Job Description

\xc2\xb7 Formulates statements of management, scientific and business problems, establishes procedures for the development and implementation of significant, new or modified computer systems to solve these problems, and obtain approval thereof.
\xc2\xb7 Defines and documents the objectives for the project, determines budgetary requirements, the composition, roles and responsibilities, and terms of reference for the project team.
\xc2\xb7 Manages the project during the development, implementation and operations start up by ensuring that resources from all service areas are made available
and that the system is developed and totality operates within previously agreed time, cost and performance parameters.
\xc2\xb7 Reports progress of the project on an ongoing basis, and at scheduled points in the life cycle to the sponsors of the project.
\xc2\xb7 Evaluates proposed computer systems to determine technical feasibility, functional adequacy, and estimated costs for implementation and operation.
\xc2\xb7 Meets in conference with program managers and other cognizant officials and states problems in a form capable of being solved.\xc2\xb7 Prepares plans, charts, tables and diagrams to assist in analysing or displaying problems. Works with a variety of scientific, business or engineering tools requiring a sound knowledge of mathematics and management sciences.
\xc2\xb7 Must have a demonstrated capability of managing a team of specialists, analysts and programmers.Differentiation between Project Manager (PM) Levels 1, 2 and 3A level 3 Project Manager (PM) must demonstrate several years\' experience successfully managing extremely large, complex projects. Extremely large complex projects are those that:
\xc2\xb7 Cross multiple (i.e. more than 4 or 5) business units and / or organizations;
\xc2\xb7 Involve multiple (i.e. in excess of 15) direct project participants;
\xc2\xb7 Operate for an extended period (i.e. more than 1 year); and
\xc2\xb7 Involves managing business transformation as well as technical transformation.A level 2 Project Manager (PM) must demonstrate 2 or more years of experience successfully managing large, complex projects. Large complex projects are those that:
\xc2\xb7 Cross multiple business units and / or organizations;
\xc2\xb7 Involve multiple (i.e. in excess of 8) direct project participants;
\xc2\xb7 Operate for an extended period (i.e. more than 9 months); and
\xc2\xb7 Involves dealing with business transformation issues as well as technical issues.

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