John Gali

Background

About John Gali

I don’t like talking about myself. I prefer to listen. Yes, as a Business Consultant you must be able to expertly facilitate key discussions with stakeholders to gather relevant information, know how to analyze business and data requirements then document them in a clear & concise way for technology teams to consume, have the ability to develop and implement complex business solutions, the list goes on and on. But if you can’t properly listen - you won’t succeed. Listening is how I became a Business Analyst. A manager asked me to sit in on an implementation call, I listened, stepped in to help and before I knew it, I was a double agent - a subject matter expert on two systems which led to recognition, awards, a promotion and my career taking a turn. Listening helps me acquire knowledge. It helps me understand and quickly learn different technologies so I can adapt to simultaneously managing a project and a team. Which is how, it seems, I’ve been learning a new system with every new role and project. Without listening, it’s almost impossible to successfully lead requirement sessions and gain the trust of your stakeholders helping them develop complex business solutions. Miss one important detail and the whole project can crumble, together with your reputation. Complexity cannot be untangled without listening and I’m not known as a ‘complexity slayer’ for nothing. Listening is also how I build strong, long-term relationships because without listening and paying attention to detail you’ll never be able to identify or bridge the gaps between business and technology. And how can you lead without great listening skills? Who will listen to you if you don’t take the time or effort to first listen yourself? That’s why one of my favorite compliments is “ it’s like you got into my head, you really understood what we needed”. So, how can I help you untangle complexities in your project? I’m listening… Area of expertise Business Analysis | Business Process Improvement | Leadership | Project Management | Elicitation & Documentation of Requirement| Process Modeling| Problem Solving | Enterprise Implementations | Data Analysis | Forecasting and Planning | Agile Methodology | Waterfall Methodology | Presentation | Web-Based Reporting Tools | SQL | JIRA | HP ALM |Power Point | Advanced Excel |