Project Manager : Waterfall : Centurion : Permanent Position
You will take responsibility to manage the organisational projects using Project Management (Waterfall) and associated methodologies (Business Analysis, Change Management and SDLC) to ensure successful delivery of the projects, and the achievement of the client’s strategic and operational objectives
Technical Competencies :
- Manage organisational projects : ensuring visibility of all project management knowledge areas, project stages, and their associated deliverables
- Develop the business case for the project concepts identified and conduct general cost / benefit analysis
- Develop a project charter and establish a high-level roadmap to deliver on the project vision, outputs / outcomes and benefits to be realised
- Define the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested goods and services
- Develop a detailed project plan using approved Client’s project management methodologies and processes
- Drive the performance of the project, provide active management of project components / work streams and resolve project quality and design issues
- Manage the project constraints to ensure quality delivery on time and within budget
- Integrate the various design components of the project (process, people, technology dimensions)
- Apply the Client’s project, change and business analysis methodologies and practices in an appropriate manner during project delivery
- Empower project stakeholders through project information and feedback to make judicious project decisions at Steering Committee level
- Provide a single point of focus for all project issues, governance, escalation of risks and consideration of alternative project options
- Monitor, control and communicate project progress using the reporting standards (status reports)
- Establish mechanisms to assess the eventual realisation of benefits committed to in the business case
- Manages the project team / team leads, reviews and quality assure work of team / team leads
- Ensure effective project management by implementation of project management knowledge areas namely, integration, scope, resources, schedules, costs, procurement, quality, risks, communications, and stakeholders and ensure that the projects pass stage quality gates in terms of processes and stage deliverables
- Monitor project risks and establish prevention and mitigation procedures, as required
- Perform project close out activities
- Ensure that all aspects of a project are managed visibly including the following methodologies and deliverables : project management, change management, system development life cycle and business analysis
- Manages, project teams, reviews and quality assure work of team / Co-ordinates steering committee activities in consultation with Senior PM and Sponsor
- Engages with multiple and diverse stakeholders so that expectations are managed, and the project is delivered successfully
- Understand interdependencies between business processes, technology, operations, and business needs
- Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
- Manages external service providers, monitor their progress and adherence to the contract
- Develop, obtain approval and maintain projects budgets, ensuring that data is accurate and current
Education, Skills + Experience :
A University Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Project Management, Informatics or ICT relatedPostgraduate qualification in project management is an added advantagePMP accreditation / certification in Project an added advantageMinimum six (6) years of project management experience, of which a minimum of four (4) years is in broad-based information systems, business projects and / or ICT based business solutions implementationMinimum six (6) years of experience in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC / WaterfallBusiness analysis experience preferredStrong PC skills including Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and PowerPointAbility to organise, delegate and leverage resources to accomplish objectivesExcellent time management skillsFinancial and accounting project management skills and experienceProfessional development skills such as oral and written communications, personal credibility, teamwork and collaboration, work planning, and estimatingStrategic skills such as business diagnosis and assessment, business case developmentSupervisory skills and the ability to leverage support from other parts of the organisationManage relationships with suppliers and subcontractors. Monitor their progress and adherence to the contractEnsure that the project team follows all quality assurance processes, including periodic reviews and transitionsPlease note :
Communication will only be with shortlisted candidates