What are the responsibilities and job description for the Innovation Project Manager position at GP Strategies Training Ltd?
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Job Summary
The GP Strategies Learning Innovation Group is seeking a Technical Project Manager who aspires to gain instructional design experience to join the Innovation Group. The successful candidate will work on projects including, but not limited to, virtual reality development, AI initiatives, enterprise application development, mobile application development, gamification, and custom eLearning development.
Job Description
The Technical Project Manager (TPM) is responsible for the management and oversight of all aspects of the technical project lifecycle including conception, specification, planning, budgeting, production, quality assurance, deployment, and monitoring. The TPM will have demonstrable experience in the development of technical projects that employ modern development practices and agile processes. In addition, the TPM will be a contributing team member of the design and creative solution discussions and decisions. The TPM works closely with other technical practice leads including the Business Analyst, Lead Engineer, Lead Programmer, QA Manager, and GP Account Managers / stakeholders to ensure project success. In some cases, the TPM will function as a project’s Business Analyst or User Experience Architect and develop business requirements, functional specifications documents, conduct research or discovery sessions, and produce flow carts, site maps, and wireframes. The TPM acts as the principle point of contact to client project stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Single point of accountability for the project schedule, budget, and scope
- Maintains routine client and team communications
- Identifies required project resources
- Plans project activities with input from relevant practice leads
- Coordinates and directs staff assigned to the project
- Maintains project status reports
- Conducts internal project review meetings
- Monitors project deliverables to ensure that quality is maintained
- Strives to identify additional work with the client
- Supports proposal development by providing estimates
- Prepares statements of work (SOWs)
- Produces documentation such as business requirements, functional specifications, flow carts and wireframes
- Performs other duties as required
Required Skills
Beneficial Skills
Qualifications
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