IV&V Project Manager

• Preference will be given to Vendor s proposed IV&V Project Manager who has experience with the methods and processes needed to recover high risk projects in state government and who has experience planning and implementing Workers Compensation Administration (WCA) EDI system.

Responsibilities

• Develop an IV&V Management Plan, which will describe the activities, vendor personnel, project schedule, deliverable schedule, standards, and methodology for conducting the IV&V reviews.
• The IV&V Management Plan will include a deliverable schedule and communication plan and matrix.
• Provide the report using the report template Quality Assurance IV&V Template along with the Quality Assurance IV&V Guidelines found on the Department of Information Technology (DoIT) web.
• Provide an initial review of the activities required early in the project, particularly as it relates to planning. This will include a high-level review of previous activities conducted since project inception.
• Assess the project management processes and project organization and verify that lines of reporting and responsibility provide solid managerial/sponsor oversight of the project. Coordinate with the Procuring Agency to make certain there is governance, stakeholder involvement and other key areas, procurement, contracts and vendor management, requirements definition, traceability and management, and business process definition and analysis.
• Verify that project team roles and responsibilities of key project personnel are well-defined both for business and technical ownership of the project s tasks and activities. For security, Contractor shall evaluate the project s compliance with State of New Mexico information technology (IT) security policies, processes, and procedures in the development of the products IT security.
• Evaluate risk and issue management including processes for monitoring and tracking risks and issues. Indicate in the report whether the project planning activities are meeting the business objectives identified by the project sponsor, and the business objectives are clearly defined.
• Evaluate and make recommendations on the estimating and scheduling process of the project to ensure that the project planning assumptions, budget, and resources are adequate for the work-breakdown structure and schedule.
• The recommendations for the project s success following the reviews indicated above are a key element of this deliverable.