Opportunities
SENIOR STRATEGIST
Ottawa/Outaouais
Job Summary |
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Title: Senior Strategist
Security Clearance: Enhanced Reliability Status
Travel Required: No
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Years Experience: 10
Start Date:
immediate
Term of Contract: 6 Months
Language: English
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Description
Our federal government client at Public Works and Government Services Canada has a requirement for temporary help of a Senior Strategist. Deadline for receipt of confirmation of availability and resumes: July 19, 2010.
Duties
Tasks
- Define the plan (scope / focus areas) for Software Contract Rationalization (SRC) in 2010/11
- Produce the SCR Mainframe Infrastructure
- Determine infrastructure requirements
- Assess current tool; determine if upgrade is required
- Oversee allocation of a hosting server to the SCR tool
- Oversee configuration / installation of the SCR tool in the Mainframe environment
- Oversee database conversion (working closely with SM&D database resource)
- Oversee set-up of SCR infrastructure support (e.g. backup / storage)
- Coordinate procurement of expert resources for data validation services
- Train SM&D FTE in SCR methodology, processes, tools, etc.
- Expand scope to mid-range environment
- Assess SCR tools for mid-range environment and recommend approach
- Oversee acquisition of tool (if required)
- Determine infrastructure requirements and oversee implementation (as required)
- Analyze current software contracts (functionality, utilization, etc.) to determine potential rationalization opportunities
- Validate opportunities to identify savings and other benefits
- Prepare business cases (as required) to execute SCR opportunities as a project
- Implement SCR Projects; this may involve:
- Negotiating with vendors
- Working with SM&D operational stakeholders to remove software products
- Working with CMAS on changes to existing contracts
- Report project progress and savings realization on monthly basis
- Participate in SM&D IT Optimization meetings as required (reporting savings, progress, etc.)
Qualifications
- Demonstrates five (5) years experience establishing and managing a Software Contract Rationalization Program
- Demonstrates three (3) years experience providing advice and guidance to IT optimization initiatives
- Demonstrates three (3) years experience with SCR tools
- Demonstrates ten (10) years experience in a Mainframe environment
- Demonstrates five (5) years experience in a Mid-range environment
- Demonstrated five (5) years experience negotiating software vendors
- Minimum of five (5) years providing strategic IT optimization advice and guidance to senior management
Tasks - Deliverables
Deliverables
- The Senior Strategist is responsible for the completion and submission of the following project deliverables:
- Creation of Project Plan for the completion of Software Contract Rationalization
- Conduct Training sessions for SM&D FTE's on SCR Methodologies and Processes during the period of the contract
- Analyze current software contracts to determine potential rationalization opportunities
- Prepare monthly reports on project status and savings
- Complete SCR Tool Analysis/Recommendations by the end of July, 2010-07-11
- Complete SCR Tool Analysis/Recommendations by the end of December 2010-12-31
If you have any questions in regards to this position please email us.