Job Seekers, Please send resumes to resumes@hireitpeople.com Consultant should have strong foundational knowledge of Office 365 platform including OneDrive, Sharepoint, Email, Information Protection, Intune and Azure ecosystem.
Role specifics are as follows:
Role:The person in this role will serve as the primary business analyst for the rollout of Office 365 services to the user populationThe role entails wearing different hats in the development team – analyst, tester and facilitatorThe role should fit into traditional waterfall projects as well as agile scrum methodologyReporting:This role reports into the PM or scrum masterSkills and success criteria:Must be able to drive interactive and productive requirement elicitation workshops using case frameworks, mind map, 7s framework, org charts, activity diagrams, data flows, E-R diagrams, comparison matrix, navigation map, SWOT analysis, and other techniquesMust be able to do a 'live' break-down of the needs into requirements and storiesMust be able quickly extract the entities, processes, workflows, actions and human-computer interaction dialogsMust be able to contribute to the incremental and rapid deliveries dailyKnowledge of one or more wireframing, Rapid Application Development and Prototyping tool will be beneficialMust build strong working relationship with business stakeholders/product owners, PMs/scrum masters and other members of the development teamMust be a keen listener and notes-takerMust employ assertive communications style without breaking any relationshipsMust bring strong work-ethics to the work placeMust have a strong passion to learn and absorb new functional and technology domains in a quick fashionMust bring great levels of initiative and dedication to qualityResponsibilities:Provides business analysis, facilitation and quality assurance services to the projectCollaborates with the product owner and development team, facilitates and conducts requirements elicitation workshops to understand the business needs, problems and challenges using consultation, team workshops, case framework analysis and other strategic frameworksDevelops epics and drives the functional elaboration & decomposition into user-stories and tasksSupports the product owner and scrum master in mapping the dependency and sequencing of backlog groomingBuilds process maps, processes, data models, workflows, class diagrams, decision tools, state diagrams, entity-relationships, use-cases and other requirements/design aids for complex user-machine and machine-machine interactionsBuild end-to-end business processes, prototypes "live” during the requirements gathering workshopsArticulates how the end-to-end business process flow will work, how the various activities can be monitored in a clear visual fashionLeads change management work for the project. Articulate how the consumer facing functionalities will be received or perceived by the organization, assess the impact and come up with ideas to make the application user-friendly.Contribute to developing education programs for the backend administration team and training demos for the organizationDevelop lean requirements and functional design specifications on a need-basisDevelop test cases for the stories and tasks and execute them. Apply test test-driven-approach to developmentContribute to the development of the product and project status reportsWill be expected to ramp-up quickly and become an SME in the functional domainQualifications and Previous Experience:Must have 4+ years of degree relating to one of the areas – Computer Sciences, Information Management, Information Technology, Law, Compliance or Business AdministrationMust have 4+ years of experience as an IT Business AnalystShould have strong foundational knowledge of Office 365 platform including OneDrive, Sharepoint, Email, Information Protection, Intune and Azure ecosystemPrevious experience as management consultant will be given preferenceCertifications in Office 365 and Azure platform are pluses.