Principal Business Analyst

• Type: Contract
• Job #17378

About the Role

The Senior Business Analyst is crucial in ensuring that the project is aligned with business strategies and that project outcomes are adopted successfully by the in-scope agencies. The Senior Business Analyst applies their analytical skills, business knowledge, and project management experience to help ensure the project achieves its intended business objectives.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and document the project scope, objectives, constraints, and deliverables.
• Conduct interviews, workshops, and other methods to gather detailed business and system requirements from stakeholders.
• Analyse and prioritise requirements, ensuring they align with the project objectives and deliver business value.
• Document the requirements in an appropriate format, which could include use cases, user stories, functional specifications, or business requirements documents.
• Keep stakeholders informed of project progress and manage their expectations regarding the project’s progress and outcomes.
• Map out current and future business processes to identify necessary changes and improvements that the project should deliver.
• Work with the project manager, technical teams, and design teams to translate requirements into system features, functions, and processes.
• Assist the project manager with project planning tasks such as identifying task dependencies, project risks, and contributing to the creation of project timelines.
• Help to manage changes to project scope, using structured change control processes.
• Work with the Project Manager to ensure that the delivered solution meets the agreed-upon requirements and quality criteria.
• Assist with the development of test plans, scripts, and the execution of user acceptance testing.
• Assist with developing training materials and conducting training sessions for users affected by system or process changes introduced by the project.
• Participate in post-implementation reviews to confirm that project benefits have been realised and to identify lessons learned for future projects.

Essential Criteria

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to dissect complex issues and develop effective solutions. Ability to question assumptions, evaluate evidence, and assess project scenarios critically.
• High proficiency in business process modelling and analysis to map out current and future processes and identify areas for improvement.
• Ability to effectively elicit, document, and manage requirements to ensure that the project meets business needs.
• Adept at conducting meetings and workshops, and at drawing out information and consensus from diverse groups of stakeholders.
• Understanding of technology and its application in business to bridge the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to clearly articulate ideas, document findings, and present information to different audiences, including both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of project management principles, methodologies, and tools to assist in planning, execution, monitoring, and closing of projects.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements and environments and to apply different approaches as needed.
• Meticulous attention to detail to ensure accuracy and quality in all aspects of the project work.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in business analysis or a related field.

Contact details

For a confidential chat, please contact Alysha on 0437 453 488 or via email at akhairuldin@exclaim-it.com.au and we would be more than happy to provide you with additional information and assist in the application process.