Project Manager

Work location : Dubai

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

• The role of Project Management Consultant is to support the Programme Management Office Team including: tracking status of project deliverables and milestones; supporting the adoption of the project lifecycle and deliverables; project level risk and issue coordination; monitoring the status of projects transitioning into normal service; coordination of the regular project reporting cycles, Post Project Reviews, Programme and Project level workshops.
• Ultimately, a top-notch PMO consultant should be well organized and able to work under pressure.

PROJECT CONSULTANT REQUIREMENT:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Administration, Computer Science or any related field.
• A Project Management Professional (PMP / Prince 2 / CAPM) Certification may be advantageous.
• Experience of project management using AGILE methodology (or equivalent) for medium to large sized projects, Knowledge on JIRA is advantageous.
• Knowledge of an agile framework or method (i.e. Scrum, Kanban), or understanding of software development life cycle models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices
• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement
• A minimum of five years' experience in the IT industry.
• Strong leadership skills with Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to details and technicalities along with Good interpersonal and multi-tasking skills.

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

• Provide and maintain a capacity planning and resource tracking service across the Projects
• Update and maintain the Risk Log, Action Log, Decisions Log, and Issue Register
• Ensure cross-project dependencies are managed and the dependency log is accurately maintained.
• Initiate Change Management across the project portfolio in IT
• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups and Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint along with and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement.
• Resolves team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.