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SUMMARY

Over 6+ years of experience in Requirements Analysis, Requirement Gathering, Requirements Management, Use Case modeling using UML, Business Process Modeling, Data Analysis, Change Management, and Project Management.
Experienced in partnering with executive management on programs dat require comprehensive planning to successfully introduce major IT changes into business operations
Strong experience with Agile - Scrum & Waterfall methodologies with well-versed experience in writing user stories and gathering business requirements
Acted as and performed roles of an Interim Scrum Master and product owner following sprint/standup sessions
Strong Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), with a thorough understanding of various phases such as Requirements, Analysis/Design, Development, Testing, and Implementation.
Experienced in conducting Joint Application Development (JAD), Business Analysts, Software Developers, and Quality Assurance teams.
Have strong Product Management skills for developing the product.
Conducted GAP analysis of projects and documented As-Is and To-Be by prioritizing product features
Prepared Requirement Traceability Matrix and assisted QA by validating test cases.
Extensive knowledge of the various types of health insurance programs such as Medicaid, Medicare (Part A, B, C, and D), PPO (Preferred provider organization), HMO (Health maintenance organization), etc.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Methodologies: Agile (SCRUM), Waterfall, Agile-Waterfall development methodologies

Project Management Tools: MS Share point, MS Project, Skype for Business, MS Office

Business Modeling Tools: TFS, Notepad, JIRA, Confluence, DocuShare

Databases: SQL Server, MS Access, Visual Basic

Design Tools: MS-Visio, Gliffy, Balsamiq, Lucid Chart

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential - CT

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

Gathered Business requirements in Agile environment and validated the requirements using the SMART rule.
Performed Requirements Elicitation using Document Analysis, Interviews, Workshops, and JAD sessions.
Prepared Business Requirement Document (BRD), and Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) as per the requirements.
Assisted UI team to create Wireframes and Mock-up screens to portray the look and feel of Potentially Shippable product (PSPI) establishing the Acceptance criteria.
Drafted User Stories and managed the requirements using JIRA
Identification of client data and products involved.
Performed Gap Analysis, SWOT Analysis, Impact Analysis, PESTLE, Cost Benefit Analysis, and Root Cause Analysis to ensure members' information complies with privacy issues, and policies.
Worked closely with EDI team to map EDI transactions which included but were not limited to EDI-837 (I-P), 270/271
Performed User Acceptance Testing and assisted QA team in functional testing like Smoke, Sanity, and Regression testing.

Confidential, Miami, FL

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

Facilitated one on one meetings with the stakeholder to understand their vision for the product and what are the needs of the business.
Worked as a liaison between technology and business clients to improve business processes and support critical business strategies.
Performed different requirements gathering techniques such as Document Analysis, Brainstorming, and Workshops involving all the stakeholders.
Created UML diagrams like Use Case diagrams, Data Flow diagrams, and Activity diagrams using Balsamiq and MS Visio.
Assisted the developers in understanding the requirements better and resolving any discrepancies the development team might encounter.
Reviewed Test plans and prepared Test cases for system testing.
Helped overcome underlying challenges dat individuals may face when transitioning from an older version to a new environment.

Confidential - King of Prussia, PA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

Gathered User/Functional Requirements
Assisted Project Manager by creating a project charter, scope, and schedule.Functional
Created the Requirements Document (FRD) based on the requirements gathered.
Worked in tandem with other teams of BAs, developers, and testers throughout the entire development life cycle to manage requirements.
Created Requirement Traceability Matrix to validate and track the client requirements, test cases, and defects.
Maintained project documents such as risk management plan, action item list, project benefits list, monthly updates, and review with the project manager at regular time intervals.