Front Arena Business Analyst I 1 at Nedbank

Job Purpose


To enable change by defining the needs and the rationale for change, to understand the current state, to define the future state, and to determine the activities required to move from the current to the future state by applying the principles of business analysis, according to the requirements classification schema, from a diverse array of multi-functional perspectives with an agile mindset.
Address complex challenges or opportunities, finds a way to deliver business value for any change challenge, guides others to help them deliver better business outcomes, is sought after for expertise and guidance in addressing business challenges, and provides insight to situations that fall within (or outside of) the sphere of influence.
Pair with Product Designers (CX/UX), Business Architects, Testers (QA), Business data Managers (BDM) and key roles in the requirements value chain. Apply the principles of Product Ownership Analysis and the strategy-to-execution framework. Lead other BAs in delivery Enterprisewide solutions where this is a project requirement an/or act as the business subject matter expert.


Job Responsibilities


Conduct and lead others on iterative and adaptive planning and monitoring tasks to estimate, organize and coordinate the BA efforts on large/complex enterprise initiatives
Conduct and lead others on elicitation and collaboration tasks to obtain information from stakeholders and confirm the results
Conduct and lead others on requirements analysis and design definition to structure, organize, specify and model requirements and designs, validate and verify information, identify solution options that meet business needs, and estimate the potential value that could be realized for each solution option
Conduct and lead others on Requirements Life Cycle Management tasks to manage and maintain requirements and design information from inception to retirement
Conduct and lead others on strategy analysis to define the future and transition states needed to address the business need
Conduct and lead others on Solution Evaluation to assess the performance of and value delivered by a solution, and eliminate barriers/constraints that prevent the full realization of the value
Execute and lead others on according to IIBA best practices, agile product delivery and lean principles based on Nedbank's delivery approach as per the BA methods
Discover and deliver requirements based on changes across all seven product dimensions and requirements categories
Understand/co-create the operational value streams, enterprise strategic themes, product roadmap, vision, KPIs and metrics
Understand all elements of the portfolio, solution, program and team backlog
Explore and articulate the opportunity/problem to be solved and identify stakeholder wants and needs to realise this and participate to define the proposed solution
Use visual diagrams and collaborative games to model scope, interfaces, story context, data flows, processes, and Enterprisewide dependencies
Document Epics/features/themes to analyse user stories - identify gaps, missing stories, acceptance criteria, scenario development and all requirement categories
Own decomposition of portfolio epics, features, elicitation, analysis, story writing and acceptance criteria writing throughout the requirements value chain and ensure reuse of requirements
Collaborate/co-create process and capability alignment by pairing with the PE and Architect
Drive resolutions for impediments and spikes and enabler epics/stories, and synthesise the data to articulate requirements
Drive collaboration with development/QA to identify test cases/scenarios, conduct UAT and train the trainer/user, support change management and the product manager with commercialisation
Lead all aspects of Backlog Refinement and increment planning and champion DevOps & Built-in quality principles and limit WIP
Analyse/document data requirements and model data flows/ ERDs through all 7 product dimensions on a portfolio level by pairing with BDMs
Foster stakeholder relationships and engagement for backlog discovery and delivery, dependencies and enterprise delivery up to executive level
Conduct system demos and contribute to I&A, implement suggestions and drive continuous improvement
Actively participate and lead portfolio/squad ceremonies by pairing with SMs, ACs, POs, Epic/BITE Owners
Champion minimum viable thinking by defining, prioritising, estimating and planning small increments to achieve increment plans
Drive early remediation by reducing waste, rework, identify risks, issues and dependencies within scope and across projects


Essential Qualifications - NQF Level



Professional Qualifications/Honour's Degree



Preferred Certifications


Certificate in BA endorsed by IIBA , SAFe and Agile Certification


Minimum Experience Level


7 - 10 years
Managerial : 1 - 2 years
BA experience, manage multiple IT Projects and exposure to complex enterprise wide programmes, business and industry exposure and Lead BA role


Technical / Professional Knowledge


Research methodology
Data and Business analysis
Strategy planning and execution
BA Body Of Knowledge
Agile Concepts
Process Engineering Skills
Business Analysis Descipline , Techniques and Practices
Global business analysis Trend
Information Technology concepts


Behavioural Competencies


Decision Making
Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
Driving Innovation
Digital Acumen
Coaching
Building Networks