Deputy Project Manager (Assistant PM) - ITNOVA (annapolis, maryland) in Annapolis, Maryland For Sale
Job Description:/h3:
ITnova has an opening for a Deputy Project Manager for the Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) New Voting System Replacement Project (NVSR).
The Deputy Project Manager will be working within two project areas, Electionware implementation and the agencys legacy EMS systems. For the Electionware implementation work, the Deputy Project Manager will be working closely with the NVSR Sr. Project Manager, and for the agency legacy EMS preparation and execution, the Deputy Project Manager will be working closely with the SBE Program Manager. The SBE Program Manager and Sr. Project Manager will coordinate the work required for the Deputy Project Manager. The Deputy Project Manager will work with the Sr. Project Manager to identify any work that needs to be performed by other project team members.
General Responsibilities:
The Deputy Project Manager is responsible for coordinating the efforts of the SBE, NVSR and vendor teams to implement the voting system Election Management (EM) portion of NVSR. The EM portion refers to two large scale applications, Agency Election Management System (AEMS) and the ES and S Electionware Suite (ESS). These applications will need to interface with other agency election systems and the voting systems hardware.
The implementation must provide a full election management capability including technology, processes and people.
The measures of success for the position are:
* To drive the implementation of the EM to a successful completion
* To drive an on:time implementation
* To provide timely ongoing information to the SBE Program Manager and the NVSR Sr. Project Manager
* To contribute to a harmonious working environment
Electionware Implementation Responsibilities:
* Stand:up the Agency Election Management (AEMS) Project within the NVSR project by drafting and obtaining approval for a project charter, as well as planning and facilitating a kick:off meeting.
* Coordinate the efforts of all participants including the NVSR team, SBE Election Management, SBE Voting Systems, SBE IT, and contractors ES and S and CSC.
* Develop and manage a set of EM tasks to be part of the NVSR Project Schedule. Tasks will include all project disciplines required to implement EM, including planning, design, development, implementation, testing, training and documentation. Some tasks may be under the schedule management of other NVSR specialties.
* Ensure that all EM tasks are properly structured, without gaps or overlap, with clear management of dependencies, and specific assignment of each task to a responsible person.
* Manage the EM tasks by tracking progress, monitoring completion dates, and taking required action when tasks fall behind schedule.
* Promote information sharing between all project participants.
* Support the SBE Program Manager and NVSR Sr. Project Manager by providing periodic status reports, and promptly escalating critical issues.
* Ensure that the EM business process is documented, and is used to drive the integrity of training plans, integration plans, and all other project deliverables.
* Promote communication across all participants
Agency EMS Project Responsibilities:
* Ensure coordination between projects and systems including NVSR, MDVOTERS, and any other projects or systems.
* Define, update, coordinate, and document the full business workflow process for the legacy EMS functionality.
* Manage the stakeholders, including their project and communication needs.
* Manage the project work for the CSC technical resources.
* Coordinate the completion of technical, operational, and election documentation which includes manuals, forms, and quick:reference guides, in addition to coordinating the proper storage requirements for this documentation.
* Ensure adherence to the project scope and formally manage any changes to the scope of the project.
* Coordinate the gathering of all functional and technical requirements making sure that all requirements
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