Project Planner
Ref: ZR_6292_JOB · Posted on 14 July 2021
Business Operations & Support
Project Planner
Type:
Contract
Clearance:
DV Cleared
Location:
Berkshire
Contact Richard Scorse:
07862 732 493 · Send an emailKey responsibilities
- Advising and supporting clients and colleagues on planning best practice and delivery methodology
- Creating, reviewing, maintaining and administering Portfolio/ Programme/Project schedules
- Identifying and maintaining dependencies across the delivery environment – often interacting with Agile delivery at Project level
- Inputting to and reviewing of management products relevant to the schedules
- Supporting the schedule update process
- Carrying out analysis and assurance activities
- Leading/facilitating planning workshops and training sessions
- Proactively identifying and progressing opportunities to add value to strategic and tactical decision making
- Using an understanding of the aspects of both ‘traditional’ and Agile projects to advise on the most appropriate planning practices
- Supporting resource utilisation and planning analysis where appropriate
Skills & experience
- Consulting experience within client environments, ideally including government and potentially with knowledge of excellent practices from other sectors that can drive client business process improvement
- A solid understanding of one or more project and programme management methodologies
- Practical and formal experience of both waterfall and Agile planning principles and methods
- Consultancy and communication skills to ensure clarity in all situations and to effectively influence and advise.
- A current understanding and working knowledge of the latest trends in planning practices, including one or more Agile methodologies
- Primavera and / or Microsoft Project to an advanced level (formal and/or comparable experience)
- An understanding of Agile delivery tools
- An analytical thinker with creative and innovative problem-solving skills
- Experience or knowledge concepts such as resourcing and resource levelling, progress measurement, earned value analysis, completion forecasting and status reporting
- Good Demonstrable report writing and presentation skills.
- Ability to develop effective communication channels with key stakeholders
- Work as part of a team, sharing ideas and aiming for planning excellence
- Ability to deliver effective training and coaching sessions to aid adoption and maturity of planning practices
- Understanding of financial processes and the ability to report financial data
- Strong Excel Skills and the ability to manipulate big data using spreadsheets
- Working in a consultancy or customer- facing role (either with internal or external clients).
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