PIAM Technical Project Manager

Job Purpose : Builds client relationship by establishing project strategy and deliverables; developing and delivering solutions; managing project resources and delivery team. Duties :

• Establishes project strategy by finalizing contract requirements; studying client's strategic business drivers; discovering and validating business and technical requirements; advising client regarding potential solutions; obtaining input from subject-matter experts; developing proposals; planning project life-cycle deliverables; defining service levels.
• Assembles project resources by forming a delivery team; forecasting financial and staff requirements; preparing project budget; coordinating support services.
• Develops project solutions by formulating objectives; managing the exploration, evaluation, and design of solutions; preparing implementation specifications.
• Accomplishes project objectives by communicating team deliverables; monitoring project progress; managing team and individual contributions; conducting implementation reviews; preparing and completing action plans; tracking action items; examining, researching, and resolving or escalating issues; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; completing audits; scheduling expenditures; analyzing and resolving financial variances.
• Validates project solutions by establishing and measuring metrics.
• Manages client expectations by building and expanding relationships; communicating project status and open deployment / integration issues; preparing reports and "white papers"; identifying and negotiating engagement additions and extensions.
• Reduces costs and increases serviceability by identifying best practices; forwarding information systems solutions to organization knowledge database.
• Updates job knowlege by tracking technology and project management advances; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Skills / Qualifications : Presentation Skills, Strategic Planning, Resolving Conflict, Organizational Astuteness, Change Management, Client Relationships, Coaching, Quality Management, Managing Processes, Emphasizing Excellence, Developing Standards