Job Seekers, Please send resumes to resumes@hireitpeople.com PennDOT requires the services of a Senior Business Analyst (BA) staff augmentation consultant to serve as a BA on the Local Projects (LP)- Invoicing Project.

PennDOT requires the services of a Senior Business Analyst (BA) staff augmentation consultant to serve as a BA on the Local Projects (LP)- Invoicing Project.  The LP-Invoicing project is stage 3 of a high profile project which has collectively sought out to provide a business solution to allow local municipalities the ability to let local design contracts, electronically process reimbursement agreements and improve turnaround timeframes for paying their vendors.  This stage of the project addresses the direct payment to sponsors for local projects within the Electronic Construction Management System (ECMS).

The Senior Business Analyst will lead the effort in scoping the current “as is” and “to be” process for municipalities to invoice and pay their sponsors.  This information will be used for reporting the feasibility of this stage of the project to PennDOT management.  If PennDOT management chooses to move forward with the project, the Senior Business Analyst will lead the BA activities throughout the development lifecycle.  Below include the specific duties for this position.

Specific Duties:

1.    Work with PennDOT IT Project Manager and team to document the current invoicing process, which will require travel to local municipalities throughout the commonwealth

2.    Work with PennDOT IT Project Manager and stakeholders to gather and document business and system requirements

3.    Document “as is” processes and “to be” processes

4.    Work with PennDOT team members to provide a cost benefit analysis

5.    Work with PennDOT Team members and stakeholders to develop Use Cases

6.    Provide detailed meeting minutes for all meetings relevant to  business and system requirements

7.    Participate in cross functional team meetings on a regular basis

8.    Provide daily status updates on business analysis tasks

9.    Provide detailed status reports to PennDOT IT Project Manager

10.    Work with PennDOT Team members and stakeholders to develop testing plans

11.    Participate in testing efforts as the system is being developed

12.    Create user documentation such as training materials and/or screen prototyping

13.    Continuously update documentation throughout project life cycle as needed



Required / Desired SkillsSkillRequired / DesiredAmountof ExperienceBusiness Analysis experience supporting large, complex projectsRequired10YearsFormal requirements gathering and documentation experience Required10YearsExperience analyzing data and performing business analysis functions Required10YearsExperience creating workflows using formal notation such as the Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)Required5YearsExperience creating cost benefit analysis reportsRequired5YearsDeveloping functional requirements - describe what the system process or product/service must do in order to fulfill the business requirementsRequired5YearsExperience running JAD sessions to gather and document business, functional, and user requirementsRequired5YearsExperience creating Use CasesRequired5YearsExperience and knowledge in supporting application system development life cycleRequired5YearsExperience documenting “as is” and “to be” processesRequired5YearsExperience developing Requirements Traceability Matrix Required5YearsExperienced developing graphic representations of complex business processesRequired5YearsProficient with MS Office, Visio, PowerPoint, etcRequired5YearsExperience developing testing plans and assisting in systems testsRequired5YearsExperience creating cost benefit analysis reportsRequired5YearsExperience working with Government Agencies (local, state, federal)Highly desired2YearsExperience with payment processing systems such as SAPHighly desired2YearsIIBA-certified Business Analyst certification or similar certificationHighly desired2YearsExperience with IBM Rational and SharePointHighly desired2YearsExperience working in a team environment as well as independently Required  Strong, proven oral and written communication skillsRequired  Experience creating user documentation such as training materials and/or screen prototyping Required