Project Manager Testing

Job Description

Job DescriptionProject Manager Testing-Long-Term Contract (Government) Position

Title: Project Manager Testing

Work Arrangement : Hybrid

Worksite Address: Washington, DC

Interviews: Webcam Only


Job Description:

Short Description:
OCP seeks a Project Manager for the PASS Modernization Project to lead testing: create plans, develop scripts, organize teams, coordinate execution, document results, and report progress to the PMO for a new cloud-based procurement system.


Complete Description:
The district governments PASS Modernization Project is replacing the existing on-premises procurement management system with a new state-of-the-art cloud solution. OCP seeks a Project Manager to support the Project Management Office (PMO) by overseeing the entire testing process: creating test plans; developing and coordinating development of test scripts; organizing test teams; coordinating and documenting test execution; and reporting progress to the PMO.


Responsibilities


Project Planning

• Provide project planning activities including developing, maintaining, and monitoring (status/progress) project schedules.
• Create and maintain project documents.
• Coordinate submissions of workstream weekly status reports.
• Develop PMO status reports and prepare status presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Report status to PMO, project leadership, and organization leadership.
• Organize project artifacts in Microsoft Teams.
• Testing Oversight
  • Ensure development of thorough test scripts.
  • Ensure testing for all test scripts.
  • Report all defects, ensure resolution, retesting, and documentation for test results.
  • Facilitate collaboration between test workstream and other workstreams to resolve defects.
  • Ensure all testing activities comply with District standards and quality requirements.
• Strategic Planning
  • Translate projects test strategic vision into long and short-range plans including:
    • Project plans, resource alignments, training, communications, transformation management, change management, system integration testing, user acceptance testing, go-live preparations, and post-go-live support.
• Coordination
  • Balance multiple priorities while coordinating workstream resources.
  • Monitor workstream activities to maintain PMO schedule and update as necessary.
  • Coordinate with PMO to mitigate any impact to other workstreams.
• Schedule Management
  • Leverage prior experience on large projects to:
    • Analyze complex project delivery dates to create innovative Microsoft Project schedules or Agile Scrum Roadmap Timebox schedules.
    • Align schedules with organizations, stakeholder groups, functional workstreams, technology, methodology, tools, and solution components.
    • Monitor progress to track project milestones and report on progress.
• Risk & Change Management
  • Oversee analysis, planning, and management activities related to project scope and objectives.
  • Manage RAID (Risks, Actions, Issues, and Decisions) process, change management process, and communications process.
• Documentation & Communication
  • Provide quality organization and oversight for all project documents.
  • Maintain all project artifacts organized for team access using Microsoft Teams and SharePoint folders.
  • Participate in PMO, Steering Committee, or other project meetings and document discussions and decisions.
  • Serve as a liaison and facilitate communication between PMO, other project managers, and team members.
  • Support the PMO for all aspects of the project.

Flexible work from home options available.