*Sr Business Analyst with Insurance Domain Exp*
*Location: Appleton, WI*** *Duration: 6 – 12 months*** * * *POSITION SUMMARY * Plays a lead role in the evaluation of current systems and processes by identifying and communicating needs between business areas, technology teams and support teams. Also works at a high level to analyze business area needs, then recommends and defines solutions to address business challenges and desired outcomes. *ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.* Planning and Execution Activities • Determines which techniques and artifacts should used for each project based upon size, complexity and stakeholders • Identifies all stakeholders • Helps communicate and mitigate risks to ensure project success • Responds to changing organizational priorities • Works closely with project managers and assists with the project planning Requirements Gathering • Ensures stakeholders are involved in requirements gathering activities • Obtains needed information from stakeholders to form requirements • Captures information provided in formal and informal meeting environments Analysis, Management & Communication • Obtains, organizes and categorizes large amounts of information provided by stakeholders • Critically evaluates information gathered from multiple sources, reconciles conflicts, decomposes high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguishes user requests from the underlying true needs. • Documents the business requirements and functional specifications which express what actions the business must take in order to solve a business need and delivers work artifacts through the project lifecycle • Ensures that all requirements and designs support the delivery of value, fulfill goals and business outcomes • Prioritizes requirements based on time, cost, scope, strategic fit and return on investment • Ensures requirement traceability through all phases of a project / program • Strives to eliminate ambiguity in, or varying interpretations of requirements • Prepares requirements documentation in format understandable to the recipient audience • Obtains approvals for each artifact generated • Analyzes and articulates impacts of changes to requirements • Appropriately responds to changing requirements • Resolves conflicts and issues • Varies communication method / style based on stakeholder or group • Understands organizational culture, structure and impact on work efforts • Understands enterprise architecture concepts and can assess business capability needs Recommend Solutions • Provides a concise list of solution options considered including a recommended solution • Assesses the organizational readiness for the new solution • Outline business capabilities and requirements to move from the current to future state • Verify and validate that proposed solutions meet business needs / outcomes QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; and minimum of five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. COMPUTER SKILLS Proficiency in common Microsoft applications, including MS Office Suite, Visio, SharePoint and Outlook. Working knowledge of project management applications, Mind Mapping Software, and prototyping applications (e.g. Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Axure, iRise, Microsoft Expression Studio). CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) certification and/or Usability (UX) Certifications are desirable OTHER REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES • Demonstrates thought leadership through innovative, creative, problem solving type thinking that arrives at actionable next steps that align with desired business outcomes. • Ability to interact professionally with diverse groups, executives, managers, and subject matter experts. • Guide groups to appropriate and useful outcomes to enable the stakeholders to make content decisions, e.g., scope, time, cost, quality, and priorities providing more ownership, higher quality, and more agility in adapting the specifications, plans, and approaches. • Understand and manage organizational change • Facilitate discussions / Focus Groups • Continually build and maintain professional knowledge. Continue to learn new ways of managing projects, new processes, “how to” manage group dynamics, and new ways to engage stakeholders. • Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously • Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs. • Familiarity with SDLC (System Development Lifecycle), PLC (Project Lifecycle) and the ability to be an effective team member on projects using various development methodologies (Waterfall to Agile). • Understanding of Business Analysis techniques and when they may be used including but not limited to: Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria Definition, Benchmarking, Brainstorming, Business Rules Analysis, Data Flow Diagrams, Data Modeling, Decision Analysis, Document Analysis, Estimation, Focus Groups, Functional Decomposition, Interface Analysis, Interviews, Lessons Learned Process, Metrics and Key Performance Indicators, Non-functional Requirements, Analysis, Observation, Organization Modeling, Problem Tracking, Process Modeling, Prototyping, Requirements Workshops, Risk Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Scenarios and Use Cases, Scope Modeling, Sequence Diagrams, State Diagrams, Structured Walkthrough, Survey/Questionnaire, SWOT Analysis, User Stories, Vendor Assessment * * * * *Regards,* * * *Ravinder* *Aptude Inc*** *1245 Corporate Blvd, Suite#: 201* *Aurora, IL 60505* *Phone: 630-908-8498* *Alt: 630-883-4515 Ext: 402* *Email: rboll...@aptude.com* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SAP ABAP" group. 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