Pqal Job in Datamatics Global Services Limited

Job Description

Job Title: Process Quality Assurance Leader
Job Location: Mumbai (Andheri) - Work from office
Reports to: Process Consultant / Quality Manager

Job Purpose
The Project Quality Assurance Leader (PQAL) is responsible for facilitating and supporting quality assurance activities for a given project and for auditing the project activities to ensure that the Project Team is likely to achieve the planned quality outputs

Key Responsibilities

Process Facilitation:

1. Facilitate the Project Manager and Project teams in understanding the Process requirements with respect to the process steps, documents (incl project plan) to be prepared, metrics to be collected etc

2. Review the Project Plan & other documents

3. Ensure that project artifacts (technical as well as managerial) are peer reviewed & findings tracked to closure

4. Effective implementation, review and update of the Quality Management Plan.

5. Ensure that project documents are controlled & relevant sections are communicated effectively.

6. Provide inputs for review meetings (team / Sr. Management Reviews / client etc)

Reviews (Sr. Management Reviews -SMR & Customer Reviews):

1. Participate in the Monthly, Phase end assessment meetings, other adhoc meetings & customer review meetings

2. Align the project for CQ / organization initiatives

Process Audits:

1. Prepare the QA activity schedule for the project based on the project schedule prepared by the Project Manager.

2. Perform audits as scheduled

3. Review and monitor adherence to the project specific processes, procedures and work instructions for technical & managerial areas

Reporting:

1. Report the project Audit non-compliances with respect to the implementation and compliance of the CMMI processes (DEV L3/L5 and SVC L3/L5) / ISO Standards 9001:2015

2. Report / Escalate to the Senior Management on any process related issues that are not supported and implemented by the projects, as agreed during the project planning phase or periodic status review meetings.

3. Prepare various reports : Milestone report, EUR Report, PCI Report, SMR Review Report with RAG analysis, MoMs for SMR meets, Risk assessment report

Process Improvement:

1. Collect the project related artifacts, best practices, lessons learnt, Metrics & issues related to project execution

2. Share relevant information with SEPG / Process Consultant Group

Training & Awareness:

1. Conduct training sessions for increasing awareness about revised processes

2. Periodically conduct trainings on various topics (like estimation, risk management, metrication etc.)

3. Ensure the various councils are in place and function smoothly (Defect prevention Council, Estimation Council, Technology Council etc.)

Process design:

1. Modify / enhance / revise the process

2. Connect with relevant stakeholders / practitioners for their involvement & inputs

3. Evaluate new tools and technologies and recommend the best suited tool / technology to the organization

4. Prepare and update of Tailoring Guidelines (customization) for the Organization depending on the project nature / size /duration / team size etc.

Qualifications
Education: Any Graduate / Post Graduate

Desired Skills : 5+ years of relevant experience

Competencies Desired
1. Functional:

1. Professional / Domain knowledge

2. Project Management / Agile

3. Good Knowledge of CMMI Dev L3/L5, CMMI SVC L3/L4/L5 & ISO 9001:2015

4. Knowledge of Various Software Development and Support Life Cycles(Agile\Waterfall\Kanaban)

5. Knowledge on CMMI Metrication Program /PPB & PPM Creation /Tools like Sigma XL, Minitab will be an added advantage

2. Behavioral:

1. Customer Focus

2.