Business Analyst

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The Metropolitan Council Information Services Department (IS) is seeking candidates to fulfill staff augmentation work. Below is the position title, a brief description of responsibilities, and the estimated start and end dates for an engagement.

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POSITION TITLE : Business Analyst

Responsibilities : The Business Analyst (BA) with Quality (testing) Analyst (QA) skills to assist the Senior Project Manager on two (2) PeopleSoft projects (Procure to Pay and Time & Attendance).

The scope of the Procure to Pay project will provide real-time solution where one didn't exist before, as well as consolidate a matrix of tools with a more cost-effective contract and supplier mgmt.

software that will integrate workstreams to increase efficiencies, reduce risk, improving reporting and solicitations. The Time and Attendance project will provide the Met Council with a featured, modern timekeeping system and real time system to track all types of leaves.

This will be done within the framework of the Business Process Systems Integration (BPSI) program and consider the linkages and interactions with the other systems and processes being developed by the program.

Requirements of the Role :

• Meet regularly with project team members, vendors, and / or stakeholders to analyze, map and document current state of technology systems and business processes.
• Proven investigative and analytical skills in order to access and yield finding from various sources of information
• Ability to illicit, drive and facility Joint Application development (JAD) sessions
• Ability to help drive and / or facility the development of strategic project activities, and artifacts such as : Unified Modeling Language (UML) Diagraming, Business Requirement Document (BRD), Functional Specifications Documentation (FSD), Use Case, Business Case, Feasibility Studies, Gap Analysis, etc.,
• Must understand the Software development lifecycle (SDLC) and be able to work in a waterfall and / or Agile environment
• Work with HR and Technology partners across Met Council to support the replacement of multiple timekeeping solutions and the implementation of PeopleSoft Timekeeping and Absence Management
• Work with Procurement and Technology partners across Met Council to support the implementation of eProcurement, Contract Management, Supplier Portal and Strategic Sourcing
• Must understand requirement traceability matrix and be able to create and maintain test cases
• Must be able to build consensus across groups on future state workflows and business processes.
• Assist with technology strategic roadmap planning ensuring alignment with business capabilities and technology needs.
• Identify and develop asset performance measures, key performance indicators, quality assurance metrics, and improvement measures across multi-functional teams.
• Assist in developing and providing operational and regulatory report capabilities (flow charts, statistical trend analysis, dashboard) relating to asset management.
• Perform functional requirement gathering activities for projects and initiatives, developing standardized use cases that can be utilized by implementation teams ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Must have data work and / or migration experience to include understanding of ROT (Redundant, Obsolete, and Trivial data) cleansing, Flat File data review, dataset identification and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) work
• Consult and coordinate with managers, supervisors, and other departments on business requirements and opportunities to improve asset management business practices.

Estimate Start Date :

September 23, 2024

End Date :

September 23, 2025, with possible extension

Work Location / Type :

Hybrid work environment; 2-3 days in the office per week desired

Must be local candidate or cover their own travel expenses.

Location : Met Council, 390 Robert St. N., St. Paul 55101

Specifications

Descriptions of Specifications

Candidate Name

Please provide the full name of the candidate being proposed.

• Level of Education
• B.S. or B.A. Degree, or 10 years relevant experience
• Certification
• Degree program or relevant certification dependent on role
• Years of experience in Position Title
• Eight years of experience in a Business Analyst role, experience with public sector preferred but not mandatory

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Certification(s)
• Degree program or related field or relevant certification in the role.
• Business Process Analysis
• Proven experience in business process engineering / reengineering, improvement, documentation, mapping, workflow analysis, and diagramming
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Proven experience in scenario and script writing, and leading testing efforts system, end to end, and UAT test cycles.
• Experience in complex cross-functional teams
• Ability to quickly adapt, and develop strong communication, and working relationships across the board in a fast-pace, complex organization with multiple project team members, and cross-functional stakeholders at various levels
• Experience working with ERP / PeopleSoft project
• Proven experience working with ERP / PeopleSoft projects where multiple modules will be implemented.

Experience working with PeopleSoft modules

Proven experience working PeopleSoft modules : Procure to Pay and Time & Attendance.

• Communication Skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate with a diverse group of customers and teams at all levels of the Council to accomplish project, team, or work goals. Including :
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of stakeholders.

Work Environment

Must be able to follow instructions and work independently and / or in a collaborative team environment