Job Description :
Client: State of South Carolina
Position : Project Manager
Duration: 10 months
Location : Columbia, SC -100% on-site job
Rate : $60/hr on W2

Summary

The client is looking for a Project Manager who can develops and maintains an expert level of understanding of Scrum and Agile Project Management practices. The candidate will works closely with Product Owners to establish acceptance criteria for all user stories, story and epic roadmaps, and release plans; understanding the nature of the work and providing constructive feedback to the Scrum Team

Roles & Responsibilities

Develops and maintains an expert level of understanding of Scrum and Agile Project Management practices
Ensures Agile principles and Scrum events are followed; facilitates all events such as Sprint Planning, Retrospective, Daily Scrum, Review and Refinement for the Scrum Team.
Protects the team from interferences and helps provide leadership external to the team to protect the team’s interests and priorities.
Works closely with Product Owners to establish acceptance criteria for all user stories, story and epic roadmaps, and release plans; understanding the nature of the work and providing constructive feedback to the Scrum Team.
Monitors key metrics for the team and leads, drives, influences, and molds the team thru feedback into a high performing team that is perceived as a responsive unit producing high quality output.
Leads the project coordination for initiatives and business operations across DoIT; this includes the creation, analysis, and management of business requirements and their supporting processes by ensuring requirements are fully developed, documented, and measurable by the project or business sponsor.
Reports to management on status of projects.
Consults with project team members, stakeholders, and sponsors and provides solutions for routine problems.
Leads multiple Scrum Teams that are complex in nature.
Identifies current processes and procedures which are candidates for improvement and leads the creation of future configurations which lead to gains in efficiency and cost savings.
Oversees and directs work of others.
Provides estimates on the amount of analysis and development effort need based on requirements.


Required Skills:

Considerable knowledge of project planning, milestone tracking and monitoring, and reporting techniques.
Exceptional facilitation skills required, along with knowledge of quality improvement tools to facilitate defining and documenting project and business requirements.
Working knowledge of PC software packages, to include Visio and other Microsoft Office products.
Requires ability to communicate effectively in writing and speech working with customers, team members and management.
Creating and giving presentations.
Demonstrated ability to manage scope and client expectations.
Consistently produce clear, concise status reports.
Certified Scrum Master
Certifications in one or more of the following: Agile, PMP, ITIL, or Lean Six Sigma.
Experience with Service Management tools, specifically ServiceNow is a plus

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology Systems or related field and 8 years related experience including business analysis experience, technical writing, technical documentation, or technical training, and/or quality assurance and systems testing experience; or equivalency Or high school diploma and relevant years of work experience.

Required Certifications:

Certified Scrum Master
Certifications in one or more of the following: Agile, PMP, ITIL, or Lean Six Sigma.
             

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