MMIS, PMBOK, Public Healthcare, Government agency experience, IV&V, Program Management
Contract W2, Contract Independent, 12 Months
Work from home available Travel not required
1962 – Project Manager
12+ months contract
St. Paul, MN
Our large government client agency is seeking two resources to provide project management support for the development, enhancement, and retirement of information technology solutions and services. The resources will work with Business staff and Government staff to manage project decisions relating to the design and development of new applications, as well as enhancements and modifications to existing applications in order to meet the business and IT needs. The resources will be responsible for project initiation, planning, execution, control, and closure using standards outlined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and by Project Management Office (PMO).
Responsibilities include:
- Provide leadership for program/project for projects with System Modernization technical solution impacts including technical, resource, schedule, communication and financial plans.
- Management of pre-identified System Modernization project portfolio.
- Provide guidance and direction to technology vendors. Responsible for developing and directing strategies, approaches, and procedures for the client System Modernization IT Solution.
- Communicate and incorporate business owner’s visions, business plans, and key objectives. Establish and communicate clear performance expectations to members of the MNIT System Modernization IT Solution.
- Provide updates as required by Client, System Modernization Portfolio Management team and DHS leadership.
- Provide project management and vendor management mentoring to client and other vendor staff as required.
- Foster a culture that supports and drives staff engagement and collaboration in support of PMO objectives.
- Establish, manage, and leverage business and technology relationships both internal and external to the System Modernization IT Solution.
- Provide strategic vision and thinking with focus on outcomes.
- Create clear and attainable project/program objectives.
- Create clear and attainable project/program requirements.
- Manage program/project constraints of cost, time and scope.
- Form close links with team members and stakeholders.
- Provide knowledge transfer.
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Five (5) years’ experience in Program/Project Management role
- A Master’s degree substitutes for three years of experience, or a Bachelor’s degree substitutes for two years, or an Associate’s degree substitutes for one year.
- Two (2) engagements lasting more than six (6) months in Program/Project Manager role
- Two (2) years’ experience working with public healthcare programs.
- Demonstrable leadership ability
- Ability to direct & manage program/project development from beginning to end
- Ability to define program/project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with project sponsors and stakeholders
- Ability to estimate program/project resource requirements and participants needed to achieve goals including changes during where necessary
- Ability to identify and manage program/project dependencies and critical path
- Ability to establish program/project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools and tracking such milestones and deliverables
- Ability to manage changes in program/project scope, identify potential crises or issues, and devise contingency plans as appropriate
- Ability to communicate program/project plans, expectations, updates, progress, issues, and successes in a timely & clear fashion when necessary
- Knowledge of State MMIS modernization program.
- Experience working with State Independent Validation and Verification (IV&V) process.
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