03/23/2022

Role: Project Manager/Leader RFS: RQ03301 Rate: $97/h inc Client: Ministry of Treasury Board Secretariat Location: 222 Jarvis St / Remote during COVID Duration: 131 business days, 7.25 hours per day Anticipated Start Date: Apr 2022 Responsibilities: Provides project management on large scale, complex, high profile and high risk projects for OPS I&IT initiatives. Ensures project deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, scope and budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks. General Skills: Leads organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests. Gathers and develops requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan. Ability to monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and input to ensure targets are met Experience developing and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scope Ability to promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies Demonstrated experience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes, and developing/communicating guidelines and procedures Sources, selects and on-boards team members in various disciplines, clarify roles and responsibilities and set task/deliverable/performance expectations for resources that are both OPS unionized employees as well as fee for service (FFS) consultants. Resolves resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, negotiates changes to resourcing, ensures knowledge is shared among team members such as project objectives and deliverables are met. Develops complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross ministry dependencies. Effectively manages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates, forecasts and reconciliation/confirmation of actuals. Proactively identifies potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed. Articulates and prioritizes issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers. Establishes and participates in steering committee and stakeholder forums Provides, project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels. Uses appropriate strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects – concept, definition, planning, implementation and close-out. Promotes OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality, adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I&IT resources. Desirable Skills: Knowledge and understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards Ability to make recommendations on the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring, anticipates and troubleshoots issues, provides ongoing expertise, resolves problems and provides project effectiveness Ability to identify conflict between project and functional areas and develops responses to successfully address conflict Ability to handle client relationships to manage expectations, provides updates as required, identifies potential conflicts between project and functional areas Project Management Skills 10+ years experience with Project management. Demonstrated experience ensuring the integration with related corporate and client cluster policies/standards. Demonstrated experience developing complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels. Demonstrated experience gathering and developing requirements in order to create and maintain project schedules and integrated plans. Demonstrated experience developing project charters. Demonstrated experience with identifying and defining architectural requirements. Demonstrated experience with change management. Demonstrated experience identifying risks and providing proper mitigation strategies. 43% Technical Skills Demonstrated experience with the design of new enterprise and application layers. Ability to define, identify and describe information architectural requirements with clients Demonstrated experience with common, consistent, shareable, re-usable and extensible data structures. 36% Communication and Leadership Proven ability to lead organizational development, strategy development, business planning. Demonstrated experience with on-boarding team members in various disciplines, clarify roles and responsibilities and set task/deliverable/performance expectations for resources. Strong experience ensuring knowledge is shared among team members such project objectives and deliverables are met. Working knowledge resolving resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, negotiating changes to resourcing. 14% Public Sector Experience Experience with OPS I&IT standards and best practices facilitating control of systems quality, adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I&IT resources would be an asset. 7% Must haves: 10+ years' experience in Project management. Integration with related corporate and client policies/standards. Change management Ability to define, identify and describe information architectural requirements Experience with agile and scrum Nice to have : Public Sector Experience

02/16/2022

Role: Project Manager/Leader L2 RFS:RQ02787 Rate: $89/h inc Client: Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services Location: Hybrid, 5700 Yonge Street Duration: 249 business days, 7.25 hours per day Anticipated Start Date: Apr 2022 Must Haves: Project initiation and project planning: to establish alignment on goals and vision, workstreams, key milestones, roles and responsibilities, project communications and general ways of working across all project partners involved Experience with agile project management: define project management process and encourage ongoing process improvements to suit team’s needs following the best practices of Agile Presentation and Communication skills. Oral and written communications to manage diverse business relations, managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance Identification and problem resolution skills: to assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members Provides project management on large scale, complex, high profile and high risk projects for OPS I&IT initiatives. Ensures project deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, scope and budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks. General Skills: Leads organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests. Gathers and develops requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan. Ability to monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and input to ensure targets are met Experience developing and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scope Ability to promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies Demonstrated experience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes, and developing/communicating guidelines and procedures Sources, selects and on-boards team members in various disciplines, clarify roles and responsibilities and set task/deliverable/performance expectations for resources that are both OPS unionized employees as well as fee for service (FFS) consultants. Resolves resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, negotiates changes to resourcing, ensures knowledge is shared among team members such as project objectives and deliverables are met. Develops complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross ministry dependencies. Effectively manages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates, forecasts and reconciliation/confirmation of actuals. Proactively identifies potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed. Articulates and prioritizes issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers. Establishes and participates in steering committee and stakeholder forums Provides, project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels. Uses appropriate strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects – concept, definition, planning, implementation and close-out. Promotes OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality, adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I&IT resources. Desirable Skills: Knowledge and understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards Ability to make recommendations on the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring, anticipates and troubleshoots issues, provides ongoing expertise, resolves problems and provides project effectiveness Ability to identify conflict between project and functional areas and develops responses to successfully address conflict Ability to handle client relationships to manage expectations, provides updates as required, identifies potential conflicts between project and functional areas Skills Experience and Skill Set Requirements Responsibilities: Provides project management on large scale, complex, high profile and high risk projects for OPS I&IT initiatives. Ensures project deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, scope and budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks. General Skills: Leads organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests. Gathers and develops requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan. Ability to monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and input to ensure targets are met Experience developing and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scope Ability to promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies Demonstrated experience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes, and developing/communicating guidelines and procedures Sources, selects and on-boards team members in various disciplines, clarify roles and responsibilities and set task/deliverable/performance expectations for resources that are both OPS unionized employees as well as fee for service (FFS) consultants. Resolves resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, negotiates changes to resourcing, ensures knowledge is shared among team members such as project objectives and deliverables are met. Develops complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross ministry dependencies. Effectively manages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates, forecasts and reconciliation/confirmation of actuals. Proactively identifies potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed. Articulates and prioritizes issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers. Establishes and participates in steering committee and stakeholder forums Provides, project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels. Uses appropriate strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects – concept, definition, planning, implementation and close-out. Promotes OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality, adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I&IT resources. Desirable Skills: Knowledge and understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards Ability to make recommendations on the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring, anticipates and troubleshoots issues, provides ongoing expertise, resolves problems and provides project effectiveness Ability to identify conflict between project and functional areas and develops responses to successfully address conflict Ability to handle client relationships to manage expectations, provides updates as required, identifies potential conflicts between project and functional areas Experience and Skill Set Requirements Criteria Details Max Scores Project initiation and project planning: to establish alignment on goals and vision, workstreams, key milestones, roles and responsibilities, project communications and general ways of working across all project partners involved 40 Experience with agile project management: define project management process and encourage ongoing process improvements to suit team’s needs following the best practices of Agile 10 Presentation and Communication skills. Oral and written communications to manage diverse business relations, managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance 25 Identification and problem resolution skills: to assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members 25

01/04/2022

Role: Project Manager/Leader RFS: Q02554 Rate: $106/h inc Client: Ministry of Health Location: WFH Duration: 290 business days, 7.25 hours per day Anticipated Start Date: Jan 2022

08/20/2021

Role: Business Analyst RQ01820 Rate: $80/h inc Client: Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services Location: WFH Duration: 123 business days, 7.25 hours per day Anticipated Start Date: Sep 2021 Must Haves Demonstrated experience in Business analysis for I&IT enterprise applications and solutions IBM Cognos Test and validate I&IT solutions Responsibilities: Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs. Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements. Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization. General Skills: Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project Management Methodology, Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies Develops strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions, interviews, mockups, etc. Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects Monitors progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT management and stakeholders Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts follow-up Experience developing strategies, preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis Experience conducting requirements gathering, developing documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools to document conceptual requirements and scope Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and technologies Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines Desirable Skills: Experience in the use of information retrieval packages Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirements Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation and subsequent follow-up Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs. Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements. Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization. General Skills • Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s businessproblems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way thatI&IT solutions can be determined. • Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements throughalternative and cost effective service delivery approaches • Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to theproject and phases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project ManagementMethodology, Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process, and OPS StandardSystems Development Methodologies • Develops strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, andconducts feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives • Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but n o t limited toJAD sessions, interviews, mockups, etc. • Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical datamodeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rulesdefinition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects • Monitors progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT management andstakeholders • Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysisevaluation and conducts follow-up • Experience developing strategies, preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis • Experience conducting requirements gathering, developing documentation, includingpresentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement • Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools todocument conceptual requirements and scope • Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and technologies • Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and writtencommunication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills • A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines Desirable Skills • Experience in the use of information retrieval packages • Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts,policies and practices • Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient fordesigning appropriate technology solutions • Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysissuch as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business processmapping • Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for userrequirements • Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation andsubsequent follow-up • Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA)and related regulations and standards Skills Experience and Skill Set Requirements •        5+ years’ experience in business analysis for I&IT enterprise applications and solutions. •        Demonstrated ability to lead requirements for BI solutions based on tools such as IBM Cognos. •        Ability to lead and conduct business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems/opportunities and document the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined. •        Ability to test and validate I&IT solutions against defined business requirements. •        Ability to document and communicate software defects. •        Ability to apply re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost-effective service delivery approaches. •        Ability to lead and conduct business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project. •        Ability to lead JAD sessions, interviews and product demonstrations/reviews. •        Understanding of use case modeling, conceptual and logical data modeling, process and data flow modeling, use case surveys and business rules. •        Experience of monitoring progress, resolving problems and reporting regularly to I&IT management and stakeholders. •        Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; •        Excellent verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills. •        Proficient at requirements refinement/grooming techniques in an agile/scrum environment using popular tools like Jira, Azure DevOps etc., Points Business Analysis for BI Solutions a. 5+ years experience in business analysis for I&IT enterprise applications and solutions. b. Demonstrated ability to lead requirements for BI solutions based on tools such as IBM Cognos. c. Ability to lead and conduct business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems/opportunities and document the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined. 25 Software Testing a. Ability to test and validate I&IT solutions against defined business requirements. b. Ability to document and communicate software defects. 25 Problem Solving and Analysis Skills a. Demonstrated ability to assess complex and diverse information/system needs and develop I&IT solutions. b. Ability to identify the root cause of problems and provide viable solutions. 25 Training and Knowledge Transfer a. Must have previous work experience in conducting training  and knowledge transfer sessions, ensuring teams receive the required knowledge to support the system. b. Must have experience in conducting learning activities and demonstrated ability to prepare and present. c. Development of documentation and materials as part of review and knowledge transfer to other members c.  Development and facilitation of classroom based and virtual instructor demo led sessions for users. d.   Monitor identified milestones and submission of status reports to ensure knowledge transfer is fully completed 25

08/09/2021

Role: Business Analyst RQ01587 Rate: $88/h inc Client: Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Location: WFH Duration: 184 business days, 7.25 hours per day Anticipated Start Date: August 2021 Responsibilities: Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs. Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements. Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization. Business Analyst to work as part of the Project Management & Program Delivery project team in collaboration with the core project team, solution delivery vendor(s) and other stakeholders as required. Must Haves Business Analysis Agile/DevOps experience Client Interaction Documentation Communication Skills Nice to have Public Sector Experience Provide support during the design, implementation and testing phases of the project. Report progress of assignment on a regular basis to Project Management, raise any issue and concerns and propose mitigation strategies. Conduct feasibility analysis, project scoping and provide project work estimates. Conduct Joint Requirements Planning and Joint Application Design sessions. Analyze and map processes / data for current state and future state. Requirements development involving requirements elicitation, elaboration, analysis, specification and validation. Use of ministry mandated requirement management tools and templates for requirements Review and feedback of technical design documents. Conduct and/or participate in walkthroughs at each project milestone. Work with Development team and Testing team to resolve issues reported by clients. Knowledge transfer to TS and I&IT Cluster at all stages of the assignment. Report status to, and follow overall direction from the Project Manager and/or Lead Business Analyst. The Deliverables include (but are not limited to): Business Cases and Request for Bids Business requirements / rules Business process models System Requirements specifications Business / Data Glossary Business and System use cases User epics, stories and themes / Product backlog and sprint plans Data requirements / models (conceptual / logical) Functional and Non-functional requirements Requirements Traceability Matrices User Interface specifications, low and high fidelity prototypes Report specifications Test plan/strategies, test cases Risks and Issues Status reports Work plans, e.g. requirements management plan Artefacts/documents required for enterprise architecture development from a business needs point-of-view (contextual and conceptual), as required for the Architecture Governance Point review process Other artefacts as determined by the project Support to Development and Test teams in following areas (but are not limited to): Building and testing support to development team Reviewing test strategy, test plan and cases Management of defect logs Testing Applications Supporting end-user inquiries Defining the integration test plan Defining the user acceptance test plan Identification and resolution of problems/issues Document and manage risks and liaise with other project teams to coordinate project interdependencies. Documentation of all artefacts in a shared project library. General Skills: Experience in managing user stories with Agile, SCRUM, Lean, DevOps methodologies Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project Management Methodology, Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies Develops strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions, interviews, mockups, etc. Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects Monitors progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT management and stakeholders Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts follow-up Experience developing strategies, preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis Experience conducting requirements gathering, developing documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools to document conceptual requirements and scope Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and technologies Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines Desirable Skills: Experience in the use of information retrieval packages Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirements Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation and subsequent follow-up Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs. Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject Subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements. Strong communicator who is able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, with the team members and across business lines. ?Knowledge Transfer Requirements: Knowledge transfer is expected to occur throughout the duration of the assignment through regular meetings, touchpoints, and working sessions with LRC staff All design, development, artefacts, and source code, including all relevant and complete documents must be transferred to the ministry in the designated repositories provided Dedicated knowledge transfer sessions will be scheduled during the close-out phase of the project to ensure completeness of knowledge transfer and all documentation is shared, and allow LRC staff to ask clarification and/or follow up questions Evaluation Criteria Business Analysis - 40% Client and technical team Interaction - 20% Documentation - 20% Communication Skills - 10% Agile/DevOps experience - 10% Nice to have Public Service Experience