Project Manager Job at Procom

Procom Winnipeg, MB

Intermediate Project Manager - COTS
On behalf of our client, Procom is seeking a Project Manager for a 5 month contract in Winnipeg MB (onsite)

Intermediate Project Manager - COTS Description:
Under the supervision of Project Leader for Information Systems, the IT Project Manager will:
  • Project Plan:
    • Manage (create, review, modify) project plan based on vendor work packages; maintain a continuous overview of slack, critical path and raise risk flags appropriately.
    • Maintain Project WBS in collaboration with vendor and track completion of the same.
    • Identify Project deliverables based on project needs.
  • Risk:
    • Review risk, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.
      • Manage (build, review, modify) project risk and associated register, derive risks from communication with vendor implementation team, status meetings, and analysis of vendor project plan.
  • Coordination and communication o Create collaboration team site on SharePoint with project RACI. o Setup and drive team meetings with agendas and minutes. o Provide periodic project status to STC including risks/mitigations, short/long term project outlook, etc.
    • Maintain stakeholder profile, build consensus on decisions and record the same.
    • Identify, document, and manage conflict (task, goal, personality) proactively.
  • Monitoring and control o Maintain communication with vendor and stakeholder to ensure that projects are on track, given the goals established in the project plan, and work with vendor to adjust, as necessary.
    • Maintain quantitative track of project phase and completion percentage
    • Manage (build, review, modify) daily Issue tracker.
  • Quality:
    • Review regulatory (FIPPA/PHIA/data protection) requirements and build necessary quality plan and validation plan if needed.
      • Monitor & control quality deliverables, protocol, defects, and deliverables for different test/qualification stages like unit test, integration test, UAT, and post implementation review (one month from go-live).
      • Manage engagements and follow-ups with testing resources in business units to ensure testing and UAT requirements are met; i.e., times are booked and testing is planned and scheduled.
      • Manage vendor delivery vs documented requirements
  • Transition and Organizational Change Management:
  • Manage Transition to Operations and go-live in collaboration with implementation partner (solution vendor)
  • Coordinate with business area and prepare for, manage and reinforce change to business process with new system implementation.
    • Manage OCM track and associated OCM resource
    • Manage end user and administrator trainings and oversee creation of documentation deliverables (test cases, system administration procedure etc.) and project knowledge as appropriate.
  • Setup system governance for steady state operations and handover documentation based on StC and maintenance organization needs

Intermediate Project Manager - COTS Mandatory Skills:
  • 5+ years of IT Project Management experience, with attainment of a Project Management Professional (PMP) designation.
  • Project experience (2 projects each of at least six months duration) implementing enterprise commercialoff-the-shelf (COTS) SaaS solutions as a Project Manager in medium to large companies (1000+ users) or in the public sector.
  • Project experience (2 projects each of at least six months duration) establishing post-implementation transition to operations (with corresponding deliverables).

Intermediate Project Manager - COTS Desirable:
  • Project experience (1 project of at least 6 months duration) implementing a transit and transportation solutions IT project in PM/BA/consultant capacity would be a definitive asset.
  • 2+ years of experience in change management, with experience in the ADKAR framework is an asset.

Intermediate Project Manager Assignment Length:
  • 5 months with a chance of extension

Intermediate Project Manager Assignment Location:
  • Winnipeg MB - onsite with potential to transition to hybrid model.



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