Project and Task Management

Senior Task Manager

Category Number: 1

Commercial Job Title: Senior Task Manager

Minimum/General Experience: Requires a total of at least 10 years of Information Systems experience, including at least 7 years in a technical IS area such as system programming, application programming, or network engineering. Also requires at least 3 years experience as a task manager. Requires competence in task management and tracking, including these specific skills: general project analysis and planning; task documentation and tracking; written and oral status reporting; problem definition and resolution; change management and tracking. Also requires demonstrated experience in team leadership (including good interpersonal skills) for teams involving both contractor and client staff, and experience interacting with client managers.

Functional Responsibility: Leads teams of contractor personnel. Assesses general project goals and develops specific implementation plans that include task dependencies and resource estimates. Assigns tasks to team members or to client resources. Conducts periodic task reviews. Monitors and reports on task progress. Works with team members to identify and resolve or escalate problems. Provides technical oversight and guidance to team members.

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent in addition to the experience.

Principal Project Manager

Category Number: 2

Commercial Job Title: Principal Project Manager

Minimum/General Experience: Requires a total of at least 15 years of Information Systems experience, including at least 7 years in a technical IS area such as system programming, technical support, or network engineering. Also requires at least 5 years experience as a task manager or supervisor. Requires substantial experience in project management and tracking, including these specific skills: detailed project analysis and planning; development of task descriptions and selection of staff members to accomplish tasks. Also requires demonstrated experience in team supervision and management for teams involving both contractor and client staff, and experience interacting with client managers and executives.

Functional Responsibility: Builds and manages teams of contractor personnel. Assists in defining and assesses project goals and develops specific implementation plans that include task dependencies and resource estimates. Selects and assigns tasks to team members or to client resources. Assumes responsibility for overall success of projects. Monitors progress of project. Works with team members to resolve difficult problems. Provides managerial oversight and guidance to team members.

Minimum Education: Master's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent in addition to the experience.