Padmore Global Connections is working with the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) to find a qualified Business Analyst for their Office of Information Technology. The role involves coordinating the NextGen ERP project implementation activities and acting as a communication catalyst between agency stakeholders and solution teams.
Responsibilities:
- The BA serves as the communication catalysts, ensuring that agency business stakeholders and NextGen solution teams are in sync
- The BA will serve as a facilitator to resolve business process issues and successfully deliver established project schedules and closing timelines
- At the direction of the Project Manager the BA will:
- Establish Stakeholder Register
- Assisting in scheduling and facilitating agency project meetings
- Assist stakeholders take the necessary actions/steps to achieve the goals and objectives of the project
- Assists in coordinating project activities
- Assists in developing test plans
- Assists stakeholders with test scripts
- Documents and distributes meeting minutes
- Identifies and defines business requirements by quickly understanding business process requirements based on the input and opinions of a diverse group of users
- Works closely with Project manager to maintain project artifacts
- Develops and maintains a productive working relationship with project sponsors, vendors, and key clients
- Documents agency business requirements in a suitable format that communicates the specific actions developed for the product and obtains appropriate approvals
Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree
- 7 years working as a BA or 3 years BA experience and a BA certification
- Expert in the use of MS O365 applications
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
- Ability to work well with business unit SMEs, other PMs/BAs, vendors, and end users in cross-functional teams
- Possesses a broad understanding of IT and business skills
- Extremely detail-oriented, organized, structured, analytical, and logical, with strong problem-solving skills
- Experience working with government organizations