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Orange Business ServicesBusiness Architect and Coach
Sep. 2017 - Jun. 2024Paris, FranceContracted by Orange Business Services to provide business architecture consultancy on a global change initiative for a complex business domain involving a Pega technological solution. My role was a hybrid one, spanning: BUSINESS ANALYSIS/DESIGN
- Pioneered the use of concept modelling, processing modelling (using BPMN *correctly*) and decision modelling (DMN) to understand and clearly articulate the nature of the business.
- Established a centralised, enterprise-wide business glossary wiki, thereby establishing a common vocabulary for both business and IT.
- Collaborated 360º with stakeholders to distill user stories from the To Be business design (with Product Owner responsibilities for areas of the business).
- Collaborated with Pega development team to convert user stories into Production-ready software that realises the business need (Pega BA role).
- Tested the developed software against business scenarios (Testing role).
- Accelerated time-to-production by ensuring business needs were clear and unambiguous. TRAINER/COACH
- Business concept/glossary modelling
- Process modelling using BPMN
- Decision modelling using DMN
- Business scenario testing
- Writing user guides
- Writing user stories
PegasystemsPega BA
Apr. 2017 - Jun. 2017London, United KingdomBusiness Architect on a Pega 7.2 pilot case management project for an investment banking client:
• Elaborated customer needs based on scope established during inception phase
• Worked alongside customer to define process models, business glossary and decision models
• Collaborated with LSA to define physical data model and leverage Pega’s case lifecycle model
• Collaborated with LSA to configure Pega decision rules corresponding to business decision models
• Worked alongside customer to define business test scenarios
UK GovernmentLead Business Architecture Consultant
Mar. 2015 - May. 2016United KingdomDeclan led a team building a "To Be" business architecture for a directorate in UK Government. The customer had a history of delivering software that required re-work costing millions due to poorly articulated business needs. Moreover, delivered software typically required ad hoc, supplementary spreadsheets to hold data that could not be handled by new systems. Using Agile principles and the Zachman Framework, Declan and his team worked with stakeholders, from executive to caseworker level, to iteratively develop and test models of how the business should be operating to realise its strategic goals, while challenging the value of legacy practices. This allowed the business to validate and continuously refresh its product backlog and ensure business needs were clearly articulated. This work was done in concert with Pega and Documentum software development sprints to ensure that relevant, tested, business knowledge was brought to the sprints, so that developers and testers could focus on delivering the right software rather than investigating the business need. In addition, Declan mentored business stakeholders and analysts in business architecture principles and methods. Key modelling techniques used:
Decision modelling, data modelling, process modelling (BPMN), event modelling, capability modelling, strategic goal modelling
National Australia GroupPega Business Architecture Consultant (Freelance)
Jun. 2014 - Sep. 2014Provided consultancy to National Australia Group in defining a robust business architecture as an input to a Pega 7 implementation. Advised senior stakeholders on approach to business architecture. Key skills applied:
- Data Modelling
- Decision Modelling
- Process Modelling
- Mentoring Introduced The Decision Model to NAG, providing initial training and promoting its use as a core business analysis skill.
SapiensLead Business Architect (freelance)
Apr. 2013 - Apr. 2014Representing Sapiens to provide business analysis consultancy to their banking client, specifically:
• Designing a new, strategic business architecture for LIBOR Loans
• Developing a strategic workflow system for LIBOR Loans processing and maintenance
• Identifying key problems areas for resolution with interim, tactical solutions using decision modelling
• Training and mentoring BAs, particularly in process modelling (using BPMN), decision modelling (using The Decision Model) and data modelling
• Authoring a Business Analysis Service Definition document in the context of the Zachman Framework and The Decision Model
• Advising the head of business change on approach to structuring the change organisation
National Australia GroupBusiness Analysis Consultant (freelance)
Apr. 2012 - Jul. 2012Declan was contracted to National Australia Group's Pega Service Centre to help them define their approach to business analysis for projects implementing Pegasystems' PRPC solutions. Achievements:
• Collaborated with the PSC to define their operating model, specifically in relation to business analysis and iterative software development methodology
• Mentored the team in the strengths and weaknesses of Pega's Direct Capture of Objectives approach
• Mentored the team in applying DCO to real-world projects
• Bridged the gap between analysts and developers by teaching them a common language and mindset and encouraging collaboration
• Mentored analysts and developers in Use Case modelling
• Mentored analysts and developers in visual modelling techniques
• Mentored analysts in logical data modelling
• Championed and provided guidance on:
- Risk-based iterative, collaborative, agile development principles and techniques
- Enterprise re-use of requirements, processes, data models, business rules, etc
American ExpressPega Business Architecture Consultant (freelance)
Oct. 2011 - Apr. 2012Declan was contracted by American Express to help their team of business analysts adapt to new working methods as they began to work on Pegasystems' PRPC implementations. Achievements:
- Mentored the team in the strengths and weaknesses of Pega's Direct Capture of Objectives approach
- Helped analysts understand PRPC design constraints
- Taught analysts how to model flows in PRPC
- Introduced modelling business processes using BPMN 2.0
- Mentored analysts in documenting and managing enterprise business rules
- Mentored analysts in logical data modelling and why it is essential on a PRPC project
AccenturePega Business Architecture Consultant (freelance)
Jan. 2011 - Jan. 2011Declan advised Accenture business analysts on how to prepare their health industry customer for workshops involving Pegasystems' Direct Capture of Objectives approach. He provided insight into what artefacts the analysts should expect from the customer and made recommendations regarding scope management and data modelling. In addition, Declan provided example conceptual data models and case management models and indicated how the latter might be implemented in PRPC.
AccentureBusiness Analysis Consultant (freelance)
Nov. 2010 - Dec. 2010Declan provided freelance consultancy to one of Accenture's insurance clients. The task involved on reverse-engineering use case models and activity diagrams from the production software, while mentoring Accenture colleagues in analysis modelling techniques. This required a knowledge and understanding of Pegasystems PRPC architecure, but also drew on Declan's experience as a senior process analyst and mentor.
Knowledge RulesProject Manager (freelance)
May. 2010 - Nov. 2010Project Manager on a multi-vendor PRPC project in the insurance arena. The objective of the project was to refactor two similar PRPC applications into a single corporate asset to be re-used across Europe. The project was completed on time and within budget.
Declan ChellarBusiness Architecture Consultant and Coach
Mar. 2009EuropeIndependent consultant and coach, specializing in business needs analysis and agile business architecture modeling, particularly in the context of BPM projects using Pega.
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