To guide key projects within assigned portfolio to successful conclusion.
Responsibilities
- Ensure projects within portfolio are completed on time, on scope and with a high degree of customer satisfaction
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Accountable for maintaining good communication lines for project performance report periodically, to support Line Business’ executive decision making
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Collaborate with business line to ensure that all projects in assigned portfolio receive the required attention
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Engage C-level stakeholders regularly to ensure that projects are properly prioritized
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Work with the Business Partner from the Financial Management group to establish targets for the fiscal year
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Work with the Value Realization team to ensure that projects are closed as at when due and ensure realization of budgeted revenue
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Manage the project portfolio of Line Business, by continuously reviewing, updating, and optimizing the portfolio to ensure alignment with evolving organizational strategy, goals, and objectives
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Ensure adherence and compliance to organizational process and industry standards
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Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups
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Coach team members in Agile frameworks
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Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration
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Be the point of contact for external communications (eg from customers or stakeholders)
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Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
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Resolve conflicts and remove impediments that occur
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Help teams implement changes effectively
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Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
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Help build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working on it
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Advice proactively on projects that will require management intervention and provide feedback to the business team
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Partake in Project process review and improvement
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Coordinate elicitation exercises for Client solution requests with various SMEs and stakeholders
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Prepare Business Requirements Documents or Statement of Work
Requirements
- Academic qualification(s): A good Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
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Professional qualification(s): APM, Prince2, PMP would be added advantage
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Experience:
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At least 3 years of experience as a Project Manager/Scrum Master or in a similar role
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Working knowledge of Agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as SAFe, Scrum or Kanban, to deliver solutions