RQ07698 - Business Analyst - Senior

• Prepare and present complex/strategic communications material including issues management responses proposals briefing materials and presentations for senior management decisionmaking.
  
• Develop funding packages business cases and costbenefit analysis for business I&IT initiatives.
  
• Lead and conduct analysis at varying levels of detail in order to assess client s business problems/opportunities and document the assessments.
  
• Monitor progress resolve problems and report regularly to I&IT management and clients decision makers.
  
• Develop performance measures for business analysis evaluation and conduct followup.
  
• Act as a liaison between business clients technical teams and service providers/partners.
  
• Lead or participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning meetings daily standup meetings sprint review meetings sprint retrospective meetings backlog refinement meetings.
  
• Support/Assist Product Owner with backlog prioritization and refinement.
  
• Document and manage user stories and acceptance criteria.
  
• Document functional requirements as needed.
  
• Apply/perform indepth knowledge of industry standard methodologies such as I&IT project management and development (Agile Waterfall Iterative) methodologies.
  
• Transfer skills and knowledge to selected OPS staff.
  
• Collaborate with business and IT teams to convert requirements into IT solutions.
  
  

Requirements

MUST HAVES:

• 5 years of experience with Agile project management and development practices (managing the backlog supporting or acting as the scrum master sprint planning sprint review sprint retrospectives creating user stories and acceptance criteria etc.)
  
• Experience in successfully completing business requirements/user stories in government settings or similar complex multiproject/multiclient organizations.
  
• 10 years of experience in business analysis and requirements gathering and translating business requirements into epics and scenarios and creating mockups for the stakeholders to review.
  
• Effective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders with proven track record for building strong working relationships.
  
• Strong facilitation and negotiation skills with ability to build rapport with stakeholders and drive negotiations to a successful outcome.
  

Strongly Desired:

• Knowledge and experience using workflow automation tools such as IBM BAW.
  
• Knowledge and experience using decision engines such as IBM