Description

📊 Human Project Manager Capabilities

People-Centered Delivery Leadership

• Apply servant leadership to empower teams and remove blockers

• Balance delivery expectations with empathy, workload awareness, and personal growth

• Foster trust, accountability, and team ownership across distributed and hybrid environments

Agile & Waterfall Project Execution

• Lead projects using Agile (Scrum, Kanban) and traditional Waterfall methodologies

• Facilitate sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming

• Manage project scope, milestones, and deliverables across multi-vendor teams

Portfolio & Program Oversight

• Oversee multi-million dollar IT portfolios with P&L accountability

• Align cross-functional programs with organizational strategy and OKRs

• Track dependencies, risk exposure, and resource allocation across initiatives

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Translate complex technical efforts into business-friendly updates

• Build consensus among executives, product owners, and delivery teams

• Manage expectations and navigate change with diplomacy and clarity

AI & Emerging Tech Integration

• Manage delivery of projects involving generative AI, automation, and data transformation

• Bridge business and technical teams in deploying cutting-edge platforms

• Govern AI project risk and ensure ethical alignment with user and org needs

Quality & Compliance Assurance

• Incorporate QA from the ground up with continuous integration/testing pipelines

• Ensure project outcomes meet NIST, FedRAMP, and internal policy compliance

• Champion security, privacy, and responsible tech use across the lifecycle

Change Management Leadership

• Drive adoption and change using Prosci’s ADKAR model

• Lead teams through transitions with empathy, structure, and clear messaging

• Align transformation with team readiness and stakeholder support

Tools & Platforms Expertise

• Manage projects using Jira, Confluence, Trello, Asana, MS Project, Miro

• Report status via dashboards in Power BI, Tableau, and Google Data Studio

• Coordinate resources using HRIS, cloud infrastructure, and CMS integrations