Planning Manager - Agile - Croydon with Travel Plymouth, Notts

Planning Manager - Portfolio Planner - Agile - Croydon/Plymouth/Nottinghamshire - 6mths

Portfolio Planner required to develop and maintain plans and schedules for the Portfolio and its contained Programmes and Projects.

Main Duties

Development of fully resourced and costed Programme plans using data provided by the Portfolio, Programme and Project management teams

Maintain plans and schedules of reporting for the Portfolio

Monitor progress and refine plans and schedules, implementing change and configuration control systems as appropriate

Identify and monitor interdependencies within the Portfolio and contained plans

Provision of progress reports to each Programme Manager, to include performance and schedule information

Identification of key variances within Programmes and presentation of effective and compelling data in support of findings

Critical path analysis and trend forecasts

Required Skills and Experience:

Agile methodology training

Proficient user of all Microsoft Office Packages, particularly MS Project, Excel and Access.

Strategic planning and schedule development at Portfolio, Programme and Project level.

Previous exposure to working within Agile delivery programmes.

Evidence of ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Effective communicator, including senior staff and external supplier.

Qualifications:

PRINCE2 Practitioner/ITIL Intermediate Level (Service Capability).

Formal training in MS Project and significant experience in practical application.

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