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*Title: Release Lead/Manager* *Location: Chicago, IL* *Type: Contract for 6 months* *Day to Day Activities:* *Release and Process Governance / Improvement:* - Ensure work-stream level members are trained and familiar with Release Management principles, processes and expectations - Oversee and escalate Release Management documentation required for associated work-stream - Manage risks and resolve issues affecting Release scope, schedule, or quality; measuring and monitoring progress to ensure successful application - delivery - Continually work towards release-level process improvement both within the RMO and individual work-streams *Release Planning:* - Work with the Release Management Office to determine fiscal year delivery schedule, both on a quarterly and monthly basis - Incorporate overall Release activities into work-stream level planning; track and adhere to Release Schedule / tollgates from a program-level - perspective - Establish release plan and processes for code deployments, branch management, defect fixes and other environmental concerns *Release-level Reporting and Communication:* - Attend Release-level meetings with overall Release Manager to communicate issues, challenges, and other cross-impacting details related to the Release - Communicate all key project plans, commitments and changes including: requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes - Manage relationships and coordinate work effort across different teams and work-streams when applicable to the Release *Implementation Readiness:* - Create work-stream level playbook for a given Release, composed of project -level playbook requirements for all associated work-stream projects - Conduct Release-readiness reviews, and other tollgate sessions to determine final Go/No-Go for the work-stream - Participate in all dress rehearsal and go-live activities as determined by the Release Management Office *Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:* - Extensive knowledge and experience utilizing various types of IT project methodologies and life cycles (e.g., conversions, client/server, incremental, rapid delivery, classic or traditional waterfall phases of analysis, design, development, testing, implementation) and the correct - project application - Extensive knowledge and skill in project management standards, processes, procedures and guidelines, and recommends improvements to realize efficiencies - Extensive knowledge of communications/escalation management - Considerable knowledge and experience with company’s procurement management processes (e.g., acquiring goods and services, selecting and - managing internal and/or external resources) - Considerable knowledge and experience with company’s budgeting and forecasting processes - Demonstrated broad knowledge of standards relevant to the software industry (e.g., ISO, CMM, Six Sigma) and how their use benefits the - organization - Advanced skill in the use of project management software to manage projects (e.g., MS Project and auxiliary tools, such as earned value - database, audit tools, project repository, including risk, issues and action items database, SLIM Estimate, Metrics and Control, PlanView, - Platinum Process Continuum) - Skill in using a breadth of project experience and project management expertise to effectively transfer knowledge to any project situation (i.e., - ranging from internal to conversions to software development projects) - Skill in leveraging knowledge and experience using the industry project management best practices (i.e., Project Management Body of Knowledge - PMBOK) to play a leadership role by providing feedback for continuous process improvement - Skill in working with stakeholders to increase their understanding of potential risks and the steps being taken to mitigate them - Skill in interviewing and conducting assessments to partner with clients and project teams to create an open, comfortable and win-win environment - Skill in clearly defining client’s business, fiscal, and functional objectives for the project and, then, preparing a scope statement that summarizes the project justification, major deliverables, and project objectives - Demonstrated skill in managing budgets and timelines of small to large-sized projects - Skill in the use of negotiation techniques to reach agreement when there are widely-differing viewpoints - Skill in managing change to project scope - Skill in analysis, problem solving and the implementing effective solutions - Skill in innovation/creativity - Ability to coach others in skills required to plan and estimate resource needs of complex projects - Ability to oversee the development of schedules that result in on-time releases of large and complex projects - Ability to use a variety of company and industry sources to assess and predict trends in estimating the resource needs of complex and large - projects - Ability to secure needed approval from senior management to changes in project budgets that accompany changes in project scope - Ability to use meeting management, conflict management, presentation techniques and listening skills to facilitate effective project - communications - Ability to accurately differentiate issues and determine who needs to be consulted/updated and whether the issue requires escalation, effectively expediting decision-making on project-related issues as appropriate (e.g., effectively navigates the Fidelity matrix, follows project escalation path) - Ability to understand and comply with the terms and conditions of the contract(s) within own area of responsibility; works with other to resolve - contractual issues as they are identified - Ability to provides timely project or sub-plan deliverables that align with the program plan structure (e.g., schedules, communications, - configuration management, quality and staffing plans, interdependencies, metrics, status reports) - Ability to maintain continuity and consistency across multiple plans within a program while providing project-level deliverables for the program - communications plan - Ability to support the overall program and look beyond the confines of the individual project for the best interests of the program - Ability to understand the clients’ needs, establish credibility and build effective relationships with client contacts - Ability to maintain and coordinate productivity and to effectively manage workloads - Ability to set clear expectations, manage team performance and build high morale among team members - Ability to consistently set challenging goals and hold self and others firmly to timetables for accomplishing goals/tasks despite obstacles - Ability to deal with internal and external clients with tact and diplomacy - Ability to accept and facilitate change - Ability to demonstrate teamwork and manage conflict - Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, clients and public *“Recruiting is made easier with JobPencil.com” * JobPencil.com – is the leading technology job portal which connects the Employers looking to hire highly talented professionals and the candidates looking for right opportunities and employers. 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