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Leverage your enterprise business analysis and architecture abilities to drive change and innovation by working with a team to define and illustrate a plan for strategic growth.

Collective Genius (www.collective-genius.com) is currently looking to connect an enterprise BA with a growing healthcare group. In this role you would be helping leadership to envision and implement a large scale system and process resizing project.

This is a consulting position in the Twin Cities area with competitive compensation and benefits available.

Performance Objectives

• Pro-actively elicit business requirements via structured facilitated sessions and interviews with executive stakeholders and end users
• Define and clearly document high level requirements, future states, process diagrams, use cases and related documentation
• Act as a communications facilitator between business, technology, and end user groups
• Proactively facilitate solutions design/problem solving between groups

High priority talents and skills

• 3+ years of successful enterprise level business analysis
• 10+ years of total related analysis/project experience
• Proficient in gathering and documenting non-functional requirements
• Collaborative and pro-active orientation
• Highly organized and process driven
• Strong communications practices
• Able to navigate conflict, establish credibility, and build consensus

For more information on this particular opening or to have your questions answered by a recruiter please
contact us at:

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Leverage your quality assurance and business analysis experience to implement a global marketing application with a leader in consumer goods.

Collective Genius (www.collective-genius.com) is currently looking to connect a quality assurance/business analyst to implement change management, training, and quality assurance aspects of a global marketing application for a leader in consumer goods. This is a 6+ month consulting opening and provides competitive compensation including full benefits.

Location: Westchester Co, NY

Performance Objectives:

• Help document, communicate, and coordinate the business change management process
• Assist with training documentation
• Help coordinate training logistics for the business groups
• Execute QA tests
• Assist with UAT scripts preparation & execution

High priority qualifications / Talents

• 3+ years of quality assurance, business analysis, and project coordination with large complex systems & web application quality assurance
• Excellent communication ability across multiple audiences, including business & IT (written and verbal)
• Able to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively
• Pro-active orientation
• Strong Excel experience related to the above objectives
• Strong PowerPoint experience related to the above objectives – especially related to creating training presentations

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Leverage your business analysis experience to develop web based educational technology applications.

Collective Genius (www.collective-genius.com) is currently looking to connect a business analyst to drive requirements for a wide variety of applications in the educational technology space. This is a regular full time employee opening and provides competitive compensation including full benefits.

Location: Twin Cities metro, MN

Performance Objectives:

• Elicit, gather, and document business and technical requirements for online and mobile applications
• Manage requirements lifecycle in an agile software environment
• Coordinate communication across multiple business and technology groups

High priority qualifications / Talents:

• 3+ years of business analysis in web based application development environments
• Strong technical business analysis experience
• Agile development environment experience
• Able to work in an autonomous environment
• Able to manage change / highly flexible and adaptable

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Collective Genius (www.collective-genius.com) is currently looking to connect a Business Analysis Manager with a well-established client organization that’s growing their BA practice.  In this role you will be leading a team of 2-4 BAs, driving requirements for software and process, and acting as a primary communication point between business and technology leadership.

This is a regular full time employee opening and provides competitive compensation including full benefits.

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Performance Objectives:

• Lead a team of 2-4 business analysts to elicit, gather, prioritize, and document software requirements for a broad range of new and off-the-shelf applications
• Lead process and workflow initiatives
• Lead the planning and execution of quality assurance testing.

Qualifications / Skills:

• 2+ years managing or leading business analysis teams
• Senior-level business analysis knowledge and experience
• Working knowledge and experiences of Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement methods
• Senior-level quality assurance knowledge and experience
• Diverse project portfolio management (custom development, vendor selection and implementation, infrastructure, web, etc.)
• Genuine interest in coaching, mentoring and professionally developing business analysis staff within team and across firm

Desired but not required

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) certification a plus
• Lean Six Sigma belt(s) a plus

For more information on this particular opening, or to have your questions answered by a recruiter, please contact us at:

talent@collective-genius.com

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Leverage your business analysis abilities to help drive change and innovation by building out process and software requirements with a high performing business analysis team.

Collective Genius (www.collective-genius.com) is currently looking to connect an intermediate level Business Analyst with a well established client organization that’s growing their BA practice. In this role you would be driving requirements for software and process across a wide variety of systems in the organization and acting as a primary liaison across business and technical groups.

This is a regular full time employee opening and provides competitive compensation including full benefits.

Performance objectives:

• Elicit, gather, prioritize, and document software requirements for a broad range of new application and off the shelf applications (use case experience desired)
• ID process and workflow / Develop process documentation
• Plan and execute quality assurance testing.

Qualifications / Competencies:

• 4+ year track record of success in a business analysis role
• 2+ year track record of success in quality assurance functions
• Highly adaptable and able to work with a high level of autonomy
• Excellent time management and prioritization
• Pro-active BA approach / Able to develop options

Desired but not required

• Lean / six sigma experience

For more information on this particular opening or to have your questions answered by a recruiter please contact us at:

talent@collective-genius.com

Collective Genius
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Leverage your business analysis abilities to help drive change and innovation by building out a new global social media application.

Collective Genius (www.collective-genius.com) is currently looking to connect a Business Analyst with
a leader in the consumer goods space. In this role you would be driving requirements for a new social
media application and be a primary liaison across business and technical groups.

This is long term consulting role (10+ months) with the possibility of contract to hire and provides
competitive compensation including benefits.

Performance Objectives:
Elicit and gather requirements by working closely and building relationships with business
stakeholders / representatives through group meeting and individual sessions
Analyze and frame requirements in relation to business, technical, and systems aspects (use case)
Analyze and frame requirements in relation to process and workflows
Create Data Maps
Gain Consensus on requirements among all business participants / Communicate requirements and obtain signoff

High priority competencies:
Self-Driven, pro-active, and able to work in a highly autonomous fashion with little supervision
High level of attention to detail / Analytical orientation
Previous experience navigating complex systems / environments
Strong technical BA or development background

Desired but not required:
Consumer facing software development project experience (eCommerce, B2C web)
ARIS experience
Quality Assurance ability

BUSINESS ANALYST Professional Role Based Training

TRAINING DETAILS:

Course Duration: 40 hours Training + Case Studies

Training Materials: All attendees would receive

• Assignment after each module,

• Notes and study material for examples covered.

• Access to the Training Blog

Training Format: This course is delivered as a highly interactive session, with extensive live examples. This course is delivered in Online using Web and Audio Conferencing.

Timing: Weekdays and Weekends after work hours.

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TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS:

• Focus on Hands on training with lot of assignments, practice exercises and quizzes

• Assignments, Video recordings after each session posted on Training Blog

• Quality Study material

• Case Studies based on Real-time project based Scenarios

• Certification Guidance

• Certificate of Participation at the end.

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WHO SHOULD PLAN ON ATTENDING?

• Entry-level IT Business Analysts

• Non IT professionals aspiring to get into Business analysis/analyst.

• Self-taught IT Business Analysts wanting to fill in the gaps and put all the pieces together

• Systems Analysts and programmers interested in expanding their role into the business area

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MODULES COVERED:

In this training, attendees learn:

Module 1. Introduction to Business Analysis

Module 2. Understanding and Capturing business needs

Module 3. Requirement Analysis Process

Module 4. Creating Requirement gathering strategy

Module 5. Modeling Data and Processes

Module 6. UML Methodology

Module 7. Creating Effective Use Cases

Module 8. Business Analysis Tools

Module 9. Requirement Gathering, Business Modeling & Analysis Tools – MS Visio & Enterprise Architect

Module 10. Project Documentation and Management

Module 11. Software Testing

Module 12. Overview of International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)®, Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK), Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) ®

Module 13. Requirement Gathering, Analysis and BRD creation in Real World domains, such as Financial, Health Care, Technology, Transportation and Automobile domain

Attendees also learn:

1. Resume Preparation Guidelines and Tips

2. Mock Interviews and Interview Preparation Tips

TRAINING COORDINATOR

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Organization Overview:

Achievement First is a charter school management organization started in July 2003 by the leaders of Amistad Academy, a high performing charter school in New Haven, CT. A non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization, Achievement First is creating a network of achievement-gap closing charter schools in Connecticut and New York to bring to scale the dramatic, life changing student achievement results produced at Amistad Academy. Achievement First currently operates 17 schools in both NY and CT. Over the next decade, Achievement First will grow to support 30 schools serving over 11,500 students.

In order to achieve its goals, Achievement First has developed a new team, Team Data, whose objectives are to ensure that both the leadership and teachers at Achievement First and its network of schools have the data, analysis, reports, and skill sets needed to support strategic decision-making and to inform instructional planning. Team Data accomplishes these objectives by supporting and coordinating high-quality data practices in schools, by creating systems to support data collection and data access, by conducting a rigorous analysis of the data to identify patterns and insights, and by reporting these findings to key constituencies both inside and outside of the organization. For more information about the Achievement First mission, model, our schools and team, please visit our website at www.achievementfirst.org.

Position Overview:

Achievement First is currently seeking a smart and motivated Associate Director of Data Analysis to bring top-class data analysis to both schools and leadership at a leading charter management organization committed to using data to drive instructional improvement in classrooms. This exciting new position will play a key role in managing and implementing the analysis and reporting activities within Team Data. The Associate Director of Data Analysis will also play a lead role in deriving and communicating accurate, robust insights from data through the application of strong technical and analytical methodologies. Working collaboratively with school leaders across the organization, this role provides an exciting opportunity for someone with exceptional analytic skills to grow within the organization and contribute to the continued growth and success of Achievement First.

Responsibilities of the Associate Director of Data Analysis will include, but are not limited to:

• Design and lead project implementation for the collection, compilation, and organization of datasets from multiple data sources

• Conduct detailed analysis of student academic performance and student and staff operational statistics

• Craft and present reports and supporting documentation for key data constituencies (including school principals and Achievement First senior leadership)

• Scope and develop data tools and dashboards in response to identified school-user needs

• Build and maintain databases, data repositories, and process management systems

• Support data usage and analysis throughout the organization

• Plan and lead technical training sessions on data process and practices

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of work experience in roles demanding exceptional quantitative and qualitative analytic skills and ability to perform detailed data analysis in efficient and scalable ways

• Significant project management experience and ability to manage multi-faceted projects with complex deliverables and meet aggressive deadlines with a focus on outcomes and creative problem solving

• Demonstrated team player able to work collaboratively across an organization

• Strong technical skills including fluency with Microsoft Office and statistical software

• Superior written and oral communication skills

• Belief in the Achievement First mission and educational model and interest in growing with the organization

• Maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and “roll-up-my-sleeves” attitude

• Experience working with schools or in the field of education preferred

• Undergraduate and/or graduate degrees in analytical fields (e.g. major in economics, statistics, mathematics, or other applied math field); Advanced degree preferred

How to apply:

Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity, both in Word format and addressed to Amber Mackay, at http://jobs.cgcareers.org/application.aspx?id=1711. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Achievement First is an equal opportunity employer.

About Commongood Careers: Achievement First has partnered with Commongood Careers to conduct the search for a Associate Director of Data Analysis. Commongood Careers is a nonprofit search service that connects talented individuals to organizations that are dedicated to creating positive social change. Founded and staffed by nonprofit professionals, Commongood Careers offers personalized, engaged services to jobseekers and organizations throughout the hiring process, as well as access to a wealth of knowledge about nonprofit careers. Learn more about nonprofit jobs at Commongood Careers.

Help create and implement user experience best practices for a growing mission driven healthcare organization.

We believe in change. We believe in supporting leaders in socially good organizations and industries to drive innovation and change to make the world a better place.  Believe in work that matters.

Collective Genius (www.collective-genius.com) is currently searching for a user experience / user interface analyst in the healthcare industry. In this role you would be helping to create and implement all aspects of user experience and interface with a growing healthcare organization focused on supporting people through major health events. There is a lot of opportunity to have a high degree of impact in this critical role that is focused on the primary way customers interact with the organization. This is a regular full time employee opening working with a strong team in a flexible, fast-paced org, that values employees and work/life balance. Competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package are available.

To apply or request more information please reply directly to this posting at hr@collective-genius.com.

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Help drive the full lifecycle requirements for a next generation field services mobile application.

We believe in change. We believe in supporting leaders in socially good organizations and industries to drive innovation and change to make the world a better place.  Believe in work that matters.

Collective Genius (www.collective-genius.com) is currently searching for a contract to hire business analyst to help implement a next generation field services mobile application for a growing group in an established company. In this role you would be working with internal clients to elicit, gather, and document requirements and bridge the gap between business and technical groups. There is a lot of opportunity to have a high degree of impact as a liaison between business and technical groups in this role. This is a six month contract-to-hire project with competitive rates and benefits available.

To apply or request more information please reply directly to this posting at HR@collective-genius.com

http://www.collective-genius.com