Duration: Timeline for the implementation is tentatively scheduled from Spring 2015 to Summer 2016.
References: Provide 2-3 professional references.
Interview: Phone/Skype, and may ask for face to face.
Please complete the attached New York template including the skills matrix. Use the following required skills to fill in the matrix.
JOB TITLE: NEW YORK STATE OFFICE for PEOPLE with DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (OPWDD) ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD IMPLEMENTATION SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER.
Sr. Project Management Scope
OPWDD is seeking a Sr. Project Manager to project manage the configuration/customization and implementation of a vendor hosted Electronic Health Record (EHR). The Project Manager will be responsible as follows:
Has accountability, responsibility and authority for the project.
Responsible for project success.
Creates the project plan.
Manages the project team.
Advocates with the project sponsor.
Secures approval and acceptance.
Duties will include:
Coordination of project plans and project updates with the ITS, OPWDD Division of Service Delivery (DSD), and vendor Project Managers.
Communication of updates/questions/issues from the vendor to the Project Team for review and decision-making.
Identification of key dependencies, gaps, overlaps, and areas for efficiency for the project; framing of key decisions, issues, and risks for the Project Team through verbal updates and presentations.
Management of action item registries and issue/risk logs.
Management of meeting minutes.
Development of an external partner engagement strategy and implementing this strategy over the course of the project.
Development of a communications plan, meeting strategy, and integrating stakeholder related milestones/deliverables into the overall project plan.
Monitoring progress of the vendor against the project plan, identifying issues/risks/questions and escalating to the ITS and OPWDD DSD Project Managers as appropriate.
Develop documentation and get approvals for all Change Requests.
Oversight of project activities including: requirements definition, deliverable reviews, user acceptance testing, and training.
Provide a weekly Status Report to the OPWDD Project Sponsor and the ITS and OPWDD DSD Project Managers. These reports will follow the Disabilities & Aging Cluster’s (DAC) status report format, with supporting documents provided as appropriate.These reports will include the following information:
o Activities accomplished in current period.
o Activities planned for next period.
o Issues
o Risk
Qualifications:
Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) with at least eight (8) years of experience leading information technology projects.
At least two (2) years of that experience must be working with NYS entities using the EPMO Project Management Guidelines.
Minimum 60 months documenting Project Plans (business case, charter, scope, communications plan, schedule, risk management plan, issue log).
Minimum 48 months assisting with and facilitating communications, which requires the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, managers, and subject matter experts.
48 months experience in conducting focus groups, individual interviews, or other techniques for requirements elicitation; determining and documenting business, technical and data requirements; and developing business rules and business process models.
48 months of experience in managing multiple large, complex IT projects defined primarily as those with the following characteristics: budget over $500,000, duration over 12 months, vendor lead application development/customization, and deployment to geographically diverse end users.