Description
The State of Illinois, Department of Children and Family Services, is seeking a vendor to provide Program Management Office (PMO) services for the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System implementation project. The selected vendor will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing all CCWIS program activities, including leading program and project management functions, managing day-to-day operations, and ensuring alignment of schedules, deliverables, and priorities across the System Integrator, Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) vendor, and other stakeholders. The vendor will also be responsible for developing and maintaining integrated project management plans and schedules, supporting business analysis and liaison functions with DCFS program staff, monitoring contract compliance and deliverable quality, facilitating communication and issue resolution, and providing governance, reporting, and performance management to support delivery of the CCWIS program in compliance with federal and State requirements.
Some key points to consider include:
• The contract is being increased in value via a contract change order.
• The vendor will provide PMO services for the CCWIS implementation project.
• The vendor will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing all CCWIS program activities.
• The vendor will develop and maintain integrated project management plans and schedules.
• The vendor will support business analysis and liaison functions with DCFS program staff.