Business Analysts

Maplesoft Group is currently seeking a Business Analysts (Intermediate) Resource for our Federal Government client.

The following responsibilities are associated with the “Statement of Work” but are not limited to:
Primary Responsibilities

Job Duties:
The required services may include, but are not limited to the following:

- Advising Senior Management on a range of issues affecting the organization's ability to achieve the project's business objectives
- Identifying opportunities for organizational improvement
- Assisting in the prioritization and assignment of organizational improvements
- Developing and/or implementing an organizational improvement plan, business plan, policies and standards
- Making recommendations and providing advice for improvements and assisting in developing solutions, scenarios and implementing recommendations
- Preparing and presenting findings, status and other relevant matters
- Collecting and analyzing information and presenting findings on complex issues, carrying out or coordinating research as required and preparing reports
- Identifying and researching best practices
- Processing problems into solutions or new opportunities/initiatives
- Analyzing, advising on, and implementing business processes, strategies and functions
- Advising on business decisions
- Preparing and advising on contracts structure and enforcement
- Leading and managing various business systems and process improvements (for example, initiating redesign to promote increased efficiencies and reduce overall costs, implementing improvements to automation of process)
- Recognizing market factors and adapting business decisions to the context of the organization's sector and industry
- Implementing and advising on measures to mitigate risk
- Facilitating Joint Application Development (JAD) session and acting as facilitator during workshops
- Translating the business requirements into System/Functional requirements
- Analyzing and documenting the business requirements and delivering work products through the life cycle
- Assessing the organization's capacity/capability to undertake and successfully deliver an initiative or a change
- Consulting stakeholders (individually or by means of facilitating group sessions) to identify comprehensive business requirements
- Documenting business requirements for all stakeholders
- Providing support in analyzing, evaluating and controlling risks, especially related to requirements
- Managing the implementation of an organizational improvement plan to identify, analyze, plan, track and control organizational improvements on a continuous basis
- Performing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis when producing a business case to determine whether further investment in a project is warranted

Other tasks may include, but may not be limited to:

- Developing or creating program documentation, policies, operating procedures and standards
- Preparing and presenting findings and other relevant matters
- Collecting and analyzing information and presenting findings on complex issues, carrying out or coordinating research as required and preparing reports
- Identifying and researching best practices
- Analyzing, advising on, and implementing business processes, strategies and functions
- Translating the business requirements into System/Functional requirements
- Analyzing and documenting the business requirements and delivering work products through the life cycle
- Consulting stakeholders (individually or by means of facilitating group sessions) to identify comprehensive business requirements
- Documenting business requirements for all stakeholders
- Develop a series of draft procurement/contract documentation and technical statement of requirements for National Dental Care Plan and coordinate consultations therein
- Design processes to ensure the sustainability and evolution of dashboards and other management tools
- Provision of documentation such as training material, operating procedures, Statement of Requirements (SOR), program plans, feasibility reports, schedules, program management plans and lessons learned;
- Formulating and managing the program plans by defining deliverables, identifying and providing resources, identifying key milestones, reviewing program progress against milestones, and engaging ongoing risk management;
- Developing and maintaining systems for the management and control of requirements on programs in a manner compatible with client standards and guidelines. This includes communications and consultations with various stakeholders in the process;
- Provide monthly program progress reports;
- Conducting stakeholder meetings; and
- Working with program teams and other stakeholders, manage the requirements on programs.

Maplesoft Group prides itself on its distinct corporate culture and recognizes that success is a direct reflection of our most valuable asset - our people. Therefore, attitude and ambition are key personality t