Business Analyst

Operational Requirements

Experience conducting Facilitated Workshops for requirements analysis.

Experience creating workflows using formal notation such as the Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN).

Knowledge of formal requirements gathering methodologies.

Experience developing Business Requirements - project initiation document, what the needed achievements will be, and the quality measures.

Experience developing Functional requirements - describe what the system, process, or product/service must do in order to fulfill the business requirements.

Experience developing User (stakeholder) requirements - are a very important part of the deliverables, the needs of the stakeholders will have to be correctly interpreted. This deliverable can also reflect how the product will be designed, developed, and define how test cases must be formulated.

Experience developing Quality-of-service (non-functional) requirements - re requirements that do not perform a specific function for the business requirement but are needed to support the functionality. For example: performance, scalability, quality of service (QoS), security and usability.

Experience developing Report Specifications - define the purpose of a report, its justification, attributes and columns, owners, and runtime parameters.

Experience developing Requirements Traceability Matrix - a cross matrix for recording the requirements through each stage of the requirements gathering process.

Strong organization and writing skills.

Experience developing graphic representations of complex business processes.

Ability to analyze data and perform statistical analysis.

Knowledge and familiarity using Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, software design tools and structured query language (SQL) queries and tools.

Contractor Skills And Experience Requirements

Seven (4) plus years of relevant experience working closely with stakeholders directly engaged with technical initiatives working with a large complement of team members throughout the various IT areas, technical complexity, and vendor involvement.

A four (4) year college degree or equivalent.

Business Analyst certification through the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) is preferred.

The ability for the contractor to ramp up quickly and perform independently is essential.