The JD Group is currently strategically positioned in South Africa, Botswana
and Namibia as:
- a leading diversified mass consumer financier
- a differentiated furniture, household appliance, consumer electronic goods, home entertainment, office automation and building supplies retailer
- a diversified retailer of motor vehicles, vehicle servicing and pa...
3 years’ work experience in the Retail or Financial Industry, 5 years business analysis/business consulting experience,
Experience in Agile methodologies is advantageous
Competency requirements and Job Specification:
MS Office proficiency
Knowledge and understanding of project management principles
Command of business analysis techniques – including the application of industry-standard methodologies, techniques and use of software
In–depth knowledge of JD Group policies, practices, processes and systems
Understanding of the JD Group operating model
Express and implied ethical responsibilities
Business process mapping
Information processing
Communication
Knowledge and innovation management
Programme and project management
Resource Management
Internal and external networking
Key Dials
Initiate and execute Project Establishment & Initiation Activities
Gather and document business requirements
Analyse and document the changes required in system architecture
Ensure that the solution is tested and validated against the business requirements
Implement the solution and conduct a handover to operations
Manage the project through its lifecycle
Effective self-management and teamwork
Risk and Issue logging. This includes quantifying the risks, Identifying an owner of that Risk and if they occur and also driving the close out of the Risks and Issues that are logged.
Decision logging - In many sessions when a critical decision arises, to log this and to drive the process to get the decision made and document the decision outcome.
When any actions are identified in sessions, these are minuted and assigned to a particular individual with a commitment date and then driving on following up on these until they are closed.
Together with the PM's for our service providers, prepare the steerco pack that include details of point 1 and 2, as well as communicating deliverables completed as well as committed too.
With the Product owner, define the implementation date of the project and plan the deliverable accordingly. Project Plan should not be limited to development and product deliverable but also implementation plan.
Driving the quote approval and purchase order process where required.
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