Principal Consultant

Competencies and Skills "• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management / Information Technology or equivalent. • Licensing requirements • Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE2 certified (preferred) • 2 years in banking / financial services industry. • 3 years in managing and delivering large regional project ( > RM1Mil ). • 5 years in software development life cycle and processes. • 10 - 12 years in Project Management." Key Responsibilities "• PROJECT INITIATION • Develop project charter. Confirm project objective and high level scope. • Identify key stakeholders to form a project team. Setup project steering committee and working committee. • Assist with technical solution and business case. • Develop statement of work(SOW) and review contract. Participate in contract / commercial / pricing negotiation. • Initiate purchase requisition. • PROJECT MANAGEMENT • Determine the project approach, milestones and schedule. Develop detailed project work plan • Define the project iterations strategy. Manage and evaluate iterations. • Develop, implement, and maintain the Project Management Plan, including the configuration management, risk management, issue management, and communication plans. • Work with vendor and system analysts to collect business, functional and non-functional detailed requirements. • Review all requirements to validate they are aligned to the project objectives and SOW. • Ensure that all requirements, project plans, and changes to commitment are communicated to all affected stakeholders. • Develop and/or review estimates and estimating assumptions for the project’s schedule, effort, and cost using established estimating models, best practices, and past experience. The resulting estimates account for all activities in the project scope, including project management and application development tasks, software quality assurance reviews, and vendor and contract management activities. • Define the roles and responsibilities of project team members and BAU supporting teams. • Ensure that project resources receive necessary training and apply effectively to tasks. • Provide timely feedback to project resources on their deliverable quality. • Conduct project kick off and regular project meetings to align project team to the long term, milestone and weekly goals. • Prepare meeting agenda in advance and document thorough meeting minutes within the same day of meeting. • Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations. • Manage relationships with all vendors and sub-contractors. Ensure that the project team follows all quality assurance processes, including periodic reviews and transitions. • Ensure all project gate documents, e.g. BRD, FSD, SIT, UAT, Closure, etc, are signed off by the corresponding stakeholders. • CONTROL • Track all orders coming into the Project Office, monitor progress and co-ordinate delivery dates. • Monitor deliverable progress of vendors and sub-contractors, and adherence to the SOW and contract. • Measure project progress at clearly defined points in the SDLC to ensure that the project is delivered on time, within budget, and that it meets or exceeds expectations. Balance scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risks. Make adjustments as necessary. • Maintain financial controls and systems for recording, monitoring, forecasting and budgeting of all project expenditure. • Review, collate, maintain and highlight changes to project plans. Continue to update and improve project methodologies. • Track and update registry of constraints, dependencies, assumptions, risks and issues. • Assess the impact on project and take action. • Produce weekly performance report and monthly status report to update key stakeholders. • Maintain existing departmental and Project Office policies and procedures. • Support Program Manager or Director with day to day running of project admin tasks • DESIGN • Manage design and solutioning tasks. • Review and monitor deliverables of Design Specification. • BUILD • Define development / build cycles and deliverables. • Manage development / build tasks and schedule. • Track closely the procurement, delivery and setup of new infrastructure and configuration of existing environment, e.g. data center, network, backup. • Review and be responsible for the overall application development and system integration. • TEST • Define and document testing strategy. Identify and source the required tools and resources. • Manage test plans, scenario and scripts and overall testing progress. • DEPLOY • Define and document deployment strategy. • Manage deployment planning and execution. • CHANGE MANAGEMENT & TRAINING • Support CMT Team on the process and training • SUPPORT (POST PRODUCTION) • Plan and setup post live support and ensure it is operational. • Organise and facilitate closure of project. • Complete benefit analysis at the end of the project and present the findings to management" Job Specification "• Technical/Functional skills • Familiar with SDLC and various project management tools (e.g. • Microsoft Project). • Posses analytical and strategic with a track record of success in • delivering results within a large complex organization. • IT Demand Management Practices and Principles • Cost Benefit Analysis • IT Infrastructure, Software Development, Access Management and IT Security • Project Management Life Cycle and Tools, Different SDLC (Scrum, • Agile, Waterfall, etc.) and Automated Tools • End-to-end IT Life Cycle and Project Management (Pipeline, • Resource, Demand, Project Delivery, Financial) • Project Management Quality and Risk Assessment Principles and Processes • Business Process Management, Methods and Tools • Experience in SQL Database, Linux/ Redhat Operating Systems, • Tomcat/ IIS Middleware will be added advantage. • Experience in Service Now, HPALM tools, Microsoft 365 will be added advantage. • Personal skills (Soft Competencies [Core/Leadership]) • Strong presentation and influencing skills, required in guiding and assisting teams in putting forward proposals for clients, whenever necessary • Good reputation and business network • Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving : Recognizes problems or situations that are new or without clear precedent. Evaluates alternatives and finds solutions using a systematic, multi-step approach. • Communication : Effectiveness Conveys goals and objectives clearly and in a compelling manner; listens effectively and clarifies information as needed; interprets verbal and non-verbal messages that others communicate. • Decision Making : Understands how and when to make a choice; how and when to escalate issues to higher levels. Analyzes the risks and future impact of decisions."