Lead Business Analyst / Scrum Master Resume

SUMMARY

Over 10 years of experience as Sr. Business Analyst.
Certified Scrum Master / Agile project manager.
Strong Knowledge of SDLC methodology and project life cycle. Experienced in full life cycle of system development.
Experience leading technical and non - technical projects from initiation through implementation in all phases of SLDC in Planning, analysis, design, testing, deployment, implementation and post-production support.
Extensive experience Agile/SCRUM, Agile/SAFE, Waterfall, hybrid methodologies; using different requirements/project tracking tools like Enterprise Architect (EA), JIRA, Rally, various Microsoft products.
Thorough understanding of Business/Functional Requirements Gathering, documenting User Stories, User Cases, Business Process Flow, Business Process Modeling and Client Interaction.
Customer and end-user focused. Skilled at analyzing business needs, transforming them into technical designs and applying technical skills and business knowledge to achieve sound results.
Strong Knowledge of UML, RUP, Rational Suite including Rational ClearQuest, ClearCase and Requisite Pro.
Extensive experience in Risk and Issue management.
Experience in writing test plans, defining test cases, developing and maintaining test scripts.
Excellent communication, analytical, interpersonal, and presentation skill.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Lead Business Analyst / Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Lead project planning and task estimation sessions.
Created and maintained product backlog and worked with project owners in prioritizing and release planning.
Lead Sprint planning and prioritization session.
Managed overall release from initiation to implementation - Responsible for timely delivery of enhancements.
Epic / Story development.
Lead test planning/execution strategy.
Proactively communicates with external and internal customers to capture and deliver.
Involved in planning and prioritizing releases.

Confidential

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

Lead project planning and task estimation sessions.
Lead requirements prioritization/gather sessions with the area of world stakeholders.
Work lines of business to elicit, analyze and document complex business requirements.
Collaborating with global mobile application development teams to in corporate critical application improvements into standard release cycles to optimize operational stability.
Assist in project user acceptance test, including reporting and documenting defects, and conducting complex root cause analysis.
Lead a business process improvement project for transitioning the team to work in Agile from Waterfall. Developed Agile work flows in JIRA to best fit team structure for various issue types.

Confidential

Lead Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

Lead various technical projects form initiation to implementation.
Created and maintained product backlog and worked with project owners in prioritizing and release planning.
Responsible for collecting estimates from the technical teams and assist program manager with project management tasks.
Collaborate with the appropriate teams to build the business case/ project justification (including cost benefit analysis and feasibility studies) and identify risks associated with each requirement.
Involved in planning and prioritizing releases.

Confidential

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

Participated in project planning and task estimations.
Work lines of business to elicit, analyze and document complex business requirements.
Collaborating with global mobile application development teams to in corporate critical application improvements into standard release cycles to optimize operational stability.
Prioritized requirements and involved in arbitration process with project team & Business users.
Updated and communicated project status to management through presentations and reports.