ITSM Certified Project Manager

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Email : apply AT chandratech DOT com

SUBJECT: Applying for *ITSM Certified Project Manager* Bismarck, ND

Hourly Rate: $66 W2; $76 CTC/1099

Job Description:

As a part of the State of ND s project management office (PMO), work for this role involves the application of project management principles, methodologies, standards, and best practices in leading and managing all phases of information technology projects. Role is responsible for performing project management duties on large, complex projects for State of ND clients using established best practices, tools and guidelines. Duties include project planning, executing, monitoring, reporting; and also, the coordination of people, processes and technologies as needed to deliver on-time and on-budget project results. Projects may range in structure from traditional/waterfall, to various agile/hybrid frameworks. Effective communication skills and ability to build and maintain solid working relationships with staff, agency executives, legislators, consultants, and other stakeholders is essential for project success. Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing leadership to project teams
• Facilitating meetings (e.g., status update, planning, brainstorming, requirements gathering)
• Developing, updating, and publishing project plans (e.g., communication plan, risk plan, project governance plan)
• Developing, updating, and publishing project schedules (primarily using MS Project)
• Maintaining and utilizing team and document collaboration tools (e.g., SharePoint, Skype)
• Assisting in the development of project goals, objectives, milestones, and functional/feature requirements of technology solutions
• Creating cost and time estimates with the help of the project team members
• Facilitating project procurements
• Contract negotiations
• Identifying and obtaining resources for the project
• Identifying and resolving project conflicts
• Conducting project risk analysis activities
• Identifying and managing project issues
• Owning the project change management process
• Assuring appropriate project documentation is utilized
• Ensuring project deliverables are defined, and delivered
• Monitoring deadlines and costs of projects
• Communicating status of the project to stakeholders and immediate supervisors
• Arranging meetings for the project team
• Coordinating the efforts of internal project staff, customers and vendors
• Participating in initiatives to improve PMO processes

Required Skills:

• Bachelor s degree with a major in computer science, computer or management information systems, project management, business administration, or a closely related field, and six years of current and progressive related project management work experience that involved business process analysis, project plan development, group facilitation, and management of staff/resources; OR (6 Years)
• A bachelor s degree with a major in another field and seven years of related work experience as described above (7 Years)
• Effective communication skills and ability to build and maintain solid working relationships (5 Years)
• Effectively managing large and complex projects ($1 million or >) (6 Years)
• Experience using Microsoft Project (6 Years)

Preferred Skills:

• Local candidates always a plus (5 Years)
• Preference will be given to candidates that hold the Project Management Institute s (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) Credential. (5 Years)
• Background and experience to include managing large organizational change, process improvement or solution implementation projects related to IT Service Management (ITSM). (5 Years)

ITSM Certified Project Manager MS Project, Project Management, Communication Skills

Higher Competitive Rates will be considered

for consultants with advanced skill set

Corp to Corp Resumes are welcome

Consultants may need a criminal background check