Key Purpose
Understanding the business requirements, and through a structured process documenting, validating and translating it into functional specifications that are used by developers to craft a technical solution. Testing and validating the functionality of the technical solution against the business requirements. Interfacing between the business client and the development team with regards to the business and functional requirements. Ensuring that the business requirements are delivered in the implemented solution. Working with multiple business areas and multiple teams that require deep integration of solutions. Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and acting as consultant on the application.
Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to
Business Case
Assist business to articulate the benefits they wish to realize with the solution. Facilitating the development of a Business Case.
Product Requirements Specification (PRS)
Design and validate the functional solution.
This involves interpreting the CRS into a set of Product Requirements Specification (PRS).
Apply knowledge of the system, interfaces and dependencies to highlight integration aspects that must be considered.
Identify a set of stakeholders that need to be involved in creating and validating the PRS. Interview business and technical owners, as well as experienced members of the development team (Development Manager, Architect, Snr BA).
Design a set of test cases/scripts, test scenario's and test data sets to accompany the PRS.
Validate the PRS and Test Basket with the client and identified stakeholders and obtain sign-off.
Release Notes & Training Material
Update and publish release notes related to the current system changes implemented, and notify impacted parties. Maintain and update the BRS and PRS with any added content.
Personal Attributes and Skills
Behavioral Skills
Stress Management
Time management and prioritization
Creativeness
Learning orientation
Negotiation skills
Innovation
Technical Skills
Project Management
SQL queries
Business Writing Skills
Presentation and Facilitation Skills
Solution Architecture
Process Mapping
Entity Diagram mapping
Software testing pack design, functional testing
Education and Experience
Minimum
Any IT degree or diploma, or any relevant BA qualification
3 year business analyst experience
Advantageous
1 year user interface analyst experience
Business experience and product knowledge
Methodologies
Agile
Tools
Enterprise architect
Visio
SoapUI (SOAP) / REST client (JSON)
Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence)
Technologies
SQL (advantageous)
UML
XML
JSON
ITIL (advantageous)
Other
Software architecture
JAD sessions
Data modelling techniques