Remote Project Manager

The PM will function in accordance with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) as published by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Project Managers will operate under the authority of the VDSS PMO to implement agency enterprise projects as approved by the IT Investment Council (ITIC).    PM will use existing PMO policies, standard operating procedures, templates, and Microsoft Project, the agency's standard software tool for Portfolio Project Management. PMs will work alongside agency PM as illustrated in the chart below: 

Requirements with desired 10 years of experience

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification 

Solid understanding of software development life cycle models

Solid understanding and experience with Scrum / Kanban Agile Methodology

Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, and team building

Certified Scrum Master certification desired

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certification desired

Other PM Duties

•Drive consistent project delivery through the entire project lifecycle, including project plans, release plans, resource allocation, and management of project risks, scope, schedule, and delivery of value.
•Coordinates Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, Sprint Demos, Story Refinement, and Release Planning.
•Tracks and communicates the project's progress from a schedule, cost, and risk perspective to the project team, stakeholders, and management.
•Establishes an environment where the teams can be effective and help remove obstacles.
•Protects the team from outside interruptions and distractions.
•Ensures a good relationship between the team and product owner as well as others outside the team.
•Tracks and reports team velocity and other project metrics.
•Promotes continuous improvement and helps teams to increase productivity.
•Helps Product Owner and team with Product backlog management.
•Ensures the teams are practicing core Agile principles.
•Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of Agile project management principles and practices. 
•Ability to work with customers, understand their business practices and manage their expectations.
•Ability to set clear performance standards and hold team members accountable, while keeping the team engaged and on track.
•Ability to help Product Owners to create and prioritize Product Backlog.
•Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.
•Lead project teams to implement and complete assigned IT projects as approved by the ITIC
•Serve as the primary project liaison between suppliers, and other external organizations.
•Ensure the Suppliers and external organizations have the information needed to perform the scope of services
•Escalate any issues that compromise the successful and timely completion of the project
•Direct the work and required tasks of the project
•Monitor and control project scope and schedule
•Manage scope change and risk/issue management for the project
•Ensure that the project is clearly defined, efficiently tracked, and consistently communicated
•Communicate project status to the ITIC and all stakeholders
•Ensure that the business and stakeholder requirements and objectives are met by the project deliverables

The Project Manager will use established PMO templates, that include project information: