Business Analyst for DfT Accident Investigation Branches (AIB’s) New Case Management System

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Summary of the work The UK Department for Transport is seeking expert support from a Business Analyst who will identify and validate potential technical solutions in line with business requirements, represent users throughout the project initiation and produce key project documentation including the business case and acceptance criteria. Specialist role Business analyst Expected Contract Length 2 months with the possibility of limited extension. Latest start date Monday 9 April 2018 Maximum Day Rate Maximum day rate £750 Early Market Engagement Departmental user researchers have completed initial user requirements workshops and the tri-branch working group has been established. Who Speclialist Work With The Business Analyst will be working alongside the tri-branch case management system working group, User Researchers and other business specialists to develop the business case, identifying the needs, detailing requirements and identifying and validating potential technical solutions leading to the procurement of a supplier. What Specialists Work On Develop requirements and business case with key project documentation for a case management system to support the investigation process for the three AIB's. The Business Analyst will be working alongside the tri-branch case management system working group, User Researchers and other business specialists to develop the solution, identifying the needs, detailing requirements and identifying/validating potential technical solutions leading to procurement of a supplier. Work required to hold user requirements workshops and meetings to fully understand the workings of the respective branches and requirement for the project. Additionally the individual is expected to generate all tender documentation and potential tender assessment. Skills & Experience • • Demonstrable evidence of collation of business requirements from multiple users using a range of disparate levels of detail • • Evidence of where evaluation of proposed solutions assisted to deliver business requirements • • Management of multiple varied stakeholders both internal and external to the organisation • • Demonstrable facilitation skills and the ability to run effective workshops • • Demonstrable experience of Analytical thinking with strong problem-solving skills • • Demonstrable evidence of excellent communication skills • • Experience in working within central government • • Demonstrable experience of Agile project management Nice to Haves • • Ability to work on .GOV.UK service implementations adhering to GDS guidelines • • Implementation of bespoke and off the shelf solutions • • Working knowledge of the implementation of workflow systems • • Ability to develop detailed, usable data models to support and inform business requirements • • Able to elicit the business benefits associated with a project • • Experience of user acceptance testing, functionality testing, operational acceptance testing and integration testing • • Ability to recognise common ground and key differences between multiple stakeholders and propose pragmatic and cost-effective solutions to meet individual goals • • Experience working with government procurement Work Location Spring Place, Southampton / Farnborough House, Farnborough. Working Arrangments 4/5 days per week on site with some flexibility. Working time to be split between Southampton and Farnborough with occasional travel. T&S would be aligned to the departmental policy. Security Clearance Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Additional T&Cs Must be available for travel within the UK. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria • • Ability to work independently and within a multi-disciplinary team • • Experience of transparent and collaborative decision making • • Experience of taking responsibility for their work and resolving problems effectively • • Experience of sharing approach, knowledge and skills with other team members Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. A supplier asked what is the IR35 status? Prior to approaching the market the Department conducted the HMRC IR35 test and the requirement was deemed to be outside of scope. 2. Please can you provide more detail on the departments expenses policy. For example are we able to claim travel to Southampton from Farnborough? Details of the Departments T&S policy below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/138NSoXtoGd05CHz_AyrDB0Pq9irYnluRAWYyAObqb0I/edit?usp=sharing 3. In regards to T&S and referencing the link provided, there are 2 sites listed, which one will be designated the "normal place of work" or will it apply to both? The normal place of work will be Southampton. This is where we anticipate the BA spending the majority if their time