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Brisbane, Australia

Developing the Detailed Business Requirements for De-energisation and Re-energisation Service Orders under Power of Choice legislation through liaison with business subject matter experts and analysis of AEMO documentation.Developing requirements to produce the Business Case for the Energex/Ergon compliance with Power of Choice legislation.

Brisbane, Australia

Assisted in the coordination and management of six dress rehearsals and the final cutover event of the Distribution Market Capability project.- Designed and managed the Production Verification Testing of 13 business groups. - Generated reporting data from HP Quality Centre for Executive checkpoints.

Fortitude Valley

Created development specifications for the compliance reporting requirements as part of an enterprise system replacement project (FACOM replaced by PEACE). Developed requirements and processes required to achieve NECF compliance.

Brisbane

Defining business requirements and helping to deliver the transition of Telephony to the new BOQ premises in Newstead. Defining requirements and engaging with vendors for the Desktop provisioning for the same project.

Brisbane, Australia

Defining requirements and project managing the migration of applications from the Brisbane City Council network to the newly created Queensland Urban. Includes engagement of vendors, investigation and analysis of software migration options, and deployment of migration plans.

Brisbane, Australia

SCRUM methodology business analystAnalysis and documentation in Coal Seam Gas related project.

Brisbane, Australia

• Leadership of a team of seven business analysts based in various regions around Queensland.• Assisting the Program Delivery team in the design and management of the program of work required for the analysis and documentation of business requirements across eight different work streams. • Implementation of templates and methodologies for the business analyst team. • Workshop facilitation to provide project guidance and leadership. • Tracking and reporting of project progress… Show more • Leadership of a team of seven business analysts based in various regions around Queensland.• Assisting the Program Delivery team in the design and management of the program of work required for the analysis and documentation of business requirements across eight different work streams. • Implementation of templates and methodologies for the business analyst team. • Workshop facilitation to provide project guidance and leadership. • Tracking and reporting of project progress and issues. Show less

Brisbane

• Creation of business process flow diagrams and supporting documentation.• Conducting the testing and assisting with the project delivery of an organisation-wide performance management system. • Creation of Test Plans and User Guides.

Brisbane

Business Process Analyst • Planning and leading project discovery workshops to identify stakeholder responsibilities, processes, and system constraints.• Creation of business process maps and associated documentation such as Gap Analysis and Change Management Plans to support transitions from current state to desired state.Workshop Facilitator• Planning and facilitating highly structured and productive workshops at the request of various departments across the business… Show more Business Process Analyst • Planning and leading project discovery workshops to identify stakeholder responsibilities, processes, and system constraints.• Creation of business process maps and associated documentation such as Gap Analysis and Change Management Plans to support transitions from current state to desired state.Workshop Facilitator• Planning and facilitating highly structured and productive workshops at the request of various departments across the business. Business Development Administrator• Coordination, development, and submission of proposals and tenders. • Administration of the Opportunity Management Share Point site. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Application Packaging Business Manager• Design and creation of a new business unit to service the software configuration (Application Packaging) requirements generated from Dimension Data engagements in all regions worldwide.• Recruitment, leadership, and management of the full-time, casual, contracted, and outsourced resources required to staff the new business unit.• Development of standards and Service Level Agreements.• Continuous process improvement to reduce costs and… Show more Application Packaging Business Manager• Design and creation of a new business unit to service the software configuration (Application Packaging) requirements generated from Dimension Data engagements in all regions worldwide.• Recruitment, leadership, and management of the full-time, casual, contracted, and outsourced resources required to staff the new business unit.• Development of standards and Service Level Agreements.• Continuous process improvement to reduce costs and turn-around time and improve the quality of packaging outputs. • Management of quotes, purchase orders, invoices, timesheets and engagement metrics as well as providing periodic reports on the overall financial status of the business unit. Show less

Sydney, Australia

End-to-end planning and delivery of IT infrastructure, software development, and other related projects.• Creation of all project documentation such as Project Charter, Scope of Work, Project Plan, and Post Implementation Review.• Day-to-day management of multiple concurrent projects to ensure delivery to the expected quality, within the scope defined, on time, and on budget.• Tracking and resolution of project issues. • Vendor management and negotiation.

Sydney, Australia

• End-to-end planning and delivery of IT infrastructure, software development, and other related projects.• Creation of all project documentation such as Project Charter, Scope of Work, Project Plan, and Post Implementation Review.• Day-to-day management of multiple concurrent projects to ensure delivery to the expected quality, within the scope defined, on time, and on budget.• Tracking and resolution of project issues. • Vendor management and negotiation.