The Senior BA role exists within projects and programmes to define and support implementation and operationalisation of complex project deliverables. Key focus areas of the role include:- Developing the BA plan- Current / future state analysis - understanding current policies, processes, procedures, organisation and technology, future needs and gaps- Supporting the identification of business and client centric solutions, in the context of the regulatory environment this may also include policies and standards- Understanding and unambiguously communicating requirements to meet future business needs, and ensuring end-to-end traceability- Working with SMEs, architects, developers and other experts to model solutions, including digital automation and business process/procedures and organisational structures- Supporting quality management through validation that deliverables meet business needsSupporting change and transition activities to maximise the chance of success- Support the general uplift of the business analysis capability within Rabobank through collaboration and contribution to the EPMO framework Business Analyst chaptersThe Senior Business Analyst will collaborate closely with project team and other stakeholders from within Rabobank teams to achieve the desired result.

- Conduct Business Process Analysis for building the following modules in Datascape— Food Licensing — Health Licensing— Infringements— Notices and Enforcements- Ensuring that the product is compliant with legislative reuirements in both NZ and Australia- Provide Sprint Support to Design, Build & Test teams to ensure requirements are being delivered- Assist in Story/ Sprint/ Quarterly Planning and Backlog Grooming. - Key Deliverables include:— User Stories— Business Process Maps & Documents— Governance Updates— Weekly Design Plan- Assist Product Manager, Product Lead and Scrum Masters in overseeing D2D Product Build- Support Professional Services with Product Implementation. - Assist with Product Demos to existing clients and potential customers. - Contribute as a Knowledge Management Champion— Support Knowledge Management best practices amongst BAs— Enhance KM skills amongst teams membersOverall, the Senior BA role within the Local Government team is multi-faceted that is involved in practically every aspect of the product build.

Part of the Datascape - Regulatory team and looking after the development of Food, Environment Health and Enforcement modules within the ERP system. Key Responsibilities include: 1. Lead the Analysis for Food, Environment Health and Enforcement modules within the product with relevance to Datacom's strategic regions. 2. Build User Stories based on the analysis conducted and Prioritize the stories to be in line with Datascape Product development roadmap. 3. Facilitate and support design, estimation, prioritization of the ’development’ tasks required to build the modules. 4. Assist Product Manager/ Lead, Consultants, Programme Manager and Scrum Masters to help with Sprint Planning, Prioritization, Support and Quarterly Planning Activities. 5. Actively work towards building a Product BA community of practice and implement standards.

Moving back to the original BA role upon completion of the secondment with the Student Information team. Key Responsibilities include1. Work on BAU items and deliver BA Analysis tasks for the ongoing projects2. Build a BA Practice toolset and UoW Process Map register. 3. Mentor BAs on the BA practice and help them with any day-to-day queries

Part of the Student Information and Projects Team working across projects and functions related to improvement of the Student Management System. Roles and Responsibilities include: 1. Leading the development and implementation of appropriate methodologies, standards, templates and guidelines for business analysis and business process reengineering.2. Leading the analysis of SMS functions and configuration, and mapping of business processes.3. Identify and map the business processes and workflows. Define, develop and document requirements towards enhancing the configuration. 4. Contribute to the prioritisation of activities and highlight dependencies between tasks.5. Work with the project manager and project team leads to manage project scope.6. Identify risks and mitigate those risks where possible. Report on risks and their mitigation to the project manager, and escalate risks where appropriate.7. Identify opportunities for business process improvements in line with the project objectives. Work with project teams and subject matter experts to define new or refine existing processes.8. Work with project teams to translate business processes into functional specifications, support testing and delivery of training plans.9. Mentor project staff on business analysis and business process redesign.

The BA role sits within Information Systems Group (ISG) provides advanced business process and solutions architecture services to enable the University to better serve its internal and external customers.Responsibility Includes:1. Analyse university-wide information and business requirements, and design and implement robust, sustainable, efficient and effective business processes which support the teaching, learning, research and administrative functions of the University and promote the tenets of the “One University” model.2. Support the development of the University of Waikato ICT Strategy 3. Work with relevant stakeholders on the development of Business Cases for ICT Projects4. Work with relevant stakeholders to support the development of the enterprise business and data architecture5. Promotion of applications to reduce costs and improve information flows. Ensure that projects do not duplicate functionality or diverge from each other, and from the business and IT strategies.6. Liaising with staff and managers and championing Information Systems services throughout the University, with a view of identifying potential business improvement opportunities7. Undertake Business Process Redesign and Change Management activities on ICT projects8. Lead the development and implementation of specialist methodologies for Business Analysis and Business Process Reengineering9. Define the project scope; and develop business cases for ISG projects10. Mentor ISG staff on business analysis and business process redesign methodologies

Part of Business Solutions team and working with other business units to analyse and implement projects identified in the Council’s Long Term Plan. Primary Functions and Responsibilities:1. Provide Business Analysis, Project Support and Training on Council projects. 2. Collaborate with Council’s Business units to analyse and document AS-IS and TO-BE business processes. 3. Assist in business case preparation, business process testing and manage requirements and testing documents.4. Define and Deliver new ways of working to enhance Council’s response to community requests.

Promoted to Senior Business Analyst as part of the Annual Performance Review. Continuing to be a part of HCL's enterprise engagement with NZ based Global Dairy Cooperative. Responsibilities now include1. Provide BA consultancy to enhancements, ICT changes and projects within HR, Finance, Milk Supply, Manufacturing and Sales business units. 2. Lead and manage small projects deliveries in HR and Payroll space.3. Interact with stakeholders to elicit, analyse, document and confirm requirements along with managing expectations. 4. Capture business processes, goals/needs and develop ICT objectives. 5. Assist in business case preparation, business process testing and manage requirements/ design concerns reported during testing.6. Contribute towards Solution Design and Assessments. 7. Prepare and Maintain business process documentation, Requirements document, Testing documentation including Strategy/ Plan and Test Scripts.8. Assist team management in delivery process analysis to reduce turnaround time and increase visibility. 9. Guide and Mentor Business Analysts in our team on domain, business process, ways-of-working, delivery framework and day-to-day concerns. Key Achievements: 1. Significant business process knowledge in areas such as Sales (Order to Cash), Milk Supply and Manufacturing, Finance, HR (Hire to Retire) and Payroll within the Dairy Industry. 2. Experience in ICT Support, Development, Migration, and Implementation projects within custom applications and SAP. 3. Knowledge and hands-on experience in various Requirement gathering techniques, change management methodologies and SDLC methodologies. 4. Internal Certification in ITIL, CMMI, OMS and Agile Foundation courses.

First on-site opportunity. Inducted within HCL's enterprise engagement with NZ based Global Dairy Cooperative. Primary Responsibilities include1. Provide BA support to SAP enhancements and projects in Sales business unit. 2. Interact with stakeholders to elicit, analyse, document and confirm requirements along with managing expectations. 3. Assist in business case preparation, business process testing and manage requirements/ design concerns reported during testing.4. Prepare and Maintain Requirements document and enhancement plans.Key Achievements: 1. Significant business process knowledge in Sales (Order to Cash) within the Dairy Industry. 2. Gained Knowledge in BA Support within SAP application changes.

Promoted to Business Analyst as part of the Annual Performance Review. Offshore based BA role in a multi service engagements for US based Market Research Company focusing on Retail information and forecasting. Primary Responsibilities include1. Provide Business domain knowledge to technical teams for adding value to technical work.2. Requirements gathering and analysis for projects in Retail and BIS (Business Information Services) domain.3. Provide Business Analyst support to enhancements within applications supported by HCL.4. Assist Senior Management in service delivery and business development initiatives for the engagement. Key Achievements:1. Gained experience in Media and Publishing and Business Information Services.2. Published white papers on business learning in Retail and BIS.3. Professional certifications in Business Analysis (AHBAP - aligned with IIBA® curriculum) and Retail (organized by National Retail Federation, United States).

First formal employment after post-graduationInducted as a Management TraineeFirst assignment was an offshore based BA role in a service engagements with US based e-Retail Company specializing in selling technology products online. Primary Responsibilities include1. Provide Business domain knowledge to technical teams for adding value to technical work.2. Requirements gathering and analysis for requirement gathering for a website re-modelling project and preparing test plans.Key Achievements:1. Gained experience in Business domains such as Retail, Supply Chain, Media and Publishing, and Business Information Services.2. Published a white papers on business learning in Retail which was shared with the customers.

Summer Internship for 3 months as part of the PGDM - IT Program. Worked on the design and development of "Rules Manager and Rule Engine."​ Key Responsibilities1. Requirement management using "Open Source Requirements Management Tool." 2. Performed System Testing and User Acceptance Testing. 3. Worked on Formation and Implementation of Rules for use in the implementation of Project.As per program, Prepared and Delivered the project report for internship assessment which received top honors.

First formal employment after graduation. Inducted into the Sales team where I worked as a Sales Trainee, reporting to the Area Sales Manager (Instruments). Sales representative for high end pathology instruments and chemicals. Primary Responsibilities include1. Sales and Marketing of high-end pathology instruments. 2. Lead Generation for future sales and growth. Key Achievements:1. Achieved Q-o-Q sales targets along with generating leads for future sales.2. Awarded Best New Salesperson at National Sales Conference 2005Reason for Leaving: Post Graduation studies.

Summer Internship for 6 Months as part of the Biomedical Engineering program. Gained Knowledge and exposure to the role of a Biomedical Engineer in a hospital. First level service support for In-Hospital Instrument. Documentation for Medical Instruments and keeping track of various Installations and Service Maintenance.Prepare and Delivered the medical application profiling report for internship assessment