One (1) Level 3 Project Manager

Reference Number: 938-5/170403EW Organization Name: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Anticipated Start Date: 2019-05-01 Estimated Delivery Date: N/A Estimate Level of Effort:   240 days / year Contract Duration: The initial contract period will be from date of contract award and ends April 30, 2020 with four (4) irrevocable options to extend it for one (1) year periods. Solicitation Method: Competitive Number of Contracts: 1 Requirement Details Tendering Procedure:  Selective Tendering This requirement is open only to those TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under Tier 1 for services in the National Capital Region for the following category: One (1) Level 3 Project Manager (Suppliers to bid one (1) Description of Work: The mandate of the Chief Information Office (CIO) of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) formerly Industry Canada is to maximize ISED's business performance through modern and progressive management of information technology (IT) services, policies, and resources. The CIO Branch is specifically responsible for:

Establishing IM/IT strategies and policies that support the overall mandate of the Department and are consistent with established funding envelopes; Aligning IM/IT resources with departmental priorities and IM/IT plans through a practical governance structure; Providing high-quality, affordable IM/IT services to departmental business partners; Providing high-quality and responsive support to departmental IM/IT users; Establishing department-wide technology standards and architecture to maximize opportunities for horizontal investments in IM/IT across the department; and Directing and supporting a program of IM activities to ensure the effective and efficient management of information within Industry, Science and Economic Development.

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS/OBJECTIVES ISED requires the services of a Project Manager to work on IT projects for ISED’s business clients. The CIO uses a stage gate governance model to facilitate the delivery of IT projects. The Project Manager will be required to manage medium to large scale, complex, multi-team, multi-platform IT systems development projects and/or infrastructure design and implementation projects.  NOTE: The progression from one State-Gate to the next is subject to internal ISED approvals, as well as wider Government of Canada initiatives. Projects may be halted, redefined or cancelled at any stage, at which point the Project Management Resource may, at the CIO’s discretion, be reassigned temporarily or permanently to another project(s). Alternatively, should (a) project(s) fail to proceed to later Stage-Gates; the resulting contract may be reduced in scope or terminated early. SCOPE OF WORK / KEY ACTIVITIES The Project Manager’s key responsibilities may include leading and managing the operational, financial and technological aspects of the IM/IT projects. Their key tasks and activities will include but not be limited to the following:

Confirm the objectives/goals and planned benefits of the project with senior project management and all relevant stakeholders; Develop mission statements/project charters, project initiation and other relevant project documentation as required; Prepare, define, maintain and manage the project scope and deliverables; Identify project key roles and responsibilities; Prepare project estimates (hardware/software/resources, etc.) for validation and approval by management; Develop, maintain and manage the detailed project plans and schedules to track progress; Develop, manage and maintain the project budgets; Develop work plans for project resources and monitor overall progress and initiate corrective action where necessary; Apply change control and configuration management processes; Manage the development of comprehensive project life-cycle documentation; Manage and support IM/IT development team(s); Assess potential interdependencies with other projects and prepare impact assessments; Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and budget(s); Monitor and assess impacts of application development on Operations and the ISED and/or SSC’s (Shared Services Canada) technical infrastructure(s); Develop risk management plan/risk log; Prepare and maintain project’s contingency plans as required; Develop recovery plans in the event of projects delays; Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques; Identify issues and escalate to senior management as appropriate; Participate in senior management steering committees/briefings; Communicate with senior management and clients/business stakeholders from a technological and non-technological perspective to ensure the overall direction and integrity of the project; Conduct final project evaluation review to assess project performance and develop “lessons learned” documentation; Prepare and perform project final acceptance/close-out/sign-off; Conduct project status meetings, prepare management presentations/ status reports; and Other duties as required.