Description

Role: Senior Business Analyst

1. Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess clients business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined.

2. Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost-effective service delivery approaches.

3. Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the nature of the deliverable.

4. Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions, interviews, mock-ups, etc.

5. Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects.

6. Monitors progress, resolve problems and report regularly to management and stakeholders.

7. Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts follow-up.

8. Provides updates to the Project Manager on progress, identifies project issues and risks and escalates to project manager when required.

9. Works closely with the Product Owner, Project Manager, and Systems Analysts to ensure meeting the objectives of the project.

10. Works with client groups to facilitate design discussions and resolve issues.

11. Supports testers by clarifying requirements and validating test scenarios and cases.

SkillsExperience and Skill Set Requirements

1. Business and Functional Requirements Gathering and Documentation (30%)

• Ability to document business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions.
• Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping.
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
• Ability to provide a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs.
• Interact with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements.
• 10+ years experience in a business analyst capacity participating in various stages of the project lifecycle.
• Experience conducting requirements gathering workshops and developing documentation.
• Demonstrated experience with creating Business Cases, Screen Design/User Interface, Business Process Model Flows, and Logical architecture artifacts, among other deliverables.
• Experience identifying and documenting testing plans, schedules and cases. Supporting testing resources and clarifying expected outcomes.

2. Project Management and Leadership Skills (35%)

• Knowledge of project management methodologies, principles, and practices
• Ability to work independently and influence others.
• Actively participate and engage in discussions related to project strategies, approaches and deliverables
• Ability to identify resource requirements and create plans and schedules to meet deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience reporting on progress of deliverables, milestones, issues and risks to various audiences, including steering committees and formal status reporting.

3. Communication and Interpersonal Skills (35%)

• Written communication skills to prepare various technical materials, business cases, research findings, reports and procedures.
• Meet with stakeholders and assess needs and gain clarification where required.
• Lead and facilitate discussions with vendors, client ministries, other project team members and management.
• Experience creating presentations and presenting to executive steering committees responsible for project oversight and decision-making.

Must Haves:

Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping.

• Interact with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements.

· Demonstrated experience with creating Business Cases, Screen Design/User Interface, Business Process Model Flows, and Logical architecture artifacts, among other deliverables.

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