Project Analyst Job in Reston 20191, Virginia US
- Develop project metric definitions and maintain ongoing metric program for approved technology projects.
- Collect, analyze and prepare project portfolio performance metrics for monthly senior management reviews.
- Collaborate with project managers to identify root cause, performance trends, and recommendations.
- Communicate project performance metrics to project stakeholders and identify continuous improvement actions.
- Contribute to development and maintenance of project metrics, standards, processes, and best practices.
Skills
- Analysis – the ability to gather relevant information, notice relationships between different pieces of information, reason from cause to effect and generate effective solutions to practical problems; analytical and conceptual thinker
- Project reporting – the ability to establish a clear project metrics, organize and prepare necessary data, and manage ongoing reporting
- Change management / adaptability – the ability to maintain effectiveness in a changing challenging environment
- Personal drive – the drive to work well and achieve results by competing against a standard of excellence
Experience
- Project management and reporting experience (budget, schedule, scope, risks)
- Experience with Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and reporting tools (Oracle, Business Objects)
- Experience managing project schedules and resource planning
- Sound working knowledge of MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Sharepoint
- Telecommunications, Payment and Financial industry experience (desired)
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (required)
- Project management certification (desired)
Personal
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work unsupervised, self-motivated, and to take full ownership