Objective

Seeking a challenging position where I can assist by contributing my expertise as Business Analyst

Summary

Strong data analysis skills Elicit, analyse, document manage the business requirements of project end users and stakeholders Coordinate exchanges between the user community and the development, testing and deployment teams Upon establishment of the requirements baseline, manage the requirements specification to fulfill business objectives Map business processes, analyse flows data, recommend implementation strategies and track performance Work with the user community to identify improvement opportunities Negotiate priorities and resolve conflicts Train, coach and mentor Business Analysts

Profile

• Expertise in gathering and drafting Business requirements to ensure their completeness during all phases of software development projects and translated them to Functional Specifications.
• Expertise in eliciting and documenting thorough information on AS - IS business and TO-BE business processes and providing Gap Analysis.
• Expertise in converting user requirements into technical specifications for preparing test plans.
• Expertise in Requirements gathering and Use Case development using tools like Requisite Pro, DOORS, JamaContour
• Experienced in using Agile and Waterfall methodology
• Well versed in Rapid Application Development RAD to efficiently progress towards an acceptable design.
• Expertise in creating Business Process Flows, UML diagrams Use case and activity, Entity-Relationship Diagrams ERD, Data Flow Diagrams DFD using Visio
• Experienced in handling multiple projects, cross-functional teams, and delivered requirements on time.
• Experienced in facilitating scrum ceremonies sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, etc.
• Expertise in reviewing, creating Test cases, Test scripts, and Test Procedures including User Acceptance tests UAT and Defect tracking.

SKILL SET

Requirement Management Tool

IBM Requirement Pro, IBM DOORS, Jira, Jama Contour, Quality Center

Software Engineering methodologies and Processes

Agile, Waterfall, RAD, UML, CMMI, RUP, Scrum Master

Databases/ETL Tools

Oracle, My SQL, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, Informix, Informatica, Oracle GoldnenGate, Google Analytics

Operating Systems

MAC, Solaris 7.0/8.0, Windows 95/98/2000/NT, XP, UNIX

Programming and Scripting Languages

C, Java, JavaScript, HTML, SQL, UNIX, Ruby, Visual Basic, VB Script, HTML, ASP, .Net

CRM

Sales force

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Business Analyst

Confidential

• Analyzed existing AS IS process and developed TO BE processes that includes the technology opportunities after interviewing Stakeholders
• Work closely with SME's and Business User's to identify, define, and document the requirements for the Customer Portal integration with several modules.
• Gathered and analyzed requirements using various elicitation methods e.g. Interviews, Brainstorming, JAD sessions, wireframes etc.
• Developed various workflow scenarios for user access and management being done via Next Generation NG Portal Identity and Access Management IDAM .
• Collaborated technical team by providing walkthroughs of the process, scenarios, and requirement specification.
• Mapped TO BE business processes to relevant business requirements, which are in turn mapped to the functional requirements, use cases, and test cases.
• Designed and developed several data flow diagrams for the creation of the application test data being transformed from upstream data sources
• Responsible for documenting UAT scenarios and assist User's with the Acceptance testing till sign off
• Responsible for tracking and resolving issues arising during UAT execution in Quality Center
• Reviewed Test Cases by analyzing test requirements for functional and integration, User Acceptance testing.

Environment: VISIO, Quality Center

Sr. Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with the Business Stakeholders in defining, documenting and diagramming the AS IS Business Process flow and up with the TO BE Business Process needed to develop a new application called Project Portfolio Management Tool PPMT .
• Gathered and analyzed requirements using various elicitation methods e.g. Interviews, Brainstorming, JAD sessions, wireframes etc.
• Captured detailed requirements in the form of functional requirements, Use Cases, wireframes etc
• Assisted project manager with decomposing activities and creating baseline schedule in MS project.
• Collaborated with technical team with the data requirements to develop reports and dashboards using MYSQL and present to the Leadership for their buy-in during sprint review meeting
• Used SQL analyzed data for integrity, statistical fit and segmentation attributes and data mining utilities
• Created the Traceability matrix to map business requirements to use cases to test cases.
• Acted as a liaison amongst Business Users and Development teams Off shore as well as local on issues reported
• Responsible for documenting UAT scenarios and assisted User's with the Acceptance testing till sign off.

Environment: PHP, Agile, VISIO, Quality Center, Java/J2EE, MS-Project

Sr. Requirements Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed workflow scenarios for user access and management implemented via Next Generation NG Portal Identity and Access Management IDAM .
• Analyzed and drafted business requirements for legacy data migration, reporting, Identity and Access Management IDAM requirements for several MSD's applications
• Gathered and documented requirements using various elicitation methods e.g. Interviews, Brainstorming, Joint Application Design JAD sessions, wireframes etc and documented requirements in the form of user stories that resulted in high level project scope and product backlogs.
• Created conceptual Business Process Models for various business activities.
• Developed various artifacts like project scope and vision document, Use Cases and all the associated deliverables.
• Documented business and functional requirements for the Meso Scale Vascular Injury Portal MSVIP
• Gathered and drafted Portal Requirements for a customer facing external portal and an external facing Wiki
• Drafted requirements for enterprise Search, FAQs, content management, user management, order entry, billing, and contracts.
• Coordinated with the Portal Technical Team to facilitate the design, testing, and implementation of Portal Requirements
• Documented Test scenarios for the Limited User Testing LUT .
• Interacted extensively with the business users and SMEs to thoroughly understand the AS IS business system and elicit detailed description of the issues across various cross-functional teams.
• Facilitated and managed several UAT User Acceptance Testing cycles for several MSD's applications which included Google Analytics, Business Intelligence
• Acted in the role of Scrum Master in daily stand up's with product managers, development and test team members in an agile development environment to resolve issues and meet deadlines, managed project backlog, burn down charts, prioritize resolution of defects/bugs during Sprint planning meetings
• Created weekly Risks, Issues, Dependencies Document RID, and meeting minutes and ensured proactive measures to minimize them.
• Collaborated with technical team to draft data requirements for reports and dashboards and present to the Leadership for their buy-in during sprint review meeting

Environment: AGILE, VISIO, HP Quality Center Requirement and Test Management, UML, and SOA architectureBusiness Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Develop business process flows to identify gaps in user requirements and systems functionality for COTS.
• Participated in the JAD sessions with SMEs and end user interviews to gather the business requirements.
• Created requirements using various elicitation methods e.g. Interviews, Joint Application Design JAD sessions, etc and documented requirements in the form of user stories that resulted in high level project scope and product backlogs.
• Acted as a Liaison with the business users and Technical team members to draft and clarify issues during the development of portals
• Generated conceptual models utilizing UML methodology DFD, ERD, context diagrams as and use cases.
• Performed the impact analysis, gap analysis, and feasibility study.
• Facilitated and managed several SAT System Acceptance Testing and UAT User Acceptance Testing cycles during several test releases.
• Documented the process and data flows based on complex business requirements related to several human intelligence applications to facilitate effective and efficient system test cycles.
• Analyzed and drafted business requirements for legacy data migration, reporting, Identity and Access Management IDAM requirements for several DIA applications being done by Oracle Golden Gate.
• Documented reporting requirements for various reports being generated using Business Intelligence
• Assist in QA, UAT, and integrated testing efforts by writing test plans, functionality tests, and identifying requirement redefinition.

Environment: VISIO, Requisite Pro, UML, ERD, Oracle, Java/J2EE

Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Wrote the project scope document, handled scope changes, and worked on resolving outstanding issues during full life cycle of the project.
• Documented requirements, created use cases and wrote functional specifications.
• Documented complex Business Rules Documents BRD to facilitate complex legacy data migration to several downstream ERP systems being done using ETL/Data Stage
• Worked closely with end users and Management Team on resolving outstanding process issues during various phases of the application development
• Responsible for deliverables, deployment scheduling, maintenance, and administration of the application.
• Built and managed the UAT test artifacts for the application during various UAT cycles
• Created and maintained various test artifacts - test strategy, test plan and approach and requirements traceability matrix

Environment: UML, Visio, Rational Clear Case/Clear Quest.