Business Analyst Resume Profile

Summary

A result oriented Business Analyst with over Seven years of experience working for a Multi-National financial information provider firm.
Extensive experience in analyzing and documenting business requirements functional and non- functional requirements.
Proficient in Technical and Business Writing, Business Process Flow, Business Process Modeling, Business Analysis and Testing various methodologies.
Expertise in Project Management i.e. Project Scoping, Planning, Estimating, Scheduling, Organizing, Directing, Controlling, Budgeting and Drafting Remedy Procedures.
Experience in facilitating Joint Requirement Planning JRP sessions with Business User Groups, conducting Joint Application Development JAD sessions with IT Groups and Conflict Management with Project team members.
Strong understanding of project life cycle and SDLC methodologies including RUP, RAD, Waterfall and Agile.
Proficiency and detailed knowledge in creating Use Cases, Sequence Diagrams, State Charts, Activity Diagrams, and Class Diagrams.
Actively worked in Gap Analysis, Feasibility, Data and Risk Analysis.
Conducted User Acceptance Test UAT with stake holders and system users to uncover the latent defects in the system.
Highly motivated team player with excellent Interpersonal and Customer Relational Skills, Proven Communication, Organizational, Analytical, Presentation Skills, and Leadership Qualities.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Automation Tools : MS Visio, Rational Rose, Rational ClearCase, Rational RequisitePro,
Bug Tracking Tools : Mercury TestDirector, Rational ClearQuest
Utility Tools : MS Office Suite, MS Project
Databases : MS-Access, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle
Testing Tools : Quick TestPro QTP , TestDirector, WinRunner, LoadRunner

Work Experience

Confidential

Responsibilities

Gathered requirements from Business Partners and stake holders.
Defined the context of the system by creating various use cases.
Developed system requirements specifications encompassing Functional and Non-Functional requirements
Gathered data requirements of subject areas from stakeholders and developed strategies for data profiling and data validation
Worked closely with the development team to verify that business needs are fulfilled and deliverables are produced.
Involved in Testing Phase.

Confidential

Responsibilities

Worked closely with all levels throughout the company, including executive level staff, to quickly develop reports which are used to make strategic business decisions
Developed UML Use Cases using Rational Rose and developed a detailed project plan with emphasis on deliverables.
Developed Systems Specifications document to define the impact of the new requirements on the existing system.
Documented applications used for reporting and maintenance
Assessed reporting results through data investigation, analysis, and evaluation
Maintained a data repository with reporting capability that enabled analysis and insight of user behaviors and interactions.
Acted as User Acceptance Testing coordinator and monitored business testing and interfaced with the development team regarding defect status

Confidential

Responsibilities

Developed Business Requirements with a team that define what the business wants to do.
Developed Functional Requirements with a team that describes what the system, process, or product/service must do in order to fulfill the business requirement s .
Developed System Requirements with a team where the business requirement can be broken up into sub-business requirements and many functional requirements.
Provided guidance to stakeholders on devising effective and efficient approaches to achieve the project objectives.
Provided clear and concise documentation regarding requirements management plans, Functional Requirements, supplemental Requirements, Test Plans and Test Cases.

Confidential

Responsibilities

Elicited and gathered user and business requirements through open ended discussions, brainstorming and prototyping
Analyzed and optimized the process, prepared Business Requirements Document, and then converted business requirements into Functional Requirements Specification and Technical Specification using Rational Requisite Pro
Utilized Rational Unified Process RUP to configure and develop process, standards, and procedures

Confidential

Responsibilities

Interacted with Business Users to conduct thorough Requirements Analysis.
Involved in interactions with the Subject Matter Expert, Project Manager, Developers, and the End-Users.
Reviewed and analyzed the business environment and identified process improvements.
Assisted with Test Cases and development strategies with Quality Assurance Group QA to implement them
Interacted with other Business Analysts for designing and implementation of Use Cases and Test Plans
izing the defects and writing business requirements to resolve them