Business Analyst 3

The Business Analyst is responsible for gathering and
documenting clear, unambiguous, and testable business requirements from the
client, and understanding the business requirements thoroughly in order to
communicate business need and system functionality to technical and
non-technical stakeholders, project team members, and the user community. The
Business Analyst serves as the ScrumMaster (heavy usage of Monday.com and/or
JIRA tool) on campaign finance related projects and coordinates with the PMO’s
Project Manager for artifacts/documentation needed on State of Michigan
projects. This position has on-site/in person workdays of Tuesday/Wednesday (no
exceptions).

The Business
Analyst is responsible for working with the project team and stakeholders to
examine existing and future-state business processes, data, and systems. This
information is used to guide the gathering of business requirements as they
relate to the desired system functionality. This position includes creating
test plans with the business area, and ensuring repeatable processes are in
place beyond the lifecycle of the current project.

Job Fit: The ideal
candidate for this role will have a mentor/teaching type of background to
ensure the future long-term success of the business area, helping to solidify
an Agile mindset with their vendor and shoring up long-term transition from
project mode to maintenance mode.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for documenting business requirements
  that are clear, unambiguous, testable, and satisfy the business need in
  accordance with standard templates and adherence to DTMB and MDOS
  policies, standards, and guidelines. 
  
• Creating Test plans with the business, ensuring
  repeatable processes are in place beyond the lifecycle of the current
  project.
  
• Documenting repeatable steps/processes (technical
  documentation) for the business area to refer to as part of maintenance
  planning.
  
• Responsible for facilitating requirement
  gathering meetings to identify impacted business processes and document
  the project business requirements.  Attendees include relevant project team members and stakeholders as
  identified in the Communication Plan.
  
• Responsible for adhering to the project schedule
  by developing and maintaining the project backlog during Agile projects
  and working with the product owner to set priority throughout the duration
  of project.
  
• Responsible for understanding project scope and
  actively monitoring requirements process to maintain adherence to the
  objectives set for the project.
  
• Responsible for understanding high-level
  information governance objectives and ensuring appropriate Stakeholder
  inclusion and/or awareness regarding data requirements.
  
• Responsible for appropriate resolution of
  critical IT issues as it pertains to the BA role.
  
• Responsible for understanding project specific
  benefits and related impact of changes to project scope or business
  requirements.
  
• Ensures SEM (system engineering methodology) deliverables
  for the project that are a responsibility of the BA are completed,
  reviewed, and approved in alignment with area processes.
  
• Works directly with project team including vendor
  partners for roles such as: user interface/user experience (UI/UX),
  solution architects, database administrators, developers, QA testers, and
  others to ensure understanding of the requirements, functionality, size,
  and scalability of the IT solution.