Assist Leads to understand and define enterprise goals and objectives
Tailor the business approach based on the audience’s known preferences/needs
Adapt the preferred verbal & non-verbal communication style to the needs of the situation and the individual
Apply system analysis techniques to analyze requirements system capabilities workflows and functional limitations
Assess the complexity and size of the change and the overall risk factors for the change/solution/problem area/methodology etc.
Use a holistic view of people processes and technology to understand the enterprise
Assist to ensure requirements traceability throughout the project
Identify appropriate stakeholder communication needs to support the change. Ensure key stakeholders understand and agree to the business analysis approach.
Plan and execute effective processes for definition and approval of requirements and designs
Determine the appropriate level of abstraction for business analysis information for each stakeholder
Plan for requirements reuse and traceability
Follow effective requirements practices such as change control process defined by senior BAs
Ensure use and continuous improvement of a requirements processes
Learn about developing process flow diagrams use case current/future state diagrams functional and technical requirements
Assist in interpreting evaluating and interrelating research data
Successfully complete straight-forward tasks and smaller well-scoped challenges independently
Identify appropriate actions and modify guidelines that have been provided to address a challenge.
Requirements :
Analytical organizational and problem-solving skills - Use Analytical thinking and problem solving skills to analyse problems and opportunities effectively Know to apply competencies like Creative Thinking Decision Making Learning Problem Solving Systems Thinking Conceptual Thinking and Visual Thinking
Behavioural Characteristics - Use of right set behavioural characteristics like Ethics Personal Accountability Organization Time Management and adaptation to gain the trust and respect of stakeholders.
Business Knowledge - Have a good understanding of the Business Industry and Organization solution or methodology that the business analyst operates in. Good ability to recognize potential limitations and opportunities. Understand the risks involved in the area of work and make suitable decisions to manage risks. Good understanding of Current trends market forces market drivers Key processes Services Products definitions customer segments suppliers practices and regulations
Communication Skills - Able to learn the art of different communication styles and techniques to suit the knowledge level and communication styles of recipients. Ability to speak the language of the stakeholders. Ability to use variety of communication methods – verbal non-verbal physical and written along with listening skills. Assist conversations to reach productive conclusions
Interaction skills - ability to relate cooperate and communicate with different kinds of people including sponsors colleagues team members developers vendors learning and development professionals end users customers and subject matter experts(SMEs). Facilitate stakeholder communication promote stakeholder support of the proposed changes. Good negotiation and conflict resolution
Tools and Technology - skilled in various software application and tools to support communication and collaboration. Ability to assist in creation and maintenance of requirements artifacts and model concepts track issues to increase overall productivity. Skilled in the use of prototyping and simulation tools tools for modelling and diagramming. Requirements management technologies required to support requirements workflow approval base lining traceability change control and management. Able to pick and use the right tools and technology including presentation software for communication and collaboration among the team and stakeholders.
Business Analysis techniques - Understanding of various BA techniques. Ability to use the right technique for carrying out the BA tasks as appropriate to the area of work with some guidance from senior colleagues. Listing down all of the techniques commonly used by Business Analysts to execute their tasks. An Associate III – Business Analysis is good enough if they can understand the frequently used techniques from the below list:a. Brainstormingb. Business Casesc. Document Analysisd. Business Rules Analysise. Prototypingf. Data Miningg. Estimationh. Financial Analysisi. Functional decompositionj. Interviewsk. Item Trackingl. Lessons Learnedm. Process Analysis and Modellingn. Reviewso. Root Cause Analysisp. Risk Analysis and Managementq. Survey/Questionnairer. Workshopss. Mind mappingt. Scope Modellingu. Stakeholder mapsv. Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)w. Benchmarking & Market Analysisx. Interface Analysisy. Data flow diagramsz. Use casesaa. User Storiesbb. Backlog Managementcc. Estimationdd. Prioritizationee. Acceptance and Evaluation criteriaff. Business Model Canvasgg. Concept Modellinghh. SWOT Analysisii. Organizational Modellingjj. Vendor Assessment