Business Analyst Job Description

• Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis.
  


• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs.
  


• Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver the following artifacts as needed: (Functional requirements (Business Requirements Document), iii. Use Cases, GUI, Screen and Interface designs)
  


• Utilize your experience in using enterprise-wide requirements definition and management systems and methodologies required.
  


• Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously
  


• Work independently with users to define concepts and under direction of project managers


• Drive and challenge business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans
  


• Strong analytical and product management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.
  


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts.
  


• Serves as the conduit between the customer community (internal and external customers) and the software development team through which requirements flow.
  


• Develop requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language.
  


• Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs.
  


• Be the liaison between the business units, technology teams and support teams.

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