INTERIM IT Project Manager, Major Systems Investment Programme (ref DM4249)

Interim IT Project Manager,
Major Systems Investment Programme,
6 months initially,
Market Rate,
Canary Wharf,
ASAP Start.


Role Summary

This is a rerun of a Previous role (DB6139) with some Criteria modified. Previous applicants need not apply.

Our client, a financial services organisation, requires a project manager to lead the integration of a new Application Management (ALM) tool across all projects within the client's Information Systems Investment Programme.

The aim of the new tool is to make Operations and Project costs and performance transparent and predictable and improve them over time.

The role requires Structured Project Manager experience in large, complex programmes and a good knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle.

Application deadline: 12 noon Thursday 18th April. Unfortunately given the urgent nature of this request, we cannot guarantee to review applications received after this deadline.

Details

The primary goal of this project is to provide a single and consistent view of project information right from requirements management through to design, build, test and release.

An Application Lifecycle Management Tool has recently been implemented to do this. This has the capability to integrate with a number of other tools used by the client within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

The tool is going to be used by all projects for development and test management activities, which presents an opportunity to further extend the tool's capabilities into other stages of the SDLC, facilitating effective end-to-end IS delivery using an integrated toolset.

Key Skills and Requirements

• Experience of implementing systems in large and complex programme delivery environments (e.g. £20M+ Programmes)

• Strong, structured full lifecycle project management, deeply conversant with major project and development methodologies (e.g. SDLC, MSP, Prince 2)

• Strong technical and testing background with exposure to tier 1 testing toolkits an advantage

Interested?

If this role is of interest to you, please send a recent CV to david.meggitt@b2e-resourcing.co.uk, stating:
• your target daily rate for the role
• your availability
• your specific relevant experience, as outlined in [Key Skills and Requirements] above

FILLED Senior BA/Project Manager, Sales CRM Project (ref DB6139)

Senior BA / Project Manager, Sales CRM Project

Interim, 12 months +,
Central London
Up to £600 per day,
May start


Role Summary

Our client is a global market-leading producer of prestigious hi-tech communications products and applications.

They require a hybrid project manager / senior business analyst to drive the introduction of a new sales pipeline process (Lead to Order) and supporting CRM system across EMEIA and the global organisation.

Deadline for response: Thursday 18th April 12 pm. Applications received after this deadline will miss the initial submission to the client and may not be reviewed.

Role and Responsibilities

This role sits within the client's Sales BPR function created to project manage strategic projects across EMEIA and worldwide.

The role involves working autonomously alongside multiple teams (e.g. functional SMEs, internal IT and 3rd party suppliers) within a global, matrixed business environment.

The key responsibilities involve:

1.Full Lifecycle Business Analysis

- Leading definition of new requirements, facilitating workshops with multiple stakeholders to gain consensus, liaising with the in-house IT team, designing new processes / flows, planning, creating and running test and UAT

2.Project Management

- defining project roadmap/ scope/ deliverables/ budget/ resource requirements, managing risks / issues / dependencies, co-ordinating activities across the functional /IT/ vendor teams, communicating status

3.Stakeholder Management

- actively managing a functionally and geographically diverse set of stakeholders to ensure consensus and maintain focus

Key skills and Requirements

The following experience is mandatory:

• Full lifecycle hands-on Business Systems Analysis & well-rounded Project Management experience

• Deep knowledge of the sales pipeline process (with particular experience of sales-related ERP solutions or customised CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce, SAP Sales CRM)

• An appreciation of the technical / systems considerations involved in building corporate solutions

• Demonstrable experience of achieving results by operating autonomously across multiple teams in a matrixed and ambiguous corporate environment

In addition to this, the following would be advantageous:

BPR / Project management qualifications (e.g. Prince2, MSP, PMP, BPM, ITIL)

FILLED Business Analyst -Defence Sector, Australia (ref TM6037)

Business Analyst - Defence Sector

Interim, 3 months initially,
Sydney or Canberra, Australia
up to £450 per day, plus subsistence/flights

Role Summary

Our client leads the field in enterprise-level strategic simulation for the defence sector. They have developed a unique, simulation-based product suite which addresses the leading challenges of the day in the defence sector and is configurable to new services and capability programmes.

They require a Business Analyst to help them gather requirements for a client in Australia.

Details

Our client's simulation-based solutions are designed for senior management use, providing military planners with the evidence basis to make safer and more cost-effective use of military resources at the strategic level, equipping Defence forces to procure greater 'Capability' at lower cost. The solutions cover the core components of 'Capability', allowing Services to coordinate between and optimise their equipment, manpower, training and support decisions by exploring alternative futures in the safety of a simulation and without needing to risk investment or impact upon operations.

Key Skills and Requirements

Core skills:

• Business Analysis
• Stakeholder Management
• Defence sector experience
Highly desirable skills:

• Simulation or modelling background
• Australian or UK security clearance

FILLED Project Manager, Testing Tool Integration (ref DB6139)

Project Manager,
Testing Tool Integration
Interim, 6 months,
London Based
£market rates,
Late April start


Role Summary

Our client, a global financial services organisation, urgently requires a project manager with strong technical expertise / capability to lead the integration of a new testing toolset across all projects within the client's Strategic Information Systems Investment Programme.

Application deadline: 9 am Wednesday 10th April. Unfortunately given the urgent nature of this request, we cannot guarantee to review applications received after this deadline.

Details

This primary goal of this project is to harmonise and integrate the various independent toolsets that are used by the various IS departments to provide a single and consistent view of project information right from requirements management through to design, build, test and release.

Currently a range of toolsets are used to accomplish specific tasks such as requirements gathering, design and delivery management and test management and, although effective in their respective tasks, require significant effort in reconciling the information held in each of them.

An Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Tool has recently been implemented. This has the capability to integrate with a number of other tools used by the client within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Use of ALM is now mandated to be used by all projects for test management activities, which presents an opportunity to further extend the tool's capabilities into other stages of SDLC, facilitating an effective end-to-end IS delivery using an integrated toolset.

Key Skills and Requirements

* Experience of implementing and integrating test tools in large and complex business senvironments (not necessarily ALM, although this would clearly be an advantage)
* Strong full-lifecycle project management experience
* Strong technical background

FILLED Record Migration Business Analyst (ref TM6036)

Record Migration Business Analyst
Interim, 3 months, London Based
£400 per day, Immediate start

Role Summary

Our client is a Financial Services Organisation which provides Regulation in the Consumer Finance area. They are undergoing a significant merger with another regulatory body and need help integrating their enforcement processes and information records. This programme will complete in April 2014

They are looking to add a Business Analyst to their team who has one or both of the following :

• Extensive experience within a regulatory environment
• Extensive experience of record migration within a complex merger

This is quite a specific requirement and we recommend that your response be tailored to highlight how your experience maps onto the clients needs.

Role

To support the client's merger programme they need a strong business analyst to:

• Understand and document the merger partner's current enforcement processes, data sources and supporting information / records

• Work with the client's enforcement team to capture records migration requirements and to establish requirements for new data feeds to support the new consumer credit enforcement regime from 1 April 2014

• Provide a strong business focus, proactive approach, strong communication skills and be able to influence senior business stakeholders

• Introduce rigorous project management disciplines