Project Manager in Dallas, TX

Project managerDallas, TX7 Month ContractSr. ProjectPlan, manage, and execute varied software development, customization, or IT systems development projects. Gather information at Front End to determine project parameters and specifications, and to budget human, financial and other resources. May provide technical oversight to some staff and track attainment of project milestones. Report on progress and budget expenditures to project owners. Manage the team's responsibilities for Compliance to all policies, including SOx, SDLC, Data Corrections, and other standards, as appropriate. Communicate and monitor compliance to established standards. Facilitate, compile and present all SDLC deliverables and materials for each project and release. Meet with application owners, application developers and analysts, coding staff and the like to determine business needs and functionalities desired for new or revised application. Plan course of project(s), including milestones, resources needed in the form of staff hours, budget, use of technology and tools and document in project plan, following established project management methodology. Track course of project from meetings, conferring with developers, and receiving reports. Update project plan as needed. Document changes to scope or functionalities with change ticket, project plan, or other . Monitor schedule, scope, identify issues and risks, and define mitigation strategies for all ongoing and planned project releases. Assess compliance of development process with accepted methodology and communicate to responsible managers or staff. Document exceptions or deviations as needed. Convene meetings and plan agenda to ensure important issues are aired and resolved. Report on progress of project, use of staff, $ expenditures, progress on milestones and the like to application owners. Responsible for creating awareness of, evaluating and responding to IT deficiencies. Contribute to professional or technical development of less experienced staff by mentoring or training. Qualifications Required: BA/BS Preferred: MA/MS/MBA 8 years' experience in application development/project management, including relatively large and/or complex projects. Strong MS Application Suite experience, including Visio and MS Project Prior experience with Oracle, SAS & Business Objects, or other reporting software Bachelor's degree in finance, business, or related field. MBA or other advanced degree is a plus. QualificationRatingEducationBachelor degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology or other related fields.YesMaster degree preferred.YesTechnology Skills: Programming LanguagesBusiness Objects. 4 (Very Strong) of 5 (Expert)SAS. 4 (Very Strong) of 5 (Expert)Technology Skills: Software ApplicationsOracle. 5 (Expert) of 5 (Expert)Work Experience: IT4-8 years of project management experience.6 Yrs. Required Skills: --See job description-- To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here