Enterprise Business Analyst
The Mutual Group, Iowa, LA, United States
* Partners with business leadership to develop business idea documents, cost benefit analysis and feasibility studies.
Clearly articulates benefits in business language.* Assists with RFI and RFP development and proof of concept as needed.* Proactively resolves customer satisfaction issues.* Sets realistic customer expectations for project delivery and adjusts customer expectations in accordance with changes in scope.* Follows a logical process and presents cost/benefit data and alternative solutions in a way that enables decision making.* Clearly articulates the role of technology in terms easily understood by business constituencies* Effectively navigates conflict between multiple business partners.* Understands the organization’s strategic and financial drivers.
Accurately measures the contribution of IT projects to business value.* Tailors business partner engagement to business sponsor risk and value preferences.* Understands and adheres to project scope, and follows change control procedures established for the project.* Accurately quantifies project-specific risks through the development lifecycle.* Creates a vision of project success that drives team engagement.* Shares best practices and process and environmental knowledge.* Manages requirements to meet performance expectations.* Partners with Quality Assurance (testing) resources.
Defines Acceptance Criteria and testing considerations, and reviews and approves test plan, test cases, and test results, as appropriate.* Participates in User Acceptance Testing in partnership with the business and project leadership.* Partners with Project and business leadership to identify process changes, communication and training needed to prepare for new software and solutions.* Helps the business meet its objectives and goals through understanding how work is being conducted, and gaps in process or functionality necessary to effectively meet the business objectives.* Uses interviewing and facilitation skills to elicit requirements from business stakeholders.* Defines the scope of requirements in collaboration with other Business Analysis team members or in a leadership role within a project team.* Manages ambiguity and creates accurate project effort estimates.* When applicable, develops a formal requirements plan for the project, detailing the business analysis work structure, artifact inventory, estimates, approach and specific Business Analysis skill sets needed.* Captures business problems and non-functional requirements precisely and consistently.
Identifies emerging business requirements.* Ensures non-functional requirements meet service level agreements.* Prioritizes problems to surface the most critical needs.
Intelligently questions business partner and knowledge worker preferences to identify unique value drivers.* Properly prioritizes competing business demands, and business line and enterprise demands.* Elicits high-level business requirements and refines iteratively to ensure that the features requested by the users align with the software and business goals.
Accurately translates business requirements into functionality.* Collaborates with Development resources, communicating the business needs and providing input on potential solutions. Obtains technical input from the Development team throughout the requirements process.* Assesses the risks of various solution options to different options.* Presents ideas in a concise, focused manner and guides team decision making.* Works in a variety of assignments, independently, or as a core member of a larger project team, and at times in a lead role.* Schedules and facilitates requirements walk through meetings with business and IT staff.* Resolves requirement issues and updates documentation.* Secures all necessary approvals for deliverables.* Ensures proper long term storage of requirements for reusability and future updates.* Surfaces potential impacts of solutions on all stakeholders and provides business partners with an accurate view of challenges to end-user buy-in.* Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and applicable work experience.* Successful completion of formal business analyst training program is preferred.* Four (4) to Eight (8) years of related professional business experience or business analysis experience.* Proficient understanding and use of business analysis concepts (business process reengineering, context diagrams, business rules, business requirements, user stories, use cases, etc).* Strong planning, facilitation, communication skills, conflict management, and change management skills.* Results oriented, self-motivated individual with a proven track record of taking ownership.* Experience with a variety of project management and software development lifecycles (Examples: Waterfall, Agile, Iterative, RUP etc).* Experience using Microsoft Office products (Word, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, etc).* Experience in the financial services industry or property/casualty insurance preferred.* Experience with 3rd party software packages.* Understands and employs business analysis concepts (business process reengineering, context diagrams, business rules, business requirements, user stories, use cases, etc).* Strong planning, facilitation, communication skills and ability to develop conflict management, and change management skills.* Results oriented, self-motivated individual with a proven track record of taking ownership.* Basic understanding of project management and software development lifecycles (Examples: Waterfall, Agile, Iterative, RUP etc).* Demonstrates the ability to use commonly-used concepts, practices and procedures within the field.* Convey clear, concise information to others, using verbal or other appropriate communication techniques.* Treats others in a nondiscriminatory, lawful and ethical manner, respecting the differences among people, and the value they bring to GuideOne.* Follows safe practices in all work activities to avoid injuries and accidents. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Clearly articulates benefits in business language.* Assists with RFI and RFP development and proof of concept as needed.* Proactively resolves customer satisfaction issues.* Sets realistic customer expectations for project delivery and adjusts customer expectations in accordance with changes in scope.* Follows a logical process and presents cost/benefit data and alternative solutions in a way that enables decision making.* Clearly articulates the role of technology in terms easily understood by business constituencies* Effectively navigates conflict between multiple business partners.* Understands the organization’s strategic and financial drivers.
Accurately measures the contribution of IT projects to business value.* Tailors business partner engagement to business sponsor risk and value preferences.* Understands and adheres to project scope, and follows change control procedures established for the project.* Accurately quantifies project-specific risks through the development lifecycle.* Creates a vision of project success that drives team engagement.* Shares best practices and process and environmental knowledge.* Manages requirements to meet performance expectations.* Partners with Quality Assurance (testing) resources.
Defines Acceptance Criteria and testing considerations, and reviews and approves test plan, test cases, and test results, as appropriate.* Participates in User Acceptance Testing in partnership with the business and project leadership.* Partners with Project and business leadership to identify process changes, communication and training needed to prepare for new software and solutions.* Helps the business meet its objectives and goals through understanding how work is being conducted, and gaps in process or functionality necessary to effectively meet the business objectives.* Uses interviewing and facilitation skills to elicit requirements from business stakeholders.* Defines the scope of requirements in collaboration with other Business Analysis team members or in a leadership role within a project team.* Manages ambiguity and creates accurate project effort estimates.* When applicable, develops a formal requirements plan for the project, detailing the business analysis work structure, artifact inventory, estimates, approach and specific Business Analysis skill sets needed.* Captures business problems and non-functional requirements precisely and consistently.
Identifies emerging business requirements.* Ensures non-functional requirements meet service level agreements.* Prioritizes problems to surface the most critical needs.
Intelligently questions business partner and knowledge worker preferences to identify unique value drivers.* Properly prioritizes competing business demands, and business line and enterprise demands.* Elicits high-level business requirements and refines iteratively to ensure that the features requested by the users align with the software and business goals.
Accurately translates business requirements into functionality.* Collaborates with Development resources, communicating the business needs and providing input on potential solutions. Obtains technical input from the Development team throughout the requirements process.* Assesses the risks of various solution options to different options.* Presents ideas in a concise, focused manner and guides team decision making.* Works in a variety of assignments, independently, or as a core member of a larger project team, and at times in a lead role.* Schedules and facilitates requirements walk through meetings with business and IT staff.* Resolves requirement issues and updates documentation.* Secures all necessary approvals for deliverables.* Ensures proper long term storage of requirements for reusability and future updates.* Surfaces potential impacts of solutions on all stakeholders and provides business partners with an accurate view of challenges to end-user buy-in.* Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and applicable work experience.* Successful completion of formal business analyst training program is preferred.* Four (4) to Eight (8) years of related professional business experience or business analysis experience.* Proficient understanding and use of business analysis concepts (business process reengineering, context diagrams, business rules, business requirements, user stories, use cases, etc).* Strong planning, facilitation, communication skills, conflict management, and change management skills.* Results oriented, self-motivated individual with a proven track record of taking ownership.* Experience with a variety of project management and software development lifecycles (Examples: Waterfall, Agile, Iterative, RUP etc).* Experience using Microsoft Office products (Word, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, etc).* Experience in the financial services industry or property/casualty insurance preferred.* Experience with 3rd party software packages.* Understands and employs business analysis concepts (business process reengineering, context diagrams, business rules, business requirements, user stories, use cases, etc).* Strong planning, facilitation, communication skills and ability to develop conflict management, and change management skills.* Results oriented, self-motivated individual with a proven track record of taking ownership.* Basic understanding of project management and software development lifecycles (Examples: Waterfall, Agile, Iterative, RUP etc).* Demonstrates the ability to use commonly-used concepts, practices and procedures within the field.* Convey clear, concise information to others, using verbal or other appropriate communication techniques.* Treats others in a nondiscriminatory, lawful and ethical manner, respecting the differences among people, and the value they bring to GuideOne.* Follows safe practices in all work activities to avoid injuries and accidents. #J-18808-Ljbffr