Program Manager

Job Title: Program Manager

Location: Lansing, MI

Duration: 1 Years

Interview Mode: MS Teams

Hybrid Role with 2 days onsite from day 1 - Monday and Tuesday onsite

Job Description

The Information Technology Investment Fund (ITIF) is a special fund appropriated by the Legislature to enable a public sector client to modernize and deploy various critical IT systems throughout the State. These projects include participation of not only DTMB but also other State agencies. Some projects will be completed this fiscal year; others span several years. Some projects are funded solely by the IT Investment Fund; others involve funding from other sources.

The Legislature Appropriates Funding Annually Which Is Targeted For IT Investment. An Investment Management Governance Board Was Created. The Purpose Of The IT Investment Management Governance Model Is To Oversee The Following Activities

• Evaluation and validation of investments in ITIF projects.
• Evaluation and validation of investments in non-ITIF Enterprise projects.
• Governance and oversight of the public sector client’s Investment Management program.
• Management of risk in both project execution and decision-making, thereby preserving financial resources and ensuring value propositions are realized.
• Definition and measurement of fund performance; this includes the initiation of activities and introduction of change as required to address organizational performance deficiencies that impact the fund.
  
  

The public sector client set up an ITIF team within the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) to provide an objective evaluation of ITIF projects by applying a standard methodology and measurements to project activities. This team helps the public sector client generate an accurate status for the projects and will promote the timely handling of risks, issues, and changes. This team also conducts project assurance as a planned, systematic review activity to determine projects are employing the processes necessary for success.

Position Duties: Program Manager will provide the following, but not limited to, services to support ITIF projects:

• Conduct regular meetings with ITIIF project managers. Help develop reporting/communication mechanisms for projects.
• Create, manage, and implement quality assurance plans for high-profile projects.
• Proactively mentor project managers identifying and managing risk and issues plans.
• Assist in the preparation of project status reporting that addresses, at a minimum, task status, deliverable completion, budget expenditure, completion estimate, resource assessments, schedule adjustments, problem/risk/issue identification and corrective action planning.
• Support in the training of PMs and other state resources on performing quality assurance tasks as needed. Proactively mentor project managers identifying and managing risk and issues plans.
• Assist with business/technical decisions related to the use of software to align to business needs and budget constraints.
• Advise DTMB on managing contracts for development efforts.
• Help develop and maintain effective, customer-focused, and usable communications for program/project reporting.
• Provide SME support and contribute to all efforts supporting the design, delivery and sustainment of IT Readiness and Benefits Realization activities used in the selection, prioritization, planning, and ongoing monitoring for IT investments.
• Create presentations, briefings, training/awareness materials, and progress reports.
  
  

Note: Program Manager will NOT directly manage IT projects for the State of Michigan. This position will provide portfolio governance, investment management, and quality assurance services to ensure the effectiveness of the state’s IT investments.

Required Knowledge/Skills

• Managing quality assurance on large government projects.
• Must have experience in providing quality assurance for projects of duration greater than 6 months and more than 50 stakeholders.
• Must have excellent communications skills, including both written and verbal skills.
• Must have professional facilitation skills.
• Must have experience in creating project-level risk and issue management plans.
  
  

Additional Required Experience

• 3 years of experience in Quality Management within IT projects (preferably with budgets greater than $10 million and multi-phase, multi-year implementations)
• 3 years of experience in verbal and written communication with clients and technical staff in English
• Intermediate level knowledge and understanding to support research and ability to apply concepts, of the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
  
  

Whopper Technologies, a minority women-owned enterprise, is at the forefront of digital transformation, technology excellence, and business growth solutions. Specializing in talent mobilization and innovation, we are dedicated to enhancing customer experiences across diverse sectors such as Information Technology, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Engineering, and the Public sector. With a focus on deploying top-tier talent and fostering innovation, we empower businesses to thrive and excel in a rapidly evolving digital landscape, helping them reach new heights of success.

Whopper Technologies is committed to fostering workforce diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.