Performance Based Contracting

The Project Manager (PM) directs, administers, manages and facilitates the data management for the implementation of performance-based contracting (PBC) for the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP). The Project Manager is the individual ultimately responsible for the coordination of collection of all necessary data elements from multiple vendors, counties and internal DHS sources and from multiple IT systems. The Project Manager must ensure that data collection, data collection systems, data analysis, and reporting meet the business, technical, and established quality requirements and timeframes to support the initial implementation of PBC and on-going operations including updating and adjusting performance standards for continuous quality improvement. 

Duties

1.Develop and manage a data collection, analysis, and reporting project plan to support the implementation of performance-based contracting.

2.Notify relevant task leads of project timelines, milestones, phases, work requests, target dates, and approved executable data management related tasks. 

3.Identify and manage project risk, and develop risk mitigation strategies, and track to closure. 

4.Monitor project milestones and phases and take corrective action as needed to ensure the project remains on schedule.  

5.Direct data collection activities for performance-based contracting among applicable vendors and counties.

6.Manage data reporting plan to ensure timeliness and accuracy or data collection, analysis and reporting.

7.Monitor the activities of the Performance Analysis Services (PAS) vendor to ensure contract compliance.

8.Solicit, collect and compile recommendations for data management systems improvements to support project objectives.

9.Coordinate and facilitate all reporting to ODP’s Provider Performance Review Subcommittee. 

10.Coordinate and facilitate all reporting for ODP’s Quarterly Provider Forums or successor venues.  

11.Manage data governance process for performance-based contracting reporting to external parties.

12.Maintain performance-based contracting measure sets data definitions and documentation.

13.Support Quality Management Division in evaluation and adjustment of performance measures.  

Skills 

•Project management of complex project with internal and external project leads

•Data management 

•Data and statistical analysis 

•Data validation

•Data modeling

•Meeting facilitation 

•Excellent written and spoken communication skills 

•Translation of multifaceted performance data for public consumption 

•Knowledge of Continuous Quality Improvement

Experience

•Project management

•Data collection and management and reporting including use of software such as PowerBI, Tableau, Excel

•Technical writing including production of reports

Required/Desired Skills