Senior Business Analyst with NV1

The
Change and Project Management Office (CaPMO) within the Department of
infrastructure, transport, regional development and communications,
Sport and the Arts (the department) is seeking a Business Analyst to
undertake research, discovery and analysis of business requirements, to
scope, design and implement an online Program and Project Management and
Reporting Tool (PPMRT).

The BA will:

• Review current project management processes, reporting, and frameworks.
  
• Engage
  with stakeholders, such as project managers, business owners, senior
  responsible officers, etc., to gather and validate functional and
  non-functional requirements from a project perspective.
  
• Document current and future state workflows to inform system design and change planning.
  
• Develop a Business Requirements document, including functional and non-functional specifications.
  
• Support the development of a Project Management Plan (PMP) by aligning requirements with delivery scope.
  
• Facilitate communication between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring mutual understanding and agreement.
  
• Produce
  relevant artefacts and actively participate (and at times lead) in
  stakeholder workshops, meetings, and stakeholder sessions.
  
• Assess initiative-level reporting needs and determine feasibility of integrating them into the PPMRT.
  
• Evaluate existing internal systems for potential use in initiative tracking, including hybrid options.
  
• Review
  a customised version of a PPMRT used by another department to assess
  adaptability. Provide a recommendation report outlining viable options
  for government initiative-level reporting, including risks and
  dependencies.
  

Deliverables may include (but will not be limited to):

• Detailed Discovery Report
  
• Current vs Future State analysis and workflows
  PMP input
  
• Stakeholder Engagement Plan
  
• Detailed Business and System-based Requirements and
  Specifications
  
• Communicative and reporting artefacts and tools, to
  support stakeholder discussions and change management
  activities.
  
• Initiative Reporting Assessment
  
• Comparative Review Report (based on precedents of
  existing PPMRTs)
  
• Recommendation Report.
  

Research and Analysis:

• Conduct a thorough review of current project management processes, reporting, and frameworks.
  
• Undertake research and discovery activities to gather business requirements
  

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Engage
  with various stakeholders including project managers, business owners,
  and senior responsible officers to gather and validate functional and
  non-functional requirements.
  
• Facilitate communication and ensure mutual understanding between technical teams and business stakeholders.
  

Documentation and Reporting:

• Document current and future state workflows to inform system design and change strategies.
  
• Develop detailed business requirements documents, including functional and non-functional specifications.
  

Planning and Implementation:

• Support the development of a Project Management Plan (PMP) by aligning requirements with the delivery scope.
  
• Participate in, and at times lead, stakeholder workshops, meetings, and sessions.
  

System Evaluation and Recommendation:

• Assess reporting needs at the initiative level and evaluate the feasibility of integrating them into the PPMRT.
  
• Evaluate existing internal systems for potential use and assess hybrid options.
  
• Review customized versions of PPMRTs from other departments to assess adaptability.
  
• Provide
  a recommendation report detailing viable options for government
  initiative-level reporting, including risks and dependencies.
  

Artefact Production:

• Produce
  relevant artefacts to support stakeholder discussions and change
  management activities, such as detailed discovery reports, comparative
  reviews, and recommendation reports.