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Interview Process: In Person
We are looking for a top performing project manager for a major agency initiave to re-write an e-commerce application called WebCat into newer .Net technology.
The project/application is :
-WebCat is a highly available E-commerce application that services the motor-carrier trucking industry in terms of credentials (license plates, cab-cards, etc) and fleet management. It is 14 years old now and we are in the process
of re-writing it using newer technologies (.net 4.5, web-services instead of batch/FTP, etc).
-This application brings in significant revenue for the agency and is used by some of the largest trucking companies in the nation to comply with IFTA/IRP regulations in Virginia.
This will be a multi-year effort.
The ideal candidate will be :
-Aggressive but flexible/personable. Being able to deal with many varied personalities both on the technical and
business side of the project is absolutely key.
-You need to drive this project to completion with a burning desire to get
it done, but be able to do that by using your innate ability to guide people such that they are on-board and excited to
meet those goals.
-The right people are on this bus, you need to drive it to its' destination.
-Clearly and obviously well versed in Agile project management.
-You have lead and guided several high-profile and high-impact software projects through to completion.
-You know how projects should run, but are capable of adapting to legacy environments/cultures and practices.
-Capable of coming in and very quickly getting up to speed on both where the project is, where it needs to go, and how
to get it there.
-This project has been running for 16 months and needs to be guided from underperforming to over-performing in terms of deliverables; Quickly.
-You will do this because you have done it before. This is not the project
-you learn on, this is the project you demonstrate that you are the master of the project management universe.
-Well versed in common project management tools including TFS 2012 (storyboard, burndown chart, bug tracker, backlog, etc), MS Project, powerpoint, etc.
-Able to communicate effectively, very clearly, and can do so in a manner that ensures everyone is on the same page,
all the time.
-You will need to communicate with everyone from executive level management, to highly technical resources to Jo-Bob the truck driver and you need to do it in a way that all of them can understand.
PMP Certified.
This project is high-profile for this agency and we need your stratospheric level of talent to get it where it needs to go.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
-Active PMP certification from PMI (no other certifications qualify) or VITA PM credentials Required
-large scale project management including oversight, planning, and implementation Required 8 Years
-Agile/Scrum methodology Required 5 Years
-E-commerce application project management Highly desired 3 Years
-Effective communication and presentations to large groups including executives Required 8 Years
-Project management documentation preparation(status reports, product backlogs, etc) Required 8 Years
-technical & business writing skills Required 8 Years
-successful management of projects with 6 or more team members Required 8 Years
-highly effective negotiation skills, both on the technical team and with business users, Required 8 Years
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