It Project Management Analyst

87331# IT Project Management Analyst (PCO)MontrealHybridProgram Management and Technology LeadershipApplyWith over 30 years of recognized expertise, COFOMO is now a leading Canadian consulting firm specializing in digital and artificial intelligence. Supported by more than 3,000 experts, 10 Centers of Excellence, and 4 offices across the country, we are uniquely positioned to successfully guide our clients through their transformations. Both strategic and tactical, we help organizations across a wide range of industries thrive in today’s rapidly evolving world.## Our promiseHelp our clients succeed and maximize the impact of their transformation initiatives, turning them into powerful drivers of growth and innovation.## Job description**Here's a brief overview of the tasks and responsibilities you'll be able to do:**
* Support integrated project planning, including prioritization, capacity management, and resource allocation;
* Collaborate with project managers in the development, updating and monitoring of schedules;
* Track scope, timelines, costs, risks, dependencies, benefits, and progress of projects;
* Ensure the integrity, quality and consistency of planning data in project management tools;
* Contribute to the start-up, follow-up and closure of projects;
* Implement and maintaingovernance mechanisms related to the IT project portfolio;
* Participate in the preparation and animation of monitoring, portfolio and decision-making committees;
* Produce dashboards, progress reports, performance indicators and accountability documents;
* Prepare presentations,follow-up documents and debriefings for the various governance bodies;
* Keep track of decisions, actions, commitments, and outstanding items;
* Improve indicators andmonitoring mechanisms for the project portfolio;
* Support project compliance with applicable organizational, methodological and normative requirements;
* Analyze the compliancestatus of projects with project management frameworks, processes, and best practices;
* Perform quality checkson project management deliverables and documentation;
* Maintain traceability of decisions, actions, risks, issues and relevant management information;
* Identify deviations, recommend and follow up on appropriate corrective actions;
* Consolidate and analyze management information from project teams to ensure quality, consistency and reliability;
* Track project efforts,costs, commitments, and financial information;
* Maintain management dashboards that include performance, advancement, risks, issues and items requiring attention;
* Perform the necessary reconciliations between project data and available financial data;
* Participate in trend analysis, forecasting and deviation control;
* Support project managers, Scrum Masters, RTEs and other stakeholders in the application of traditional, agile or hybrid project management practices;
* Use Microsoft project management and tracking tools, including Azure DevOps, as well as corporate tracking tools;
* Act as a resource person for the use of project management tools, templates and methodologies;
* Promote standardization and continuous improvement of project and portfolio management processes, tools, and practices;
* Advise stakeholders onproject planning, monitoring, control, and governance.
**The profile you are looking for is as follows:**
* Hold an undergraduate degree in information technology, business administration, management or a related field;
* Have at least seven years of experience in planning, project control or project management;
* Have completed at least three mandates of at least one year each in large-scale organizational projects in information technology, as a PCO;
* Demonstrate experiencein organizational transformation programs or projects;
* Knowledge of the methods, frameworks and best practices of project management using traditional, agile or hybrid approaches;
* Master Microsoft project management tools for planning, monitoring, reporting and the production of management information;
* Demonstrate an abilityto consolidate, analyze and present reliable, consistent and structured management information;
* Experience in producing progress reports, dashboards, performance indicators and management analyses;
* Understand the mechanisms for tracking scope, timelines, costs, risks, dependencies, and benefits;
* Demonstrate excellent organizational, coordinating, analytical, synthesizing and rigorous skills;
* Possess good written and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a complex and multi-team environment;
* Have in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics and Azure DevOps (an asset);
* Experience in managingAgile projects with Scrum, Scrumban, Kanban, DAD or SAFe, or a hybrid Agile/Waterfall approach (an asset);
* Demonstrate experiencein dashboard production, project portfolio monitoring or organizational reporting (an asset);
* Knowledge of the fieldof information technology (an asset);
* Experience in the field of health and social services (an asset);
* Experience in a large public or para-public organization (an asset);
* Hold certification in Agile, Scrum, SAFe, PMI-ACP, PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Power Platform, Portfolio Management, PMO, PCO, Prosci or any other relevant certification related to Microsoft project management tools or change management (a major asset).#J-18808-Ljbffr