I have a very urgent DIRECT CLIENT requirement for *Business Analyst* in *Raleigh, NC*. Please Let Me Know If you have available candidate, please reply with their word resume, location, rate and contact number.
Please send the resumes at pe...@cncconsulting.com Job Title: Business Analyst Location: Raleigh, NC Duration: 12 Months *In person interview (Local Candidates only)* Expected Skills: Able to work without assistance; can provide leadership to others; able to manage complex work efforts; may have advanced education; may have deep industry experience. Description (including, but not limited to): Managing business analysis work or projects with distinct deliverables to a solution Identifying and documenting business processes, issues, value levers, metrics, and capabilities Collecting, organizing, and analyzing data Completing analysis and documentation of as-is capabilities Conducting interviews to gather business requirements Conducting industry, competitive and State analyses (strategic, financial, operational), business case development, as well as market research for benchmarking Supporting required system go-live activities, including conversion, support desk, site support, training delivery, logistics management, etc. Supporting change management and communications programs and activities Performing PMO activities related to project time tracking, work plan updates, status reporting, service metric reporting, and related project administration tasks The Office of Early Learning of The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is developing a new formative assessment process, and an online software tool, which will be utilized to assess the skills, and inform instruction, for students in Kindergarten through the third grade in all North Carolina public schools. This project is being facilitated through an approved contract with UNC Charlotte, who provide academic and research guidance for the new assessment process, and through Teaching Strategies, LLC, a software vendor hired via a sub-contract with UNC Charlotte, and who is responsible developing, hosting, and maintaining the new software tool which will support the new assessment process. Teaching Strategies is also responsible for developing training materials, and conducting training sessions, and also for Help Desk support going forward. The project is known as the “K-3 Formative Assessment Process” (K3FAP). The current phase of the project includes a legislative mandated “Kindergarten Early Assessment”, which must be completed for each kindergarten student within 60 days of enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year. The next phase will include the full K-3 assessment process for kindergarten through third grade, and is scheduled to commence at the start of the 2016-2017 school year. DPI seeks an experienced Business Analyst who will support the project conducting the necessary analysis to implement the needed interfaces between K3FAP, and other relevant applications supported by DPI. This person will document business requirements, integrating myriad data sources, and leading quality assurance efforts will be directly responsible for the deliverables described in this document. 40% Functional Integration, Analysis and Support Act as a liaison between The Office of Early Learning, DPI Technology Services, and the K3FAP vendor, to gather, clarify, and document business requirements, and to coordinate and document all discussions related to the requirements management process. Conduct the necessary analysis to determine and document the required interfaces between K3FAP, PowerSchool, and mClass Reading 3D. Also, work with the appropriate stakeholders and technology staff to determine the appropriate sources of data, and frequency of source system interfaces. Produce a detailed scope, requirements definition, and functional specification for the selected architecture and optimized data flows between PowerSchool and mClass Reading 3D. Serve as the lead for the K-3 FAP integration with the Identify Access Management system Lead troubleshooting and internal support activities related to K-3 FAP Serve as formal troubleshooting escalation point for NCDPI (tier 2 support); and Coordinate issue and risk management activities with the current and future vendors Other duties as assigned. 40% Data Integration Coordinate the activities between the vendor, Teaching Strategies, and DPI Technology resources, to define, test, and implement the required data feeds from the relevant DPI system to K3FAP Coordinate the implementation of secure production file delivery to Teaching Strategies Coordinate delivery of test files, test results, and user acceptance with Teaching Strategies and DPI for the data interfaces Lead the discussions related to the longer term integration strategy of K3FAP with other DPI applications; devise a system architecture that supports efficient integration with other applications, and also presents a logical, user-friendly interface to other DPI users Update any relevant system data flow or system architecture documentation throughout the project Initiate integration analysis and design to support K-3 assessment project integrations with other applications such as mClass Reading 3D. Consult with the DPI system architect resource, and document alternatives to optimize all data flows from PowerSchool, and mClass Reading 3D, to the K-3 Assessment product. Act as liaison with Teaching Strategies to escalate and monitor issues and risks associated Other duties as assigned. 20% Quality Assurance Produce a Quality Assurance Plan, produce test cases, and manage the user acceptance testing for all K-3 system integration phases. Other duties as assigned. Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required in this Position Direct experience and understanding of integrated online systems Direct experience with comprehensive instructional and assessment systems Direct knowledge of Software as a Service (SaaS) High-level understanding of IT systems engineering concepts High-level understanding of educational technologies Functional understanding of industry standard project management best practices Proven time, process and relationship management skills associated with system implementation, support and management Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for troubleshooting Educational IT systems Excellent interpersonal skills for interfacing with myriad audiences Excellent written and verbal communications skills for effectively communicating both technical and non-technical concepts Ability to work independently and as contributing member of a project team Ability to collaborate with various levels of an organization Ability to think critically and be creative in identifying solutions to problems Education and Experience Required What educational background is needed to perform these duties and responsibilities? What kind of work experience is needed? Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Project Management, Information Systems Management, Informational Technology or a related degree(s) Experience with Educational IT product implementation At least two years of experience in business process analysis and/or product implementation K-12 experience preferred Proven Business Systems Analysis skill-set and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong interpersonal, oral and written communicati Required 7 Years Experience leading design reviews, applying testing frameworks and facilitating user testing. Required 7 Years Proven experience devising new processes and/or modifying existing processes, designing desired state based on upstream and downstream processes and t Required 7 Years Experience designing system integrations, including developing integration files and mapping data fields from one system to another. Required 7 Years Experience in developing communications plans involving a large audience of various constituents that addresses stakeholders concerns and leads to eff Required 7 Years A demonstrated work ethic that emphasizes customer focus, quality work product and continuous improvement. Required 7 Years Ability to prioritize work and handle multiple tasks in a fast paced, diverse and growth oriented environment. Required 7 Years Ability to identify inefficient processes/procedures and possess capability to assist in the development and implementation of solutions. Required 7 Years Experience in working with SaaS (Software as a Service) providers Desired 2 Years Experience with Educational IT tools Highly desired 1 Years Direct experience with comprehensive instructional and assessment systems Highly desired 1 Years Thanks Peter Smith Direct: 224-764-8535 Email ID: pe...@cncconsulting.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SAP or Oracle Financials" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sap-or-oracle-financials+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sap-or-oracle-financials@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sap-or-oracle-financials. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
