Job Description
About DTMB:
The Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) supports the business operations of state agencies through a variety of services, including building management and maintenance, information technology, centralized contracting and procurement, budget and financial management, space planning and leasing, construction management, motor vehicle fleet operations, and oversight of the state retirement systems.
About The Position
The DTMB Center for Shared Solutions Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) supports the development, support, and maintenance of the Agile Methodology policies, methodologies and supporting tools to provide organization wide direction in the areas of IT investment, project management, and systems engineering.
This position works with project teams to properly scope IT projects, programs, or portfolios to achieve business objectives and regulatory compliance. The employee provides dedicated support, guidance, and expertise to our project teams to enable the delivery of high-quality projects efficiently and adaptively. This role is instrumental in fostering a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and transparency across all levels of DTMB. This position provides services that impact IT projects from all state agencies, including projects with high visibility and sensitivity. These projects typically have a large and diverse set of stakeholders, utilize vendor participation, and require coordination of multiple complex schedules and significant integration with other systems. The projects typically have durations of 6 months or longer with 20 more team members, require communication at the Agency Executive level, and failure to achieve business outcome present significant risks to the State of Michigan. This position will regularly interact with project teams for status of budget, quality, and schedule, escalate issues and risks as needed to executives, and perform coaching and mentoring activities.
View the Position Description here: Information Technology Project Manager
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Thorough knowledge of Project Management principles, concepts and practices. Thorough knowledge of system development methods used for the development of new systems and enhancements to existing information systems. Thorough knowledge of advanced concepts and basic operating principles of data communications and information systems hardware and software. Knowledge of IT audit, quality assurance, and independent verification and validation techniques. Ability to work in a team environment involving matrix organizations. Ability to resolve conflicting high-priority requirements. Ability to communicate the needs of others effectively. Ability to gather and analyze facts, draw conclusions, define problems, and suggest solutions. Ability to conduct training and informational sessions. Ability to communicate effectively, build consensus, facilitate working sessions, and negotiate solutions and alternatives. Ability to maintain favorable public relations and perform problem/issue resolution.
Position Location:
This position is located in Lansing, MI. This position may work a hybrid (remote/office) schedule with 2 days required in the office per week. Selected candidates who have been approved to work a hybrid schedule must complete that work within Michigan. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.
Writing Sample Scenario/Instructions
You are an Agile Coach/Mentor working with a team that has recently transitioned to Agile practices. The team consists of members with varying levels of experience with Agile methodologies. They have been struggling with several issues, including inconsistent sprint velocities, lack of collaboration during daily stand-ups, and difficulty in achieving their sprint goals.
Task: Write a detailed plan for coaching and mentoring this team through these challenges. Limit your plan to no more than three pages.
Your Plan Should Include
- Assessment: Describe how you would assess the current situation and identify the root causes of the issues the team is facing.
- Coaching Strategies: Outline specific coaching strategies and techniques you would use to address each of the identified issues.
- Mentoring Approach: Explain how you would mentor individual team members with different levels of Agile experience.
- Action Plan: Provide a step-by-step action plan for implementing your coaching and mentoring strategies over the next few sprints.
- Measurement and Follow-up: Describe how you would measure the success of your interventions and ensure continuous improvement.
Additional Requirements and Information:
You must attach a detailed resume to your application (word or pdf).
Failure to do so will result in your application packet being screened out as incomplete. If applicable, attach copies of official college transcripts to your application. (Internet version of transcripts will not be accepted) Failure to attach applicable transcripts may result in your application being screened out.
Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.
Candidates selected for this position must complete the Michigan State Police background check. This extensive background check requires fingerprinting for state and federal criminal background records. The background search will include, but is not limited to arrests, criminal charges, criminal convictions, and any information regarding contact with a criminal justice agency.
This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $2,500. Up to $1,250 to be paid upon new hire and the remainder to be paid after satisfactory completion of the initial probationary period (12-month period). This does not apply to current state employees.
Classifications for the $2,500 bonus are:
Information Technology Infrastructure Analyst
Information Technology Programmer/Analyst
Information Technology Project Coordinator
Information Technology Project Manager
Information Technology Specialist
This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $3,500. Up to $1,750 to be paid upon new hire and the remainder to be paid after satisfactory completion of the initial probationary period (12-month period). This does not apply to current state employees.
Classifications for the $3,500 bonus are:
Information Technology Manager
Information Technology Supervisor
Required Education And Experience
Education
Possession of a bachelor’s degree with not less than 21 semester (32 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: computer science, data processing, computer information systems, data communications, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, information assurance, project management, or mathematics.
Experience
Information Technology Project Manager 14
Three years of professional experience equivalent to an IT project coordinator.
Alternate Education And Experience
Information Technology Project Manager 14
Possession of a Project Management Professional, (PMP) certification may be substituted for the experience requirement. Possession of a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and/or Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification may be substituted for 1 year of the experience requirement.
Possession of SUITE Certification may be substituted for 2 Educational Credits.
Additional Requirements And Information
Special Requirements, Licenses, and Certifications
Certain positions may be assigned subclass codes and individuals appointed must possess the required specialized experience.
View the job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/I/InformationTechnologyProjectManager.pdf