COMPETENCIES

• Creates & executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs & requirements.
• Identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities.
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
• Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.
• Effectively applies our methodology and enforces project standards.
• Prepares for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures.
• Minimizes our exposure and risk on project.
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

• Understands P/L models and cost-to-completion projections and makes recommendations accordingly.

• Identifies business development and "add-on" sales opportunities as they relate to a specific project.
• Leads proposal efforts including completing project scoping and LOE assessments.
• Effectively conveys our message in both written and verbal business development discussions.

• Facilitates team and client meetings effectively.
• Holds regular status meetings with project team.
• Keeps project team well informed of changes within the organization and general corporate news.
• Effectively communicates relevant project information to superiors.
• Delivers engaging, informative, well-organized presentations.
• Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
• Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.

• Understands Internet, online marketing, online strategies, channels to market.
• Maintains awareness of new and emerging technologies and the potential application on client engagements.
• Ability to understand what projects need unpacking and what tasks are straight forward.
• Analyse and map system processes (current state/future state) to support business processes.
• Analyse and understanding of data.
• Identify and resolve systems, technical and data issues.
• Understand the business requirements defined in order to produce systems and functional specifications, used cases, test cases, workflow diagrams and data models.
• Produce high quality systems documentation.
• Systems Processes: Provide expertise in the modeling/mapping of systems development processes.
• Data: Identify what data currently exists, what data needs to be carried over into the new systems and/or analysis around what can be achieved with a new system.
• Database: Understand the rules, definitions and best practice around building a database and data warehouse.
• Documentation: Produces definitions, process flow documentation, rules and instructions as a basis for the work of designers and programmers.
• Testing: Produce detailed test cases to the testers and business analysts and assist in the system and integration testing before handing the system over for user acceptance testing.

• Manages the development of team by ensuring that project tasks are in line with each management’s interests.
• Inspires co-workers to attain goals and pursue excellence.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change.
• Manages the process of innovative change effectively.
• Remains on the forefront of emerging industry practices.

• Consistently acknowledges and appreciates each team member’s contributions.
• Effectively utilizes each team member to his/her fullest potential.
• Motivates team to work together in the most efficient manner.
• Keeps track of lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members going forward.
• Mitigates team conflict and communication problems.

• Manages day-to-day interaction.
• Sets and manages management’s expectations.
• Communicates effectively with management to identify needs.
• Builds a knowledge base of projects, stumbling blocks, objectives, outcomes.

• Suggests areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.
• Leads internal teams/task forces
• Reviews the status reports of team members and addresses issues as appropriate.
• Complies with and helps to enforce standard policies and procedures.

• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.
• Take strategic direction from management, piece together execution team and carry out project.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. 
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents. 
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company.
• Determine and assess need for additional staff during project cycle.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Track project milestones and deliverables.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
• Supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.

• 3 years direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
• Strong familiarity with project management software, such as Microsoft Project.
• Solid working knowledge of current Internet technologies and trends.
• Demonstrated experience in personnel management.
• Technically competent with various software programs, such as Office, Visio, Project, etc.
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.
• Ability to read communication styles of team members.
• Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, incl. management, and other departments.
• Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.
• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.
• Successful implementation of a number of systems.
• Working Knowledge of Visio and/or workflow design tools.
• Working Knowledge of SDLC methodologies.