Role : Agile Transformation Project manager
Location : Lansing,MI
Provides Agile Program support and coordinates the work of the implementing solutions to meet the customer requirements and supports the customer’s on-going system engineering life-cycle processes. Responsible for supporting all project delivery work in accordance with required methodology (such as the State of Michigan’s State Unified Information Technology Environment (SUITE) methodology), and following all standard project management industry standards such as PMI’s framework, including Agile approaches.
Coordinates and controls the end to end process of capturing all key project artifacts, including but not limited to: business cases, project charters, baselined project schedules, project management plans, change requests, status reports, lessons learned. May require consistent utilization of the State of Michigan’s SUITE methodology and Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool.
• Raises identified issues and risks to the appropriate senior management level including the Project Management Office (PMO) for action inclusive of description of the issue, comprehensive analysis of options and recommendation for remediation. • Manages portfolio of projects’ execution to ensure conformity to established budgets, timelines and scope. • Works with the stakeholders, including the PMO to facilitate project governance effectiveness through status reporting, project/portfolio data, regular governance meetings, etc.
As part of its ongoing process maturation, efforts to align with CMMI 2.0, and dedication to stakeholder satisfaction, the EPMO seeks an Agile Transformation Program Manager to:
o Recommend improvements to current Agile approaches
o Mentor and coach both Project Managers/Scrum Masters and Product Owners
o Deliver professional presentations to agency executives, managers, and team members about agile processes, roles, and results
o Develop an Agile Transformation plan to enable the SUITE team to implement Agile on an enterprise scale
o Evaluate SAFe and other frameworks for potential approach for enterprise implementation
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Experience leading and coaching organizations through Agile Transformation and Evolution. Includes developing Agile strategy and transformation plans
Required
10
Years
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFE) Experience
Highly desired
5
Years
Experience leading organizations through Agile approaches intended to achieve CMMI Compliance
Highly desired
5
Years
Professional certifications: PMP, CSM, PSM, Certified CMMI Associate
Highly desired
3
Years
Familiarity with IT methodologies and standards, such as PMI PMBOK, CMMI, COBIT, COBIT VAL-IT, SAFe, Lean, IEEE, and / or ITIL.
Highly desired
5
Years
Experience working on projects using a variety of methodologies or approaches
Required
5
Years