RQ08642 - Business Analyst - Senior
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- Seniority
- Senior
- Category
- Business analysis
- Experience
- 10+ years
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Source Code · Toronto, ON, Canada
Source Code · Toronto, ON, Canada
Source Code · Toronto, ON, Canada
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Senior Business Analyst role leading Agile I&IT projects for government clients, defining requirements, business cases, and enterprise solutions while aligning with OPS methodologies.
Description
Responsibilities Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs. Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements. Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization. General Skills 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. Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project Management Methodology, Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies Develops strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions, interviews, mockups, etc. 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 Monitors progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT management and stakeholders Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts follow-up Experience developing strategies, preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis Experience conducting requirements gathering, developing documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools to document conceptual requirements and scope Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and technologies Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines Desirable Skills Experience in the use of information retrieval packages Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices Ability to translate 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 Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirements Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation and subsequent follow-up Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
SkillsExperience and Skill Set Requirements
The Consultant would provide the following support:
1. Responsibilities
o Provides holistic leadership across business analysis, project outcomes, and team of business analysts aligning their expertise with agile methodologies and ensuring effective collaboration.
o Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements.
o Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices, and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice.
o Fosters effective communication between the team, Product Owner, and stakeholders, ensuring a clear understanding of goals and requirements.
o Manage / groom product backlog based on user needs / prioritization input
o Single point of contact for business analysis, agile leadership, and team coordination minimizing communication gaps, reducing the risk of misinterpretation, and promote more effective project outcomes.
o Prepares training materials, training sessions on project delivery methodology in accordance with guidelines.
o Lead presentations / demonstrations of solution design and build for consultation group and stakeholders
o Create & review the user flows and user stories, and ensure they meet the overall product vision and consistency across features
o Support QA, UAT , Architecture, and Technical activities to facilitate quality and enterprise standards are met
o Support agile practices and encourage the improvement of service.
o Identify gaps and improvements for enhance process flows/customer experience journeys.
o Responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle working closely with product owner, including:
1. Gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements
2. Defining the product vision
3. Ensuring that the product supports the companys overall strategy and goals
o Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes.
o Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements.
o Monitors progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to management and stakeholders.
o Conduct discovery, cost benefit analysis and prototyping
o Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact.
o Work closely with business and IT teams to deliver with quick time-to-market and optimal resources.
o Identifies dependencies with other teams and determines how to manage those dependencies without impacting the progress of the team.
2. General Skills
o Knowledge and experience with Agile Information and Information Technology (I&IT) methods and techniques associated with the development and implementation of enterprise architecture frameworks.
o Communication, facilitation, negotiation, consensus building, and problem-solving skills
o Demonstrated commitment and proven ability to effectively manage stakeholder relationships and navigate through organizational approvals.
o Knowledgeable and experience in Agile methodology and ability to educate others.
o Experience facilitating the relationships between the Agile team and product owner and maintaining a safe working environment for the team by helping with conflict resolution
o Experience leading the Agile methodology and development teams in self-organization and identifying and filling in blanks in the framework.
o Experience mentoring and coaching the teams on removing impediments.
o Experience capturing feedback and documenting sprint reviews to administer project goals and improve team performance.
o Leads and conducts business analysis to assess clients business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined.
o Develops strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives.
o Experience leading requirements gathering, developing documentation, including presentations, and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement.
o A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, managing competing priorities and client relationship management experience.
3. Required Skills
o Project Methodology certifications such as Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Lean Six Sigma Black/Green/Yellow Belt, etc.
o Knowledge of Ontario Public Service decision-making and project implementation processes is considered an asset.
Breakdown:
Price: 30%
Business Analysis and Technical Skills 25%
Experience leading and conducting business analysis for business projects to assess clients' business problems or opportunities, document the technical business requirements to meet the functional requirements.
1. Business AnalysisLeads and conducts business analysis both on an ongoing basis and for business projects to assess clients' business problems or opportunities, document the technical business requirements to meet the functional requirements, ensuring alignment with the OPS project management and related methodologies.
Leads and participates in the process for requests for proposals, with a focus on client requirements and evaluation of vendor responses for I&IT business and/or infrastructure solutions.
Experience 30 %
Experience with the software development life cycle, software design, development and integration, database concepts, user interface design principle, change management, quality assurance, risk management, disaster recovery planning, business continuity planning to develop solutions and/or infrastructure services to satisfy business needs.
Analyzing and problem solving skills to:
Communication Skills 15%
Must Haves:
Knowledge and experience with Agile Information and Information Technology (I&IT) methods and techniques associated with the development and implementation of enterprise architecture frameworks.
10 years of experience with BA
Source Code · Toronto, ON, Canada