IT Governance & Portfolio Management Consultant - SECRET Clearance

NTT DATA Services•Arlington, VA

4d•$112,942 - $188,238•Onsite

About The Position

The candidate for the IT Governance & Portfolio Management Consultant role will contribute to change management, program management, organizational development, business analysis, data call process development, and performance management tasks. The candidate will assist with the development and maintenance of the client’s IT Portfolio framework and IT Governance programs. These activities include project feasibility, performance measurement, project management, and organizational development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Minimum 10 years of experience in Federal consulting to include: business analysis and investment management, and other relevant experiences.
Active Secret Security Clearance

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-BPA) credentials is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Organizational Development analysis to support As-is and To-be models with recommendations to improve the organizations efficiencies and effectiveness in full utilization of resources and delivering quality products to the customer
IT Portfolio Management methodologies and processes, tools, strategic planning, trend analysis, organizational reporting and presentations, and identification of performance indicators for the purpose of performance measurements
Writing alternative analyses, business cases or point papers based on research, analysis, and observations
Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) process and other IT investment processes and requirements; familiarity with the Technology Business Management (TBM) framework
Implement a continuous process of identifying, selecting, and managing a portfolio of projects in alignment with key performance metrics and strategic business objectives.
Provide recommendations, processes, procedures, writing policies, and support in an IT Portfolio Management program.
Provide alternate methods to manage IT Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management activities across the IT organization with an innovative solution to forecast future benefits of a comprehensive IT portfolio, to include IT Technical Roadmaps and Business Roadmaps based on Government mandates.
Conduct organizational level reporting linking technologies to outcomes and mission-related tangible and intangible benefits
Assessing, interpreting, and providing guidance regarding federal government budget and reporting directives and instructions
Expertise in Risk Analysis to support project managers in identifying project risk, identifying potential impacts of those risks, and crafting risk mitigation strategies.
Facilitating work sessions and conducting training sessions
Conducting business and technical analysis by facilitating working group sessions and engaging working group members to understand and document customer stakeholder functional and technical needs
Assessing customer current business processes and functions and make recommendations for improved functional services
Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to support work assignments for meeting the deliverable objective
Conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses for assigned tasks
Compile research, findings, and other information into written formats such as white papers, reports, presentations, and other forms of technical documentation
Perform IT strategic/organizational planning, organizational development, portfolio and program management, IT investment management, IT governance
Provide Weekly and Monthly Status Reporting
Provide meeting support (facilitate meetings, prepare agenda, prepare project briefings, present to the stakeholders, document, and distribute meeting minutes, and track actions)
Support other PMO tasks as assigned
Flexibility is a must, as well as the ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to coordinate multiple work streams, multi-task and work well under tight deadlines
Participate in project planning and schedule development/maintenance activities