Heavily involved in the initiation and planning of high-profile SAP system implementations
Performs project management and technical functions to ensure effective completion of the project.
Ensures necessary analysis and reporting is completed for all project phases and functions.
Provides a roadmap that evaluates current status and future goals.
Works to ensure timely completion of a project to budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
Tracks and reports project progress.
Participates in decisions about major project phases and releases.
The project manager will take overall responsibility for the initiation, planning, reporting and delivery of projects across the portfolio from inception to completion, including:
Overall management and co-ordination of the projects
Define the project’s measurable objectives and goals
Design the project and scope the component parts into deliverables with clear scope boundaries and objectives
Produce a project “flight plan” and proactively monitor overall progress against this plan
Ensure that the project has the required capability and capacity
Work according to project governance frameworks and ensure that the project complies with all relevant delivery standards
Manage the coherence and inter-dependencies between the project and other related projects
Manage the project scope, risks and budget
Report progress of the project at regular intervals to the relevant project governance forum
Monitor and respond to issues
Manage third-party contributions to the project
Manage the communications with stakeholders
Management of the project delivery teams (e.g. PM's, PSA etc.) during the life of the project
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field required
Minimum of three years of experience as a project manager in a mid to large sized organization.
Experience with SAP is preferred
Certification with accredited project management institution (e.g. Prince, PMBOK Experience
10+ years’ experience in project and project management, of which at least 8 years managing complex business and technology projects