Manager, PMO Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of manager, PMO. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for training and guidance to Program & Project Managers, Team Members and Report Consumers on how to understand and utilize Microsoft Project Server.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Developing a set of executive and portfolio related dashboards to communicate up and down the organization the status of the program portfolio
• Managing the intake and demand management function and maintains the capital and expense budgets across the program portfolio
• Contributing to the development of overall Business and IT strategy as it relates to the project portfolio and performance of that portfolio
• Reviewing, tracking and monitoring business case input and results
• Creating and reporting on benefits realization based on the justification in the business case for each project and/or program
• Contributing to training for portfolio management functions
• Project, Program, and Portfolio leadership experience
• Portfolio, capacity, and financial management experience

I am excited to be applying for the position of manager, PMO. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for project management for the Office in developing, implementing and assessing new business processes.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Manage the resourcing
• Proactively research, establish and own the relationships with Project Delivery resource partners
• Continuously evolve the Project Delivery approach and framework, identify gaps that place delivery at risk and evolve the Scentre Group standard methodology to ensure projects are set up for success
• Support the Program Management Office to develop and monitor specific portfolio metrics encompassing project budget, risks, benefits and quality to enable accurate portfolio reporting and management
• Basic understanding of core Business Analysis activities such as requirements gathering and workflow creation
• Comfortable operating within Microsoft Office tools including Visio, Project and SharePoint
• High capacity to learn business and PMO tools and platforms (SharePoint, Daptiv, PMO reporting and operational metrics)
• A team player who thrives in a mature outcome focused working environment

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the manager, PMO position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for thought leadership for the introduction of project management standards and methods, as well as the creation/update of templates, processes, and procedures.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Some experience creating management and analytics dashboards using Excel and ideally Business Intelligence Software such as Spotfire, Tableau, preferred
• Rigueur, sérieux
• Facilité à communiquer, orienté utilisateur, community management
• Web basics (html, php, ...), scripting
• Functional liaison between the technology teams and business
• Proficiency in Microsoft products - including but not limited to Outlook, Project, SharePoint, Visio, Word and Excel
• Team player who can cooperate/collaborate with department leadership
• Establish and enforce project policies and compliance in line with contractual requirements

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the manager, PMO position.

Previously, I was responsible for guidance and improve tools & processes: project plans, risks and external dependencies management, resources and capacity management.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• PMP and CSM certifications
• Expert in project and portfolio management reporting and metrics
• Demonstrated project lifecycle experience including business case development, user requirements definition, request for proposal creation, software/vendor selection, design, testing, implementation planning, issue resolution, and post-implementation support
• Demonstrated highly motivated self-starter
• Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Project, Excel, Visio, and Access, SQL programming, data mining, ad-hoc reporting, query development, relational databases, and data warehouses
• Exposure to waterfall agile software development life cycle
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Project
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Project Portfolio Management (PfMP) certification preferred

I am excited to be applying for the position of manager, PMO. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for input on project management techniques, processes and templates in cooperation with the Project Management Office (PMO) to continuously improve the project landing activities.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Abstract thinking abilities, balanced between academic and pragmatic approaches
• Capable of building sustainable relationships with colleagues, business partners, and vendors
• Experience of working with virtual teams and directly managing personnel
• Previous experience supporting Center For Medicare and Medicaid
• Experience leading Change Control Boards
• Advanced knowledge of Agile software development lifecycle
• Comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment of a digital transformation programme
• Previous experience in Project Management or PMO roles