• Planning & Execution:
  • Create SOWs along with the project team including milestones to achieve customer outcomes and meet acceptance criteria.
  • Immediately modify the project plan if any of the dependencies including human and compute resources is delayed and notify the client project manager.
  • Hold weekly review meetings followed by a detailed progress report with the client to get an approval of the accomplishment of the last week and the goals of the next week.
  • Maximise customer satisfaction and SPS profitability while meeting budgetary and time-line parameters.
  • Work with accounting to ensure that the tasks are invoiced immediately upon completion as specified in the SOW.
• Team Leadership:
  • Lead and motivate the software development team.
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration within the team.
  • Conduct team meetings, resolve conflicts, and address team issues.
  • Provide guidance and support to team members.
• Risk Management:
  • Identify and assess project risks.
  • Develop and implement risk mitigation plans.
  • Monitor and control project risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Stakeholder Management:
  • Communicate project status, progress, and issues to stakeholders.
  • Manage stakeholder expectations and build strong relationships.
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration between the team and stakeholders.
• Quality Assurance:
  • Ensure adherence to quality standards and best practices.
  • Conduct quality reviews and inspections.
  • Implement and monitor quality control processes.
• Financial Management:
  • Notify practice lead of any cost over-runs and its impact on the budget, assess any possible scope creep and the need to initiate a change request.
  • Initiate a project change request when requested by the customer.

Tasks:

• Analyze the Statement of Work (SOW) prepared by the project team for accuracy and completeness.
• Conduct review meetings followed by a detailed progress report with the client to review achieved accomplishments and discuss upcoming goals.
• Break down the project into tasks with dependencies, deliverables, start/end dates, number of hours, and responsible parties.
• Continuously monitor dependencies including human and compute resources.
• Regularly review project expenses and notify the practice lead of any cost over-runs.
• Initiate change requests as needed and when requested by the client.
• Gather feedback from the customer to ensure satisfaction.
• Track project profitability and take measures to meet budgetary and timeline parameters.
• Work with the accounting team to ensure tasks are invoiced immediately upon completion as specified in the SOW
• Review invoices for accuracy before submission to the client.

• Project completion on time and within budget
• Customer satisfaction
• Project quality
• Team performance
• Risk management effectiveness

• Ability to define project scope, develop detailed plans, and manage timelines.
   
• Ability to lead and motivate teams, build consensus, and resolve conflicts.
   
• Excellent written and verbal communication, active listening, and presentation skills.
   
• Ability to analyze problems, identify solutions, and make informed decisions.
   
• Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate project risks.
   
• Basic understanding of software development concepts and technologies.
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements and challenges.