Business Analyst (Oil and Gas Industry)

Description

Responsibilities Will work under the leadership of the Project Manager for all project task related estimates, and actuals reporting for delivery of assigned tasks from the Plan Phase forward. Includes the communication of any concerns and issues that may affect project schedule and/or user acceptance of the developed application, early on, to Project Manager.Business and System Level RequirementsManaging Scope ChangeWork with team to develop Testing PlansWill work closely with the individual business process owners in the business in understanding requirements and testing needs.Will work closely with business unit representatives to ensure the application is thoroughly tested.Will provide evaluations and recommendations for any items believed to have an impact on project deliverables.Will look for opportunities to consolidate data and recommend/improve business processes and/or procedural changes, wherever possible.Will assist in the identification of any new or enhanced functionalityrequired by acting as the primary customer advocate within IT on system implementations and process reengineering efforts in assigned project areas.Will be a key participant in data mapping and documentation.Will participate in postimplementation reviewWill create assigned documentation in conformance with AEP established project guidelines, unless otherwise modified and approved by project team leadership.Will need to communicate effectively with technical and business resources assigned to the project.Bachelor Degree in relevant field such as Computer Science, Information Systems, or Business.Three or more years of related experience.Facilitation of elicitation/analysis sessions in both group and individual (1 1) settings in order to create and finalize accurate requirements and test documentation/approach.Strong business analysis skills.Excellent oral and written communication.Ability to work independently.Experience constructing Use Cases, Data Flow Diagrams, Flow Charts, ProcessDecomposition, and other visual forms of communication of requirements.