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Business Analyst

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Job Description

We are looking to hire, under contract, an IT BusinessAnalyst/ProjectManager“ IT-BA/PM. 

The IT BA/PM role is to:

·         Elicit, analyze, specify, and validate the business needs of stakeholders by interviewing stakeholders as well as by gathering and compiling user requirements to understand and document the business needs

·         Evaluate and present the best technology options to meet business needs.

·         Develop project plans to implement approved technology solutions

·         Manage all phases of the assigned projects for delivery as per approved project plans

The IT-BA/PM shall apply proven written and verbal communication skills as well as analytical, and problem-solving skills to plan, develop and execute approved projects.

Strategy & Planning

·         Collaborate with project sponsors to determine and document project scope and vision.

·         Identify and meet with project stakeholders and user departments to gather requirements via workshops, questionnaires, surveys, site visits, workflow storyboards, and other methods.

·         Prepare statements of work and project plans which includes scope; deliverables; roles and responsibilities; tasks and timelines; criteria and metrics.

Acquisition & Deployment

·         Assist in conducting research on software and hardware products to meet agreed-upon requirements and to support purchasing efforts.

·         Participate in the QA of purchased or custom-developed solutions to ensure features and functions meet stakeholder requirements.

Operational Management

·         Follow and use approved processes, standardized templates as well as project management tools that are in place.

·         Analyze and verify requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards.

·         Translate conceptual user requirements into functional requirements in a clear manner that is comprehensible to developers/project teams

·         Create process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to developers, vendors, and/ or to the project team.

·         Schedule and attend meetings with customers and stakeholders for the purpose of project status reviews, change management, and expectation management.

·         Prepare reports and maintain updated documentation

·         Communicate changes, enhancements, and modifications of business requirements– verbally and through written documentation – to the project team, sponsors, and other stakeholders so that issues, variances, and solutions are understood and addressed in a timely manner.

·         Obtain approvals as required

Formal Education & Certification

·         College diploma or University degree in the field of business administration, computer science, information systems or in another related field–OR at least 7 years of related work experience.

Knowledge & Experience

·         Proven experience with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modeling, verification, and project plan development.

·         Experience overseeing the configuration, development, and implementation of software and hardware solutions, systems, or products.

·         Ability to create systematic and consistent requirements specifications in both technical and user- friendly language.

·         Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to apply them to business issues, systems and products as required.

·         Demonstrated project management skills including but not limited to planning;organizing; managing resources to successfully deliver as per approved plan.

·         Understanding of application development and software development life cycle concepts.

          Experience with Atlassian products is a plus.

Personal Attributes

·         Ability to work independently with minimum direct supervision as per managerial directions

·         Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills.

·         Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.

·         Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail.

·         Highly self-motivated and directed.

·         Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure.

·         Strong customer service orientation.

·         Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

·         Ability to prioritize, focus and present complex subject matter in a concise and clear manner

Work Conditions: Occasional evening and weekend work to meet deadlines; Sitting for extended periods of time; Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard or mouse, and to handle other computer components; Lifting and transporting of moderately heavy objects, such as computers and peripherals.