Scope:Plan and assist leading a project as part of a digital and transformation initiative
Provide leadership to project teams, external service providers and contractors e.g. vendor
Lead the implementation effort of a public-facing support page; advances the publication and display of Open Data; and develops and promotes LEAN processes related to technology transformation initiatives
Identify impact of change, escalate to project sponsor for decision, revise work plans, schedule, and project budget to implement approved changes
Assist with coordinating ITS, JTS resources (e.g., networking team re: IP addresses, certificate generation team, domain administration group, and any other relevant parties), divisional teams, Ontario.ca, and vendor teams to support project activities (e.g., domain name, certificate signing, website publishing)Promotes OPS I\&IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality, adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I\&IT resources.
Provide strategic guidance to organizations with regard to technology modernization initiatives, including analysis and enablement of major business processes through enhancements to IT.Works in partnership with clients, advising them on information technology in order to meet their business objectives or overcome problems, work to improve structure and efficiency of an organization's I\&IT systems. The Specialized
I\&IT Consultant may be used to provide strategic guidance to organizations with regard to Information Management \& IT technology, IT infrastructures and the enablement of major business processes through enhancements to IT.Develops processes based on LEAN methodology for current and future state, including documenting value-add process steps and gaps
Prepares reports and presentations including options, recommendations, implementation plans, etc.Works with clients to define the scope of a project, determine requirements, and manage the project to execute within timelines
Designs, tests, installs and monitors new systems and develops solutions and implementation of new systems
Plans and ideates for future enhancements based on user-input, supporting ongoing technical activities and project planning
Act as liaison between ITS resources, vendor and project team in resolving technical issues/concerns; monitors production use and recommends improvements
Leads and conducts business analysis to assess client's business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I\&IT solutions can be determined
Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost-effective service delivery approaches
Support the testing team during system and UAT testing of the reports
Provide specialized advice and expertise to client groups and for the development of business cases and Treasury Board / Management Board of Cabinet submissions.Participate in knowledge transfer
Participate in lessons-learned sessions
Touchpoints, Scrums, Project UpdatesAssignment Deliverables:Lead the implementation effort of a public-facing support page; advances the publication and display of Open Data; and develops and promotes LEAN processes related to technology transformation initiatives
Lead and a manage team composed of a UX designer, and web developers to deploy public-facing content for support, Open Data, and improve on content iteratively
Plans and ideates for future enhancements based on user-input, supporting ongoing technical activities and project planning
Assist with coordinating ITS, JTS resources (e.g., networking team re: IP addresses, certificate generation team, domain administration group, CCPay, and any other relevant parties), divisional teams, Ontario.ca, and vendor teams to support project activities (e.g., domain name, certificate signing, website publishing)Act as liaison between ITS resources, vendor and project team in resolving technical issues/concerns; monitors production use and recommends improvements
Leads and conducts business analysis to assess client's business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I\&IT solutions can be determined
Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost-effective service delivery approaches
Produce visual depiction of use cases and process flows; ensure alignment with the program area and associated business architecture, as well as traceability to solution logical and physical architectures
Monitors progress, resolves problems, and reports updates to stakeholders
Value Stream Mapping (when required)Requirements:Mandatory Requirements:At least 6 years of experience with process design, business analysis and project management of applications/systems Resumes Evaluation/Criteria:Criteria 1: Project Management Skills:8 years' experience in business analysis and project management (combined)Experience leading and managing cross-functional teams (e.g. UX designer, web developer, contact center staff) to deploy public-facing content for support, Open DataExperience operating in an agile and product-based methodology to iterate on deployments rapidly
Successful resolution skills to resolve issues with stakeholders and address risks and benefits of specific solutions and recommend specific courses of action
Liaison as the technical and business advisor/expert on all aspects of project deliverables
Strategic ability to identify optimal solutions to meet client needs and provide submissions to facilitate senior level decision-making
Proven success in creating and maintaining a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan.Knowledge of appropriate strategies related to change management, during all stages of projects -- concept, definition, planning, implementation and close-out
Experience in managing the implementation activities associated with large projects in an I\&IT environment
Criteria 2: Business Analysis and Technical Skills:Knowledge of BABOK (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge) certification and/or demonstrated knowledge with the key BABOK concepts, tasks, techniques and skills; knowledge of LEAN principles and applying LEAN to processes
Demonstrated experience in creating Business Cases, Business Requirements Document, other Business requirements artefacts and testing documentation
Documentation skills for business requirements and validate with business clients
Ability to design and create technical specifications of the reports and validate with stake holders
Working experience in defining and validating test cases to ensure the requirements are met
Demonstrated experienced in unit testing, system testing and acceptance testing
Demonstrated experience in solution design and architecture
Hands on experience in various project and product delivery methodologies such as:AgileWaterfallIterative AgileProduct management
Criteria 3: Communication Skills:Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills, Interpersonal and consultative skills, Facilitation skills
Experience crafting executive-level presentation to brief leadership
Demonstrated experience in negotiating with business stakeholders on functional design issues and detailed solution design sessions, negotiating on issues for production
Presentation skills, writing skills, Negotiating skills
Demonstrated experience in negotiating with business stakeholders
Experience in documenting project status reports, project tracking for resources, finances, progress, issues and risks
Criteria 4: Public Sector Experience:Has experience in public sector organizations
Knowledge Transfer:What needs to be KT:All project documentation / communications
To whom:Project Manager/Team MembersWhen:1:1 meetings / team meetings / documentation on SharePoint site, throughout the duration of the project life cycle etc.
