities related to planning, managing and implementing software projects and programs
- Documented and proven ability to formulate project plans for managing and monitoring progress on software development projects; to think logically and to analyze and solve problems; compile, organize and analyze data; to evaluate and monitor projects, plans and schedules and implement corrective action plans.
- Solid understanding of software development lifecycle methodologies (e.g., Kanban, Scrum, Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
- Possess the professional and technical skills necessary to perform IT project management.
- Strong customer service orientation
- High emotional quotient (EQ) to best engage with business stakeholders
- Ability to be creative, to use sound judgment, and to display foresight to identify potential problems and design/specifications and assigned application software systems
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of work assignments
- Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, oral and written communication skills
- Ability to write technical, business, and plain language documents and/or emails, with great attention to detail in all written communications
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines without sacrificing quality
Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
- Experience with Florida State Agency IT Projects
Special Requirements
Background screening equivalent to Level Two (2) standard. 1st round interviews via web cam, 2nd round F-2-F (no expenses paid). Telecommuting not allowed. Must have PMP certification. Experience with MS Dynamics 365, MS Power Pages, Snowflake, Power BI analytics, Oracle. Ability to work within multiple project methodologies (Kanban, Scrum, Agile, Waterfall). Experience with Florida State Agency IT Projects preferred.
Compensation & Location
Salary: $137,280 – $155,800 per year (Estimated)
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Recruiter / Company – Contact Information
Email: rsabnext@gmail.com
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