Schedule 5 - Request for Quote SON867801 RFQ 2015-Multirole BA

Schedule 5 - Request for Quote SON867801 RFQ 2015-Multirole BA

Business Analysts

Department of Industry

RFQ number / RFQ 2015-WP-7
ICT Service Category / e. Service delivery
j. Specialist
k. Information and Records Management Systems and Applications
Personnel Category (Skill Set) / Business Analyst – SharePoint training
Business Analyst – Business Intelligence
Business Analyst – Information Architecture
Business Analyst – Records and information management
Item number / Description / Details
/ Proposed Work Order Start Date / 1 Dec 2015 (TBC)
/ Proposed Contract Period / On commencement to 30 June 2016
/ Contract Option Period / Up to a period of 6 to 12 months per role
Subject to funds availability and delegate approval
/ Number of Specified Personnel required / Several
/ Reduced activity period / As specified by the Department and the Departments contract manager
/ Business Hours / From 9.00am to 5.00pm on a Business Day, unless specified otherwise.
Maximum of 40 hours per week unless given prior approval by the business areas National Manager.
/ Purpose of Services / The ICT development branch requires several contract resources to undertake work over the course of the next several months with potential to extend. This work includes:
  1. analysis of business requirements to provide specifications towards implementing ICT, web based systems and business solutions, and other business analysis tasks as directed;
  2. analysis of business requirements towards implementing business change and provision of training to non-technical staff during the adoption process of an internal SharePoint 2013 document management system implementation, and other business analysis tasks as directed;
  3. analysis of requirements for the completion of enhancements to the department’s BI reporting and data warehouse platform. This work may involve analysis of updates to reporting outputs such as data cubes and tabular models, data integration, and data warehouse load and transformation processes;
  4. analysis and review of requirements for designing the information architecture of a SharePoint 2013 document management system within the internal environment ability to provide detailed technically documentation to the development team;
  5. analysis of requirements to institute improvements to record-keeping and record management obligations in the internal environment including, developing relevant agency policy and technical implementation requirements of a SharePoint based document management system.
See Selection Criteria below for specific requirements for each role.
/ Methodology / Candidates are invited to submit their claims of experience against each of the roles outlined in the selection criteria below. Interviews will be conducted based on an assessment of claims. Contracts would be offered to suitable candidates following the interview.
/ Performance / Assigned tasks and applicable project milestones, as detailed in the relevant Project Plan, are met.
/ Skills knowledge transfer / The contractor will be expected to transfer skills and knowledge to APS staff
/ Selection criteria
Please note the importance of responding to this Selection Criteria.
Mandatory Criteria must be met to progress in the evaluation, where the Weighted Criteria is scored / Role 2: Business Analyst & SharePoint 2013 Application Trainer)
  1. Strong communication, judgement and stakeholder negotiation skills.
  2. Experience and proficiency in requirements definition and documentation.
  3. Ability to build productive working relationships with customers and colleagues and to work within a team.
  4. Experience in providing training to non-technical users, especially within a SharePoint environment.
  5. Minimum of 2 years’ experience and knowledge in SharePoint 2010/2013.
  6. Reliability, problem solving skills and demonstrated ability to organise work to fit into a schedule and meet deadlines.
Role 3: Business Analyst (Business Intelligence)
  1. Strong communication, judgement, research and analysis, problem resolution and stakeholder negotiation skills.
  2. Experience and proficiency in requirements definition and documentation.
  3. Demonstrated experience in working with SQL Server 2008/2012 database platforms, including the use of SQL 2012 SSRS, SSIS and SSAS.
  4. Experience working with IT and Business groups to evaluate complex user requests, and clarify objectives for new reporting requirements.
  5. Ability to build productive working relationships with customers and colleagues and to work within a team.
Role 4: Business Analyst (Information Architect)
  1. Minimum of 5 years’ demonstrated experience undertaking analysis/information architecture activities.
  2. Demonstrated experience in working as part of an ICT solutions delivery team.
  3. Ability to provide technical specification documentation to the ICT development team.
  4. Experience in Information Architecture development for SharePoint sites with a government records management framework.
  5. Technical knowledge in the practical application of content types, metadata, site collections and views as they relate to a SharePoint document management system design.
  6. Excellent skills in: communication; judgement; research and analysis; stakeholder engagement; problem solving; planning; and time management.
Role 5: Business Analyst (Records and Information management)
  1. Knowledge of National Archives of Australia’s information management requirements and initiatives, Records Authorities, policies, legislation and strategies as they apply to Commonwealth Government records.
  2. Ability to interpret and translate relevant records and Information management requirements to create agency approaches and policies in-line with relevant Records Authorities.
  3. Knowledge of SharePoint system information architecture and the ability to apply recordkeeping and information management policy principles to a SharePoint system.
  4. Ability to review and analyse internal information management practices and provide technical requirements in support of a SharePoint document management system development.
  5. Excellent skills in: communication; judgement; research and analysis; stakeholder engagement; problem solving; planning; and time management.
  6. Ability to advise on best practice, develop training documentation and provide appropriate training to internal business areas on records lifecycle management.

/ Intellectual Property Rights – ownership of Contract Material / The Department owns the Intellectual Property Rights in Contract Material
/ Other requirements
E.g Location / Located in Canberra.