Scope

Project #1: External Domain Decommission Project The Government of Alberta (GoA) is decommissioning the use of the EXTERN domain for user authentication as part of the External Domain Decommission Project under the Cybersecurity Vulnerability Mitigation Program. The objective of this project is to transition identity provider for all applications using the EXTERN domain for user authentication. The scope of the project is to transition all applications currently using the EXTERN Domain for user authentication to use Alberta.ca accounts, which provides a common, consistent, and simplified approach to providing secure and private access to programs and information online.

The project manager will work with each of the application teams to determine and plan application changes needed to transition to the new identity provider, and implement these changes. Once the transition is completed, the EXTERN User Accounts will be decommissioned.

Project #2: External SPO Migration Project The Government of Alberta (GoA) is decommissioning the use of the EXTERN domain for user authentication as part of the External Domain Decommission Project under the Cybersecurity Vulnerability Mitigation Program. This project will run concurrently with a higher priority to the SharePoint 2016 site to SharePoint Online Migration Project, with which this project has dependencies. The objective of this project is to transition Identity provider for all SharePoint sites using the EXTERN domain for user authentication.

The scope of the project is to migrate all the 2016 SharePoint sites using EXTERN Domain for user Authentication to SharePoint Online, and provision Azure Guest Accounts for non- GoA external users. If provisioning Azure Guest Account is not a feasible solution, the project manager will consult with the Identity and Access management (IAM)



teams to identify and implement other GoA supported IAM solutions for the business areas. The project manager will work with each of the SharePoint Owner/ Migration Leads to determine and plan the SharePoint migrations and provisioning of the external user accounts.

Once the transition is completed, the EXTERN User Accounts will be decommissioned.

Duties

Responsible for the coordination and completion of IT projects. Oversees all aspects of projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project. Builds and maintains working relationships with team members, vendors, and other departments involved in the projects. Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project.

- Compile project charters and business/project plans to support activities, including the most suitable approach to be used in the development of each applicable project, to ensure business objectives and data integrity are achieved.
- Manage project(s) that will document business requirements, design and deliver IT solutions that are compliant with and contribute to the Ministries' enterprise architecture.
- Assist with the development of recommendations including providing details of resource requirements, dependencies, interdependencies, policy implications pertaining to internal/external influences and the methodology to be applied.
- Produce and package deliverables for presentation to various internal support teams, steering committee, and other project stakeholders.
- Manage multiple projects,



project resources and project governance.
- Work with project sponsors to ensure that effective project communication exists through the duration of the project including escalation of risks as required.
- Take responsibility for ongoing client satisfaction – manage peer-level client relationships and overcome hurdles to ensure win-win solutions.
- Collaborate with business and IT leadership to develop a well-defined project plan that clearly states the project's objectives, scope, assumptions, timeline, resource requirements, risks, perks and budget.
- Work with project sponsors and the project management office to develop a project organization structure with clearly defined roles and responsibilities for all stakeholders.
- Document and report project status against established objectives, milestones, budget and resources and facilitate tracking and closure of issues and risks.
- Develop project schedule plans and strategies, estimate resource requirements, develop and monitor work plans and take corrective action for completion of project tasks.
- Provide guidance to project resources in establishing work priorities and prompt delivery of project tasks.
- Develop, as required, related requirements documentation.
- In collaboration with project sponsors, assess whether the project achieved stated outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement for future similar projects.
- Provide leadership and assistance to business and project teams that require change management and communication support.
- Work within the standards defined by the project management office and in the absence of standards work with the project management office to define new standards.

Equipment requirements

- It is preferred if resource has their own equipment, though GoA will provide laptop/desktop if necessary.

📌 GOAPR249 - Project Manager (IT) - Intermediate (Edmonton)
🏢 Omega solutions
📍 Edmonton