Technical Project Manager II
The project manager will lead technology projects from conception to execution, including gathering of business and system requirements, management of software design and development activities including: the development and maintenance of the project work plan and project schedule; budget tracking; conducting status meetings; developing status reports; tracking issues; and assisting with change control. In addition, the project manager will serve as business area liaison to understand the functions of that area and act as a primary contact for managing new project requests. This role is guided by CDW's project management methodology.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Work with cross-functional stakeholders to clarify requirements and business objectives, as well as acquire necessary commitments and approvals.
- Gather and prepare supporting analysis and design documentation from a business perspective.
- Maintain current understanding and knowledge of project management, business relationship management, and development best practices.
- Manage projects according to the CDW project management methodologies.
- Facilitate requirements gathering utilizing facilitated focus sessions, one-on-one interviews, and job shadowing.
- Derive a detailed understanding of the stated business problem and objectives and work with stakeholders to solve problems and achieve objectives.
- Develop high-level system narratives, use cases, and storyboards.
- Coordinate the development of the detailed functional design specifications for use by the technical team.
- Work with QA team to develop system test plans, ensure software quality assurance (SQA) standards are achieved, and validate that business goals are accomplished.
- Develop detailed estimates, schedules for projects, including resource allocation, timelines, budgets, and business cases.
- Responsible for helping the Product Owner manage the backlog and guide the team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope.
- Facilitate the removal of impediments, track team's progress toward goals.
- Supports the adoption of scaled practices across the enterprise by coaching stakeholders and other non-agile teams on effective interactions with agile teams.
- Facilitate team events, including the Daily Stand-up, Iteration Planning, Iteration Review, and Iteration Retrospective ensuring they are productive and kept within the timebox.
Education and/or Experience Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business/Economics, or a related field - or demonstrated, equivalent experience.
- 3 years Project Management Experience, including evaluation and estimation of high-risk initiatives, working under project management methodology.
- 3 years of experience focusing on IT technologies.
Required Qualifications
- Track record of identifying and documenting business needs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with and present to stakeholders including senior leadership.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to effectively facilitate meetings.
- Demonstrated analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
- History of managing project teams, delegating work, holding team members accountable and proactively overcoming obstacles.
- Advanced modeling techniques experience, including software, system, and data.
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders for a positive outcome.
- Track record of balancing multiple priorities simultaneously with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the business while meeting deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Certifications.
- Business Process Transformation Experience.
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