PMO Analyst

Work location : Dubai

Project Management Office (PMO) to ensure that their company's standards are upheld and clearly defined throughout the entire process of each project's development and execution.

Main Responsibilities

• Creating a common set of principles, practices, and templates for managing various organizational projects. 
• To provide necessary project management support in the form of guidance to project managers of an organization. 
• To train and provide handholding coaching new project managers on various ways an organization can run projects.
• Gathering of relevant project data and has to produce information to be presented for review by the management. 
• Responsible for tracking the overall status of those projects and highlights the exceptions such project delay, risks, high priority issues etc., to IT Management
• Close follow up on the projects in terms of PMO compliance, ensuring quality of project management
• Project Portfolio Management: - Organize series of projects into a single portfolio that would provide reports based on project objectives, costs, timelines, accomplishments, resources, risks and critical factors. Top Management can then regularly review entire portfolios, spread resources appropriately and adjust projects to produce the highest returns for the department. 
• Close monitoring of Project Steering Committee Meeting schedules & compliance
• Focus management attention on strategic projects
• Facilitate risk avoidance and early corrective action by providing Project Health Report
• Collecting and Publishing various statistics

 Deviation of Communication Plan

 Schedule delays (No of times, duration)

 Budget deviations

 Scope Changes

 Etc.,

Skills & Knowledge

• Proven track record for planning, executing, controlling and closing projects and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision 
• Experience of managing a PMO office 
• Experience of managing the complete lifecycle of a project with project teams of 2 to 15 people 
• Experience of project management using PMBOK or PRINCE2 or AGILE methodology (or equivalent) for medium to large sized projects 
• Strong skills in creating and maintaining project and programme plans, including risks, actions, issues, dependencies 
• Highly efficient in resource planning and tasks assignment 
• Knowledge of benefits and dependency mapping, risk management and resource planning 
• Highly proficient IT skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS project 
• Line management or team leader experience 
• Excellent written/oral communication skills for reports and presentations 
• Diplomatic ability to influence others at all levels of the business 
• Strong and demonstrated ability to build lasting relationships with key stakeholders 
• Ability to competently mediate disagreements and negotiate agreeable resolutions 
• Training and coaching of Project Managers and PMO staff 
• Knowledgeable and experienced in efficient Change Management methods