Business Analyst 6158-19

HM Note: This role is hybrid with three (3) days

Description:

Provides a comprehensive range of I and amp;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 and amp;IT solutions can be determined

Applies reengineering 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 costbenefit analysis and conducts feasibility studies for business I and amp;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 nonfunctional requirements definitions for assigned projects

Monitors progress resolves problems and reports regularly to I and amp;IT management and stakeholders

Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts followup

Experience developing strategies preparing business cases and costbenefit 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 and amp;IT trends and technologies

Excellent analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking 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 followup

Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards

Provides a comprehensive range of I and amp;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 and amp;IT solutions can be determined.

Applies reengineering 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 costbenefit analysis and conducts feasibility studies for business I and amp;IT initiatives

Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but n o t 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 nonfunctional requirements definitions for assigned projects

Monitors progress resolves problems and reports regularly to I and amp;IT management and stakeholders

Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts followup

Experience developing strategies preparing business cases and costbenefit 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 and amp;IT trends and technologies

Excellent analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking 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 followup

Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Price: 30%

Business and nbsp;Analysis and nbsp;and and nbsp;Technical and nbsp;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.
• Experience developing context diagrams use cases and use case models.
• Experience developing process maps stakeholder maps and assessments.
• Experience creating systems diagrams
• Experience writing business cases and conducting options analysis
• Experience developing costbenefit analysis and conducts feasibility studies for business I and amp;IT initiatives.
• Experience developing functional and non functional requirements leading and facilitates indepth workshops to elicit review document and confirm business requirements business process reengineering business models business rules and user interface design in order to create the technical framework/specifications for development of the business solution and/or infrastructure services or platforms.
• Experience developing performance measures for a projects and lines of business
• Handson experience developing effective use cases and user stories
• 1. Business Analysis
• Leads 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.
• Applies reengineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative cost effective service delivery approaches.
• Conducts ongoing business analysis activities and analysis within all phases of the project life cycle including initial technical requirements detailed plan of business analysis activity business modeling analysis of business transformation new business development and acquired solutions continual refinement of business requirements and identification of significant changes in requirement documentation and maintenance of approved business requirement.
• Develops strategies prepares business cases and costbenefit analysis and conducts feasibility studies for business I and amp;IT initiatives.
• Oversees ongoing production support and configuration management.
• Leads and participates in the process for requests for proposals with a focus on client requirements and evaluation of vendor responses for I and amp;IT business and/or infrastructure solutions.
• Leads and facilitates indepth workshops to elicit review document and confirm business requirements business process reengineering business models business rules and user interface design in order to create the technical framework/specifications for development of the business solution and/or infrastructure services or platforms.
• Develops performance measures for business analysis evaluation and conducts followup assessments to ensure compliance with client cluster and corporate I and amp;IT strategies policies and priorities.
• Manages the problem identification and resolution activity to ensure timely resolution of production problems. and nbsp;

Experience 25 %

• Experience on a medium sized project as a business analyst or functional consultant
• Experience Enterprise business architectural concepts in order to ensure that recommended technologies are consistent with OPS standards.
• Experience developing business cases from start to finish
• 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.
• Experience conducting business analysis reviews recommending options and amp; changes and contingency provisions.
• Experience providing technical leadership functional business analysis and architecture expertise to project staff colleagues and clients.
• Service delivery management portfolio program/project management and resource management to manage the business analysis to clients and provide recommendations on clients I and amp;IT business and infrastructure needs.
• All aspects of business analysis including enterprise level and client program area business analysis and modeling expertise; related business analysis tools technology processes and methodologies; business analysisrelated technical and business planning.
• I and amp;IT Cluster and corporate policies directives guidelines and procedures related to service delivery processes enterprise business architecture current trends and technologies relate to business driven IT solutions to provide practical expertise to meet business needs ensure traceability of business requirements to I and amp;IT solutions and ensure compliance with OPS I and amp;IT policies and standards.
• Clients policies and programs business goals and objectives plans issues and resources and linkage to understand business needs identify partnership opportunities and match technology solutions to business requirements and provide advice on application of I and amp;IT.
• Enterprise business architectural concepts in order to ensure that recommended technologies are consistent with OPS standards.
• 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. and nbsp;
• Analyzing and problem solving skills to:
• Assess clients business requirements identify best technology solutions from among alternatives to ensure clients expectations are satisfied in the cost effective manner both for individual issues and longerterm overall requirements.
• Evaluate directions trends standards and policies in a complex and evolving environment using multiple sources of guidance; identify requirements develop options and make recommendations on general and specific information architecture and data management issues. and nbsp;
• Planning coordinating and leading all phases of assigned business analysis process improvements architecture or infrastructure projects or services within risk time and resource constraints to meet client needs.
• Ensuring the quality of business solution recommendations and implementation and ensuring integration with enterprise and cluster standards and directions.
• Conducting business analysis reviews recommending options and amp; changes and contingency provisions.
• Provides technical leadership functional business analysis and architecture expertise to project staff colleagues and clients. and nbsp;

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and nbsp;Communication and nbsp;Skills 20%

• Strong and nbsp;communication and nbsp;skills and nbsp;to and nbsp;prepare and nbsp;documentation and nbsp;including and nbsp;but and nbsp;not and nbsp;limited and nbsp;to; and nbsp;reports and nbsp;reviews and nbsp;assessments
• Ability and nbsp;to and nbsp;present and nbsp;ideas and nbsp;and and nbsp;suggestions and nbsp;clearly and nbsp;and and nbsp;effectively and nbsp;and and nbsp;in and nbsp;a and nbsp;user and nbsp;friendly and nbsp;manner; and nbsp;maintain and nbsp;a and nbsp;high and nbsp;level and nbsp;of and nbsp;customer and nbsp;service and nbsp;to and nbsp;both and nbsp;internal and nbsp;and and nbsp;external and nbsp;clients
• Ability and nbsp;to and nbsp;communicate and nbsp;designs and nbsp;and and nbsp;development and nbsp;in and nbsp;clear and nbsp;and and nbsp;understandable and nbsp;manner

Must Haves:

• 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.
• Experience with Cloud Systems
• 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 context diagrams use cases and use case models.
• Experience creating systems diagrams