Business Analyst (PROJ-4698)

Key role:

• The methodical investigation, analysis, review and documentation of all or part of a business in terms of business goals, objectives, functions and processes, the information used and the data on which the information is based.
• The definition of requirements for improving processes and systems, reducing their costs, enhancing their sustainability, and the quantification of potential business benefits.
• The collaborative creation and iteration of viable specifications and acceptance criteria in preparation for the deployment of information and communication systems.
• The adoption and adaptation of business analysis approaches based on the context of the work and selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.

Major Responsibilities:

• Takes responsibility to plan, manage and investigate business situation analysis where there is significant ambiguity and complexity.
• Selects, adopts and adapts appropriate business analysis methods, tools and techniques. Ensures holistic view adopted to identify and analyse wide-ranging problems and opportunities.
• Effectively engages and collaborates with a diverse range stakeholders, including at the management level. Gains agreement from stakeholders to conclusions and recommendations.
• Prepares business cases which define potential benefits, options for achieving these benefits through development of new or changed processes, and associated business risks.
• Takes responsibility to work with less experienced business analysts to establish common practice in the delivery of business analysis services within the organisation.