Job Title: Business Analyst
Ref: ITSSEL0022 - Business Process Analyst I, Selling: POS, ITS, 6 month contract, Cape Town
REF: IT/BH/Ref: ITSSEL0022 - Business Process Analyst I, Selling: POS, ITS, 6 month contract, Cape Town/Western Cape/080812
Recruiter: Woolworths (Pty) Ltd Updated on: 2012-08-20 00:00:00
Start Date: 2012-08-08 End Date: 2012-08-21
AA/EE: Applicable Contract Temporary / Contract
Location: Western Cape Available: 1 Month Notice
Category: Information Technology Offer: Market-related
Reporting To: IT Business Partner Job Grade: Middle Mgt & Specialists
Division: Information Technology Positions: 1
Introduction
To take a leading POS (Point of Sale) Business Analyst role during the RFI (Request for Info) & RFP (Request for Proposal) stages of the POS application replacement project. This is a 6 month contract position based at the Head Office in Cape Town City Centre.
Minimum Requirements
TECHNICAL AND FUNCTIONAL
• 6 years+ Business Analysis, of which 2 years are Retail POS orientated
• A team player
• Strong analysis & documentation skills
• Experience with document management and organizing repositories
• Working experience of ARIS will be an advantage
• Experience of Agile / JAD Sessions will be an advantage
• Retail Business and preferably POS (Point of Sale) BA experience will be very beneficial
• Proven hands-on experience on multiple POS projects will also be very beneficial
• The ability to work to deadlines
• Good verbal, written and presentation communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of Project Management Methodology
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Proven facilitation skills, with confidence to deal with high-level stake-holders
• Customer Service Orientation
• High attention to detail
• A relevant BA qualification will be an advantage
Job Specification
• Assist the project team in identifying and selecting the next generation POS Application to be used in Woolworths stores.
• Document business requirements and existing business process, assist with GAP analysis and position the project to move into Development and Implementation stages.
• Arrange and facilitate workshops with business & IS representatives to gain an understanding of current and future POS requirements
• Assess and document high-level business & IS requirements for a new POS (Point of Sale) application
• Create a scoring mechanism to assist RFI feedback assessment teams with shortlisting the responders
• Translate the high-level requirements into a formal RFI (Request for Info) document
• Attend and sometimes facilitate review workshops, evaluate vendor RFI feedback, assess the products against high-level business & IS requirements
• Convert the high-level business & IS requirements into an RFP (Request for Proposal) questionnaire which will be issued to the shortlisted vendors
• Assess vendor feedback, work with the project team to score the responses and ultimately select the final POS Application vendor
• Become familiar with existing WW BP (Business Process) repositories and standards
• Based on existing WW systems and best practice, develop a POS BP repository framework for documenting and managing BP’s & sign-off entities relating to the POS Project. Work with existing POS resources to prioritize BP entities and develop the contents of the BP repository
• Perform a detailed GAP Analysis between the WW BP and the chosen application solution
• Recommend (in the first instance and where appropriate) best-practice changes to the retail BP over and above changes to the Core POS product
• Write BRS/URS (Business/User requirement specifications) to detail what POS changes are needed to fulfill the identified Business Processes
• Set up and facilitate requirements review workshops / with business and other stakeholder, obtain sign-off of requirements
• Workshop requirements with application vendor BA’s, architects and/or developers, review and sign-off FS (Functional Specifications) before the development commences
• Write test scenarios and test cases to assist with Functional and UAT testing
• Assist the test team with integration and other areas where appropriate
• Facilitate and attend UAT, assess results, ensure the quality and integrity of the solution is delivered in accordance to business expectations, work with business users and stakeholders to sign-off the deliveries
• Assist with post-implementation defect identification & management
• Provide input into ITS policies, principles and procedures
In accordance with Woolworths’ Employment Equity approach, preference will be given to candidates from designated groups
or to apply for this vacancy.
Other similar positions we have available
Ref: ITSSC0008 - IT Business Partner, ITS, Cape Town Ref: ITSMM0023 - Systems Analyst II, ITS, Cape Town
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How to Apply:
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Deadline: 21st Aug 2012
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