Project Manager / Program Manager Cover Letter

Please consider me for the project manager / program manager opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for effective project management to ensure constructions projects and construction work is completed to support mission requirements and applicable standards.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Procurement/vendor management experience
• Drive and execute on adoption roadmaps as Common Capabilities are prioritized and integrated
• Background in Project Management about Digital Marketing
• Knowledge about the end to end process of Digital Marketing Projects
• Certified or extensive experience with continuous improvement methods, tools, and techniques (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, DMAIC, PDCA, DFSS/DMADV, webmethods)
• Experience in Oracle Apps and Siebel Services
• Experience in broad-based leader development strategy development and implementation crossing multiple markets (i.e., Government, Industry)
• Direct experience tailoring the Lominger competency model into Agency level organizational efforts such as Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service (DISES) Performance Plans and leadership selection processes

I would like to submit my application for the project manager / program manager opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for industry, technology and market expertise and thought leadership to support and guide business decisions around strategic investments for the assigned product family.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills at all levels of the organization, to influence others relative to company objectives to clarify and maintain focus on team goals and objectives
• Scrum process and practices
• Oversee the activities of Project/Program Managers to ensure process compliance, and successful project delivery
• Ensure process compliance by reviewing artifacts created by Project Managers operating in Principle’s program
• Lead and facilitate activities to ensure the successful implementation of cross-functional, complex software solutions
• Manage project scope, deliverables, milestones, and cross-functional coordination
• Manage action items, risks, and issues during all project phases, resolving cross-functional issues at the project level
• Build and maintain excellent business relationships with business contacts and executive leadership

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the project manager / program manager position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for strategic direction for EPM systems supporting SCE’s energy planning, trading and market operations, and contract management groups.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Demonstrated experience with NGA Vision definition and implementation
• Strong understanding of Business Process Services (BPS)
• Provide coordination, communication and support to Delivery or Product leads and their teams to ensure initiatives meet schedule, budget, and quality commitments
• Professional (PMP) certification preferred
• Manage project budget by forecasting requirements, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective action
• Resilient and Detailed
• Coaches and mentors less experience staff members
• Coordinates and leads team communications, including project reviews with management and customers

I would like to submit my application for the project manager / program manager opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for project planning and oversight to support agile operational processes including requirements review, story refinement and road-map planning sessions in coordination with team leads and product owners.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Facilitates problem resolution with other groups, both internal and external
• Deals effectively with people in tense situations and confronts and resolves conflicts effectively
• Proactively involves others in planning, decision making and implementation efforts
• Ensures that project goals and project objectives are met
• Makes decisions or takes actions that move items to closure without divisiveness
• Some data, technical skills in MS excel (VLook up)
• Project estimation & planning
• Manage and mitigate project level risks, issues and scope

In response to your job posting for project manager / program manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for support to team members and participate where applicable in agile ceremonies including but not limited to program increment planning.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Self-motivated, highly organized, driven individual who can work in a team environment with limited supervision
• Extremely personable and comfortable communicating with all levels of the organization
• Composed under pressure despite changing priorities and occasional interuptions
• Basic understanding of program measures
• Expertise in various project methodologies – waterfall, and agile and able to construct a skeleton program plan based upon one or both methodologies
• Expertise in JPMC’s (or similar large company release methodology) release structure to integrate the program’s milestones into the enterprise and digital release structure
• Consultative, positive approach to performing job activities internally within the PMO, and externally to our clients
• High emotional IQ – able to rise above the noise, and zero in on resolving issues without emotion