IT Project Manager

IT Project ManagerLocation: Santa Clara, CA - onsiteDuration: Long termMust Have Skills:Skill 1 – PM responsibilities candidate will help in analyzing data from multiple projectsSkill 2 - Must be very familiar with Should costingSkill 3 – Bill of Material analysis, project tracking related to project cost reductions, end to end program management of projects.Job Description:PM position along with PM responsibilities candidate will help in analyzing data from multiple projects for helping optimizing cost tracking, cost reduction, etc. responsibilities also include analyzing the projects and optimizing the project costs for the portfolio assigned.Must be very familiar with Should costing, Bill of Material analysis, project tracking related to project cost reductions, end to end program management of projects.Expectations from this role:Proficiency: Perform end-to-end management of a single project or deliverable based model; by delivering the agreed scope, within the agreed timeline and cost. Ensure the success and acceptance criteria of the project are met, enhancing customer satisfaction.Outcomes:Identify key stakeholders ensuring establishment and maintaining positive business relationships among stakeholders (internal or external)Maintain regular communication with customer; addressing needs through empathy with their environmentDefine activities, responsibilities, critical milestones, resources, skills needs, interfaces and budget. Optimize costs and time utilisation, minimize waste and deliver projects on time, on budget as per the contract and agreed scope, with a high quality result.Anticipate all possible risk manage them by applying the suitable risk management strategy; while developing contingency plans.Implement the governance model defined for similar projectsTrack and reports project KPIs and analyze project healthEffective implementation of software delivery methodologies to improve project KPIsAdopt and build software engineering best practices which can be leveraged by other teamsTypical performance measures:Sprint velocity/team productivityPlanned schedule vs actualPlanned effort vs actualPlanned cost vs actualRetentionRequirement stability and effectiveness of scope change managementProduct quality (rework effort, defect density, defect leakage in various phases and number of rejected defects)Risk management indexAdoption of reusable components and artefactsCustomer satisfaction