Business Analyst

Location: Harrisburg, PA

Position Type: Remote

Contract Length: 7 months, possible extension

We are seeking a candidate with over 7 years of experience, ideally combining project management and business analysis skills, and experience in developing project management plan standards; PMP certification and PA state government experience are preferred.

Required Skills:

Bachelor’s degree required

7 years of professional experience

Experience in both project management (PM) and business analysis (BA) preferred

Proven experience writing project management plan standards or other standard documentationPreferred Skills:

PMP certification preferred

The following standards are to be documented for the Project Management Office (PMO):

Project Management Framework and Methodology Standard

Governance Structure Standard

Project Lifecycle Management Standard

Risk Management Standard

Change Management Standard

Communications Management Standard

Stakeholder Management Standard

Resource Management Standard

Scope Management Standard

Quality Management Standard

Duties:

Facilitate a kickoff meeting with stakeholders to define project objectives, timelines, and roles and responsibilities.

Create a stakeholder management plan for the engagement.

Facilitate bi-weekly status meetings and deliver bi-weekly status reports outlining completed activities, upcoming tasks, risks, issues, and key milestones.

Conduct a current state analysis of project management processes.

Meet with identified stakeholders from delivery and program areas, as directed.

Develop current state process documentation and flowcharts.

Produce finalized standard documentation for each governance area, including:

Definition and purpose

Process flows and narrative

RAID+ log and its intended use

RACI charts

Use of Azure DevOps (ADO) as a standard tool

Relevant links (e.g., ADO entries for risks or issues)

Provide organizational change management support for the roll-out of governance standards to selected projects.