Project Scope:
The Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services (MNIT) partnering with the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is seeking one full-time Project Manager to work in the Fiscal and Administrative Services (FAS) division on various projects mainly the Electronic Document Management Sysem (EDMS).
Roles/Responsibilities:
At a high level the resource will:
- Provide leadership and guidence for projects
- Provide strategic vision and thinking with focus on outcomes
- Create clear and attainable project objectives
- Create clear and attainable project requirements
- Manage project constraints of cost time and scope
- Form close links with team members and stakeholders
- Direct & manage project development from beginning to end
- Define project scope goals and deliverables in collaboration with project sponsors and stakeholders
- Estimate project resource requirements and participants needed to achieve goals including changes during where necessary
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
- Establish project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools and tracking such milestones and deliverables
- Manage changes in project scope identify potential crises or issues and devise contingency plans as appropriate
- Communicate project plans expectations updates progress issues and successes in a timely & clear fashion when necessary
- Manage multiple smaller projects
- Provide knowledge transfer
Mandatory Skills: N/A
Desirable Skills:
- Five (5) years of experience in an IT Project Management role
- Two (2) engagements lasting more than six months in an IT Project Manager role
- Demonstrable leadership ability
- PMP certification