RQ08682 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

Deliverables:

The Project Manager is responsible for the following activities:

• Identifying strategic and operational requirements of specific project (product) management environment for IT initiatives;
• Providing ongoing advice on refinements and enhancements to the organizations project (product) management delivery processes;
• Developing project (product) design criteria, planning activities, business objectives, communication and reporting protocols, implementing planning, project prioritization and phasing strategies, issues management, quality assessment and transition requirements;
• Directing, coordinating and monitoring project (product) management activities to ensure timely, cost-effective and high-quality business and customer-focused results

Key Responsibilities:

• Articulate the product vision and product strategy - so the project (product) team knows why they are undertaking the effort of building the product, and what the plan for doing so is.
• Prioritize features & manage the backlog - So the project (product) team has a shared focus across tactical design and development work.
• Establish and track against measurable objectives - So the project (product) team knows whether they are on the right path or not.
• Decide when to ship software - So customers can experience the benefits of the product as soon as possible, and the project (product) team can continue to gather valuable feedback about how to iterate on the product.
• Continually de-risk product direction - So the project (product) team only builds the features they should build, based on validated customer problems and business opportunities, and increase the likelihood that the product will be successful in the market
• Communicate effectively - So the project (product) team, stakeholders and sponsors are all aligned, and momentum is maintained.

Deliverables include (but not limited to):

• Product vision and road map (now, near, and future timeline)
• Product strategy: target audience (end-users), problems youre trying to solve, value propositions
• Customer discovery insights through end-user research activities
• Product features and functions through product management backlog and the authoring of user stories with the business product owner
• Product key performance Indicators (KPIs) or success criteria including a metrics dashboard
• Product decision and direction rationales
• Product wins (success stories)
• Continuous shipping of product features to improve upon the minimal viable product produced by the project (product) team through user-centred design processes and agile (scrum) delivery methodologies
• Product risk mitigation strategies
• Communications to senior management level including executive summaries, and product status updates as required.