Responsibilities Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business
analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological
needs. Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter
experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering,
documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements. Prepares
and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices
and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business
analysis practice within the organization. General Skills Leads and
conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s business
problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such
a way that I&IT solutions can be determined. Applies re-engineering
concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost
effective service delivery approaches Leads and conducts business
analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and
phases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project Management
Methodology, Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process, and OPS
Standard Systems Development Methodologies Develops strategies,
prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts
feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives Develops sound
processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD
sessions, interviews, mockups, etc. Conducts business modeling; use
case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data
flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and
non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects Monitors
progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT management
and stakeholders Develops performance measures and traceability
matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts follow-up
Experience developing strategies, preparing business cases and
cost-benefit analysis Experience conducting requirements gathering,
developing documentation, including presentations and briefing notes
and conducting stakeholder engagement Experience in the use of
Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools to document
conceptual requirements and scope Awareness of emerging I&IT trends
and technologies Excellent analytical, problem-solving and
decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills;
interpersonal and negotiation skills A team player with a track record
for meeting deadlines Desirable Skills Experience in the use of
information retrieval packages Knowledge and understanding of
Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
Ability to translate business and data requirements into
specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology
solutions Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and
techniques for business analysis such as: business functional
modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping
Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for
user requirements Experience developing performance measures for
business analysis evaluation and subsequent follow-up Knowledge and
understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act
(AODA) and related regulations and standards
Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Business Analytical Skills and Competencies (40%)
Responsible for gathering and documenting the business requirements
and ensuring that the deliverables produced by the development effort
conform to the business requirements.
Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s
business problems/opportunities and document the business requirements
in such a way that technology solutions can be determined.
Promotes business improvements through alternative service delivery approaches.
Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail,
appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS
Unified Project Management Methodology, Enterprise Architecture and
Gating Process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies.
Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical
data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys;
business rules definition and non-functional requirements definition
for assigned projects.
Develops performance measures for business analysis evaluation and
conducts follow-up.
Drives the user acceptance testing process, including preparation of
acceptance criteria, review of the test plans and scenarios, review of
test results as well as end to end testing. In some cases, the
Business Analyst also executes test cases and directly ensures system
integrity.
Develop and design deliverables, including (and not limited to)
integration requirements, data schemas, and design documentation, as
well as the business’s implementation and conversion strategies and
plans.


Data Migration Expertise (30%)
Assist with data migration activities such as development of legacy
extract specifications, data cleansing requirements and quality
assurance testing.
Emphasis on information management within the datasphere - API,
exporting/importing


Communication and Collaborative Skills (30%)
Act as liaison for cross-functional team, including vendor and
business partners.
Organize business and internal team meetings to identify and validate
business and system requirements.
Identify and quantify risks relevant to business and systems
requirements, delivery timelines and quality.
Coordinate and communicate various aspects of the project, including
producing status reports, meeting minutes, issue logs, and informing
cross-functional teams of decisions and progress.
Monitor progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT
management and clients’ decision makers.
Schedule and mediate team meetings, follow up on issues, obtain
concurrence from project stakeholders on completion of documented
deliverables.

Must Haves:

• 10+ yrs as a BA
• lead meetings and managing stakeholders
• Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems/opportunities and document the business requirements in such a way that technology solutions can be determined.
• Assist with data migration activities such as development of legacy extract specifications, data cleansing requirements and quality assurance testing.
• Emphasis on information management within the datasphere - API, exporting/importing experience