Looking for Peoplesoft 9.2 HCM Project Manager // Minneapolis, MN

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Position Need :   Peoplesoft 9.2 HCM Project Manager
Work Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Duration: 12 months

The person will be in charge of the following projects:
Upgrade PeopleSoft HRIS and Time and Labor from version 8.9 to 9.2
Upgrade PeopleSoft ELM from version 9.0 to 9.2
Upgrade of People Tools from version 8.49.28 to 8.53
Upgrade of existing application and web server environments to support the above. Other requirements are listed below. 

Responsibilities:1. Lead project by planning efforts to define project direction, scope, requirements and project cost and effort estimates.
2. Drive system development life cycle (SDLC), and ensure completion of all SDLC activities.
3 Leverage a broad set of disciplines (including expertise with strategic planning, project management, business analysis, change management and communications) to define the target future state, and drive transformational process improvement, project execution and implementation.
4. Analyze project needs and determine resources needed to meet objectives. Resolve issues that may involve elusive symptoms, often spanning multiple environments in a business area.
5. Ensure project stays on target, scope, cost, and timeline. Create project documentation that tracks progress.
6. Lead the development of appropriate management strategies. Address significant or high impact risks proactively with the project directors and sponsors.
7. Develop and implement a comprehensive project communication plan.
8. Facilitate partnerships and outreach to external stakeholders (e.g. Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board) for project deliverables.
9. Develop project documentation for management to facilitate the sharing of project outcomes and best practices.
10. Plan and facilitate meetings, make formal presentations to stakeholders and steering committee, as needed.
11. Identify business process pain points or disconnections, and translate them into process improvement opportunities, such as cost savings/avoidance, productivity gains, or quality improvements.
12. Recommend the correct process improvement approach for stakeholders to achieve business outcomes.
13. Identify current-state baselines and target performance metrics for the future state. This includes the business value associated with each process improvement effort, such as cost savings, increased quality/error reduction, and improved cycle time.
14. Create a close relationship with the project team, business teams, and other IT teams.
15. Understand complex business issues; identify business/functional user requirements and recommend how best to support them through processes and applications.
16. Ensure vendors are acting in the best interests of the City and the HR department, per the contract terms.
17. Develop and implement appropriate knowledge sharing/training activities, building internal capacity.
18. Champion the use of an applications features and capabilities, versus always opting for a workaround.