Posted on: 08 December 2016
ID 532934

Senior Project Manager

  • Background Information

The demand for IT projects exceed the supply of project management resources at this stage due to the following factors

  • Existing project managers manages between 3 to 4 projects in various stages but none predicted to be released within the next 3 to 4 months.
  • New demand for projects approved that requires project managers
  • Existing Project Managers  fully assigned and new projects approved at PPC require project managers
  • OVS Bulk Key Tokens
  • Load shedding Info
  • Electronic Signatures
  • 3 members of the Project management department will be leaving on maternity leave over the next 7 month period and interim / temporary staff will be required to manage these projects to conclusion
  • Resource 1 - PM
  • Incident  Investigation Management System
  • LIMS Project for 3 new Laboratories
  • ITMS project
  • Resource 2 GM
  • Vulnerability project
  • Resource 3 - TZ
  • Project Management services to project delivery
  • New demand for projects on an ongoing basis +- 3 to 4 new projects added on a monthly basis
  • Scope of work/supply

 

Provide project management for Group IT projects through the solution delivery process as per the PMBOK knowledge areas:

  • Integration Management
  • Scope Management
  • Cost Management
  • Schedule Management
  • Quality Management
  • Risk Management
  • Communication Management
  • Procurement Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Stakeholder Management

Project Manager Job Description

1. Manages Project Scope:

1.1. Plans scope management by documenting how the project scope will be defined, validated and controlled;

1.2. Collects requirements by determining, documenting and managing stakeholder needs and requirements;

1.3. Defines scope by developing a detailed description of the project and product;

1.4. Creates a Work Breakdown Structure by subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller more manageable components;

1.5. Validates scope by formalising acceptance of the completed project deliverables;

1.6. Controls scope by monitoring the status of the project and product scope and managing changes to the scope baseline.

2. Manages Project Time:

2.1. Plans schedule management by establishing the policies, procedures and documentation for planning, developing, managing, executing and controlling the project schedule;

2.2. Defines activities by identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables;

2.3. Sequences activities by identifying and documenting relationships amongst the project activities;

2.4. Estimates activity resources by estimating the type and quantities of material, human resources, equipment or supplies required to perform each activity;

2.5. Estimates activity duration by estimating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources;

2.6. Develops a schedule by analysing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements and schedule constraints to create the project schedule model;

2.7. Controls the schedule by monitoring the status of project activities to update project progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline to achieve the plan.

3. Manages Project Cost:

3.1. Plans cost management by establishing the policies, procedures and documentation for planning, managing, expending and controlling project costs;

3.2. Estimates cost by developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities;

3.3. Determines budget by aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorised cost baseline;

3.4. Controls cost by monitoring the status of the project to update the project costs and managing changes to the cost baseline.

4. Manages Project Quality:

4.1. Plans quality management by identifying quality requirements and / or standards for the project and its deliverables and documenting how the project will demonstrate compliance with the relevant quality requirements;

4.2. Performs quality assurance by auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure that appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used;

4.3. Controls quality by monitoring and recording results of executing the quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes.

5. Manages Project Risk:

5.1. Plans risk management by defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project;

5.2. Identifies risks by determining which risks may affect the project and documenting their characteristics;

5.3. Performs qualitative risk analysis by prioritising risks for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact;

5.4. Performs quantitative risk analysis by numerically analysing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives;

5.5. Plans risk responses by developing options and actions to enhance opportunities and to reduce threats to project objectives;

5.6. Controls risks by implementing risk response plans, tracking identified risks, monitoring residual risks, identifying new risks and evaluating risk process effectiveness throughout the project.

6. Manages Project Stakeholders:

6.1. Identifies stakeholders by identifying the people, groups, organisations that could impact or be impacted by a decision, activity or outcome of the project, analysing and documenting relevant information regarding their interests, involvement, interdependencies, influence and potential impact on project success;

6.2. Plans stakeholder management by developing appropriate management strategies to effectively engage stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, based on the analysis of their needs, interests and potential impact on project success;

6.3. Manages stakeholder engagement by communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs / expectations, address issues as they occur and foster appropriate stakeholder engagement in project activities throughout the project lifecycle;

6.4. Controls stakeholder engagement by monitoring overall project stakeholder relationships and adjusting strategies and plan for engaging stakeholders.

7. Manages Project Integration:

7.1. Develops the project charter by developing a document that formally authorises the existence of the project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organisation resources to project activities;

7.2. Develops the project management plan by defining, preparing and co-ordinating all subsidiary plans and integrating them into a comprehensive project management plan;

7.3. Directs and manages project work by leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the project’s objectives;

7.4. Monitors and controls project work by tracking, reviewing and reporting the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan;

7.5. Performs integrated change control by reviewing all change requests, approving changes and managing changes to deliverables, organisational process assets, project documents and the project management plan, and communicating their disposition;

7.6. Closes the project or the phase by finalising all activities across the all the project management process groups to formally complete the project or phase.

8. Manages Human Resources:

8.1. Plans human resource management by identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities, required skills, reporting relationships and creating a staffing management plan;

8.2. Acquiring a project team by confirming human resource availability and obtaining the team necessary to complete project activities;

8.3. Develops the project team by improving competencies, team member interaction and overall team environment to enhance project performance;

8.4. Manages the project team by tracking team member performance, providing feedback, resolving issues and managing team changes to optimise project performance.

9. Manages Project Communication:

9.1. Plans communication management by developing an appropriate approach and plan for project communications based on stakeholder’s information needs and requirements, and available organisational assets;

9.2. Manages communication by creating, collecting, distributing, storing, retrieving and the ultimate disposition of project information in accordance to the communications management plan;

9.3. Controls communication by monitoring and controlling communications throughout the entire project lifecycle to ensure the information needs of the project stakeholders are met.

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