Determine and define the project approach, resource requirements, team roles and responsibilities, and ensure that project resources are used effectively.
Develop and review estimates and assumptions for the project's schedule, effort, and cost using established estimating models, best practices, and experience.
Create scope statements, weekly status reports, risk and issues log and other project deliverables.
Manage project throughout the entire implementation and development life-cycle, providing direction for project teams and monitoring the progress of deliverables and tasks;
Manage risks and issues and develop risk mitigation strategies.
Create and manage project and communication plans.
Plan, track, and drive infrastructure solution.
Work closely with executive level leadership, as well as internal and external stakeholders.
Provide oversight and management of blended teams of independent consultants and staff; manage vendor relationships,
Ensure that staff and consultants adhere to the published PMO methodology and development standards defined for the PMO;
Engage in PMO-related functions including monitoring budget and ensuring that established communication plans, risk management, and similar processes are adhered to;
Participate in the review of project artifacts including technical requirements, user experience design, architecture, testing and implementation documentation;
Manage the development of training plans and future support needs;
Manage project close out and transition of all project artifacts and knowledge transfer to Agency staff prior to disengaging from a project;
Support and contribute to the Program's goal of ongoing process improvement, and adherence to Project Management Institute's PMBOK and OTI PSEM published project methodologies;
Report to senior management within the Program, OTI and stakeholder agencies on project status;
Support the Director of Project Management with managing PMO functions including change requests, document and deliverable management, scheduling, reporting, etc.;
ddress client concerns and escalate all project risks and issues appropriately and manage them to resolution;
Manage special projects and initiatives as assigned, included but not limited to scope described above.