Requirements Project Manager

Capio Group is looking for an experienced Requirements Project Manager!

Full-time employee - Sacramento
Salary: $120,000 - $140,000

About Us:

Capio Group is a California-based Information Technology Consulting firm serving the public sector since 2010. We assist the Government in delivering large, complex systems and solutions. Capio Group is a small, but quickly growing firm that mixes good ideas, with great people, to achieve extraordinary results for our clients. We offer the salary and benefits of the bigger companies, with the added bonus of a flexible workplace and a great work-life balance.

Scope of Work:

Capio Group is looking for an experienced Requirements Project Manager to assist with requirements management and develop and maintain the project in a Requirements Management Tool (such as Microsoft Azure DevOps (ADO)), for the clients Legacy System. This project is a medium complexity, mid-level information technology (IT) project involving information system development, integration, data conversion, and deployment and moves through the California Department of Technology (CDT) Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL) phases.

The Requirements Project Manager will be responsible for tasks including but not limited to: 
1. Planning and Reporting

• Requirements Management Work Plan
  • Schedule of resources and tasks relevant to the Requirements Management activities, including anticipated delivery dates for all Requirements Management work products. Meetings and work sessions will be scheduled as needed.
  • Using Microsoft Project, the Contractor shall schedule Contractor tasks and provide the schedule to the project Schedule Manager per the project Schedule Management Plan.
• Create Requirements Management Plan
  • Roles and Responsibilities of the Consultant
  • Standards used for Terms and Definitions
  • Tools used
  • Processes for managing the requirements and tools
• Provide Weekly Updates to the clients Project Director and the Project Scheduler of assigned tasks from the Master Project Schedule for Requirements Management activities, including anticipated delivery dates for all work products.
• Submit Monthly Status Reports (MSRs) summarizing the current status and updates made since last report related to:
  • The Requirements Management Work Plan for planned, actual, and completed activities,
  • The status, risks or issues, and change requests relevant to all requirements, the Requirements Traceability Matrix, and the requirements management tool.

• Review and analyze current requirements, business rules, and use cases. Assist with refinement of mid-level requirements.
• Review and analyze the Project Requirements Management tool.
• Recommend and document suggested process improvements by working collaboratively with the Project Team.
• Finish build-out of requirements repository within the Microsoft Azure DevOps (ADO) project, working closely with the project Team to ensure requirements are imported and that setup of cross connections, dependencies, business rules, and administrative templates are complete.
• Develop queries and dashboard within requirements management tool for real time display of requirements status. Ensure the dashboard is accurate and produces relevant reports.
• Create, validate, and maintain Project Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Perform Knowledge Transfer to State staff through work sessions and documentation identifying the processes to setup, maintain, and manage cross connections, dependencies, business rules, and administrative templates in the requirements repository within Microsoft Azure DevOps (ADO) application.
• Maintain the Project Requirements Management tool in Azure DevOps and document the processes that enable end-to-end requirements traceability functionality from objectives to mid-level requirements to solution requirements to use cases with corresponding user stories to UAT scripts and to defects. The tool should be configured to allow the client to determine which requirements have been met by test cases, and which are still unmet or only partially met.
• Process documentation should include the PAL Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Actively monitor and manage backlog items and requirements. Ensure requirements are updated by the appropriate owners and that all appropriate information and steps have been accurately documented.
• Manage and monitor Requirements Traceability Matrix and validation of requirements.
  Monitor the System Contractor’s use of the ADO tool for completeness, accuracy, following standards, and timely updates.
• Lead requirements review and analysis as part of the change request process. Facilitate review of new or updated requirements and ensure updates are reflected in the requirements management tool (ADO) for completeness and accuracy.
• Present requirements-related risks and issues and propose mitigation strategies.
• Provide updates to the Project Requirements Management Plan to align with the active requirements management methodology, processes, and procedures in place.

• Deliver a Final Report that summarizes the requirements management activities, critical events or decisions, lessons learned, costs, tasks, and results. The Final Report must include knowledge transfer information necessary to allow the client to continue or finalize any outstanding requirements management activities or efforts.

• Perform as-needed tasks such as ad hoc reports, briefings, presentations, and analyses.

1. Within the last seven (7) years, must have at least two (2) years of demonstrated experience using Microsoft Azure DevOps for requirements management and traceability for a medium complexity, mid-level information technology (IT) project.
2. Within the last seven (7) years, must have at least three (3) years of demonstrated experience building and maintaining a requirements repository for a medium complexity, mid-level information technology (IT) project.
3. Within the last seven (7) years, must have at least two (2) years of demonstrated experience in creating queries and reporting for dashboards, pipeline reports, etc. in Microsoft Azure DevOps.
4. Must have at least two (2) years of experience managing end-to-end traceability of requirements on at least one government IT project.
5. Must have a minimum of seven (7) years of broad, extensive and increasingly responsible experience applying PM principles, methods, techniques, and tools. At least four (4) years of that experience must have been as a senior PM of one or more large or complex IT projects.
6. Must possess a bachelor’s degree. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year- for-year basis. A copy of the degree must be provided upon request.
7. Must possess a valid Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI). A copy of the certification must be provided upon request. The PMP certification is required and may not be substituted with additional experience.
8. Must provide at least two (2) references from previous engagements of similar size, scope, and type of service.

1. Possession of the PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)® or "Microsoft Project Certification" accreditation. A copy of the certification must be provided upon request.
2. Experience with project management approaches, tools and phases of the California Department of Technology (CDT) Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL).