Job Responsibilities
· Purpose
To schedule and coordinate projectresources and ensure that time and budget targets are being met.
· Description
The Project Manager is responsible forensuring that all aspects of the project are planned and executed in a mannerthat will lead to meeting the implementation goals within the establishedtimeframe and budget to a high degree of customer satisfaction
· Soft Skills
· Clearcommunicator (written and verbal)
· ProjectManagement experiences
· Proactive
· Teamleadership experiences
· Creativeproblem solving & conflict resolution
· Abilityto manage expectations
· Abilityto manage projects by motivating both customer and consulting implementationteams
· Functional/TechnicalSkills
· Fundamentalunderstanding of Microsoft Dynamics
· BasicKnowledge of related Microsoft® technologies (SQL Server™, Exchange Server,.NET, Office SharePoint® Portal Server, BizTalk® Server)
· Experiencewith the management of risk, change, issues, time, scope, resources, budget andquality
· Knowledgeof methodology and best practices
· Experiencewith Microsoft® Office Project and other tools that support project management
· Goodunderstanding of all major activities for a business system implementation likeanalysis, design, development, deployment
· Typical Activities (All Project Phases)
• Create and maintain the project plan
• Assign tasks to resources
• Risk analysis
• Approve project charges such as travelexpenses, equipment, or billable time
• Create and communicate project statusreports to management and customers
• Manage the budget and approve customerinvoices
• Ensure quality and timeliness for theservices
• Maintain a healthy relationship withthe customer
• Ensure customer acceptance fordelivered services
• Provides updates to the EngagementManager
· Diagnostic
• Prepare and conduct customer meetings
• Plan diagnostic phase
• Scope project phases
• Support creation of proposal
· Analysis
• Prepare and conduct the Executive KickOff meeting
• Initiate project planning of allproject phases
• Prepare project charter with customerproject manager
• Assign adequate resources to theproject
• Prepare and conduct the kick-offmeeting
· Operation
• Project closing
• Hand over to support team