Business Analyst - LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY

Business Analyst (Onsite) St. Louis, Missouri Phone+Skype Job Description: Planning Prepares business cases working with partners Collaborates with Project Manager to plan approach to requirements elicitation and methods for requirements management and communication Ensures business opportunities and objectives are clearly articulated Performs current state analysis and/or root cause analysis as required Plans modeling techniques to be used in requirements analysis (scope, process, rule, data, interface models, etc.) Works with Project Manager to plan validation of requirements in managing project scope, user acceptance, installation and deployment; helps determine metrics Coordinates planning activities to meet objectives and timelines of overall program or project; works with Project Manager to forecast required time and resources Analysis, Design, Execution Implements strategies for gathering, reviewing and analyzing data requirements Performs requirements elicitation using techniques per plan Documents requirements, establishes scope and objectives and determines strategy for evaluating requirements implementation in systems to achieve business goals Organizes requirements by release and other needed categories and sets up traceability matrix; articulates requirements relationships and dependencies Translates and simplifies requirements for appropriate use; performs gap analysis; performs requirements analysis working with technical team Prioritizes requirements working with partners and creates conceptual prototypes and mock-ups Uses business process modeling, traceability and quality management techniques per methodology Validates requirements throughout process per plan Uses requirements to drive the design or review of test cases, process change requests Provides consulting to all stakeholders regarding requirements management working with Project Management Independently prioritizes the completion of tasks and resolution of issues to ensure compliance to project deliverables