Functional analyst

Functional analyst (IT)

Tasks

 Understand the E2E business process flow

 Bridge between ICT and business

 Responsible to transform business requirements in functional requirements. Taking into account functional and

non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, security and usability)

 Create a conceptual and logical data model

 Perform functional analysis of information systems and draw up the functional design

 Responsible for qualitative hand-over to the technical designer

 Support changes and enhancements from design & development through production including (automated)

testing

 Contribute to the drawing up and management of the planning for analysis and design phase

 Consult on development and updating of training materials and user manuals and prepare documentation for

implemented products/processes

 Identify, research, and analyse production problems, develop solutions, and resolve problems

 Develop new program requirements and specifications to support system upgrades and resolves problems with

current systems

 You understand and apply the concepts of incremental and interactive development. You are able to see the big

picture but you design just in time (instead of big design up-front) . You involve your team in the design phase

by using techniques like model storming.

Knowledge

 Data modelling (conceptual, relational and logical)

 Analysis of the business context (AS IS and TO BE)

 Apply architecture principles and standards

 Functional modelling including documentation

 Model storming

 Define user stories

 Incremental and interactive design & development

 Agile testing (Test automation)

 Be familiar with technical concepts and terminology in order to communicate fluently with the technical

designer

 Basic knowledge about performance

 Define impact and dependencies

 Define input for planning : workload estimations, risks, ...

 Use interview techniques

 Structured and convincing communication skills

 Knowledge of Archimate is an advantage

 Project life cycle