The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing projects within the decided-upon budget, timeline, and scope. They will also effectively monitor and present project updates to relevant stakeholders, clients, or project team members.
Responsibilities
- Outline the project's purpose, desired outcomes, and success criteria.
- Identify clearly the project timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
- Identify the project's boundaries, features and functionalities to be delivered.
- Break down the project into manageable tasks, outlining the timeline and the dependencies.
- Establish detailed project plans and schedules.
- Document and update the project plan.
- Monitor and control project progress through the whole project life cycle.
- Select the right Project Management Methodology (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid, … ) that best matches with the project.
- Identify risks per project, analyze them, mitigate them, and take action towards them by implementing proactive solutions.
- Keep track of raised issues and discussions.
- Keep a log of issues and solutions.
- Act as a focal point for the project, representing the company and ensuring proper communication with the different stakeholders (customers, team members, suppliers, and other entities or committees involved)
- Coordinate with the PMO to ensure that all the necessary tools and resources are available for the successful completion of the project.
- Communicate with the different stakeholders for the proper production and implementation of the project.
- Keep all stakeholders informed and involved about the project status and project progress.
- Manage project resources effectively, including personnel, equipment and software.
- Negotiate and manage project changes with minimal project impact
- Monitor project progress, identify roadblocks, and make adjustments and document updates when needed.
- Lead and motivate project teams, assisting collaboration and resolving conflicts.
- Prepare and participate in the preparation of all the project documents (inception report, requirements documents, progress reports, training manuals, etc…)
- Review documentation prepared by the team (inception report, requirements documents, progress reports, training manuals, etc…)
- Keep documentation about future plans and implementation plans.
- Conduct meetings with the customer to gather requirements.
- Participate in the analysis of requirements and generate requirements documents.
- Discuss requirements and specifications with the team leader(s).
- Interfere in all technical meetings with the customer.
- Participate in the quality control of the software product.
- Monitor and assess the quality assurance procedure to ensure the integrity and accuracy of deliverables.
- Monitor work to ensure that the customer needs are met as per the approved requirements document and the signed contract.
- Understand the contract terms and make sure that the terms are applied correctly.
- Assume full responsibility for answering the customer’s needs and for the success of the project
- Formally close out projects with final deliverables and handover.
- Evaluate the project and the team.
Qualifications
- Qualifications: BS or MS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, BBA o related field.
- Experience: at least 5 years’ experience in ICT Project management
- Skills: Project Planning, Risk and Time Management, Change Management, Communication, Collaboration and Teamwork, Leadership, Technical knowledge and IT literacy, Problem-Solving and Decision-Making, Budgeting and Financial Management, Negotiation, Contract Management