Professional Summary:-

• 7 years of extensive experience as a Business Analyst in business requirement gathering and analysis, business process re-engineering, object-oriented design and modeling.
• Extensive experience in analyzing and requirements gathering and writing system functional specifications including use cases.
• Strong knowledge on the Systems Development Life Cycle SDLC , Rational Unified Process Methodology RUP , RAD, SWOT, and CRM.
• Strong skills in creating UML Diagrams and Data Models including Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Deployment Diagrams, Data Flow Diagrams DFD and Entity-Relationship diagrams using Rational Rose and MS Visio.
• Strong knowledge of Project management skills includes time estimation, task identification, and scope management.
• Manage critical IT investments within a single, integrated platform: Portfolio and Investment Planning, Portfolio Management, Project Portfolio Management and Application Portfolio Management
• Organized Joint Application developments JAD , Joint Application Requirements sessions JAR , Interviews and Requirement Elicitation sessions.
• Great skills in collecting business requirements for developing Use Cases, creating Business Requirements Document BRD and Functional Requirement Specification FRS documents
• Knowledge in Testing VOIP Multimedia Conferencing solutions by testing the voice telephone calls used in customer-service environments and video teleconferencing routing
• Performance testing using data on SQL and MS-Access
• Experience with working on Logical, Conceptual and Physical Data Model
• Well aware of writing ETL Mapping documents and Source to Target Transformations
• Experience in preparing Systems Proposal Reports and performing GAP analysis.
• Experience working with HP quality center and Application life cycle management
• Motivated self-starter with exceptional team building, leadership, and verbal skills.
• Competent in Creating Unified Modeling Language UML diagrams such as Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Class Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams.
• Extensive experience in developing Use Cases, creating Screen Mockups, conducting Gap Analysis and Impact Analysis, SWOT analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis, Risk Analysis.
• Proficient in Excel and PPT to prepare strategy and planning.
• Strong experience in conducting User Acceptance Testing UAT and documentation of Test Cases.
• Expertise in designing and developing Test Plans and Test Scripts.
• Technical Skill:
• Software Packages/ Processes Model Tools:MS Office Suite 9X/2003/2007 PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, and MS Outlook, MS Project , Crystal Reports, Lotus Notes, MS Visio, Rational Rose, Rational Requisite, Enterprise Architect
• Databases: MS Access 00/02, MS SQL Server 2008
• Operating Systems: MS Windows 9X/NT/XP/Vista/2012
• Testing tools: Mercury Test Director Quality Center , Win Runner, Rational Suite
• Methodology: Lean, Waterfall, Prototype Model, Rational Unified Process RUP , Rapid Application Development RAD , UML diagrams and Agile - SCRUM
• Automotive: SCM, IMDS, DFMEA, APQP, SCAR, PPAP, MPI, TPI, ECO
• EPR System: SAP, RAMCO, BAAN, CRM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidenital

Sr. Business System Analyst

Responsibilities include:

• Co-authored business requirements document with project teams. Extracted, discussed, and refined business requirements from business users and team members
• Act as a resource in understanding how IS systems carry out business functions and assists in ensuring the timely and effective implementation.
• Involved in Inception Phase and prepared vision statement and initial data models that contain Business Requirement Documents and supporting documents that contains the essential business elements and detailed definitions.
• Worked with CA Clarity and Workbench for project/Portfolio management
• Modeled AS IS and TO BE processes using MS Visio
• Analyzed Business Requirements and segregated them into high level and low level Use Cases, Activity
• Diagrams / State Chart Diagrams using Rational Rose according to UML methodology thus defining the Business Process Models.
• Supervise and manage projects throughout SDLC to ensure that project management methodology based on RUP is followed during the project lifecycle using MS Project and NIKU Workbench.
• Used Rational Tools for creating use cases, version control and defect tracking, monitoring. Use Rational Unified Process RUP methodology in all areas of the software development life cycle SDLC .
• Planned and defined Use Cases created Use Case diagrams, Scenarios and Use Case Narratives using the UML methodologies.
• Was involved n the creation of new E-Commerce Products Arrival Notices and Customized Reporting
• Worked with Front-end and Back-end systems
• Created relationships in Requirement Traceability Matrix linking Business Requirements to Functional requirements and Functional Requirements to Systems Requirements.
• Performed the requirement analysis and documented the requirements using Rational Requisite Pro
• Established traceability matrix using Rational Requisite Pro to trace completeness of requirements in different SDLC stages.
• Designed flexible project foundation enabling rapid implementation of e-commerce website capabilities.
• Custom tools upgrade client had created marketing, merchandising product tools to support their custom web application which needed to be re-architected to work with ATGs eCommerce suite.
• Conducted Joint Application Development JAD sessions with IT groups. Identified the Key Changes, and participated in Stakeholder Management to communicate effectively with them.
• Created Mock-up forms in MS word for better visualization and understanding of the software solution.
• Tracked change requests and monitored workload and schedule.
• Facilitated JAD sessions with management, development team, users and other stakeholders to refine functional requirements.
• Used MS Visio for Process modeling, Process mapping and Business Process flow diagrams.
• Created and managed project templates, use case templates, requirement types and tractability matrix in Requisite Pro.
• Managed workload, schedules and coordinated status review meetings with project managers, business managers and team members.
• Environment: Java, J2EE technology, .NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server, UNIX / Oracle Platform, MS Visio, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Project, RUP, Rational Rose, Rational Clear Quest, Rational ClearCase, Rational requisite pro

Confidenital

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities include:

• Get a clear understanding of the requirement on discussion with the Business.
• Detailing Functional requirements and creating a User Story for the scenario agreed.
• Prioritization of User Stories based on the impacts for a Release.
• Worked on Agile Methodology
• Provided an optimistic solution for the industry requirements
• Provided a feasible design solution compliant to the requirements.
• Get a clear understanding on the end-to-end process of the system.
• Identified the process issues and get them resolved.
• Understand the significance of the components involved in the system.
• Get an understanding of the design across products like PSTN design, ISDN30, CPE Design etc.
• Identified the key data elements flowing across components.
• Worked with the Static and the Dynamic design and document the design components, interfaces and scenarios.
• Created ad roc reports for the business, management.
• Created Use Case diagram, activity diagrams, sequence diagram in MS Visio
• Analyzed and prioritized user and business requirements as system requirement that must be included while developing the software.
• Involved in creating the Project templates, Use case specifications, Change request form.
• Worked with cross-functional teams for building use cases, demonstrating the business requirements, developing business models Designed and developed business flow diagrams, Object Oriented models using MS Visio.
• Static design defines and emphasises on the components, capabilities and the interfaces involved in the system.
• Dynamic design describes the end-to-end solution in achieving the expected functionalities figuring out the various scenarios.
• Identified the issues and risks involved in the design.
• Be an active participant in the component and product line presentations.
• Get strong awareness of the capability driven model and Matrix Architecture
• Environment: Windows 2008, Microsoft Project 2007, UNIX, MS Office, MS Visio 2010, UML.

Confidenital

Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities include:

• Prepared an estimate of cost and effort involved completing the project
• Created a project initiation document with project scope, goals, execution methods.
• Worked with PM to prepare Project charter, Project plans, daily, weekly and monthly team deliverables for each phase, drafting WBS and RBS systematically using MS Project.
• Gathered the business/user requirements through interactions, JAD sessions, Requirements interview
• Prepared a business/user requirements document, used HP quality centre to store, track and control the requirement gathering process.
• To compare AS IS and TO BE scenario dived into Business Intelligence systems data mining, process mining, statistical analysis, predictive analytics, predictive modeling, business process modeling, and complex event processing.
• Led requirements analysis and inspection, ensuring that requirement statements and business rules are complete, consistent, concise, comprehensible, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, and verifiable, and that they conform to standards.
• Created various analysis models such as business models, process models, data models and workflow models
• Developed Adhoc and Canned reports based on the level of authorization
• Create detailed profiles such as customer preferences
• Deliver instant, company-wide access to customer histories
• Provided technology support to multiline core processing: To provide an underwriting platform that effectively supports multiline core processing activities, status reporting and workload management forecasting
• Developed a traceability matrix to map where each Business Req. is mapped to Functional Req. and where each functional Req. is captured
• Managed the output requirement project for various Life Insurance Products.
• Played key role in System Development Life Cycle Process consisting of Design and Gap Analysis, Business Requirements, Systems Requirements, Test Criteria, and Implementation to have the outputs of project dealt with the automation of correspondence directed to Insurance policy owners.
• Involved in the process methodology of analyzing, developing and gathering technical requirements in a P C insurance setting.
• Environment: iRise Manager, MS Visio, ConceptDraw, MagicDraw, SnagIt, Crystal Reports, Rational ClearQuest and ALM to support on-going requirements, MS Project Professional , Clear case, Blueprint , and Extensively used Excel.

Confidenital

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities include:

• Worked extensively with the business owners auditors conducted formal interviews, live Meetings and JAD sessions to identify requirements and functional specifications.
• Conducted and controlled brainstorming sessions with project focus groups.
• Worked and created architectural flow along with the system architects.
• Documented functional and technical specifications with wireframes and screen mockups to explain in details the business implication and impacts
• Created Use Case diagram, activity diagrams, sequence diagram in MS Visio
• Prepared functional requirements to define the system rules by creating Use cases, interface design and data dictionaries.
• Analyzed and prioritized user and business requirements as system requirement that must be included while developing the software.
• Involved in creating the Project templates, Use case specifications, Change request form.
• Worked with cross-functional teams for building use cases, demonstrating the business requirements, developing business models Designed and developed business flow diagrams, Object Oriented models using MS Visio.
• Worked with the database design team to assist them in designing the database and also created data dictionary.
• Conducted Model reviews with project team members Publish and communicate models to various IT and business-based teams.
• Worked with testing team in developing the test plan, test conditions, test cases based on business requirements and technical specifications.
• Involved in UAT process and coordinated with the UAT team to get the feedback to make change requirements document.
• Environment: MS Visio, MS Office Suite, Rational Requisite Pro, UML, Windows XP, MS Project, Quality center, .NET, SQL Server.

Confidenital

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities include:

• Was responsible for defining the scope of the project, gathering Business Requirements and documenting them textually or within models.
• Developed prototype of new information processing application.
• Met with client groups to determine User Requirements and Goals, thus converting User Requirements into Business Requirements and User and Functional Requirement Specification.
• Interviewed Business Area Experts, asking detailed questions and carefully recording the requirements in a format that could be reviewed and understood by both business people and technical people.
• Followed the RUP guidelines and documented the requirements in Rational Requisite Pro.
• Analyzed business requirements and segregated them into high level and low level Use Cases, as well as activity diagrams / State Chart Diagrams and Robustness Diagrams using Rational Rose according to UML methodology, thus defining the Data Process Models.
• Grouped the Use Cases diagrams into Sequence and Collaboration Diagrams using Rational Rose based on UML methods, thereby defining the Business Process Model.
• Worked on a CRM platform on various applications like Customer service and support, data security, focused marketing efforts, automated analytics and reporting, and better coordination and cooperation.
• Documented Test Plans that contains test scripts, test cases, test data and expected results for the Integration, Functional, Performance, and User Acceptance Testing, using Rational Test Manager.
• Used Rational Clear Quest as the defect tracking tool, and Rational Clear Case for Version control and Configuration Management.
• Environment: MS Visio, MS Office Suite, Rational Requisite Pro, UML, Windows XP, MS Project, Quality center, .NET, SQL Server.

Confidenital

Business Analyst

Responsibilities include:

• Gathered Business Requirements, analyzed data/workflows, and defined the scope, financial projections and Cost/Benefit analysis.
• Developed the business case for the proposed Performance Management Platform.
• Facilitated collection of Functional Requirements from system users, and prepared Business Requirement documents using Rational Requisite Pro.
• Applied the RUP model throughout the entire development and testing process.
• Followed the UML based methods using Rational Rose to create Use Case Diagrams, Activity and State Chart Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, and Collaboration Diagrams.
• Used Rational Clear Quest for Defect Tracking and Change Management purposes and Rational Clear Case for Version Control and Configuration Management.
• Interviewed Business Area Experts, asking detailed questions and carefully recording the requirements in a format that could be reviewed and understood by both business people and technical people.
• Led technical and business sessions, and acted as a liaison between user and stakeholders, thus converting business needs into software solutions of the highest quality
• Project life cycle - from analysis to production implementation, with emphasis on identifying the source and source data validation, developing particular logic and transformation as per the requirement and creating mappings and loading the data into different targets.
• Made major contribution in the implementation of EDW Incremental pull and load that constitutes different modules like claims, providers, members, products for different source systems of which Amysis is primary source.
• Interacted with business users for better understanding of individual subject areas and modified specifications to reflect accurate user needs.
• Conducted JAD sessions with end user community ensuring that the software addressed all business needs.
• Involved in preparing the Methodology document for the PART D implementation.
• Understood the Technical specifications and developed functional design document for Extract Transformation and Loading process.
• Environment:MS Visio, MS Office Suite, Java, Oracle 8i, Client Server, UML, Windows XP, Quality center, MS Project, Visual Basic, Crystal Reports.