Role Description
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 :
- 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 traceability matrix 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 etc
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
Project Manager – Job Specification Position Title: Cybersecurity Project Manager Job Summary: The Project Manager will be responsible for managing multiple requirements originating from a myriad of sources across the organisation including Operations, Regulatory and Artificial Intelligence. A strong Project Manager who is able to manage stakeholder's requirements and backlog. The Project Manager will need to understand the technology to map to these requirements and the value it's brining for the Bank The Project Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of the whole of the proposed change, co-ordination of the project and management of their inter-dependencies. The Project manager is responsible, on behalf of the Programme Manager, for delivering change. The role requires effective co-ordination of the workstreams and management of their inter-dependencies including oversight of any risks and issues arising. It also includes the co-ordination of the new capability for the business to enable effective change and realisation of projected benefits. In most cases, the project manager will work full-time on the project. The role is crucial for creating and maintaining focus, enthusiasm and momentum. The project manager is responsible for the overall integrity and coherence of the project. They will develop and maintain the project environment to support each individual project within it - often through an effective project management office. Responsibilities of the project manager: The project manager is responsible for: 1. Progressing requirements and managing backlogs 2. planning and designing the project and proactively monitoring its progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action 3. defining the project’s governance arrangements 4. ensuring effective quality assurance and the overall integrity of the project - focusing inwardly on the internal consistency of the project, and outwardly on its coherence with infrastructure planning, interfaces with other projects and corporate, technical and specialist standards 5. managing the project's budget on behalf of the Programme Manager, monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realised benefits as the project progresses 6. ensuring the delivery of new products or services from projects is to the appropriate level of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the project plan and programme governance arrangements 7. ensuring there is allocation of common resources and skills within the project’s individual projects 8. managing third party contributions to the project 9. managing communications with all stakeholders 10. managing both the dependencies and the interfaces between projects 11. managing risks to the project’s successful outcome 12. working with the business change manager or equivalent on the transition to the new business as usual position 13. initiating extra activities and other management interventions wherever gaps in the project are identified or issues arise 14. reporting the progress of the project at regular intervals to the project director and senior Payments stakeholders On large and complex projects it may be appropriate to appoint other individuals to support the project manager for some of the particular responsibilities listed above, for example a PMO manager, finance manager, a planning lead, a communications manager or a benefits manager Skills and attributes needed to be a project manager The individual appointed as Project manager must have the necessary seniority to be able to take on the responsibilities associated with the role. The balance of skills required of a Project manager often changes as the Project develops. The person with the skills to identify or define the Project may not necessarily be the right person to drive through its implementation. The Project manager should have: 1. effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills 2. the ability to command respect and to create a sense of community amongst the members of the project teams 3. good knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling Projects 4. sound business case development and approvals skills 5. good understanding of the procurement process including negotiation with third parties 6. good knowledge of Project management methods 7. good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures 8. sufficient seniority and credibility to advise project teams on their projects in relation to the project 9. the ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems
Skills
Project Delivery,Project Coordination,Project Management,Managing Project Budgets
