Project Initiation and Planning: Define project scope, goals, and objectives. Identify stakeholders and establish communication channels. Create a high-level project schedule and backlog. Use and improve upon the current IT Intake process and PMO Playbook. Use Azure DevOps (or related tool) to track information daily.
Deliverable: Comprehensive project initiation and planning document, updated IT Intake process, and PMO Playbook.
Agile Methodology: Work with the various IT Sections to assist with the Agile transformation including working agreements, training, etc. Deliverable: Agile transformation progress report and training materials.
Backlog Management: Prioritize and groom backlog. Work with teams to breakdown user stories into actionable tasks. Work with teams to estimate items using story points. Deliverable: Prioritized backlog and user stories with estimates.
Sprint Planning: Work with teams to plan sprint goals and select backlog items for the upcoming sprint. Define acceptance criteria for user stories. Estimate the capacity of the development teams for the sprint. Assess LOE estimates from software developers. Deliverable: Sprint plan and acceptance criteria documentation.
Daily standups: Conduct daily standup meetings to review progress and identify blockers and ensure items are documented in Azure DevOps daily. Escalate issues project issues to NIA Staff or NIA CIO.
Deliverable: Daily standup meeting records and issue escalation reports through Azure DevOps.
Sprint execution: Collaborate with stakeholders and development team to ensure there are no blockers. Deliverable: Sprint execution status report.
Sprint review and retrospective: Demo completed user stories to stakeholders and hold retrospective meetings to reflect on the sprint and identify improvements. Deliverable: Sprint review and retrospective reports.
Change Management: Document all changes within existing systems which includes releases. Document and communicate to stakeholders. Deliverable: Change documentation and communication records.
Project Reporting and Metrics: Implement and maintain portfolio reporting tools, such as OnePlan. Develop and maintain portfolio-level and project-level reporting with tools like OnePlan and Azure DevOps. Update and maintain project management data using Azure DevOps and other systems of record in the ITB. Define, develop, and provide a monthly PMO Support Data and Metrics for Projects, Programs, and the Portfolio. Maintain a staffing plan of resource assignments for all Projects, Programs, and the Portfolio. Create executive summaries and dashboard reports. Provide Information Technology Advisory Council (ITAC) meeting support for projects. Deliverable: Monthly reports, staffing plan, executive summaries, and meeting support documentation.
Risk Management: Utilize and improve on existing Risk Management escalation process within Azure DevOps. Monitor and address risks throughout the project life cycle. Deliverable: Risk management records and reports.
Continuous Improvement: Continually seek out ways to improve the process, collaborate, and strive to improve the process and own skillset. Deliverable: Process improvement suggestions and implementation reports.
Project Closure: Follow and improve on existing Project Closure process within 1 week of project deployment. Review goals and objectives to ensure they have been met. Deliverable: Project Closure documentation and objectives review report.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Project Management and Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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