HM Note: This hybrid role is three (3) days in the office
Responsibilities: and nbsp;
Provides a comprehensive range of I and amp;IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs. and nbsp;
Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering documenting and analyzing business needs and requirements. and nbsp;
Prepares and advises on business analysis policies processes best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization. and nbsp;
General Skills: and nbsp;
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. and nbsp;
Applies reengineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches and nbsp;
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 and nbsp;
Develops strategies prepares business cases and costbenefit analysis and conducts feasibility studies for business I and amp;IT initiatives and nbsp;
Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions interviews mockups etc. and nbsp;
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 and nbsp;
Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts followup and nbsp;
Experience developing strategies preparing business cases and costbenefit analysis and nbsp;
Experience conducting requirements gathering developing documentation including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement and nbsp;
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 and nbsp;
Excellent analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills and nbsp;
A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines and nbsp;
Desirable Skills: and nbsp;
Experience in the use of information retrieval packages and nbsp;
Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles concepts policies and practices and nbsp;
Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions and nbsp;
Experience with a wide range of methods tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling business event modelling business process mapping and nbsp;
Experience in structured object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirements and nbsp;
Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation and subsequent followup and nbsp;
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 and nbsp;developing and nbsp;context and nbsp;diagrams and nbsp;use and nbsp;cases and nbsp;and and nbsp;use and nbsp;case and nbsp;models.
- Experience and nbsp;developing and nbsp;process and nbsp;maps and nbsp;stakeholder and nbsp;maps and nbsp;and and nbsp;assessments.
- Experience and nbsp;creating and nbsp;systems and nbsp;diagrams
- Experience and nbsp;writing and nbsp;business and nbsp;cases and nbsp;and and nbsp;conducting and nbsp;options and nbsp;analysis
- Experience and nbsp;developing and nbsp;costbenefit and nbsp;analysis and nbsp;and and nbsp;conducts and nbsp;feasibility and nbsp;studies and nbsp;for and nbsp;business and nbsp;I and amp;IT and nbsp;initiatives.
- Experience and nbsp;developing and nbsp;functional and nbsp;and and nbsp;non and nbsp;functional and nbsp;requirements and nbsp;leading and nbsp;and and nbsp;facilitates and nbsp;indepth and nbsp;workshops and nbsp;to and nbsp;elicit and nbsp;review and nbsp;document and nbsp;and and nbsp;confirm and nbsp;business and nbsp;requirements and nbsp;business and nbsp;process and nbsp;reengineering and nbsp;business and nbsp;models and nbsp;business and nbsp;rules and nbsp;and and nbsp;user and nbsp;interface and nbsp;design and nbsp;in and nbsp;order and nbsp;to and nbsp;create and nbsp;the and nbsp;technical and nbsp;framework/specifications and nbsp;for and nbsp;development and nbsp;of and nbsp;the and nbsp;business and nbsp;solution and nbsp;and/or and nbsp;infrastructure and nbsp;services and nbsp;or and nbsp;platforms.
- Experience and nbsp;developing and nbsp;performance and nbsp;measures and nbsp;for and nbsp;a and nbsp;projects and nbsp;and and nbsp;lines and nbsp;of and nbsp;business
- Handson and nbsp;experience and nbsp;developing and nbsp;effective and nbsp;use and nbsp;cases and nbsp;and and nbsp;user and nbsp;stories
Business and nbsp;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 and nbsp;reengineering and nbsp;concepts and nbsp;to and nbsp;promote and nbsp;business and nbsp;improvements and nbsp;through and nbsp;alternative and nbsp;cost and nbsp;effective and nbsp;service and nbsp;delivery and nbsp;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 and nbsp;strategies and nbsp;prepares and nbsp;business and nbsp;cases and nbsp;and and nbsp;costbenefit and nbsp;analysis and nbsp;and and nbsp;conducts and nbsp;feasibility and nbsp;studies and nbsp;for and nbsp;business and nbsp;I and amp;IT and nbsp;initiatives.
- Oversees and nbsp;ongoing and nbsp;production and nbsp;support and nbsp;and and nbsp;configuration and nbsp;management.
- Leads and nbsp;and and nbsp;participates and nbsp;in and nbsp;the and nbsp;process and nbsp;for and nbsp;requests and nbsp;for and nbsp;proposals and nbsp;with and nbsp;a and nbsp;focus and nbsp;on and nbsp;client and nbsp;requirements and nbsp;and and nbsp;evaluation and nbsp;of and nbsp;vendor and nbsp;responses and nbsp;for and nbsp;I and amp;IT and nbsp;business and nbsp;and/or and nbsp;infrastructure and nbsp;solutions.
- Leads and nbsp;and and nbsp;facilitates and nbsp;indepth and nbsp;workshops and nbsp;to and nbsp;elicit and nbsp;review and nbsp;document and nbsp;and and nbsp;confirm and nbsp;business and nbsp;requirements and nbsp;business and nbsp;process and nbsp;reengineering and nbsp;business and nbsp;models and nbsp;business and nbsp;rules and nbsp;and and nbsp;user and nbsp;interface and nbsp;design and nbsp;in and nbsp;order and nbsp;to and nbsp;create and nbsp;the and nbsp;technical and nbsp;framework/specifications and nbsp;for and nbsp;development and nbsp;of and nbsp;the and nbsp;business and nbsp;solution and nbsp;and/or and nbsp;infrastructure and nbsp;services and nbsp;or and nbsp;platforms.
- Develops and nbsp;performance and nbsp;measures and nbsp;for and nbsp;business and nbsp;analysis and nbsp;evaluation and nbsp;and and nbsp;conducts and nbsp;followup and nbsp;assessments and nbsp;to and nbsp;ensure and nbsp;compliance and nbsp;with and nbsp;client and nbsp;cluster and nbsp;and and nbsp;corporate and nbsp;I and amp;IT and nbsp;strategies and nbsp;policies and nbsp;and and nbsp;priorities.
- Manages and nbsp;the and nbsp;problem and nbsp;identification and nbsp;and and nbsp;resolution and nbsp;activity and nbsp;to and nbsp;ensure and nbsp;timely and nbsp;resolution and nbsp;of and nbsp;production and nbsp;problems. and nbsp;
Experience 25 %
- Experience and nbsp;on and nbsp;a and nbsp;medium and nbsp;sized and nbsp;project and nbsp;as and nbsp;a and nbsp;business and nbsp;analyst and nbsp;or and nbsp;functional and nbsp;consultant
- Experience and nbsp;Enterprise and nbsp;business and nbsp;architectural and nbsp;concepts and nbsp;in and nbsp;order and nbsp;to and nbsp;ensure and nbsp;that and nbsp;recommended and nbsp;technologies and nbsp;are and nbsp;consistent and nbsp;with and nbsp;OPS and nbsp;standards.
- Experience and nbsp;developing and nbsp;business and nbsp;cases and nbsp;from and nbsp;start and nbsp;to and nbsp;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 and nbsp;conducting and nbsp;business and nbsp;analysis and nbsp;reviews and nbsp;recommending and nbsp;options and nbsp; and amp; and nbsp;changes and nbsp;and and nbsp;contingency and nbsp;provisions.
- Experience and nbsp;providing and nbsp;technical and nbsp;leadership and nbsp;functional and nbsp;business and nbsp;analysis and nbsp;and and nbsp;architecture and nbsp;expertise and nbsp;to and nbsp;project and nbsp;staff and nbsp;colleagues and nbsp;and and nbsp;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 and nbsp;business and nbsp;architectural and nbsp;concepts and nbsp;in and nbsp;order and nbsp;to and nbsp;ensure and nbsp;that and nbsp;recommended and nbsp;technologies and nbsp;are and nbsp;consistent and nbsp;with and nbsp;OPS and nbsp;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 nbsp;and and nbsp;problem and nbsp;solving and nbsp;skills and nbsp;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 and nbsp;the and nbsp;quality and nbsp;of and nbsp;business and nbsp;solution and nbsp;recommendations and nbsp;and and nbsp;implementation and nbsp;and and nbsp;ensuring and nbsp;integration and nbsp;with and nbsp;enterprise and nbsp;and and nbsp;cluster and nbsp;standards and nbsp;and and nbsp;directions.
- Conducting and nbsp;business and nbsp;analysis and nbsp;reviews and nbsp;recommending and nbsp;options and nbsp; and amp; and nbsp;changes and nbsp;and and nbsp;contingency and nbsp;provisions.
- Provides and nbsp;technical and nbsp;leadership and nbsp;functional and nbsp;business and nbsp;analysis and nbsp;and and nbsp;architecture and nbsp;expertise and nbsp;to and nbsp;project and nbsp;staff and nbsp;colleagues and nbsp;and and nbsp;clients. and nbsp;
and nbsp;
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 Have:
- 510 years of experience as a Technical BA
- have experience working with Custom Develop Software team
- have Agile Scrum experience (Min 3 years of and nbsp;experience)
- have strong experience in working with technical team to develop use cases context diagram sequence diagram user stories and technical requirements.