Title - Project Mgr II
Location - Pittsburgh, PA/Cleveland, OH - 5 days Onsite
Roles & Responsibilities-
We are looking for a PM II that has experience working with Agile crews and Agile delivery. • Has experience in making sure things go through change governance appropriately. Quality and Execution Project Manager • Partners with the Agile Crew on delivery of project releases in coordination with defined business value/outcome strategy • Leverage the defined stakeholder map to ensure that all communications are inclusive • Responsible for providing input, and executing against, Project Plan • Maintain risks, issues, and dependencies within Clarizen and offline Status Reports • Develop and maintain relationships with execution teams as well as Project Stakeholders • Maintain hygiene of Clarizen Projects (critical milestones, risks, releases, project tasks, etc.) • Applying knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques – both intrinsic knowledge as well as CMFP guided knowledge - to meet project goals • Accountable for the orchestration, and completion, of artifacts in support of high-quality delivery of project releases • Partner with Quality Engineering team to develop best-practices for engagement, and execution, of testing activities • Partner with Technology partners to ensure that execution strategy, as well as delivery plans, are validated and in alignment with dependency/business value strategy • Communication of test plan, timeline, and quality control.?? • Engage with agile crews to ensure that Epics and User Stories align appropriately to release schedule/plans • Executes strategy and processes while also maintaining resource allocation and budget hygiene • Partners with internal project liaisons to assign tasks, direct activities, and control activities surrounding project execution • Maintains communications with PQA, PPMO, and Quality Management to ensure delivery of quality releases • Managing the project triple constraint to deliver projects on time, on budget and to spec • Managing and distributing Clarizen Status Reports • Initiating Change @ PNC documentation • RAU/RSCA identification and PRC Completion • Tracking deliverables as they tie to project and release scope • Risk Mechanics - Tactical risk items and how they impact group at large. •
MUST HAVE SKILLS: • Experience working with Agile crews and Agile delivery • Microsoft Office Suite • JIRA • Knowledge of SDLV • Technical PM Background
FLEX SKILLS: • Clarizen
SOFT SKILLS: • Strong Communication skills, both written and verbal - Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with senior leaders, executives, and cross-functional stakeholders. • Problem solving skills, attention to detail and interpersonal skills. • Basic ability to work independently and manage one’s time.
EDUCATION: • Bachelor''s degree in technical fields such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required or equivalent work experience. • PMI or PMP certification preferred.
SCREENING QUESTIONS:
1. Tell us about your experience working with Agile delivery teams. Describe a specific situation where you help accelerate delivery within the team and what actions you took?
2. Describe a challenging stakeholder situation you encountered. What made the situation difficult, how did you approach it, and what was the outcome? -
Ref: #404-IT Pittsburgh
Location - Pittsburgh, PA/Cleveland, OH - 5 days Onsite
Roles & Responsibilities-
We are looking for a PM II that has experience working with Agile crews and Agile delivery. • Has experience in making sure things go through change governance appropriately. Quality and Execution Project Manager • Partners with the Agile Crew on delivery of project releases in coordination with defined business value/outcome strategy • Leverage the defined stakeholder map to ensure that all communications are inclusive • Responsible for providing input, and executing against, Project Plan • Maintain risks, issues, and dependencies within Clarizen and offline Status Reports • Develop and maintain relationships with execution teams as well as Project Stakeholders • Maintain hygiene of Clarizen Projects (critical milestones, risks, releases, project tasks, etc.) • Applying knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques – both intrinsic knowledge as well as CMFP guided knowledge - to meet project goals • Accountable for the orchestration, and completion, of artifacts in support of high-quality delivery of project releases • Partner with Quality Engineering team to develop best-practices for engagement, and execution, of testing activities • Partner with Technology partners to ensure that execution strategy, as well as delivery plans, are validated and in alignment with dependency/business value strategy • Communication of test plan, timeline, and quality control.?? • Engage with agile crews to ensure that Epics and User Stories align appropriately to release schedule/plans • Executes strategy and processes while also maintaining resource allocation and budget hygiene • Partners with internal project liaisons to assign tasks, direct activities, and control activities surrounding project execution • Maintains communications with PQA, PPMO, and Quality Management to ensure delivery of quality releases • Managing the project triple constraint to deliver projects on time, on budget and to spec • Managing and distributing Clarizen Status Reports • Initiating Change @ PNC documentation • RAU/RSCA identification and PRC Completion • Tracking deliverables as they tie to project and release scope • Risk Mechanics - Tactical risk items and how they impact group at large. •
MUST HAVE SKILLS: • Experience working with Agile crews and Agile delivery • Microsoft Office Suite • JIRA • Knowledge of SDLV • Technical PM Background
FLEX SKILLS: • Clarizen
SOFT SKILLS: • Strong Communication skills, both written and verbal - Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with senior leaders, executives, and cross-functional stakeholders. • Problem solving skills, attention to detail and interpersonal skills. • Basic ability to work independently and manage one’s time.
EDUCATION: • Bachelor''s degree in technical fields such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required or equivalent work experience. • PMI or PMP certification preferred.
SCREENING QUESTIONS:
1. Tell us about your experience working with Agile delivery teams. Describe a specific situation where you help accelerate delivery within the team and what actions you took?
2. Describe a challenging stakeholder situation you encountered. What made the situation difficult, how did you approach it, and what was the outcome? -
Ref: #404-IT Pittsburgh