Description
Need to have Sr. type, Executive Level BA (experience gathering requirements from execs, sr. Leadership) work within the last 3 years.. Not PM with BA thrown in. The sample work should be comprehensive, focused on requirements gathering docs as well as proposal work that they've done is a plus, holistic, not just process mapping for one system in one business. Someone with Solutions Development experience (where they helped developed or create a solution). BA Certification is a plus. Either have CBAP, familiar with IIBA, endorsed. Experience with different verticals, not just one line of business. Prefer technical background with Business mix.Required
Consulting background.
Familiar IIBA/BA possess or working towards certification
Not PM with BA thrown in.
Sr. Level BA/Consulting work in the last 3 years.
Combo of technical background with Business mix.
The following are the primary responsibilities:
- Quickly understand the client*s business domain and associated business issues and data challenges of client*s organization and industry
- Identifies client organization*s strengths and weaknesses and suggests areas of improvement
- Performs interviews and research to determine business requirements and translates them into specifications for complex technical projects
- Draws on depth of business process engineering knowledge to drive requirements, reconcile conflicts and distinguish solution ideas from business needs
- Works with software developers and other technical resources
- Works with leadership team to estimate work and contributes to project planning, statements of work and progress reports
- Ensures issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner
- Works with client and project team to identify changes to scope and communicates needed changes to development team.
- Writes test cases and executes test cases. Works with client testing resources to coordinate end user testing.
- Manages client expectations in relation to scope, progress, and capability of solutions.
Skill requirements
- Extensive experience in business process modelling and requirements development
- Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Suite of products including SharePoint
- Possesses understanding in the areas of application programming, database and system design, Internet, Extranet and Client Server architectures, and how Legacy and web-based systems interface with each other
- Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully
- Experience in software development
- Well versed in Agile-based development practices
- Excellent interpersonal, facilitation and communication skills
- Pushes creative thinking beyond the boundaries of existing industry practices and client mindsets