IT Business Analyst 2 - Project Initiation

Seeks a Business Analyst (BA) who will primarily assigned to compiling and documenting scopes of work to facilitate new IT procurement/contracts. The scopes of work define the applicable boundaries, requirements, activities/tasks, deliverables/milestones, terms and conditions, etc. for purchasing goods/services. The BA will incorporate or gather requirements and related exhibits/appendices.

BA will collaborate with business, IT, IT Security, Legal, and Procurement/Legal stakeholders. BA will obtain and assess vendor provided agreements and related materials. BA will prepare any additional documents as needed to facilitate procurement. BA will facilitate reconciling any conflicting items between parties. BA will assist in gathering and documenting selection criteria for proposal evaluations.

Consultant shall represent GDOT interests and comply with Ethics/Code of Conduct rules of the State of Georgia. Consultant will be preparing materials to support procurement but will not be participating in the actual evaluation, selection, or contracting processes.

Requirements

Responsibilities Participates in the demand management process to assist the business in establishing business cases, scope, and requirements relating to requests for new systems or existing system changes. Primarily support IT acquisition of products or services by developing scopes of work Consults with project teams and architects to identify currently known solutions or performs market research.

Gathers information/documentation from vendors or contractors. Translates business needs into requirements and functional/non-functional specifications. Gather, clarify/define, and document scope, business scenarios, workflows, requirements, etc. Conduct interviews, workshops, and JAD sessions Analyzes and validates business requirements and processes, identifies opportunities for process enhancement to benefit the Department, identifies gaps in information.

Uses a structured process to define priorities and opportunities and/or works with stakeholders to define the minimum viable product (MVP) and options for improvements via subsequent phases. Produces required work artifacts. Communicates and presents client’s business requirements to implementation teams. Creates systems models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to developers and system architects.

Works with the team to define acceptance criteria or other metrics/performance goals for the system. Provides status updates, completes weekly work time logs, updates work tickets weekly. Provide estimates and target dates for task completion for incorporation into project schedules or work tickets.