State of Louisiana

Department of Civil Service

09/25/06

163050

Last Effective Date 10/01/01

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS PROJECT LEADER

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To supervise the maintenance and/or development of multiple complex applications systems.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Supervisor.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Broad review from higher level Information Technology management personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Direct line over Information Technology Applications Programmer/Analysts, and other lower level Information Technology positions.

LOCATION OF WORK:

May be used by all state agencies. (Individual departments may restrict assignment of these duties to the Information Technology section.)

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Information Technology Applications Programmer/Analysts by the requirement for supervising project teams of analysts and programmers.

Differs from Information Technology Applications Manager 1 by the absence of managerial responsibility over groups of teams and the absence of responsibility for management tasks such as completion of long-range planning and budgeting.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Serves as the supervisor of project teams to develop new computer systems and to maintain the most complex systems.

Evaluates, analyzes and prioritizes as directed, requests for enhancements or development projects for several computerized systems in terms of costs, time, feasibility and system network impact.

Assumes responsibility for the system design, database design, development and implementation of complex computerized systems.

Supervises subordinate staff in the preparation of program specifications, test procedures and work assignments.

May function in the capacity of higher level Information Technology management, as directed, in their absence.

Prepares information for Advanced Planning Documents, invitations-to-bid for hardware and requests for proposals for software consultant services.

Evaluates project deliverables through participation in Quality Assurance Review Process (QARP).

Assists in development of long and short range plans for staff organization, budget, training and equipment needs for assigned projects.

Assists subordinate staff with programming and problem resolution as needed to assure compliance with accepted methodology.

Provides guidance and coordinates training of subordinate staff.

Coordinates the activities of the project teams in creating and modifying interrelated complex applications systems.

Confers frequently with users to determine the direction of and establish priorities for the user's systems.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus five years of experience in computer systems programming; or in systems, database, or network enterprise system support (hardware or software level). Two years of experience must have been in computer systems design.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Experience or training in computer systems programming, computer operations, network communications, production control, electronic technician work, or computer systems liaison work may be substituted for the required college training on the basis of one year of experience or training for two years of college.

An associate degree in computer science may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.

Twelve months of microcomputer network support or related software support duties equivalent to those of an Information Technology Office Specialist 2 (providing support for both stand alone and networked microcomputers as well as use of sophisticated scripting macros) will substitute for the required baccalaureate degree. NOTE: With rare exceptions, classified employees must have served as an Information Technology Office Specialist 2 in order to qualify.

Twelve months of professional level computer programming or technical support experience will substitute for the degree.

Completion of a full-time comprehensive data processing course approved by the Department of Civil Service which included extensive emphasis on system programming may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree. For less than completion of the course, credit will be allowed under the first paragraph for substitutions. All training must have been resident study.

Verifiable experience in computer systems programming; or in systems, database, or network enterprise system support (hardware or software level) at a Louisiana State agency as a student worker enrolled in any baccalaureate degree program will substitute for a maximum of one year the required professional

experience on a month for month basis. A letter from the agency employing the former student must be submitted with the application and retained as part of the former student worker's record.

A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in computer science, management information systems (MIS), quantitative business analysis-computer science, electrical engineering, information systems and decision sciences, computer engineering, telecommunications, or computer information systems will substitute for one year of the required general experience.

A masters degree in the above fields will substitute for one year of the required general experience.

NOTE:

A baccalaureate degree and a masters degree in the above qualifying fields will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required general experience.

NOTE:

There is no substitution for the required two years of experience in computer systems design.

NOTE:

Enterprise systems support refers to the type of system for which support is being done. For example, stand alone PC support is not qualifying versus LAN system support which is qualifying. System software, database and network (LAN, WAN) are three types of enterprise system support.

NOTE:

Some qualifying jobs in state service are as follows:

Old titles:

Information Systems Applications Programmers (general)

Information Systems Technical Support Specialists (general)

Information Systems Network Technicians (general)

Information Systems Applications Programmer/Analysts (general

and specialized)

Information Systems Applications Project Leader (general and specialized)

New titles:

Information Technology Applications Programmers (general)

Information Technology Technical Support Specialists (general)

Information Technology Technical Support Supervisor (general)

Information Technology Technical Support Analysts (general)

Information Technology Applications Programmer/Analysts (general and specialized)

Information Technology Applications Project Leader (general and specialized)

Information Technology Technical Support Consultant (general)

NOTE:

Any college hours or degrees must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Incorporated; the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools; the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.