Hybrid (WI Residency Required)
144422
Full-Time
Beacon Technologies is seeking a Certified Project Manager III for our client partner. Our client is seeking a Project Manager to perform the role Scrum Master and Project Manager in the Application Development Team practicing Hybrid methodology combining PMI’s project management best practices with Agile/Scrum development methodology under the Division of Libraries and Technology. The Applications Development Team is responsible for enterprise architecture, development, system testing, analysis, and maintenance of systems that capture and report data. This includes but is not limited to applications that focus on finance, budget, and data collection and reporting applications that satisfy the needs of Wisconsin’s K12 education systems. These systems require extensive knowledge and experience developing complex applications, reports, and relational databases.
This position is responsible for leading and coaching a project team on a hybrid project methodology combining PMI Project Management best practices and agile practices/ principals to deliver high quality products and services for our external customers (state schools and districts) and internal customers. This position will facilitate the execution and delivery of well-defined software releases using the Hybrid framework, including project planning deliverables such as Project Charters, Stakeholder Analysis, Risk Assessment, Estimation, sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, sprint retrospectives and close out phase deliverables. This position will work with project teams, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making. This position will resolve team impediments with other scrum masters/ project managers, improving the effectiveness of the project management framework in the agency. This position will be responsible in maintaining a healthy product backlog, planning all releases of the system, and documenting system dependencies. This position will work with and serve as a liaison between IT Teams, management and business units within our client and external vendors to identify and analyze opportunities for improving processes and business systems. This position will also help facilitate quality assurance tasks, UAT efforts and provide product customer support when needed.
Under the general supervision of the Applications Development Team manager, this person will work closely with others to accomplish project objectives, or function independently to accomplish daily work requirements as a member of the Applications Development Team. Objectives, priorities, and deadlines are established in consultation with the department program area leaders, project managers, and the Applications Development Team manager.
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About Beacon Technologies
Are you looking to advance your career in information technology? Beacon Technologies offers career advancement opportunities, extensive training, and excellent benefits including paying for health and dental premiums for salaried employees. In addition to providing interesting opportunities, Beacon Technologies provides that old fashioned, personal touch, so you feel like a part of the Beacon team.
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