Work Plan Analyst

 

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project for building, updating, and maintaining complex master schedules with interdependent tasks and multiple releases/waves.

• Exceptional attention to detail for analyzing project schedules, identifying inconsistencies, dependencies, and potential risks.

 • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate, gather information, and synthesize status and updates from 15+ workstream leads.

• Ability to translate project updates and technical details into clear visuals or summary reports for executive audiences.

• Strong organizational skills to track status across multiple deadlines, releases, and stakeholder commitments.

 • Proactive communicator—keeps project leads and stakeholders informed and escalates risks or issues in a timely manner.

 • Self-directed, able to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and manage ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and driving accountability for timely delivery.

 

 Preferred Skills:
 

 • Prior experience supporting Medicaid or other health and human services transformation projects.

 • Knowledge of project management best practices (e.g., PMP or related certification, or demonstrated experience operating under a Project Management Plan).

• Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Visio, Power BI, or similar for process mapping and dashboard reporting.

 • Ability to anticipate potential schedule risks—flagging bottlenecks, resource gaps, or critical path issues before they impact deliverables.

• Comfort with facilitating schedule workshops or check-in meetings with client counterparts to explain schedule impacts and changes.

• Agility at absorbing new information quickly and adapting to evolving project requirements.

 • Experience with multi-wave or phased project delivery models, including tracking dependencies, go-live readiness, and release management. Responsibilities:

• Develop, update, and maintain the integrated master schedule in Microsoft Project.

 • Gather, validate, and incorporate schedule inputs from 15+ workstream leads, proactively tracking status, dependencies, and key deliverables.

• Monitor progress against deadlines, flag schedule variances, and escalate risks or potential delays to project leadership.

• Generate and present regular schedule reports, summaries, and visualizations.

• Conduct schedule reviews and facilitate meetings with workstream leads to validate timelines and assess impacts of scope changes.

 • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve scheduling conflicts, align on critical path activities, and enable timely decisions.

• Support the adoption and enforcement of project management standards, templates, and established processes.

 • Maintain clear and consistent written communication to ensure project team members and stakeholders are informed of key schedule updates, risks, and required actions.