Job description 

Role description

Role Proficiency:

Analyse the business needs of a client in order to recommend and evaluate solutions to those needs independently. Perform Business Analysis tasks independently and be able to guide junior BAs

Outcomes:

1. Use analytical skills and judgment to identify prioritize structure and solve complex problems
2. Work closely with customer to understand and define enterprise goals and objectives
3. Immensely contribute to the sprint planning and estimation by highlighting dependencies constraints impact from a business standpoint
4. Be the face of the team to the customer and act as a SME for all of the business and strategic needs
5. Understand and use BA knowledge areas appropriately as required by the business problem
6. Analyse business needs and solutions Devise strategies and Facilitate stakeholder collaboration effectively and efficiently
7. Validate and verify information to identify solution options that meet business needs
8. Align the designed and delivered solutions with stakeholder needs
9. Establish and implement effective requirement creation and management practices
10.   Champion requirements Elicitation using proven techniques like interviews document analysis requirements workshops storyboards surveys site visits business process descriptions use cases scenarios event lists competitive product analysis task and workflow analysis and/or viewpoints
11.   Define the solution approach identify business improvement opportunities allocate requirements across solution components and develop design options that achieve the desired future state
12.   Define software quality attributes external interfaces constraints and other non-functional requirements
13.   Monitor the market for technologies/processes to manage business analysis Information
14.   Develop training materials and “tips” that stakeholders can leverage to improve their efficiency in using business analysis tools.
15.   Work with large or multiple teams that span functions issues locations and time zones to coordinate roles responsibilities and interdependencies of all team members
16.   Develop a network of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) inside and outside of the organization
17.   Develop an innovative approach for using new tools templates and processes
18.   Develop engagement strategies to support organizational transformation
19.   Be able to assist in driving transformational program(s) for the organization/customer’s enterprise

Skill Examples:

1. Analytical organizational and problem-solving skills - Proficiently use Analytical thinking and problem solving skills to analyse problems and opportunities effectively identify which changes may deliver the most value and work with stakeholders to understand the impact of those changes. Rapidly assimilate various types of information. Quickly choose effective and adaptable methods to learn and analyse the media audiences problem types and environments. Apply right competencies like Creative Thinking Decision Making Learning Problem Solving Systems Thinking Conceptual Thinking and Visual Thinking
2. Behavioural Characteristics – Exhibit behavioural characteristics to gain the trust and respect of stakeholders. Continuously and consistently exhibit practice and preach competencies like Ethics Personal Accountability Trustworthiness Organization and Time Management and Adaptability.
3. Business Knowledge – Have a very good knowledge to perform effectively within the Business Industry and Organization solution or methodology that the business analyst operates in. Demonstrate a good ability to recognize potential limitations and opportunities. Understand the risks involved in the area of work and make suitable decisions to manage risks. Demonstrate very good understanding of Current trends market forces market drivers Key processes Services Products definitions customer segments suppliers practices and regulations
4. Communication Skills – adaption of communication styles and techniques to the knowledge level and communication styles of recipients. Well versed ability to speak the language of the stakeholders Proficiency in the use of variety of communication methods – verbal non-verbal physical and written along with exceptional listening skills. Assist conversations to reach productive conclusions
5. Interaction skills - ability to relate cooperate and communicate with different kinds of people including executives sponsors colleagues team members developers vendors learning and development professionals end users customers and subject matter experts(SMEs). Facilitate stakeholder communication provide leadership encourage comprehension of solution value and promote stakeholder support of the proposed changes. Exceptional negotiation and conflict resolution
6. Tools and Technology – Good working knowledge of various software application and tools to support communication and collaboration. Create and maintain requirements artifacts model concepts track issues and increase overall productivity. Excellent knowledge of prototyping and simulation tools as well as specialized tools for modelling and diagramming. Requirements management technologies required to support requirements workflow approval baselining traceability change control and management. Well versed in the use of required tools and technology including presentation software for communication and collaboration among the team and stakeholders.
7. Business Analysis techniques – Advanced knowledge of various BA techniques and the expertise to pick and use the right technique for carrying out the BA tasks as appropriate to the area of work. Listing down all of the techniques commonly used by Business Analysts to execute their tasks.a. Brainstormingb. Business Casesc. Document Analysisd. Business Rules Analysise. Prototypingf. Data Miningg. Estimationh. Financial Analysisi. Functional decompositionj. Interviewsk. Item Trackingl. Lessons Learnedm. Process Analysis and Modellingn. Reviewso. Root Cause Analysisp. Risk Analysis and Managementq. Survey/Questionnairer. Workshopss. Mind mappingt. Scope Modellingu. Stakeholder mapsv. Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)w. Benchmarking & Market Analysisx. Interface Analysisy. Data flow diagramsz. Use casesaa. User Storiesbb. Backlog Managementcc. Estimationdd. Prioritizationee. Acceptance and Evaluation criteriaff. Business Model Canvasgg. Concept Modellinghh. SWOT Analysisii. Organizational Modellingjj. Vendor Assessment