IT Technical Project Manager/Business Analyst

Drs It Solutions - Indianapolis, IN

Full-time - Mid Level

Indianapolis, IN

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The IT Technical Project Manager/Business Analyst role focuses on leading the Vital Records project aimed at enhancing productivity and documenting system improvements. The candidate will serve as a crucial link between stakeholders and project teams, ensuring that business objectives are met through effective solutions. This position requires a blend of project management and business analysis skills, with an emphasis on technical leadership and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for analyzing present-state, developing alternative future-state approaches and facilitating implementation.
• Lead and/or participate in requirements gathering and analysis sessions with clients to determine project requirements.
• Guide and facilitate stakeholders in defining and documenting project scope, objectives, requirements, and deliverables.
• Independently manage assigned projects to ensure outcomes match agreed upon customer expectations and outcomes.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and collaborate with technical teams to identify and implement solutions.
• Coordinate with internal resources and other stakeholders for the flawless execution of projects.
• Manage relationships with vendor/service-providers and drive them to meet their commitments.
• Exhibit excellent communication & interpersonal skills, and the ability to work and lead effectively in a team environment.
• Master new technologies and deliver quality products within short time frames.
• Serve as the technical lead for assigned projects and tasks.
• Work collaboratively with others (e.g. colleagues, stakeholders, vendors) to drive timely completion of IT projects.
• Lead project team status meetings to ensure the project milestones are met and dependencies are tracked.
• Conduct detailed analysis of business processes, systems, and workflows to identify areas for improvement and automation.
• Perform post-implementation reviews to ensure goals were met and identify lessons learned.
• Manage the full lifecycle of complex IT projects and/or programs from initiation to closure, ensuring successful delivery within budget, scope, and schedule constraints.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular project status reports to stakeholders, including project health, risks, and issues.
• Manage project risks and issues, identifying and mitigating potential roadblocks and providing solutions to ensure successful outcomes.
• Manage project scope changes and ensure that they are documented, reviewed, and approved by stakeholders.
• Create, manage, and maintain the project schedule, from initial creation throughout entire project life cycle.
• Create and maintain all forms of project documentation and records.
• Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders to ensure project success.
• Compile accurate and timely daily/weekly project status reports.
• Ensure IT systems and workflows are well-documented for future reference.
• Participate in QA and UAT planning and execution.
• Ability to prioritize projects and address immediate technical needs as they arise.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in project management/business analysis or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies is required.
• Project management and coordination skills for leading and supporting multiple interdepartmental projects and initiatives.
• Capable of providing gap analysis and needs assessments to uncover business needs.
• Experience building user stories and use cases.
• Strong experience leading, facilitating and motivating teams for small to medium IT projects required.
• Strong understanding and experience working with business units in achieving their goals required.
• Ability to identify business and information needs, uncovering areas for improvement, develop appropriate business solutions, while working closely with internal developers, business teams and/or vendors on developing and implementing solutions.
• Ability to develop productive working relationships, communicate clearly, and collaborate with people across the organization; ability to manage projects to successful conclusion.
• Demonstrable experience in managing vendor relations and partnerships within the project lifecycle.
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills required.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills across all levels of the organization required.
• Understanding of IT systems and processes, with the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Advanced troubleshooting, critical thinking, analytical problem-solving, writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize competing projects in order to propose effective alternatives to resolve end user concerns.
• Partners with the business to develop and transition plans, including ongoing success measures, to sustain the change.
• Advanced knowledge of project management practices and methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adaptable to change, to move between projects easily and provide support/expertise where needed.
• Assist with quality assurance procedures to ensure that requirements were met, or that specified changes were correctly implemented.
• Ability to assist in the development of comprehensive test cases at the application and multi-application levels. Assisting with end-user testing responsibilities.
• Knowledge of different testing methods, test cases, test scripts, automated testing, and other aspects of testing.
• Proven ability to self-manage and complete deliverables.
• Excellent time management, organization, and planning skills.
• Must be well organized and detail oriented.
• Strong understanding of healthcare enterprise systems with the ability to understand and communicate from a business and technical perspective.
• Previous Experience working with a COTS based provider - Highly Desired.