Project Manager - Temp

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SUMMARY      

Manage the development and production for a portfolio of continuing education print and electronic courses, while ensuring quality of products that are completed on schedule and within budget.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and manage work plans for course development; monitor throughout full lifecycle to ensure successful completion and quality of product.
• Identify and/or recruit stakeholders, including authors, content creators, subject matter experts, vendors, conference presenters and finance staff for each course/work plan.
• Manage and facilitate effective communication throughout the course of the project/product development on schedule workflow, risks, issue and resolution reporting, budget, delivery and customer satisfaction.  Manage and resolve concerns as they arise.    
• Manage product development plans to ensure adherence to schedule and budget; identify and assess risks to  schedule, quality or budget, identify solutions and take action to resolve.
• Coordinate and collaborate with internal teams to implement process improvements and or best practices in order to optimize quality, efficiencies and to maintain AICPA’s publishing model as current and competitive.
• Oversee relationships with vendors, including negotiating on scheduling and pricing as well as ensuring the utilization of high quality publishing techniques and end products. 
• Perform quality assurance checks of products, including testing functionality and usability of online or web-based products, editing, proofreading, writing, content optimization, color-checks and pre/post press reviews; take appropriate action to resolve quality issues, defects and/or errors.
•  Anticipate project needs, assess vendor needs and review cost/schedule estimates along with quality initiatives and make appropriate selections.
•  Review, approve and submit invoices for payment; analyze and assess costs to determine impact and cost savings opportunities.
•  Monitor and manage product inventory to ensure on time receipt and costs; monitor and maintain warehouse stocks, postal/shipping accounts and related postal regulations.
• Provide product/project/technology knowledge to other AICPA teams; investigate issues and inform internal stakeholders on options for leveraging consistency and best practices across the Institute.
• Stay abreast of developments in publishing and related industries; identify, promote and recommend continuous process improvements for course/product development from content creation to final delivery. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.