Senior Project Manager - 7 month contract

SUMMARY:
Senior Project Manager

POSITION INFO:

Our client a Global Tech firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their team in Sandton on a contract basis for 7 months. Our client offers great benefits, stability, growth and an attractive salary.

Description

Senior Project Manager - Johannesburg - 7 Month Contract 

Requirements

Role Description and Responsibilities:

 Senior Project Manager – 3rd Party Applications

• Manage the delivery of a key stream of an ERP program
• Manage vendor delivery
• Manage project risks and issues
• Manage a project team to ensure key deliverables are known, deadlines are clear,  
• and daily tracking is in place.
• Manage status updates to senior management.
• Facilitate and guide problems resolution with vendors and team
• Oversee / Orchestrate the portfolio of 3rd Party applications with respect to the
• following key deliverables:

 In progress 3rd Party applications

• Drive closure on 3rd Party apps still being functionally evaluated
• Drive technical assessment post functional evaluation
• Working with master scheduler to include these activities in the master plan

 Integration:

• Managing the Integration of existing 3rd Parties into D365
• Managing updated Architectures and adherence for Security standards
• Managing Quotes and invoices for the work to be done by the Vendor
• Working with master scheduler to include these activities in the master plan

Managing any new ISVs or new 3rd Parties not in MS scope for Orchestration

• Working with master scheduler to include these activities in the master plan

 New Requirements (currently 94 of them):

• Managing the clarification of each requirements in detail (some requirements are currently 4 words long in DevOps)
• Managing the closure of the business case for each new requirement
• Working with Microsoft and SME/Architecture
• Team to define the roadmap for the new requirements so we aligned with the MS capability roadmap
• Ensuring the quality check is done on all aspects of solution assessment, and the feasibility of implementation timelines
• Managing the process to either approve for Pilot or future releases
• Managing the risks if chosen to be delivered for Pilot
• Working with master scheduler to ensure new requirements are in the master plan and the correct releases

Assist the team with 3rd Party Apps release planning

• Defining and managing release roadmap for the 3rd Party apps thereby de-risking Wave 2 go-live
• Defining the application roadmap and what capability sits in what application
• Defining overall roadmap for applications that must be used as Group standard and then defining unique applications for markets that require them
• Working with master scheduler to include these activities in the master plan

Minimum qualification, experience and

expertise required:

• Project Management experience on large ERP implementations
• Integration Project Management Experience across functions and 3rd party applications
• Management of internal, external and business project teams
• General project management and governance experience
• Excellent communication
• Proficient in Microsoft Project
• Exposure to Azure DevOps is an advantage

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