IT Project Manager

SUMMARY:

Our client, an esteemed retail company based in Cape Town is searching for an experienced IT Project Manager to join their dynamic team. 

POSITION INFO:

Introduction

To provide execution leadership of projects across the IT portfolio. This will require providing frameworks and direction to multiple projects and project team members, primarily across the IT organisation.

Job Specification

• Responsible for ensuring that the projects are planned and implimented in a structured manner to maximise benefit delivery  and limit project and business risk, within the contraints of scope, quality, time and cost

Project Delivery Management​

• To take a project from inception (idea stage), and organise a plan to deliver all aspects of the final working solution
• Define project objectives, scope, impacts, outputs, costs, benefits and success criteria in collaboration with business champions, business unit management and stakeholders and programme sponsor (where applicable)
• Manage the people, processed and technology required to deliver solutions effectively according to the project requirements
• Lead cross functional project teams by task assignment and follow up to ensure on-time completion
• Ensure delivery of the required output(s) for each phase or stage
• Create and control all project management related documents
• Conduct post implimentation reviews (PIRs), define recommendations based on best practices and lessons learnt
• Understand and ensure that the business requirements have been understood and correctly interpreted

Issues and Risk Management 

• Identify and mitigate risks that may negatively impact the project
• Escalation of key decisions, unresolved issues and risks

Budget Control

• Manage the project budget by forecasting requirements, analysing variances, and initiating corrective action

People Management

• Mentor team members on strucrured methodology and best practices
• Provide regular and timely feedback to team members and their respective line managers

Quality Management

• Apply quality management principles and processes
• Ensure all work is undertaken within the organisation standards and processes
• Ensure required documentation is complete, current and stored appropriately

Communication/Reporting

• Conduct regular project reviews and accurately communicate the status of the project
• Produce management reports using established IT Portfolio Management methodology
• Establish and update plans with actuals and forecasts

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