Position Overview
ALPS Project Name:
EDU-ED System of Tiered E-Plans and Supports ENH
Job Title / Job Code:
Technical Specialist 4
Selected Vendor List:
MBE Only
Interviews: Onsite interviews required. Interviews will be held week of 6/15
Will close to submissions: Wednesday 6/14/17 at 10:00am EST
Estimated Position Start Date:
07/01/2017
Estimated Position End Date:
06/30/2018 (with possible extension)
Position Hours:
2080
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
40
# of Positions Requested
1
Position Location Information
Agency Name:
Ohio Department of Education
Division:
Information Technology Office
Address
25 South Front St., Columbus, OH 43215
Is the address provided above the interview location?
Yes
Position Description – Description of Duties
Description of Duties (Primary & Secondary) – List the top 5 and their % of Total Time.
1. Stakeholder Engagement – 30%
2. Business Analysis – 20%
3. Technical Analysis – 20%
4. Writing the Request For Proposal (RFP) – 20%
5. Assisting with system implementation – 10%
Total 100%
Experience Requirements:
. Overall IT Experience - 10 years
. Experience with building enterprise level IT systems – 5 years
. Experience with business process reengineering and change management – 5 years
. Experience with planning tool and grants management systems (Not required but HIGHLY appreciated).
. Experience conducting Facilitated Workshops for requirements analysis - 5 years
. Experience developing Business Requirements - project initiation document, what the needed achievements will be, and the quality measures - 5 years
. Strong organization and writing skills. Experienced developing graphic representations of complex business processes. (No specific required years)
. Technical Analysis for enterprise systems. (No specific required years)
. Excellent people management and communication skills (can work with steering committee, workgroups, etc.). (No specific required years)
. Experience developing technical plans building application road maps. (No specific required years)
. System integration experience. (No specific required years)
A description of the team the candidate will be working in.
The candidate will be needed through the entire life of the project. During the first phase of the project the candidate will perform a business analysis and come up with a vision of how the system can be developed and what functionality it should offer. They will analyze the impact on current ODE systems and analyze the integration points.
The candidate will lead a minimum of 7 workgroups comprised of various program office representatives whose charge will be to provide information for the candidate to complete his analysis.
The candidate will be responsible for providing project updates, bringing questions and recommendations to the Steering Committee.
The candidate will have a Technical Writer assisting who will be responsible for documenting the findings.
The end goal of phase 1 of the project will be to develop the product vision and detailed business requirements. Technical analysis of the proposed system including cost, integration points, and timeline will be developed as a part of this phase. These documents will be used as the guiding documentation for the implementation phase.
During the second phase of the project, the candidate will act as a liaison between the Program Offices, Steering Committee and the vendor to ensure the system is built as designed and intended by ODE. The candidate will remain on the project through system implementation.
