Sr. Business Analyst - CG

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Using the appropriate elicitation and documentation techniques, the Senior Business Analyst works with various stakeholders to define and validate solutions that meet business needs and organizational goals and objectives. Also, acts as a mentor to less experienced business analysts and provides direction and support for the PMO and project team.
Requirements Planning: For assigned projects the BA should demonstrate their Requirements Planning capability by identifying how they determined:
Who was contacted about requirements
How requirements were gathered
What other roles should be involved in requirements gathering and review
What tools were used to support the requirements gathering and review work
How his/her approach to planning contributed to project success
Requirements Gathering: For assigned projects, the BA should document how the BA successfully demonstrated one or more of the following requirements gathering techniques (and that the techniques used were appropriate to the project):
Interview
Observation
Analysis of current systems
Prototypes
JAD sessions
Use Cases
Questions/Survey
Historical Data
Requirements Analysis: For assigned projects, the BA should demonstrate their approach for Requirements Analysis (the process by which requirements are prioritized, verified and validated by Project Team members and Project Stakeholders). Requirements Analysis also includes determining the importance of the individual requirements in terms of the project constraints (cost, schedule, resources). Requirements Analysis can be quantified by answering the questions:
What is being solved with the business requirements?
Are the business requirements feasible?
What scope and/or objectives are the requirements addressing?
Organizing (documenting) requirements: For assigned projects, the BA should demonstrate that he/she ensures good requirements are captured in the requirements document. Requirements should be: unambiguous, understandable, correct, concise, traced, traceable, design independent, verifiable.
Validating Requirements: For assigned projects, the BA should demonstrate that Requirements Validation was performed. (Requirements validation ensures scope and objectives are valid and verifiable and business requirements and acceptance criteria are reviewed with customers and stakeholders.)
Traceability: For assigned projects, the BA should demonstrate Traceability for all requirements. Traceability can be demonstrated through a Requirements Matrix document, which ties all test cases to an originating requirement.
For both Requirements Validation and Traceability, the primary differentiator between BA and Sr. BA is project complexity, scope, and level of supervision/guidance.
Communication: For assigned projects, the BA should demonstrate the communication skills utilized. Because communications skills are required in every aspect of BA work, quality project documents can serve as one quantifiable measure. Documents such as the Requirements Document, Project Charter, Requirements Matrix, test cases and other project documents all provide insight into the BAs communication skills. The quality of the project requirements is a direct reflection of the BA’s listening, reading, and writing skills. Sr BA and BA capability levels are differentiated by project complexity and scope as well as presentation skills and audience.
Creative Problem Solving: For assigned projects, Sr. BA success can be measured by providing examples of project situations where he/she has been a key factor in issue resolution, risk identification and general solution guidance for the project team. Much of the creative thought process is required during Technical Design, in which the Sr. BA will play a critical role. BAs will participate or assist with Technical Design, but creative problem solving contributions are typically limited to the requirements gathering process. During the requirements gathering process, BAs will not be dictating solutions as much as documenting the business needs. Sr. BAs should be able to provide instances of mentoring BAs.
Operation and Procedural Management: For assigned projects, Sr. BA success can be measured by providing examples of project situations where he/she has been a key factor in issue resolution, risk identification and general solution guidance for the project team. Much of the creative thought process is required during Technical Design, in which the Sr. BA will play a critical role. BAs will participate or assist with Technical Design, but creative problem solving contributions are typically limited to the requirements gathering process. During the requirements gathering process, BAs will not be dictating solutions as much as documenting the business needs. Sr. BAs should be able to provide instances of mentoring BAs.
Leadership: All BAs should demonstrate leadership qualities in their job duties. Senior Business Analysts should demonstrate leadership qualities such as the following:
Provides influence on Client decisions
Mentors fellow BAs
Viewed as Partner by Stakeholders
Viewed as authority by fellow BAs and Project Team
Viewed as expert in business processes
Decision Making Authority:
Informed Business Decision Making - Bring rigor to a client's decision making process by performing detailed analysis, presenting and evaluating solution options, and driving consensus among key stakeholders.
Business Problem Solving - Take ambiguous and complex business problems and using research and business assessment capabilities, define the problem, drive innovative ideas, define the opportunity set, and recommend actionable next steps.
Logical or quantitative (using numbers) decisions should be made when possible. For example, the Business Analyst will work with the business stakeholders to prioritize requirements and with the Project Manager and developers to ‘size’ solutions.
Foster critical thinking through probing and reflecting. Apply rational (well thought-out and deliberate) decision-making techniques, judge credibility of sources, understand how good people skills are effective in strategic thinking and analysis.- Ability to work with a diverse range of skill sets from operations staff to field Financial staff and 3rd party vendors
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in related field, or an equivalent combination of education and business experience.
Must have reinsurance Knowledge
8yrs of Business Analyst experience
Experience with a variety of business process and IT related projects.
Experience assuming the leadership role in both business and technical domains
Understanding of and experience with Software Development Life Cycle’s as well as PMI/PMBOK process methodologies
LOMA certifications a
CBAP (Certified Business Analyst Professional) certification a
PMP a
Skills/Knowledge:
Understanding of Financial Services/Accounting industry as well as Insurance knowledge
Must have more of an operational background
Able to work independently and assume responsibility for major project deliverables with minimal to no supervision.
Excellent interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment. Must be willing and able to create an atmosphere of cooperation and model collaboration across functional areas.
Proven multi-tasking background; ability to recognize priorities and adjust tasks and responsibilities accordingly
Project management experience desired.
Track record of strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical and requirements documents, user guides, online help and training. Excellent Verbal and written communication are a must have
Meeting facilitation background
Understanding of databases – ability to run queries
MS Office power user (including MS Visio)
Exceptional analytical and problem solving abilities
Ability to work independently and assume more leadership roles on projects when needed including but not limited to some of the Project Management responsiblities
Team-oriented, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Competencies:
Broad knowledge of general business processes and functions and interrelationships
Ensures that requirements and end product meet stakeholder needs
Takes the initiative in completing assigned tasks, resolving issues and assisting other team members when needed
Always looks for ways to improve current processes and methodologies
Ensured decisions are made with the stakeholders in mind
Encourages a collaborative work environment
Builds and maintains positive relationships with stake holders and team members
TrueBridge Resources
3333 Piedmont Rd
Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30305
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