Recruiting for 2 x Contracting Business Analysts to work on a 3 month contract and would be able to start immediately. This contracting opportunity is within a global Banking institution based in Johannesburg and the surrounding areas. Purpose of the job Investigate business requirements, opportunities and problems and to identify appropriate business and or technological solutions which will meet the business requirements. Accountability: Requirements Planning Outputs to deliver this accountability: • Identify which stakeholders (dependent on complexity) need to be involved in the decision, who will be consulted regarding the solution and who will be informed of the approach and the rationale for using it • Determine and contract with the Project Manager the business analysis activities that must be performed and the deliverables that must be produced • Estimate the effort required to perform that work, and identify the management tools required to measure the progress of those activities and deliverables • Determine the composition of the communications plan and schedule for communications regarding business analysis activities. Record and organize the activities to provide a basis for setting expectations for business analysis work, meetings, walkthroughs, and other communications • Define the process that will be used to approve requirements for implementation and manage changes to the solution or requirements scope Accountability: Requirements Elicitation Outputs to deliver this accountability: • Identify and understand the as-is or current business state business processes, rules, policies and designs relating to the project by actively engaging with identified stakeholders on all levels within the organisation. • Utilise industry proven elicitation techniques to derive envisaged changes to as-is or current business state business domain, thereby defining the future business domain which will ultimately form the objectives, goals and deliverables of the project. (The extend of elicitation techniques usage will vary based on the size and complexity of the project) • Elicitation techniques include, but are not limited to the following - Conducting interviews with internal and external stakeholders - Performing and documenting interface analysis - Setting up and conducting of JAD (Joint Application Development) / requirements workshops - Conducting brainstorming / focus group sessions - Utilising prototypes - Conducting surveys • Compile a project glossary to define the terminology used by stakeholders and the project team during each project to avoid confusion and improve communication quality. Accountability: Business Analysis scoping and design: Outputs to deliver this accountability: • Determine the purpose of the project and its major objectives in order to deliver a successful project. • Perform GAP Analysis by comparing the As Is solution to the To Be solution to determine the piece of work that needs to be performed. • Determine what is in scope and out of scope for the identified project to ensure that there is no scope creeping possibilities going forward. • Determine, using workshops, the respective business impacts associated with the project scope to ensure that all aspects of the project have been covered in order to have a successful implementation of the project. • Determine the project objectives together with Subject Matter Experts and Project Sponsor based on SMART principles, e.g. objectives need to be Specific, Measurable, Agreed upon, Realistic and Time Based. • Identify opportunities and / or threats associated with project scope to ensure that there are no unwanted surprises once the project has been implemented. • Determine risks and issues associated with requirements scope in order to ensure that they are mitigated and resolved by the time the project has been implemented. • Propose a future design based on the project scope and information elicited from Subject Matter Experts and Project Sponsor. • Design/or deliver new processes, rules and policies relating to the project scope which will be used to communicate the respective changes to all stakeholders involved in the project. • Determine the overlaps or alignment that needs to take place between the current project and any other initiatives currently being run within the Bank to ensure that there are no duplication of efforts. Accountability: Requirements definition structuring and Specification: Outputs to deliver this accountability: • Design the “to be” business architecture by using the best practice design principles and document using accepted Client tools e.g. CaseWise or agreed upon template to ensure the correct structuring of the requirements • Identify interfaces and integration points to ensure integrated functional specifications by conducting workshops with all stakeholders. • Document functional and non-functional specifications in the Business Requirements Definition document (e.g. business use cases) to ensure that the stakeholder requirements are fully met. • Develop a functional decomposition of identified requirements through consultation with stakeholders to ensure that the business requirements will be developed and delivered by the project • Obtain quotations from applicable sources and identify all costs and produce the various stage business cases (0,1 & 2) to ensure funding requirements are met Accountability: Key stakeholder engagement: Outputs to deliver this accountability: • Manage relationships with all key role players to ensure that all aspects of the business requirements are addressed • Conduct presentations of business cases, recommendations, business requirements and proposed solutions to ensure that all stakeholders have a good understanding of the business analysis effort and proposed solution • Facilitate workshops with key role players to obtain a detailed understanding of the problem or requirement • Manage the business analysis work stream to ensure that the business analysis activities are completed as per the business analysis plan Accountability: Validation and Verification: Outputs to deliver this accountability: • Verify the test cases produced and test results to ensure that sufficient test scenarios are documented and executed. • Verify all interface BRDs produced to ensure alignment to the overall requirements • Assess the solution/s by bench-marking with Industry and the Client to ensure the solution is compliant in terms of required standards, design and fit to the Business and Enterprise Architecture. • Conduct peer review sessions to facilitate information sharing and constructive critiquing • Evaluate the vendors products/solutions and the integration capability of the products / solutions with the Client to ensure the solution is compliant in terms of required standards, design and fit to the Enterprise and Business Architecture. • Validate documented solutions in walk-through workshop/s with stakeholders to ensure stakeholder buy-in Job Specification: Knowledge and skills • Problem solving and analysis skills. • Interviewing and listening skills. • Documenting of business & functional requirements • Understanding of project management • Report writing skills • Business Planning & Design • Command of business analysis techniques • Innovative problem solving skills • Stakeholder management • Understanding of business requirements gathering • Understanding of operations, process and IT • Workshop facilitation skills • Preferred Information technology literacy • Process re-engineering skills Knowledge and skills • Problem solving and analysis skills. • Interviewing and listening skills. • Documenting of business & functional requirements • Understanding of project management • Report writing skills • Business Planning & Design • Command of business analysis techniques • Innovative problem solving skills • Stakeholder management • Understanding of business requirements gathering • Understanding of operations, process and IT • Workshop facilitation skills • Preferred Information technology literacy • Process re-engineering skills Essential / Minimum • Three (3) years’ experience as a Business Analyst • Two (2) years’ experience in business analysis/ business consulting • Two (2) years’ experience in financial industry • Two (2) years’ experience in business case building knowledge • Two 2) years’ experience workshop facilitation skills • Two (2) years’ experience in Business Processes Re-engineering knowledge • Three (3) years’ experience of a Change Lifecycle methodology • Three (3) years’ direct involvement in business-change projects Preferred / Advantage • Knowledge & understanding of Project principles, practices, disciplines specifically the contents of Business Analysis Book of Knowledge (BABOK) • 3 years’ experience in working with business change projects • 5 years’ experience in business analysis/ business consulting • 5 years’ experience as a Business Analyst • 3 years’ experience in testing IT systems in a business environment • Solid understanding of the Project Management discipline Education: Essential / Minimum: • BSc, BSc(Eng), BSc(Comp Science) BSc(Information Systems) or BCom (Informatics) or a MBA. Preferred / Advantage: • Recognised Diploma in Business Management Analysis Should you be interested or know of anyone who would be suitable please contact me on diane.robertson@allaboutxpert or +27 11-460 6202 or +27 83 685 0688 *For privacy purposes please do not comment on this post, should you have queries, kindly Facebook message or Email me directly*
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 13:06:08 +0000
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