Job Summary
Purpose
The management of projects to meet identified business or IT needs, acquiring and utilising the necessary resources and skills within agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality.
Qualifications
Essential:
- Computer Science or Information Systems Degree/ Diploma.
- Qualification in Project Management – PMP or Prince2 Certified.
Experience
Essential:
- 5+ Years as Project Manager.
- Retail Industry experience.
- Data Management/Data Warehouse Implementations experience.
- Strong Scoping Skills.
Desirable:
- 3-5 years SAP experience.
Knowledge
Essential:
- +5 years Strong experience in Projects and Project deliverables.
- +5 years detailed practical knowledge of project management and agile methodologies, tools and techniques with in-depth knowledge of at least one methodology (retail/business focussed)
- +5 years good knowledge of the Retail business environment.
Skills
Essential:
- ICT background particularly in transformation and development projects with a strong business focus.
- SDLC knowledge.
- Agile
Job objectives
Project initiation and planning:
- Develop project charter
- Develop a project scope management plan for projects
- Develop the schedule for the projects
- Develop the budgets for projects
- Develop a quality management plan for the project
- Develop a communication management plan for the project
- Develop a risk management plan for the project
- Document all management plans in a Project Management Plan
- Gain formal approval for project plan
Project execution, monitoring, and control (Delivery):
- Communication and stakeholder management
- Scope and configuration management
- Human Resource Management: Recruit, select and contract qualified human resources to work on the project as appropriate
- Time management: Communicate on a weekly/monthly basis with key stakeholders to ensure project outlines are adhered to
- Cost management: Monitor and approve all budgeted project expenditures
- Quality Management: Ensure projects adhere to quality standards of output
- Risk Management: Manage short-term and long-term risk indicators of the project
Project close out:
People and relationship management:
- Ensure proper Stakeholder management
- Ensure Internal customer satisfaction is achieved by effective management and timely completion of project milestones and outputs
Competencies
Essential:
- Deciding and Initiating Action
- Persuading and Influencing
- Delivering Results and Meeting Stakeholder Expectations
- Relating and Networking
- Leading and Supervising
- Presenting and Communicating Information
- Personal Time Management
- Integrity
Desirable:
- Adapting and responding to change
- Coping with pressure and setbacks
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