OCP - Project Manager Testing

Short Description:

OCP seeks a Project Manager for the PASS Modernization Project to lead testing: create plans, develop scripts, organize teams, coordinate execution, document results, and report progress to the PMO for a new cloud-based procurement system.

Complete Description:

• The district government’s PASS Modernization Project is replacing the existing on-premises procurement management system with a new state-of-the-art cloud solution. OCP seeks a Project Manager to support the Project Management Office (PMO) by overseeing the entire testing process: creating test plans; developing and coordinating development of test scripts; organizing test teams; coordinating and documenting test execution; and reporting progress to the PMO.
  
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Project Planning
• Provide project planning activities including developing, maintaining, and monitoring (status/progress) project schedules.
• Create and maintain project documents.
• Coordinate submissions of workstream weekly status reports.
• Develop PMO status reports and prepare status presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Report status to PMO, project leadership, and organization leadership.
• Organize project artifacts in Microsoft Teams.
  
  
  

Testing Oversight:

• Ensure development of thorough test scripts.
• Ensure testing for all test scripts.
• Report all defects, ensure resolution, retesting, and documentation for test results.
• Facilitate collaboration between test workstream and other workstreams to resolve defects.
• Ensure all testing activities comply with District standards and quality requirements.
  
  
  

Strategic Planning:

• Translate project’s test strategic vision into long and short-range plans including:
• Project plans, resource alignments, training, communications, transformation management, change management, system integration testing, user acceptance testing, go-live preparations, and post-go-live support.
  
  
  

Coordination:

• Balance multiple priorities while coordinating workstream resources.
• Monitor workstream activities to maintain PMO schedule and update as necessary.
• Coordinate with PMO to mitigate any impact to other workstreams.
  
  
  

Schedule Management:

• Leverage prior experience on large projects to:
• Analyze complex project delivery dates to create innovative Microsoft Project schedules or Agile Scrum Roadmap Timebox schedules.
• Align schedules with organizations, stakeholder groups, functional workstreams, technology, methodology, tools, and solution components.
• Monitor progress to track project milestones and report on progress.
  
  
  

Risk & Change Management:

• Oversee analysis, planning, and management activities related to project scope and objectives.
• Manage RAID (Risks, Actions, Issues, and Decisions) process, change management process, and communications process.
  
  
  

Documentation & Communication:

• Provide quality organization and oversight for all project documents.
• Maintain all project artifacts organized for team access using Microsoft Teams and SharePoint folders.
• Participate in PMO, Steering Committee, or other project meetings and document discussions and decisions.
• Serve as a liaison and facilitate communication between PMO, other project managers, and team members.
• Support the PMO for all aspects of the project.
  
  
  

Candidate Skills Matrix:

Following sections are to be filled by the candidate:

Skills | Required/Desired | No. of Years | How many years of experience candidate has?

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience | Required | 20 |

Experience managing testing for large, complex IT projects. | Required | 16 |

Experience with Agile Scrum methodology, including Agile Sprints, Roadmaps, System Integration Testing (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). | Required | 16 |

Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) | Required | 16 |

Experience with cloud ERP automated test tools desired, for example: Selenium, Tricentis, Test Evolve, Opkey, Leapwork | Required | 16 |

Proven leadership and decision-making skills managing a diverse team including onsite and virtual team members | Required | 16 |

Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences. | Required | 16 |

PMP certification | Desired | 16 |

Experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Teams | Desired | 8 |

Experience managing cloud ERP testing | Desired | 16 |

Willing to work onsite 4 days a week | Required | |

Background check: 

• Extensive criminal history background check will be required. We cannot submit candidates with recent histories (go back seven years) of extensive driving, drug, robbery or any other illegal activity. Any criminal activity on the background check will eliminate the candidate from consideration.  If selected, please make certain that you inform all candidates that they will have to complete this criminal background check prior to starting. NATIONAL background checks are required; Federal background checks are NOT compliant under this contract. A national background check is a national criminal background check that pulls criminal records from State and County Courts in almost every US State.