Role Proficiency :
Perform end-to-end management of a single project up to TCV of 500K with time and effort based or deliverable based model;
by delivering the agreed scope within the agreed timeline and cost. Ensure the success and acceptance criteria of the project are met enhancing customer satisfaction.
Outcomes :
Identify key stakeholders ensuring establishment and maintaining positive business relationships among stakeholders (internal or external)
Maintain regular communication with customer; addressing needs through empathy with their environment
Define activities responsibilities critical milestones resources skills needs interfaces and budget. Optimize costs and time utilisation minimize waste and deliver projects on time on budget as per the contract and agreed scope with a high quality result.
Anticipate all possible risk manage them by applying the suitable risk management strategy; while developing contingency plans.
Implement the governance model defined for similar projects
Track and reports project KPIs and analyze project health
Effective implementation of software delivery methodologies to improve project KPIs
Provide individual and team mentoring; ensuring high levels of team engagement and developing capabilities within team
Adopt and build software engineering best practices which can be leveraged by other teams
Measures of Outcomes :
Sprint velocity / team productivity
Planned schedule vs actual
Planned effort vs actual
Planned cost vs actual
Retention
Requirement stability and effectiveness of scope change management
Product quality (rework effort defect density defect leakage in various phases and number of rejected defects)
Risk management index
Adoption of reusable components and artefacts
Customer satisfaction
Team satisfaction
Outputs Expected : Scope Management :
Scope Management :
Conduct requirements analysis
requirements elicitation
scope control and prioritization based on customer needs and scope change management
Drive the creation of common standards such as design documents
bridge documents
analysis methodologies and solution artefacts
Partner with the customer to define their requirements; elicit requirements from solution envisioning workshop
Conduct impact analysis of any scope changes across phases and negotiate with the customer for scope prioritization
Estimation and Resource Planning :
Consolidate estimates at a solution level
evaluate risks and validate estimates from a technical standpoint
with assumptions
scope and boundaries defined
Review and validate estimates across service lines
Conduct resource planning (pyramid
people development) at a project level based on project requirements
Conduct impact analysis for changes and analyze corresponding impact to overall estimates and resource loading
Identify the different roles and skills for each role
considering the constraints
pre-requisites and other project specific KPIs
Project / Schedule Management :
Plan and manage multiple small projects / modules as defined within UST
Identify risks and mitigation strategies and implement the same to manage simple
small projects / modules
Anticipate items that cause schedule delays
schedule dependencies and manage them following the proper risk management plan
Identify options to fast track the schedule and plans to implement the same
Estimate the work
plan and track the activities closely and report the progress on a regular basis
Risk / Issue management :
Proactively identify any dependencies that might impact the project KPIs. Obtain agreement with dependency owners and closely track them on the plan
Identify and closely track the risks in the project and follow escalation path
Document the risks and issues in the project
communicate them to all relevant stakeholders and closely track the impact
Stakeholder Management :
Identify the internal and external stakeholders on the project
Define the RACIA chart and communicate the roles / responsibilities to the stakeholders
Define the communication plan and implement the same
Test and Defect Management :
Support system integration testing (functional / technical)
Review / mentor team during test execution
Support defining the test strategy and scenarios
Understand the business impact of defects
Prioritize the defects based on their criticality and severity
Participate in defect triage meetings
Identify and analyse root cause of defects
Interpret the results
Software Development Process Tools & Techniques :
Define / adopt the right tooling strategy for the project
Independently guide the team to develop efficient and high-quality work products
Meet project goals
ensure process compliance and mentor the team
Governance :
Tailor organization's quality guidelines and benchmarks to meet specific project quality requirements and processes
Domain / Industry Knowledge :
Understand how the proposed solution meets client requirements
Technology Concepts :
Understand customer's technology landscape
Map business requirements to technology requirements
Set expectations with the customer
Leverage that knowledge in day-to-day work or in upgrading skills of the team
Profitability Management :
Analyze profitability for project
Create profitability sheet based on resource plan
Modify parameters within profitability sheet and identify impact on margins
Pricing Models :
Define the pricing models for medium complex projects
Conduct estimation for medium complex projects.
Knowledge Management (KM) :
Establish a KM plan and platform that can be leveraged by new joiners to the project
Ensure the learning's from the project are contributed to the KM repository
Account Management Processes and Tools :
Work under the guidance of the account manager to drive the account management KPIs relevant for the project
Collaborate with other projects and enabling functions to deliver value to UST and to the customer in terms of ideas
automation
Solution Structuring :
Present the proposed solution to customer highlighting the solution benefits
Understand the end in mind and the relevance of win themes
Carve out simple solution / POC to build confident in the solution
Self-Development and Organizational initiatives :
Review other project artefacts and assess the health of the same
Actively participate in forums like PM forums and share best practices and learnings from own projects
Adopt learnings and reusable methodologies / tools from other projects to improve productivity and quality
Team Development :
Implement a framework to assess the skill level of the team and work with the team to define a skill enhancement plan
Nurture the innovation potential within the team
Provide feedback and enable the team to perform independently and grow
Skill Examples :
Impact and Influence
Identify project risks and define action plans to manage
Define a project plan by breaking it down into individual project tasks
Communicate project progress to all relevant parties reporting on topics such as cost control schedule achievements quality control risk avoidance and changes to project specifications
Delegate tasks and manage team member contributions appropriately
Assess the project heath using quantitative measures and change the course of action as needed
Knowledge Examples :
Technologies to be implemented within the project Structured project management methodologies (e.g. agile techniques) Estimation techniques Metrics analysis and quantitative management Root cause analysis People management including goal setting growth aspects and coaching Understanding of the quality and governance models of UST and the customer;
aligning the deliverables to meet those standards
Additional Comments :
Job Description : +* Manage multiple project scrum teams and coach teams to implement agile project management methodologies involved in delivery of various IT software development and implementation projects. *+Responsibilities : +*
Lead and coach project teams and drive successful delivery of highest value features.
Develop schedule and cost plans that support the business objectives, timelines, budgets, resources, milestones, and project deliverables
Lead teams in implementing Scrum in order to maximize velocity. Work with Product Owner to ensure highest value features are delivered at agreed time.
Actively participate in assisting the team resolving issues and escalate as needed. Work with internal resources to coordinate with external resources as needed.
Prepare and conduct weekly / Biweekly / monthly project status reports to update project governance teams and executive management regularly on progress, risks and issues
Coordinate Release Planning Activities
Manages project execution to achieve highest value project deliverables within the established schedule and budget
Track progress on a daily basis through burn up, burn down and velocity tracking
Maintain Monthly Metrics / KPIs for the engineering team
Have knowledge working and hands on the project management tools
Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
Conduct all Agile ceremonies, coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups and other meetings as needed.
Outstanding interpersonal, leadership, communication and facilitation skills to establish and maintain excellent working relationships within the team
Skills in Project Management in operations which will enable the swift flow of the above gaps, bridge the gaps by bringing in right verticals of Connected Lab at right time, ensure the timelines are met.
Coordinate with internal / external resources and third parties / vendors for any dependencies or project updates required on a timely manner.
Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility, ensuring proper functional analysis of solutions as part of developing the initial requirements.
Perform risk management to minimize project risks from all the areas
Planning Release activities for Lanexo Product in follow-ups, coordination between the Engineering teams and IT support ops / IT-IMF for deployment activities for smooth execution.
Identify any blockers and notify the business / customers if any risk.
