- business analysis skills applied in work environment.
- of working within a structured project environment.
- influencing, negotiation, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
- and confident in report writing techniques, facilitating workshops and delivering presentations to senior managers
- analytical mind set & good attention to detail.
- problem solving and ability to understand and interpret complex business issues and processes.
- analytical and numeracy skills
- of working to time, cost, quality objectives.
- and creative thinking
- to work independently or as part of a team
- of waterfall project delivery methodologies (PRINCE2 or equivalent)
- of agile methodologies (Agile, SCRUM etc)
- in using Agile tools such as Jira / Confluence
- of change management methodologies (e.g. Six Sigma)
- of core analytical techniques & methods including: Impact Mapping; Wireframes; Features (user stories) ; Business process modelling ; Data flow modelling; Use-cases ; SWOT analysis; Cost/benefit analysis
Business Analyst - Crewe, United Kingdom - Pontoon Solutions
Description
Crewe/Hybrid
£450 outside IR35
6 Month Contract - scope for extensions.
Our high-profile Automotive client are recruiting for a Business Analyst to join their team based in Crewe on a hybrid basis. The scope of service is to provide: effective analysis to clarify, define or evaluate data business problems, opportunities or requirements for change in a manner which supports the identification of solutions that deliver value to the business. Simultaneously, to ensure all requirements are documented, organised and prioritised appropriately and they can be easily understood by all stakeholders. In addition, provide business requirements where appropriate to ensure that solutions developed are viable within the operating environment and are focused on delivering the anticipated benefits.
Key Deliverables
Define, clarify and evaluate business problems/opportunities, eliciting requirements for change from stakeholders and applying appropriate data modelling & analysis techniques
Effectively plan and deliver analysis utilising an appropriate and agreed approach and deliver analysis outputs on time and to the agreed quality
Ensure all requirements (functional and non-functional) and business processes (as-is and to-be) are accurately and appropriately documented, organised and prioritised and they can be easily understood by all stakeholders.
Ensure requirements are fit for purpose throughout the lifecycle of the project and they are kept aligned to the required business outcomes. Any changes to requirements should be completed in a timely and controlled fashion and are to be signed off by the appropriate parties.
Validate proposed technical solution designs and test approaches to ensure alignment with requirements and business needs.
Identify and validate solutions and ensure business and financial impacts are assessed appropriately and benefits can be tracked
Conduct organisational readiness assessments where required
Contribute to the production of investigations / feasibility studies as required.
Contribute to the identification of benefits and also risks which may impact delivery of change.
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