Highlights
Responsible for working with the project team members to develop and maintain the following key SUITE Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle: • Project Charter - Project Schedule – Project Budget - Communication Plan - Project Status Report - Risk and Issue Management Plans - Change Requests - Project Closedown Summary. This role, as part of the DTMB Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO), works closely with DTMB Agency Services technical teams as well as with agency executives/stakeholders in the delivery of various projects for Michigan Department of Treasury.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Lansing, Michigan |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 20 to 49 employees |
| Year Founded | 2004 |
| Website | http://www.novalink-solutions.com/ |
Description
Top Skills & Years of Experience:
- 7+ years of experience establishing and maintaining project budgets, schedules, change requests, risk and issue logs.
- 5+ years of experience handling variety of stakeholders and system owners from other departments.
- 5+ years of developing and maintaining detailed project integration schedules.
- 3+ years of experience with ADA compliance experience.
- 3+ years of file transfer service experience.
- Clear and concise written and verbal communication is crucial to success and productivity in this role
Please see the job description attached.
Project Manager – PMO Supporting Department of Treasury and Michigan Gaming Control Board
This position is for a Senior Project Manager (PM3) to assist the State of Michigan Project Management Office supporting Michigan Department of Treasury with a multi-year high priority project. This role, as part of the DTMB Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO), works closely with DTMB Agency Services technical teams as well as with agency executives/stakeholders in the delivery of various projects for Michigan Department of Treasury.
The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast paced, multi-vendor deployment supporting a hybrid workforce (combination of on-site and remote work) at all levels of the organization. Applicants should possess exceptional communication and follow up skills along with significant experience in formal IT project management. This position requires the PM to be working in person for 2 days a week and 3 days remote.
Basic Duties:
• Utilize the State of Michigan’s Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules, assign resources and management budgets.
• Prepare information for presentations geared to various audiences ranging from executives, managers and project team members.
• Accountable for monitoring, controlling, and communicating project progress by actively managing the cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality, and risks.
• Accountable and responsible for clear, timely, and accurate communications with stakeholders, particularly the project sponsors, project team members, program managers, and MGCB/DTMB management, on the status of the project, using appropriate communication methods.
• Responsible for providing leadership and fostering collaborative participation between the technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment.
• Responsible for working with the project team members to develop and maintain the following key SUITE Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle:
• Project Charter - Project Schedule – Project Budget - Communication Plan - Project Status Report - Risk and Issue Management Plans - Change Requests - Project Closedown Summary
• Responsible for managing interfaces related communication with other agencies
• Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the SUITE PMM and System Engineering Methodology (SEM), including appropriate and timely transitions through the stages and phases of the project lifecycle.
• Responsible for facilitating and enforcing the Change Management process (Change Requests) when the project deviates from the approved scope, schedule, or budget. This includes ensuring all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.
• Responsible for creating project Corrective Action Plans (CAP) when necessary for projects in yellow or red status.
• Responsible for understanding the project benefits and the impact of change requests to the benefits business cases. Responsible for ensuring related project artifacts are updated accordingly.
• Responsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.
• Facilitates the interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.
Qualifications
Required/Desired Experience
In-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management, including industry standards and best practices. Required 7 years
Proven record for delivering projects on time and on budget in a formal project manager role Required 7 years
Experience establishing and maintaining project budgets, schedules, change requests, risk and issue logs Required 7 years
Experience developing and delivering project status Required 7 years
Experience using project portfolio management systems and tools (eg.) Clarity Required 5 years
Advanced working knowledge of MSProject
Required
5 years
Experience handling variety of stakeholders and system owners from other departments.
Required
5 years
Oversee Technical Teams with system architecture and integration across SaaS solutions. Required 5 years
Experience providing project management services for IT Projects involving Commercial Off the Shelf Technology (COTS) Required 5 years
Experience managing multi-vendor environment in a government environment.
Required
5 years
Developed and maintained detailed project integration schedules. Required 5 years
Prior Developer/Senior Technical Project Management experience. Required 5 years
Scrum Master Certified Highly Desired 5 years
Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM) Required 5 years
Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. Highly Desired 3 years
ADA Compliance Experience Highly Desired 3 years
File Transfer Service Experience Highly Desired 3 years
Requirements
Required Skills
Skill Type
Skill Name
7+ years of experience establishing and maintaining project budgets, schedules, change requests, risk and issue logs.
5+ years of experience handling variety of stakeholders and system owners from other departments.
5+ years of developing and maintaining detailed project integration schedules.
3+ years of experience with ADA compliance experience.
3+ years of file transfer service experience.
Preferred Skills
There are currently no preferred skills to display. Please review job description
About Company
Novalink, founded in 2003 , is a leading consulting and staffing company serving clients in public and private sectors in Information Technology, Telecommunications (IT/Telecom), Technical Networks, Finance, and Administration. With government agencies as our primary clientele, our team has a proven track record of success in providing temporary personnel solutions and managing government deliverables-based projects over the past 20 years.
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