15 Oct
Woolworths
Cape Town
Responsible for facilitating and defining business requirements and ensuring translation into effective business solutions
- Develop a Business Analysis Approach in project execution or investigation
o Understand project context to determine applicable BPA approach
- Lead the definition and review of business processes
o Understand current business processes and define future business processes
o Document future business process/es
- Facilitate Business requirements workshops or sessions to elicit and define system requirements
o Plan and execute business requirements elicitation sessions/workshops
o Develop Business Requirement Specifications
- Participate in solution design workshops
o Develop Functional Requirement Specifications
o Provide input to System Requirement Specification and other Technical oriented documents
- Contribute in development of testing and training materials
o Document test scenarios and review test cases
o Assist testing capability in ensuring that new system meet requirements
o Coordinate and lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Relevant 3 year Information Technology or business-related qualification
- 3 - 5 years Business/Process Analysis experience, preferably across multiple disciplines/domains
- Working knowledge of relevant methodology and tools e.g. Process modelling tools, project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile etc.)
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA
· Proven experience in leading solution design workshops
· Expert knowledge in delivering typical Business Analysis Artefacts
· Faculty Training Institute Business Analysis qualification advantageous
· General understanding of Retail Merchandising and / or Supply Chain & Logistics will be advantageous
· Experience of Agile methodologies and frameworks including Scrum and Kanban and of the Business Analyst role within agile frameworks
· Experience in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) implementation(s) will be advantageous
· Proven experience of stakeholder relationship management and influencing skills, demonstrating success in facilitating collaboration, influencing, communicating and negotiating at all levels
· Expertise and extensive experience in process modelling, gap analysis and requirements engineering with the delivery of appropriate artefacts to progress development and achieve business objectives
· The ability to interact and work collaboratively within a team as well as the ability to run with a piece of work autonomously where required
· Ability to research technology-related concepts, trends and best practices, and apply findings
· Synthesises data from different sources to identify trends
· Presents problem analysis and a recommended solution rather than just identifying and describing the problem itself
· Demonstrates a results-oriented mindset in planning and implementing activities/projects
· Anticipates potential obstacles and their impact on the accomplishment of goals and timelines and propose/ take corrective action where required
· Listens attentively and checks understanding of the message being received.
· Prepares written reports and briefs and communicates ideas clearly.
· Speaks fluently in team meetings when presenting information.
· Convinces others by identifying benefits for all; looks for ways to increase the value of the partnership for all parties.
· Genuinely cultivates personal bonds with colleagues in order to enhance performance throughout the organisation.
· Adjusts to work effectively within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
· Anticipates change and continuously remains prepared for change