Rate: Posted for each, 40-hour week, 12-month, temp-to-perm - call Chris at (727) 784 0186
** RUP - see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_Unified_Process. RFP = Request for Proposal RUP = Rational Unified Process AIM = Accelerated Implementation Methodology
Proiect Manager To provide senior level skills in Project Management Discipline to include: Superior analytical reasoning andrisk assessment skills, adaptability, problem solving skills, initiative, leadership, teamwork, communication,organization and planning..Develop, prioritize and maintain the project plan for the complete project life cycle with tasks, dates andresources. Works with BCC user departments, Vendors, IS, and IT to identify appropriate project team..Perform ongoing risk assessments of the project through a detailed understanding of project methodology,systems, and customer workflow to identify issues that would impair the success of the project operationallyand/or financially if otherwise not addressed..Insure all project deliverables are defined and met...Act as a facilitator between all groups to identify and resolve issues by engaging the proper parties toresolve the issues and by actively participating in the resolution process as a subject matter expert..Determine project status, issues, and action items and keep all participating groups informed through activetracking and communication as appropriate..Works with business users in emphasizing resolution of issuesbased on maximizing the ratio of return tothe BCClUser department to cost thru Business Case..Make commitments to the business process owners on project contents based on consensus ofproject team.Update team members on changes in project contents if needed. Emphasize timeliness and quality overquantity in project delivery..Proficiency with MS Project, and the ability to manage severalprojects simultaneously..Manage one or more key components of critical developmentprojects and operational teams for customeraccount..This person will need to envision, develop, and document the vision for the specific client solution..This person will need to drive technology solutions and capabilities that enable improved decision supportto both internal and external constituents..This person will be responsible for workload prioritization and management of resources, both on largeinitiatives and small projects..The person in this role must be a leader with a positive attitude, good organizational skills, and possessstrong verbal and written communication skills for internal teams and clients..Typically teams will consist of Internal Associates and Contractors. Develop project charters, projectplanning documents and collaborating with the client and stakeholders for project plan approvals...Creating and maintaining the project schedule, deliverables, budget, issues, and risks..Attaining and utilizing project resources in a matrix organization..Tracking progress and variances and mitigating risk and issuesthroughout the lifecycle..Inspiring confidence by providing timely and accurate status..Delivering on time and on budget..Knowledge of the EPIC/RUP Process a plusProjects to be assignedUtilities SupportMaximo Upgrade
Business Analyst Lead PositionThe Business Analyst will facilitate the identification, documentation and follow-thru onsmall to medium efforts for the PMO SFA departments, as well as assist other ISdivisions in the development of charters and business cases.Primary: Percentage of Time: 80%.Facilitate meetings..Assist in creating schedules..Develop project charters and business cases..Gather and document current project status..Gather new requirements and current partners..Gather and document future processes based on best practice for processes..Performing gap analysis..Prepare RFP's, vendor contacts, and implementation, if required..Documenting current risks issues, both business and system.Secondary: Percentage of Time: 20%.Manage the project to a schedule..Identify resource needs..Submit time reports, status reports, risks and issues, on a weekly or as neededbasis..Attend team meetings to provide project status and listen to any issues orconcerns from the team.Job Experience:This individual must have 5+ years as a Business Analyst and leadership experience,good writing skills along general analytical skills:.Public Sector Knowledge.Strongrequirements analysis skills and leadership qualities.Defining client requirements..Business analysis including business process modeling using best practicesknowledge..Package implementation/life cycle methodology (i.e. RUP and/or AIM).Excellent client management skills..Excellent consulting skills..Proficient oral and written communication skills..Good presentation skills.Ability to work as part of a team, yet work independently on complex problemsDesired Experience:.Vendor management, a definite plus.Scope of Work:The scope of work will be to prepare to work on several small to medium efforts usingstandard analytical techniques. The BA must have experience in gathering and-- --- -- -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 documenting requirements, working with the Project Manager to determine schedule andscope, work with the users to develop testing scripts and executing User testing andmigrating the software and documentation to the Application Support Groups. The BAmay also be asked to lead small efforts or as a substitute or backup on particular projects.Responsibilities will include but not limited to the following; performing businessanalysis, gathering business requirements, contacting service vendors, identifying costsand delivery services, risks and issues, preparing and RFP for services if required.The requested timeframe for the consultant is for approximately 5/30/07 - 9/21/2007.
To provide senior level skills in Project Management Discipline to include: Superior analyticalreasoning and risk assessment skills, adaptability,problem solving skills, initiative, leadership,teamwork, communication, organization and planning..Develop, prioritize and maintain the project plan for the complete project life cycle with tasks,dates and resources. Works with BCC user departments, Vendors, IS, and IT to identifyappropriate project team..Perform ongoing risk assessments of the project through a detailed understanding of projectmethodology, systems, and customer workflow to identify issues that would impair the success ofthe project operationally and/or financially if otherwise not addressed..Insure all project deliverables are defined and met..Act as a facilitator between all groups to identify and resolve issues by engaging the properparties to resolve the issues and by actively participating in the resolution process as a subjectmatter expert..Determine project status, issues, and action items and keep all participating groups informedthrough activetracking and communication as appropriate..Works with business users in emphasizing resolution of issues based on maximizing the ratio ofreturn to the BCClUser department to cost thru Business Case..Make commitments to the business process owners on project contents based on consensus ofproject team. Update team members on changes in project contents if needed. Emphasizetimeliness and quality over quantity in project delivery..Proficiency with MS Project, and the ability to manage several projects simultaneously..Manage one or more key components of critical development projects and operational teams forcustomer account..This person will need to envision, develop, and document the vision for the specificclientsolution..This person will need to drive technology solutions and capabilities that enable improveddecisionsupport to both internal and external constituents..This person will be responsible for workload prioritization and management of resources, both onlarge initiatives and small projects..The person in this role must be a leader with a positive attitude, good organizational skills, andpossess strong verbal and written communication skills for internal teams and clients..Typically teams will consist of Internal Associates and Contractors. Develop project charters,project planning documents and collaborating with the client and stakeholders for project planapprovals...Creating and maintaining the project schedule, deliverables, budget, issues, and risks..Attaining and utilizing project resources in a matrix organization..Tracking progress and variances and mitigating risk and issues throughout the lifecycle..Inspiring confidence by providing timely and accurate status..Delivering on time and on budget..Knowledge of the EPIC/RUP Process a plusProjects to be assis.med:CMSElectronic Site PlansCom Dev-lOG UpgradeAgenda AutomationCom Dev-Application CompletionDiscretionary Work for ComADDS.of
Business Analyst Lead PositionThe Business Analyst will facilitate the identification,documentation and follow-thru onsmall to medium efforts for the PMO SFA departments, as well as assist other ISdivisions in the development of charters and business cases.Primary: Percentage of Time: 80%.Facilitate meetings..Assist in creating schedules.·Develop project charters and business cases.·Gather and document current project status.·Gather new requirements and current partners.·Gather and document future processes based on best practice for processes..Performing gap analysis.·Prepare RFP's, vendor contacts, and implementation, if required.·Documenting current risks issues, both business and system.Secondary: Percentage of Time: 20%.Manage the project to a schedule..Identify resource needs.·Submit time reports, status reports, risks and issues, on a weekly or as neededbasis.·Attend team meetings to provide project status and listen to any issues orconcerns from the team.Job Experience:This individual must have 5+ years as a Business Analyst and leadership experiencealong with a strong knowledge in HIPAA delivery and general analytical skills:.Public Sector Knowledge·Strongrequirements analysis skills and leadership qualities·Defining client requirements.·Business analysis including business process modeling using best practicesknowledge.·Package implementation/life cycle methodology (i.e. RUP and/or AIM).Excellent client management skills..Excellent consulting skills.·Proficient oral and written communication skills..Good presentation skills·Ability to work as part of a team, yet work independently on complex problemsDesired Experience:.Human Services background a plus.Vendor management, a definite plus.Scope of Work:- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 The scope of work will be to prepare a HIPAA compliant service provider RFP and helpmanage the review process, manage a DB upgrade including user testing, and capturerequirements for requested program changes to the Community Development applicationand prepare a series of releases based on priority and user availability. Additionally,there may be a series of smaller efforts that require a business analyst. Release The scopeof work for this project will include the review of the current project status, identificationfor the boundaries of the two efforts, document and discussion with users to identify anyniissed opportunities, define best practice, possible vendors and define the project nextsteps with timetable and delivery schedule, an approximate service cost.The two focal projects this individual will work on will be the collection, managementand implementation of several changes to the Community Development Application andentails researching a viable solution with Human Servicesand IT to meet legislatedHIPAA requirements. This will include identifyingthe HIPAA Partners, determiningcost to delivery and developing a plan for delivery. Business Analyst position must havethe ability to collect data requirements, identifyvendors who meet the requirements, andpropose the most viable solutions and costs. Responsibilities will include but not limitedto the following; performing business analysis, gathering business requirements,contacting service vendors, identifying costs and delivery services, risks and issues,preparing and RFP for services if required.The requested timeframe for the consultant is for approximately 5/07/07 - 9/21/2007. PMO = Project Management Office; a separate department within Pinellas County Information Systems. SFA = Strategic Focus Areas; departments served by IS. HIPPA = Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 AIM = Accelerated Implementation Methodology RUP = Rational Unified Process DB = database IT = Information Technology; separate body within Pinellas County government RFP = Request for Proposal
It is highly desirable that the candidate for this position be local to the Tampa Bay area, i.e., Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk, Sarasota, or Manatee counties.
Position Objectives:
The GIS Programmer/Analyst will be required to support a wide range of programming and analysis work activities related to the Pinellas County GIS database migration project (Oracle 7.0 – Oracle 10g). Specifically the GIS Programmer/Analyst will be required to undertake programming and data analysis tasks assigned by Senior Analysts. Additionally the GIS Programmer/Analyst will be required to produce high quality detailed development documentation and undertake trouble shooting and other ad hoc development activities as assigned by the Senior Analysts. Skills Oracle programming and data manipulation (including Oracle Spatial) Must be familiar with triggers, stored procedures and data transformation routines Extensive GIS work experience .Net - C# focus, although VB.Net will be helpful AutoDesk Map 3D AutoDesk MapGuide Google Earth Excellent technical writing skills Qualifications BA Degree - Computer Science or related subject Formal Oracle training Formal .Net training Total estimated hours: 520 Start date: ASAP Work specification: Staff Augmentation Position: Analyst/Project Lead Additional Information This is a request for a GIS Analyst Programmer with Oracle Spatial and .NET skills. This effort will focus on the Oracle Spatial migration effort. The candidate will furnish staff augmentation and support efforts so that IS GIS employees can focus on the Oracle Spatial migration effort. This additional resource is required to assist with the completion of the GIS/Oracle migration project and to ensure that the projected is completed on schedule.
03/04/07 Job12 Business Analyst Position $32/hour
The Business Analyst will act as a LOB expert lead and report to a strategic focus liaisons in this effort. Responsibilities will include but not limited to the following; performing business analysis, gathering business requirements, contacting service vendors, preparing Business Cases, complete project charters, identifying costs and delivery services, risks and issues related. Primary: Percentage of Time: 80% Gather and document current project status. Gather new requirements and current partners. Gather and document future processes based on best practice for processes. Performing gap analysis. Documenting current risks issues, both business and system Contacting service vendors Preparing Business Cases Complete project charters Identifying costs and delivery services Secondary: Percentage of Time: 20% Submit time reports, status reports, risks and issues, on a weekly or as needed basis. Attend team meetings to provide project status and listen to any issues or concerns from the team. Job Experience: This individual must have 5+ years as a Business Analyst and leadership experience along with a strong knowledge in HIPAA delivery: Public Sector Knowledge Strong requirements analysis skills Defining client requirements. Business analysis including business process modeling using best practices knowledge. Package implementation/life cycle methodology (i.e. RUP and/or AIM) Excellent client management skills. Excellent consulting skills. Proficient oral and written communication skills. Good presentation skills Ability to work as part of a team, yet work independently on complex problems Desired Experience: Human Services background a plus Vendor management, a definite plus. Scope of Work: Responsibilities will include but not limited to the following; performing business analysis, gathering business requirements, contacting service vendors, preparing Business Cases, complete project charters, identifying costs and delivery services, risks and issues related. The position will is scheduled for approximately 3/1/07 – 7/31/2007. 01/24/07 - see additional notes below ** ** RUP - see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_Unified_Process. Read carefully but be aware that there is a "toolkit" e.g. a software package (Rational Rose), that you s/b able to claim familiarity with. B/A type jobs require excellent Microsoft Office skills (Word,Excel,Access,and Powerpoint). Also MS Project experience is required. * Provide examples of: Use Case model, RUP template The RUP experience is essential. If you have this, we can work through some of the other buzzwords and hopefully submit your resume for consideration. Rate: Posted for each, 40-hour week, 12-month, temp-to-perm - call Chris at (727) 784 0186 Attached are the position descriptions and scope of work for Job # 7. This is for two (2) positions, Project Manager and Business Analyst. The projected job start date is Monday, February 19, 2007 and runs through Thursday, June 21, 2007. Payment will be based on deliverables (see scope of work). Vendors should indicate their plans to provide deliverables. -------------------------------------------------------------- Project # Project Manager $42/hour To provide Project Management discipline to this project and some small concurrent efforts. This includes: Superior analytical reasoning and risk assessment skills, adaptability, problem solving skills, initiative, leadership, teamwork, communication, organization and planning. Provide support and/or lead analytical efforts; identify staffing needs, manage relationships with clients and vendor support personnel; develop and maintain detailed iteration plans, communication plans, risk management and mitigation plans, issues logs and other project support documentation; facilitate design sessions and/or issue resolution sessions. Delivering on time and on budget. Proficiency with MS Project, and the ability to manage several projects simultaneously. Primary: Percentage of Time: 80% * Develop, prioritize and maintain the project plan for the complete project life cycle with tasks, dates and resources. Works with BCC user departments, Vendors, IS, and IT to identify appropriate project team. * Perform ongoing risk assessments of the project through a detailed understanding of project methodology, systems, and customer workflow to identify issues that would impair the success of the project operationally and/or financially if otherwise not addressed. * Act as a facilitator between all groups to identify and resolve issues by engaging the proper parties to resolve the issues and by actively participating in the resolution process as a subject matter expert. * Determine project status, issues, and action items and keep all participating groups informed through active tracking and communication as appropriate. * Works with business users in emphasizing resolution of issues based on maximizing the ratio of return to the BCC/User department to cost. * Make commitments to the business process owners on project contents based on consensus of project team. * Update team members on changes in project contents if needed. Emphasize timeliness and quality over quantity in project delivery. * This person will need to envision, develop, and document the vision for the specific client solution. * This person will need to envision, develop, and document the vision for the specific client solution. * This person will be responsible for workload prioritization and management of resources, both on large initiatives and small projects. Secondary: Percentage of Time: 20% * Submit time reports, status reports, risks and issues, on a weekly or as needed basis. * Attend team meetings to provide project status and listen to any issues or concerns from the team. * May participate or manage other small projects to assist in determining ongoing staffing and project needs. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Business Analyst Position – Health and Human Services $32/hour The Business Analyst will be LOB expert lead and report to a project manager in this effort. The project entails researching a viable solution with Human Services toward a Human Services solution. Phase 1 will be approximately 4 month engagement to execute Use Case analysis to determine Business Requirements for Elaboration Phase of the Project. This will include interviewing, creating Use Cases, Performing Gap/Analysis, determining cost to delivery and developing a plan for delivery. Business Analyst position must have the ability to collect data requirements, identify vendors who meet the requirements, and propose the most viable solutions and costs. Primary: Percentage of Time: 80% * Gather and document current project status. * Gather new requirements and current partners. * Gather and document future processes based on best practice for processes. * Performing gap analysis. * Documenting current risks issues, both business and system. Secondary: Percentage of Time: 20% * Submit time reports, status reports, risks and issues, on a weekly or as needed basis. * Attend team meetings to provide project status and listen to any issues or concerns from the team. Job Experience: * Human Services application or processes required * Public Sector Knowledge * Strong requirements analysis skills * Defining client requirements. * Business analysis including business process modeling using best practices knowledge. * RUP/EPIC process knowledge * Use case interview skills * Excellent client management skills. * Excellent consulting skills. * Proficient oral and written communication skills. * Good presentation skills. * Ability to work as part of a team, yet work independently on complex problems. Scope of Work: The project will examine aspects of the Human Services business and its interactions, and attempts to improve the efficiency of the underlying processes. This project will evaluate the necessity to enhance a business process through the application of information technology and to replace an aging technology with a newer more efficient and usable system. This phase of the project will be limited to the study of the business process and future interagency data sharing, collection of requirements and a resulting documentation of business, technical policy and procedural requirements. No implementation will occur as part of this project.The timeframe for this phase is estimated at 4 months. The purposes of this Phase is to: * Identify and validate an opportunity to improve business accomplishments of the organization or a deficiency related to a business need, * Provide a preliminary assessment in the conversion, archiving or replacement of an existing application. * Identify significant assumptions and constraints on solutions to that need, and * Recommend the exploration of alternative concepts and methods to satisfy the need. The project team will report to a Program/Division Manager. This project is Phase 1 – Inception in assessing HS business needs. There is an opportunity for follow-on project work based on deliverables and funding approval for subsequent phases. The deliverable for this project will be an assessment into the following: * New or streamlined business process development * Identification of the needs for the Human Services Organization * A preliminary Gap/Analysis to determine what cannot currently be provided thru the APPX application. * A preliminary “Buy/Build” assessment o A high level proposed plan for subsequent iterations and costs of this project. o Recommended policy, procedural or organizational changes required to support new business processes. o Proposed high level plans and budget for application deliveries to replace APPX. o Proposed high level plan to leverage applications, processes, communications, information sharing, and partnerships with other outside agencies. Not within the scope of this project, but running concurrently will be: * an assessment to determine Modules of APPX currently operational in Pinellas County * Ownership and Users of the APPX application * A proposed plan for the transition, retirement, conversion, and decommissioning of the APPX application for Pinellas County. 01/25/07-addendum n response to additional questions re above effort from several vendors, I’ve attached responses from IS Management and indicated “Answer” to specific vendor questions: START OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Further definition of the engagement commitment. Purpose: The purpose of this engagement is to complete the first Initiation Iteration for the Human Services Project. At the end of this iteration, we are looking for high level requirements ready to put to RFP. Additionally, the deliverable identifies the subsequent Elaboration Phase, Construction Phase, and Transition Phases of the project and resources required based on knowledge gathered. The final deliverable is for executive review and funding while the remaining documents are part of the ongoing project business analysis to uncover “as is” process, organizational issues or opportunities and policy or procedure changes or gaps. Assumption: The solution(s) will be COTS rather than custom Smaller concurrent efforts will be identified and prioritized and possibly spin off of this project Engagement Commitment The PM and BA will work to collect high level use case and business requirements following the RUP Inception Phase methodology. Based on this analysis, the PM and BA will prepare a high level requirements analysis that can be used in subsequent iteration or phase (depending on findings) and will present an overall iteration plan and cost for any subsequent phase or iteration. It is anticipated that most of the legwork will be done by the BA, so it is also predicted that the PM will spend appx. 8 hours a week of the 40 managing some very small efforts from that same business unit. The specific deliverables will be: At the start of the engagement: Ø Development Plan - Initiation Ø Current Project Schedule Ø Iteration Plan – Inception Phase Ø Iteration Staffing Plan Ø Roles and Responsibilities Ø Information Event Map – This map is a matrix developed to test for the completeness of the entity life cycle analysis. Ø Business Event Map - This map is a matrix developed to test for the completeness of the business analysis Project Management Ø Identify and Assess Risks Ø Initiate Project Ø Project Approval Review Ø Plan Phases and Iterations Ø Develop Iteration Plan Ø Iteration Plan Review Ø Initiate Iteration Ø Assess Iteration Ø Iteration Evaluation Criteria Review Ø Iteration Acceptance Review Ø Schedule and Assign Work Ø Monitor Project Status Ø Report Status Inception - Iteration 1 Ø Vision Ø Collect and document Use Cases Ø Business Use Case Model document Ø Initial Target Organization Assessment – if required Ø Use Case Realization – if required Ø Preliminary Business Rules documentation – if required Ø Initial Supplementary Specifications – if required Ø “As is” Design Model Final Deliverable at the end of the Engagement will be: o Recommendation Form This form contains the recommendation of the project team on whether the project should go forward as planned. o Iteration and Project Phase Plan includes: § The Technical Plan How are you going to get the project done? What are the phases? § The Resource Plan What skill sets are needed? What does each skill set provide? Particularly important is the definition of the extended team for the next phase. § The Quality Plan How do we know when we're done? The success criteria should be explained, including measures that test for existence, quality, and quantity. Specification or requirements documents should provide this in greater detail. § Also included in the proposal is an overall model of the current environment, an overall draft project schedule detailing iteration/phases and proposed staffing plan (Iteration Staffing Plan?), costs, status on information matrix, business event matrix and gap/analysis. * When would you like to have the project plan delivered to you by? Answer: The project plan (textual document outlining what needs to be done for the whole project) and project chedule are expected to be delivered for subsequent iterations as part of a deliverable at the end of the process. A schedule and plan for what will be done in the current engagement will be provided in draft at the start of the engagement – with some discussion between IS, HS and Vendor. * When reviewing our pending project plan, will you want to see the resumes of the resources included in our project plan? Answer: The current engagement will be executed by the two skill sets identified. Their deliverables have been outlined at a high level and includes identifying required resources for the subsequent engagement. * Will you want to interview the Project Manager, and Business Analyst which we would provide with our project plan? Answer: We will need more information on your proposal to deliver a project plan. Please use the description above to detail the plan and deliverables but we expect we can interview them based on the HS and RUP/EPIC experience, notwithstanding the draft of the project plan. * Or; after accepting our plan, would you leave it up to the Engagement Manager, who would be assigned to oversee the project from our end, to select the resources, meet the deliverables and ensure completion of the plan? Answer: The proposal was fixed assuming those two resources for the completion of the outlined items. If you feel and engagement manager is required, feel free. We expect the PM to keep tabs on completing the above items and assist the BA in completion of the effort. * Would you, or another member of the IS group be willing to have a conversation with our Director of Project Services so that he could get a better understanding of exactly what information you are wanting from us, and the best way in which we can handle the planning and execution of the project plan? Answer: We are amenable to discussion about what we are looking for in this effort. Regarding this project, are you requesting specific dates for these deliverables or does the County have the target dates established from an existing Project Plan? Answer: It is anticipated that the 2 resources defined will accomplish this in the 4 month engagement; however, as with all in the world, we don't know what we don't know. Our position is that this is the initial phase funding. We will manage the project to achieve a reasonable deliverable that will allow us to go back for more funding based on the plan, objectives and deliverables defined in this phase. Will the deliverable for this project will be an assessment into the following: • New or streamlined business process development? Answer: Yes • Identification of the needs for the Human Services Organization? Answer: Yes • A preliminary Gap/Analysis to determine what cannot currently be provided thru the APPX application? Answer: No • A preliminary “Buy/Build” assessment? Answer: No o A high level proposed plan for subsequent iterations and costs of this project? Answer: Yes o Recommended policy, procedural or organizational changes required to support new business processes? Answer: Yes o Proposed high level plans and budget for application deliveries to replace APPX? nswer: may not replace all of APPX - conversion of some sections of APPX should be in the pricing and plan, though o Proposed high level plan to leverage applications, processes, communications, information sharing, and partnerships with other outside agencies? Answer: Yes END OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION We hope this additional information is useful to you in providing proposals for Job # 7. Chris Stambaugh, CPA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following are closed but typical. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12/21/06 - see additional notes below ** ** RUP - see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_Unified_Process. Read carefully but be aware that there is a "toolkit" e.g. a software package, that you s/b able to claim familiarity with. B/A type jobs require excellent Microsoft Office skills (Word,Excel,Access,and Powerpoint). * Provide examples of: Use Case model, RUP template Rate: Posted below each, 40-hour week, 12-month, temp-to-perm - call Chris at (727) 784 0186 Attached are three (3) additional staffing requests, details as follows: 12/21/06 - 3 Business analysts, 1 Project Manager, 480 hours per position, $27/hr and $37/hr respectively Business Process Re-engineering Team The Business Process Re-engineering Team must have the ability to develop organizational roles and activities thru use case analysis. Additionally, the team must transform the use case analysis to current business and information workflows to develop new and modified processes to gain efficiency across the organization and identify redundancies, policy issues or procedural issues. Manage the re-engineering of existing business processes to increase efficiencies and consistency based on best practice. Work in partnership with business process owners and stakeholder teams to identify operational and technology projects that support business initiatives and future business models. Manage cross-functional business process improvement teams to conduct reviews of process activities, in the areas of: > Procure to Pay Process > Human Resource to Payroll > Customer Invoice to Cash > Project Accounting > Financial to Reporting Team will consist of one Project Manager and 3 BPR consultants with business experience in the process activities listed above. Duties and Responsibilities: > Follow Standard PMI Project Management approach to software implementation to Plan, Control, Execute and Transition the project. > Develop Use Case models to understand the organizational roles, relationships and workflows in an “As Is” state. > Lead/Support the process improvement analysis and ongoing efforts of government agencies in designing business transformation strategies that will facilitate standardization and employing best practices for process modeling. > Collect, analyze, document and integrate information from all internal stakeholders/business process owners including any external vendors, contractors, customers and regulatory agencies regarding business process workflow efficiencies. > Manage cross-functional business units and technology teams, ascertaining system requirements, such as program functions, output requirements, input data acquisition, and system techniques and controls > Collect information and document business processes and related business rules and performance objectives using RUP templates. > Define and measure key drivers of business success > Serve as liaison between information systems and all internal stakeholders/business process owners in formulating policies and procedures for process/function. > Serve as the primary interface between user representatives, and information systems. > Identify improvement opportunities. > Ensure clear lines of communication exist between entities and departments for each process/function supported. > Help to identify standard processes and training strategies, so that integration can be accomplished without any negative impact to established governmental financial systems. An understanding of the impacts of new processes on organizational / individual roles, responsibilities, skills, organizational reporting, and performance management will be required. Job Experience: The Business Process Re-engineering Team needs to have at least 3 years of Business Process Re-Engineering experience, the team manager needs to have at least 5 years of Business Process Re-Engineering experience. > Project Management Skills – preferably PMI knowledgeable. > Preferred advanced experience in governmental consulting environment - knowledge of governmental guidelines and principles (county experience would be a plus). > Bachelors Degree Required; Advanced degree a plus, but not required > Proficient in both oral and written communication Skills: o Team members will prepare presentations and must be able to clearly articulate analysis performed. o Team members must be experienced in developing Use Cases and Business Process modeling. > Leadership potential and experience working with teams (2-100+ people). > Demonstrated Business Process Improvement (BPI) Experience > Knowledge of MS Access, Excel and Word > Business analysis including business process modeling using best practices knowledge. > Package implementation/life cycle methodology (i.e. RUP and/or AIM) > Excellent client management skills. > Excellent consulting skills. > Ability to work as part of a team, yet work independently on complex problems Desired Experience: * CPA/Accounting background a plus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12/05/06 - see additional notes below ** Rate: Posted below each, 40-hour week, 12-month, temp-to-perm - call Chris at (727) 784 0186 Attached are three (3) additional staffing requests, details as follows: # 3: This is for a Business Analyst position for up to ten (10) months and/or approximately 1,760 hours. The candidate will be working on three (3) approved projects for the E-Government and Web Division (a.k.a. Internal Applications Development) and utilizing the Rational Unified Process (RUP) toolkit from Inception through Transition. $27/hr Business Analyst Position The Business Analyst in this position will be working on three approved projects for the Commercial Products Group utilizing the RUP toolkit from Inception thru Transition. Secondary: Percentage of Time: 80% • Work with the team and the client to create plans for accomplishing project objectives and a strategy that complies with professional standards and addresses the risks inherent in the engagement. • Develop, coordinate and execute Vision and Business Case analysis portions of projects. • Lead and participate on teams for total cost of ownership improvement and process optimization. • Assist in preparing management reports and presentations to support decisions, models and actions related to process and management. • Use cost management techniques to identify and develop total cost measures and models based on industry cost drivers. • Lead and execute data analysis using developed models, provide interpretation, and make recommendations for actions. • Develop project presentations to Management that clearly communicate results of analysis. • Provide periodic reporting on core processes and services and ad-hoc analysis. • Prepare all levels of project documentation, including meeting minutes, RUP artifacts, and presentation reports. Tertiary: Percentage of Time: 20% • Submit time reports, status reports, risks and issues, on a weekly or as needed basis. • Attend team meetings to provide project status and listen to any issues or concerns from the team. Job Experience: • Must be fully versed in the RUP approach to implementations and successful at using RUP artifacts as required. • Demonstrated ability to navigate effectively within a complex organizational structure to drive organizational and business process reengineering. • Understanding of information technologies employed in the core processes and how to utilize these technologies to drive competitive advantage. • Strong understanding of RUP process. • Public Sector Knowledge • Knowledge of technical components of the E Business Suite and other Oracle products including future direction. • Defining client requirements. • Business analysis including business process modeling using best practices knowledge. • Excellent client management skills. • Excellent consulting skills. • Excellent oral and written communication skills. • Good presentation skills • Ability to work as part of a team, yet work independently on complex problems • Knowledge and experience with projects and processes related to business process re-engineering and operational management. • Knowledge and experience with business modeling, risk assessment and role analysis techniques. • Re-engineering consulting skills. • Self-directed, team player with sound negotiation. • Demonstrated creative and innovative problem solving skills (critical and evaluative thinking). • Strong interpersonal capability and ability to work cross functionally and across diverse organizations. • Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills. • Intermediate to Expert knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Project Management Toolkit and RUP artifacts. Desired Experience: o Use extensive knowledge of the County Government business/industry to identify technological developments and evaluate impacts on the client's business. o Strong quantitative, analytical and Process Redesign skills and “out of the box” thinker. This is a Staff Augmentation request. # 4: This is for a Business Analyst position for up to ten (10) months and approximately/or 1,760 hours. The candidate will be working on three (3) approved projects for the Commercial Products Division and utilizing the Rational Unified Process (RUP) toolkit from Inception through Transition. $27/hr Business Analyst Position The Business Analyst in this position will be working on three approved projects for the Commercial Products Group utilizing the RUP toolkit from Inception thru Transition. Secondary: Percentage of Time: 80% • Work with the team and the client to create plans for accomplishing project objectives and a strategy that complies with professional standards and addresses the risks inherent in the engagement. • Develop, coordinate and execute Vision and Business Case analysis portions of projects. • Lead and participate on teams for total cost of ownership improvement and process optimization. • Assist in preparing management reports and presentations to support decisions, models and actions related to process and management. • Use cost management techniques to identify and develop total cost measures and models based on industry cost drivers. • Lead and execute data analysis using developed models, provide interpretation, and make recommendations for actions. • Develop project presentations to Management that clearly communicate results of analysis. • Provide periodic reporting on core processes and services and ad-hoc analysis. • Prepare all levels of project documentation, including meeting minutes, RUP artifacts, and presentation reports. Tertiary: Percentage of Time: 20% • Submit time reports, status reports, risks and issues, on a weekly or as needed basis. • Attend team meetings to provide project status and listen to any issues or concerns from the team. Job Experience: • Must be fully versed in the RUP approach to implementations and successful at using RUP artifacts as required. • Demonstrated ability to navigate effectively within a complex organizational structure to drive organizational and business process reengineering. • Understanding of information technologies employed in the core processes and how to utilize these technologies to drive competitive advantage. • Strong understanding of RUP process. • Public Sector Knowledge • Knowledge of technical components of the E Business Suite and other Oracle products including future direction. • Defining client requirements. • Business analysis including business process modeling using best practices knowledge. • Excellent client management skills. • Excellent consulting skills. • Excellent oral and written communication skills. • Good presentation skills • Ability to work as part of a team, yet work independently on complex problems • Knowledge and experience with projects and processes related to business process re-engineering and operational management. • Knowledge and experience with business modeling, risk assessment and role analysis techniques. • Re-engineering consulting skills. • Self-directed, team player with sound negotiation. • Demonstrated creative and innovative problem solving skills (critical and evaluative thinking). • Strong interpersonal capability and ability to work cross functionally and across diverse organizations. • Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills. • Intermediate to Expert knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Project Management Toolkit and RUP artifacts. Desired Experience: o Use extensive knowledge of the County Government business/industry to identify technological developments and evaluate impacts on the client's business. o Strong quantitative, analytical and Process Redesign skills and “out of the box” thinker. This is a Staff Augmentation request. # 5: This is for two (2) positions. One is for a Business Analyst and the other is for a Project Manager. Both positions are in the Geographic Information System (GIS) Division. Each position could be up to ten (10) months and/or 1,760 hours each for a total of 3,520 hours for the two (2) positions. $27/hr and $37/hr respectively Business Analyst Consultant Position The Business Analyst in this position will be a “floater” and will initially be assisting client organizations in determining organizational or operational options and also prepare the initial project charter on pending projects to determine their viability and feasibility. Primary: Percentage of Time: 50% • Gather and document preliminary benefits, impact and risks for Project Charters. • Work with high level executive and Steering groups to analyze business, business risks and cost drivers in the initial request stages to determine organizational opportunities and develop creative solutions to managing and reducing total cost of ownership. • This professional will mentor and collaborate with project teams that assist clients in employing proper information systems, resources, and controls to maximize efficiencies and minimize risk. • Research, develop, and recommend options to processes, ownership, costing and best practices and strategies to improve efficiency, reduce cost, and increase throughput within the identified project vision. • Prepare business cases. • Mentor staff in the RUP methodology thru training classes or On the Job training. • Assist in the development of RUP training materials for a Consultant Bootcamp. Secondary: Percentage of Time: 30% • Work with the team and the client to create plans for accomplishing project objectives and a strategy that complies with professional standards and addresses the risks inherent in the engagement. • Develop, coordinate and execute Vision and Business Case analysis portions of projects. • Lead and participate on teams for total cost of ownership improvement and process optimization. • Assist in preparing management reports and presentations to support decisions, models and actions related to process and management. • Use cost management techniques to identify and develop total cost measures and models based on industry cost drivers. • Lead and execute data analysis using developed models, provide interpretation, and make recommendations for actions. • Develop project presentations to Management that clearly communicate results of analysis. • Provide periodic reporting on core processes and services and ad-hoc analysis. Tertiary: Percentage of Time: 20% • Submit time reports, status reports, risks and issues, on a weekly or as needed basis. • Attend team meetings to provide project status and listen to any issues or concerns from the team. Job Experience: • Must be fully versed in the RUP approach to implementations and successful at using RUP artifacts as required. • Demonstrated ability to navigate effectively within a complex organizational structure to drive organizational and business process reengineering. • Understanding of information technologies employed in the core processes and how to utilize these technologies to drive competitive advantage. • Strong understanding of RUP process. • Public Sector Knowledge • Strong requirements analysis skills, with business knowledge in Oracle application modules • Knowledge of technical components of the E Business Suite and other Oracle products including future direction. • Defining client requirements. • Business analysis including business process modeling using best practices knowledge. • Package implementation/life cycle methodology (i.e. RUP) • Excellent client management skills. • Excellent consulting skills. • Proficient oral and written communication skills. • Good presentation skills • Ability to work as part of a team, yet work independently on complex problems • Knowledge and experience with projects and processes related to business process re-engineering and operational management. • Knowledge and experience with business modeling, risk assessment and role analysis techniques. • Re-engineering consulting skills. • Self-directed, team player with sound negotiation. • Demonstrated creative and innovative problem solving skills (critical and evaluative thinking). • Strong interpersonal capability and ability to work cross functionally and across diverse organizations. • Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills. • Intermediate to Expert knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Project Management Toolkit and RUP artifacts. Desired Experience: o Use extensive knowledge of the County Government business/industry to identify technological developments and evaluate impacts on the client's business. o Mentor project team in developing the Vision Acquisition process. o 7+ years experience in business improvement or analysis at a County level. o Strong quantitative, analytical and Process Redesign skills and “out of the box” thinker. o Proven understanding of government management strategies and concepts. Senior GIS Project Manager Senior project manager in our Geospatial Services Division. This position will be responsible for managing medium to large GIS/IT-related projects. The candidate must have a successful track record of managing these types of projects for federal and/or state clients. This candidate must have a successful history of marketing these types of services to federal, state, and local client. Must possess the qualities of a highly visible individual to step in and quickly take over the management of ongoing projects and engage in new projects. Our GIS Program Services Department operates in a team environment and it is important that the successful candidate be part of that team. Computer and writing skills are essential. Requirements: -BS/BA in applicable field -In-depth knowledge of ESRI’s GIS Suite(Enterprise) -Seven-plus years of related experience -Ability to manage projects to successful completion -Ability to market related services -Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously -Ability to work within a team environment The ideal candidate will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, have a thorough knowledge of the GIS-IT industry and show a successful track record of managing and marketing these types of services to federal, state, or local government agencies. Responsibilities include the management and implementation of GIS/IT-related projects, cost estimating and management of support staff for these projects. - Manage staff and projects independently with limited guidance. - Provide direction to project team, including assignment of individual responsibilities, tasks, and technical functions. - Oversee and Identify needs and allocate appropriate resources to complete specific project tasks on time. - Continually monitor individual progress to ensure specific deadlines are met. The ideal candidate will have a broad knowledge of diverse geospatial industry knowledge and experience with interests in deploying GIS-IT technologies solutions to a client base of leading federal, state and local agencies. - - Manage staff and projects independently with limited guidance. - Provide direction to project team, including assignment of individual responsibilities, tasks, a nd technical functions. - Oversee and Identify needs and allocate appropriate resources to complete specific project tasks on time. - Continually monitor individual progress to ensure specific deadlines are met. - Skills Utilized/Developed: - Project Involvement - quality assurance of projects and satisfaction of clients. - Creative problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and effective personal time management and organizational skills are a must - Business Development - marketing, proposal writing. - GISP certification - Knowledge of ArcIMS, SDE, SQL Server, Access, Trimble GPS with ArcPad, Visual Basic, VB.Net, Python, AutoCAD, Microstation a plus. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal communication and technical writing skills are important. Candidate would contribute to the documentation of user guides, technical manuals, process documents and internal documents such as memorandums, client letters, etc. Participate in yearly planning on team direction and justification letters for hardware and software. Many of the teams customers are internal, so customer communication would occur on a daily basis. Project Examples: Position would involve participation on a range of projects including community and environmental planning, NEPA compliance, environmental permitting, environmental remediation, environmental assessments, support of design/build transportation projects and traffic corridor studies. Projects often involve analysis of complex linear corridors, regional siting, overlay analysis, dynamic segmentation, remote sensing, and visibility modeling. Minimum Requirements: - BS in Geography/Computer Science/Geology/Planning or a related field or equivalent experience. - 8+ years of increasingly responsible GIS experience, with 2+ years of supervisory experience. - Proficiency using the ArcGIS suite of products (ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcToolBox) , data formats including coverage, shape, geodatabase. - Full understanding of mapping concepts and projection systems, including map scale, map resolution, map accuracy, and ground to grid conversions. Solid understanding of data management (files, folders, data organization, versioning). This is a Staff Augmentation request. ** RUP - see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_Unified_Process. Read carefully but be aware that there is a "toolkit" e.g. a software package, that you s/b able to claim familiarity with. B/A type jobs require excellent Microsoft Office skills (Word,Excel,Access,and Powerpoint). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10/27/06 Three (3) Senior Oracle Applications Business Analyst Positions 5+ years Application Specialty: Financial or HR or Projects Location: downtown Clearwater Rate: $30 per hour, 40-hour week, 24-month temp-to-perm - call Chris at (727) 784 0186 Duties: • Gather and document current business processes and requirements. • Gather and document future business processes based on best practice preferably using BFA’s for processes. (Business Function Analyst) • Performing gap analysis. see: http://searchsmb.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,290660,sid44_gci831294,00.html • Documenting business process and system issues. • Begin setup of CRP/prototype instance • Develop initial test documentation where needed. • Developing and testing detailed functional designs for business solution components and prototypes • Providing customer support and training where needed. • Provide administration support. Required Experience: • Proficient in implementing Applications for version 11.5.9 or higher. • Strong requirements analysis skills, with business knowledge in Oracle application modules • Knowledge of technical components of the E Business Suite and other Oracle products including future direction. • Proficient in FSG/ADI report writing. (Financial Statement Generator/Applications Desktop Generator) see: http://www.oracleappsblog.com/index.php/C25/ • Defining client requirements. • Business analysis including business process modeling using best practices knowledge. • Package implementation/life cycle methodology (i.e. RUPP and/or AIM) see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_Unified_Process • Excellent client management skills. • Excellent consulting skills. • Proficient oral and written communication skills. • Good presentation skills • Ability to work as part of a team, yet work independently on complex problems Desired Experience: • CPA/Accounting background a plus • Experience in Oracle Projects, Grants, HR, Advanced Benefits and Payroll a definite plus. • SQL/SQL Plus knowledge a plus. • Implementation of version 11.5.10 a plus. • Experience with Oracle self service modules will be a plus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Position: Developer/Analyst Estimated Total Hours: 160 $30/hr The primary purpose for this position is to create a Web-based form utilizing .NET for Vendor applications. The Web-based form would replace the existing HTML application which was built for only new vendor applications. This would include the following: 1. Create a Web-based form for new and existing vendors leveraging the data in the Oracle application – Purchasing data base. 2. Utilize the workflow for notification for new/change submittals. 3. Interface with the Prequalification system.