FILLED: Quality Consultant : 6 mths +, Newcastle

Hi all,

We are working with a Government Agency who have a programme that is aiming to reach CMMI Level 3 accreditation.

They require a Quality Consultant to lead this effort. The key requirements are :

Plan Programme/Project Quality Planning with support from relevant SMEs (GAD QMS, Quality and Measurement) and Programme Office Manager:

• Produce Programme quality goals and objectives
• Produce quality plan for Programme Manager approval
• Report progress on quality planning activities to project/programme manager(s)
  

Execute Programme/Project Quality Assurance and Control

• Monitor and report progress against project/programme quality objectives
• Communicate quality issues at Senior/Project Management team meetings
• Work with QA teams to co-ordinate external QA audits and ensure clearance of audit non-conformities
• Lead programme initiative to strive for CMMI accreditation
• Schedule, conduct and review project/programme QA internal healthchecks.
• Analyse project/programme metrics
• Quality Assure Work Product Review (WPR) activities and resulting PreSage metrics
• Produce project metrics variance reports, including SPI/CPI reports and track issues to closure
• Co-ordinate Programme /Project causal analysis activities
• Support and provide advice on Post Milestone Project Reviews (PMPRs), the execution of corrective actions and the recording/reporting of lessons learned
• Work with the CMMi assessment team to co-ordinate CMMi healthchecks and action plans.
• Establish and co-ordinate QA activities with project strand quality single points of contact

If you are interested or know someone who maybe please contact Tony McNeill for more information.

FILLED - IT : 6 mths +, Newcastle

Hi all,

We have a client looking for the following :

Project Manager responsible for managing deliverables, milestones, task, and resources to jointly agreed upon Detail Project Plan. The Project Manager will also be responsible for creating a detail project plan that is resource loaded and contain dependencies and interdepencies between the development, configuration management, testing, release management, and implementation functional teams. Implement standard Project Management Methdologies to manage risk, issues, and contingencies in order to meet desired project deliverables and milestones between and within each of the program functional teams.

Essential Skills

• Minimum 7 years proven project manager experience
• Experienced practitioner of PM tools and processes (including governance)
• Experience practitioner rapid application development lifecycle methodology and processes
• Management of at least 200+ people
• Experienced in matrix management and use of leveraged capabilities
• Management of project budget circa $100 million
• Strong leadership, motivational and team building experience
• Flexible to travel to other locations
• Customer facing

Desirable skills required

• Experience of project application delivery in a global IT organization.
• PMI PMP CMMI (or similar) Accreditation

Please contact Tony McNeill for more information.

FILLED: Prince 2 Coaches : Interim, 6 mths, Hampshire

Hi all,

We are working with a Government Agency who have the following requirement :

4 Project Managers to implement a Prince 2 conformant organisation and to shadow some of the operational managers who tend to be good at their subject areas but need some 'mentoring' to help them become more effective project managers.

This will require consultants used to working in a government environment and having several years experience of Prince 2.

Initially this will be a 6 month contract, planed start from mid January

Are you interested or know someone who may be ??

Cheers and Merry Christmas !!

Please contact Tony McNeill for more information.

FILLED: Project Manager - Procurement : 12 months, Hampshire

Hi all,

We are working with a Government Agency who have the following, immediate requirement :

A project manager for a 12month contract who can run the final stage of the procurement and coordinate and manage the internal teams delivering parts of the SOR (statement of requirement) and the suppliers briefings and timetables and process.

Strong PM and communications skills and experience of managing outsourced or service delivery contracts as a PM would be useful, as would Prince 2 qualification and having some exposure to Public sector procurement.

If you are interested, or know someone who maybe please get in touch.


Cheers and Merry Christmas !!


Please contact Tony McNeill for more information.

FILLED: Procurement Consultant : 12 months, Hampshire

Hi all,

We are working with a Government Agency who have the following, immediate requirement :

A senior procurement and commercial role, with a functional reporting line into the Head of Procurement and day to day reporting into the Head of the Project Procurement & Contract Management who is responsible for the delivery of the key contracts underpinning a number of key services for a major government event.

The primary responsibility is to lead and manage all aspects of the commercial and procurement activity related to this critical stage of the Project. This is a dynamic and challenging role to define the complete framework, liaise with the two suppliers through the best and final bid process, manage the evaluation and negotiation process through to award, and finalising any remaining commercial details of the contract.

It also involves managing key internal relationships with senior management and operational team leads, as well as external advisors.

Are you interested or know someone who may be ??

Cheers and Merry Christmas !!



Please contact Tony McNeill for more information.