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Project Manager (24695)

Company Perot Systems
Wage Not specified
Location United States, Texas, Plano
Employment type Full Time
Education Not Specified
Year Experience 4 - 5 Years of Practical Experience
Travel About 25%
Published on 11/2/2009
Description
Perot Systems Corporation is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions to a broad range of clients. We are currently looking for a Project Manager to join our team in Plano, TX.

Job Responsibilities:
Perot Systems Healthcare is seeking a mid-level Project Manager for a client engagement. This is an account-level position that requires direct interaction with client sponsors and account leaders. Responsible for leading projects with labor budgets ranging from $100K-$3M and up to 20 full time project staff members (level 1 through level 3 projects in Perot Systems categories). Candidate must be experienced leading application development project teams through all phases of the standard project lifecycle: Feasibility, Initiation, Planning, Execution and Shutdown. This individual must have experience and training requisite of a formal, documented Project Management environment (PMM, PMI, PRINCE II, etc.) and methodology. The candidate must have proven experience successfully delivering 5-7 application development projects within the size parameters described above. Will partner with account leadership and technical team to successfully deliver projects.

Be familiar with PMM or PMI PMBOK-based project management methodology and lead project teams in day to day execution and compliance with prescribed methodology processes including:

  • Project charter development
  • Project initiation and facilitation
  • Project plan development
  • Risk and issues management
  • Quality planning
  • Communications planning
  • WBS decomposition
  • Project schedule development
  • Change management
  • Configuration management
  • Status reporting
  • Post project reporting
  • Project transition planning
  • Project shutdown
  • Lead project team through structured task estimation process
  • Monitor and control projects ensuring efficient utilization of project resources
  • Document meeting, coordinates status reports and approvals on deliverables
  • Coordinate status reports, minutes, etc.
  • Participate in preparing and executing the overall project plan
  • Relate own tasks to others on project and to the project’s critical path
  • Maintain open communications among project participants and affected parties
  • Maintain strong focus on customer satisfaction by delivering exceptional project performance and predictable, repeatable project results
  • Perform analysis that reflect actual vs. planned cost at the project level
  • Assess impact of labor and cost variances
  • Create and maintain baseline cost estimate at the project level
  • Work through informal channels in order to obtain information
  • Work with informal work teams, often consisting of Perot Systems / client blended teams in order to expedite and status task information
  • Manage standards, procedures, and practices for recordkeeping of contractual agreements
  • Conduct and directs application review as required
  • Monitor improvement efforts in quality and productivity
  • Incorporate risk mitigation strategy and contingency plan

    Required Skills:
  • 5 years IT experience
  • 3-4 years specific project or program management experience
  • Proven track record of successful application development project delivery results and project assets to describe scope and work performed on 3-5 projects
  • Experience working within the entire project lifecycle - feasibility, initiation, planning, execution and shutdown

    Formal classroom training in these project management disciplines:
  • Introduction to project management
  • Project workshop facilitation
  • Project estimation

    Ability to accomplish day to day work within these project management skills areas:
  • Project communication management
  • Project cost management
  • Project human resource management
  • Project scope management
  • Project risk management
  • Project time management
  • Project quality management
  • Project integration management
  • Project procurement management
  • Product and vendor management
  • Proficiency with standard project management tools - Microsoft Project, Project Server, Primavera, all Microsoft Office applications, etc.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills
  • Experience working within both a project-centric and project matrix environments
  • Ability to recognize exceptions to documented policy and procedures
  • Monitor schedule deviations and assist in the development of alternative methods for corrective action at the project level
  • Working knowledge of quality assurance methods, tools, and techniques

    Desired Skills:
  • PMP certification; PMI membership and participation
  • IT experience in the healthcare domain; either provider or payer segments
  • Working knowledge of healthcare revenue cycle
  • Experience working with development teams utilizes interative/incremental development and agile/SCRUM processes
  • Experience working within an established program office environment
  • Advanced university degree
  • Quality program experience such as ISO-9000, CMMI or Six Sigma implementation and assessments
  • Strong preference given to local candidates

    Minimum Educational Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in CIS or related field and/or equivalent work related experience

    More about Perot Systems
    At Perot Systems, we are looking for candidates that have a high level of integrity, are tenacious and can thrive in a team environment. We will provide you with the tools and opportunities to enhance, expand and support your personal and professional growth. The Associates at Perot Systems enjoy a very entrepreneurial, dynamic environment. We do not have a rigid corporate ladder in place for you to climb but rather a career path that allows you to explore career opportunities throughout the entire organization.

    In addition to a dynamic environment, Perot Systems will provide you with a very competitive salary, performance based bonuses, tuition reimbursement (up to $2,500 annually), 401K (50% match for first 4% of salary), health, dental and vision insurance coverage, paid holidays and vacation.

    Perot Systems is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. It is the policy of Perot Systems Corporation to encourage and support equal employment opportunity for all Associates and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status.df-tc

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