Project Management

ADITYA KUCHI

Ph: 408-***-****

Email: ab8xm6@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary:

. Business Analyst with around 9 years experience in SDLC of financial

and healthcare products.

. Extensive experience in Business Analysis, Project Management, Release

Management, Client Relationship and Delivery Management in Onsite-

Offshore model.

. Experience in creating project-initiation diagrams including business

use cases, activity diagrams, workflow diagrams, flowcharts

. Extensive Scrum and Agile experience, including blending Agile

practices with existing processes as well as gaining executive and

organizational support for transitions to Agile practices

. Experience in recognizing and understanding the various design models,

including UML diagrams, detailed design entity-relationship(ER)

diagrams, and data flow diagrams

. Capable of producing various documents like Business Requirement

Document (BRD), Functional Requirements Documents (FSD), User

Acceptance Test cases and User Manuals.

. Conducted BRD and Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions,

interviewed Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for detailed functionality

aspects of business process and carefully updating the information to

the requirements in an easily understandable format.

. Well versed in writing SQL queries/scripts for data analysis and

writing test strategies, test plans, test cases, defect reports and

developing test scripts, traceability matrices and test environments.

. Created project prototype diagrams using Wireframes for project

initiation and sign-off.

. Experienced in conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), creating

Source to Target Mapping documents and Cost Benefit Analysis.

. Expertise in creating Ad Hoc Reports using Business Objects and Crystal

Reports tools.

. Track record of success guiding major system migration and providing

technical expertise across all aspects of the software lifecycle.

Technical Skills:

Applications T24, OpenClinica, Electronic Medical

Applications (EMR), Asset Management Tool

(AMT), MemberPro, FACETS, ISOTAC, Cheetah

Route Optimizer.

Languages Pro*COBOL, PL/SQL, C, C++ and SHELL scripting

Database MS SQL Server 8.0/7.9/6.5, Oracle 10g/9i/8i

Operating System Windows 2000/XP/NT/7, AIX UNIX

Tools Microsoft Visio, Citrix connectivity,

Balsamiq, TOAD, HP Project Finance Management,

Enterprise Architect, Rational ClearCase, SQL

Developer, SharePoint, Crystal Reports,

Mercury Quality Center, MS Office, Lotus

Notes, Visual Source Safe, BusinessObjects

Desktop Intelligence/Info View, MS SQL Server

Management Studio 2008, HP Lifecycle

Application Management.

Methodologies RUP, Waterfall, Agile, SCRUM.

Certification:

. ITIL V3 Certified by EXIN Technologies

Professional experience:

Client: Cardinal Health, Dublin, OH August

2012 - Present

Role: Senior Business Analyst

Project Description:

Nuclear Pharmaceutical Services unit initiated this project for creation of

a new Data Warehouse to be built on existing Teradata platform to support

analytical reporting and to develop Business Objects report. As part of

this project legacy systems like Oracle NPS DW and SAP 3.1 would be

retired. Financial data would be migrated to new SAP instance and Business

Objects 6.0 with standardized reports will be implemented.

Responsibilities:

. Responsible for activities such as requirement gathering, assessing

requirements, test planning, analysis, and concept development.

. Conducted thorough business process analysis to understand existing

workflows and systems, document current processes and systems, create

requirements for new processes, develop use cases, and manage

requirement changes.

. Provided functional support for various Enterprise Applications systems

by acting as the liaison between the business and technical teams to

identify, analyze, and translate requests into specifications and

business processes.

. Interacted with Project Managers from multiple organizations to track

project progress, identified risks, communicate risks with all

stakeholders to assess potential impacts for the business.

. Documented project budget details from Project Change Request (PCR)

documents.

. Maintained project documentation including, but not limited to, project

lists, project status reports, budget information, and issues lists.

. Generate ideas and suggestions for process improvements that are needed

within business and IT organizations.

. Work with Quality Control, Project Managers, and Technical Leads to

ensure Business acceptance.

. Created and maintained functional models, process flows, and wire-frame

diagrams.

. Gathered requirements for project implementation and created Concept

Analysis Document (CAD) for option analysis.

. Attended Subject Matter Experts- Functional Integration meetings and

documented defects raised by business users.

. Worked with Lifecycle Management application to open new defects and

closed fixed defects.

. Worked with development teams in 'Proof of Concept' stage to review

initial technical feasibilities of project implementation.

. Designed mock-up of Business Objects report for Functional

Specifications document which were used for business approvals.

Environment: MS Office 2007, Windows XP, Microsoft Visio, SharePoint Server

2010, Cheetah Route Optimizer Software, Business Objects Info view, HP

Application Lifecycle Management, Isotrac Online.

Client: Health plus, Brooklyn, NY March 2012 -

June 2012

Role: Lead Business Analyst

Project Description:

This project was for HealthPlus insurance application migration from in-

house developed application MemberPro SQL to FACETS. As a part of this

system migration and Data integration Consolidated Business Objects reports

and new reports to comply with state laws were created.

Responsibilities:

. Worked with end users to define business problems and design solutions

(e.g. new workflows, systems, programs, reports)

. Responsible for preparing Business Requirement Document (BRD) and then

translating into functional specifications and test plans.

. Organized daily SCRUM meetings and distributed daily tasks to address

issues raised in these meetings

. Performed analysis on existing systems, recommended enhancements, and

implemented strategies to streamline current processes

. Performed systems analysis to determine feasibility; develop software

code to test newly developed features

. Assisted the PM in setting realistic project expectations and in

evaluating the impact of changes on the project plans accordingly and

conducted project related presentations

. Create test plans, end-user documentation and User manuals

. Accumulated reporting requirements from various departments through

interviews

. Consolidated more than 150 BusinessObjects reports for various

department including Enrollment, Retention, Finance and Marketing

departments

. Involved in Testing by using SQL and work with QA together to develop

test Scenarios and test cases

. Handled the tasks of directing, organizing and leading projects as well

as in the implementation of BI software tools and systems.

. Created Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams and ER

Diagrams in MS Visio

. Created Operators manual and published them to MS Visual source Safe

. Managed team members by distributing work and monitoring status of

deliverables.

Environment: SCRUM Agile, MS SQL Management Studio, MS SQL Server 2008,

Windows XP, Microsoft Visio, MS Visual Source safe, Citrix connectivity,

Business Objects Desktop Intelligence, MemberPro, FACETS.

Client: Citi Bank, Tampa, FL

May 2010 - Jan 2012

Role: Senior Business Analyst (Lead)

Project Description:

The project is called Product Line Expansion and had to deal with adding

new products, expanding the product line with all the latest products and

adding more features like private banking, foreign banking and cash flow

handling to online trading site. New functionalities to generate periodic

portfolio statements and cash-flow statements were integrated into the

system.

Responsibilities:

. Interacted with subject matter experts, project manager, developers, and

process analysts to understand the business process, gather Business

Requirements and identify enhancements.

. Performed Business Process Re engineering for new requirements and

facilitated many applications and reviewed artifacts.

. Prepared presentation of proposed system and functions.

. Gathered business requirements through interviews, surveys, prototyping

and observations.

. Developed system As Is and To Be diagrams using Wireframes.

. Worked on Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports to develop and publish

client reports.

. Participated in sessions with management, vendors, users and other

stakeholders for open and pending issues.

. Developed Business Requirement Specification as well as High-Level

Project Plan on the Project Scope and SDLC Methodology.

. Designed and developed Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, and Data

Flow Diagrams and also defined the Business Process and Data Process

model.

. Functioned as the primary liaison between the business line, operations,

and the technical areas throughout the project cycle.

. Worked as a team with Developers and Process Analysts in preparing the

requirements, and writing work-flows, process flows.

. Involved with the QA team to determine and develop test approaches.

Environment: MS Excel, MS-Project, Oracle 10,SQL Server 2000, Windows XP,

Microsoft Visio, Citrix connectivity, Bloomberg, Crystal Reporting,

Balsamiq.

Client: Wells Fargo, San Francisco, CA February

2009 - March 2010

Role: Business Analyst

Project Description:

The Asset Management System for the Securities department was analyzed and

constant changes were deployed to make the retrieval of information from

other systems seamless and added features to automatically generate

portfolio statements for account managers to monitor performance

periodically.

Responsibilities:

. Collaboration with the business teams in understanding the requirements,

while providing them with required system information.

. Increased the quality and on-time delivery of application deployments by

championing and implementing Agile practices for onshore and offshore

teams.

. Assess the impact of proposed changes with the development team and

interfacing teams.

. Update the FSD as needed to incorporate approved change requests once

the key stakeholders are informed.

. Interacted with external teams to analyze the interfacing system's

impact on Asset Management application

. Create test plans/strategy, test cases, perform testing in UAT and work

with the development team to get any of the outstanding issues resolved

in a timely manner.

. Communicate with QA team about any of the impacted functionality that

needs to be included in their test planning.

. Added new dimensions to allow product information to be linked with

financial data and to classify data based on actualized or forecasted

months.

. Work with the development team and interfacing applications to ensure

the availability of the environment for proper QA testing and in

arranging for proper test data as and when needed.

Environment: Agile, MS Excel, Asset Management Tool, SQL Developer, Windows

XP, Microsoft Visio.

Client: Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA May 2008 - December

2008

Role: Business Analyst

Project Description:

The project was initiated to increase the systems functionalities for

maintaining patient records, past history and adding new products. New

functionalities to generate reports were integrated into the system.

Responsibilities:

. Interacted with subject matter experts, developers, and process analysts

to understand the business process, gather Business Requirements and

identify enhancements.

. Gathered business requirements through interviews, surveys, prototyping

and observations.

. Provided User Acceptance Test (UAT) scenarios for prospective users and

trained them on the new features.

. Participated in sessions with management, vendors, users and other

stakeholders for open and pending issues.

. Developed Business Requirement Specification as well as High-Level

Project Plan on the Project Scope and SDLC Methodology.

. Designed and developed Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, and Data

Flow Diagrams

and also defined the Business Process and Data Process model.

. Worked as a team with Developers and Process Analysts in preparing the

requirements, and writing workflows, process flows.

Environment: MS Excel, MS-Project, Oracle, PL/SQL, Microsoft Visio, TOAD,

Electronic Medical Applications (EMR).

Client: Sutter Health, Boston, MA

November 2007 - April 2008

Role: Business Analyst

Project Description: Coordinate with client technical team in identifying

system development scope and User accepting test environment conditions for

off-shore stimulations.

Responsibilities:

. Requirement gathering, documentation and solution Prototyping.

. Created Business Requirement Documents and source to target mapping

documents

. Created and executed Test cases / Test Scripts according to the Business

and Functional requirements.

. Extensively involved in data driven and back end testing.

. Developed SQL Queries and Test data as part of Testing.

. Involved in User Acceptance Testing before every release and assisted

Business Team in Test Data creation.

. Coordinated with the Team for weekly status reports and change requests.

Environment: Pro*COBAL, Oracle 9i/10g, SQL Server, Informatica 6, Windows

XP, TOAD, PL/SQL Developer, MS- Office.

Client: Deutsche Bank, Geneva, Switzerland August 2006- September

2007

Role: Business Analyst

Project Description:

Enhancement and development are planning for Private Wealth Management core

trading system which did Securities trading, FOREX trades and Cash account

handling applications. The trading application allows Relationship managers

to do regular portfolio management operations such as entering

transactions; funds transfer between accounts and generate portfolio

statements. This trading application was also used for providing data to

dependent satellite systems for reports archival and financial audits.

Responsibilities:

. Identified and validated high potential business opportunities for

stakeholders and developed customized business strategies that are

aligned with corporate strategic objectives.

. Provided analysis, understanding and business perspectives on many

financial and operational issues.

. Delivered a 100% defect-free and flawless global implementation by

leveraging Agile practices for estimations, prioritization,

collaboration, and delivery.

. Conducted several Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions for

gaining detailed requirements and finalizing Business Requirement

Document (BRD).

. Documented existing processes, prepared Business Requirement Documents

(BRD), analyzing Business Requirements, worked with Requirements

Traceability Matrix, re-engineering business processes and developing

Functional Requirements Document (FSD).

. Monitored the IT Business Support team on regular incident and problem

management tasks by tracking raised tickets on BMC Remedy.

. Developed several impromptu reports for customer server incentive

reporting.

. Planned yearly project team budgets and Schedule using MS Project.

. Worked as an Interface between the users and the different teams involved

in the application development for better understanding of the business

and IT processes.

. Involved in Incident Reporting and Change Control procedures using Clear

Quest and reports to track process of repairs and determine the current

quality of the application.

Environment: Agile, BMC Remedy, MS Visio, MS Office, MS Project, Business

Objects.

HCL Technologies, Bangalore, India May 2004

- July 2006

Client: Deutsche Bank-Private Wealth Management

Role: Business Analyst

Project Description:

Data migration from legacy proprietary trading application to web based

banking software developed by Temenos Private Ltd.

Responsibilities:

. Interacted and attended various meetings with Development and processing

team to discuss about Test Problems.

. Developed migration Plans and check-in Scripts by following TDD and FRD.

. Created source to target mapping documents, created and executed Test

cases / Test Scripts according to the Business and Functional

requirements Documents (FSD).

. Involved in the creation of Technical Specification documents and

Customer reports.

. Responsible for System Integration Testing and Performance testing during

various phases of software deployment.

. Developed SQL Queries to test the Data Integrity and impact on dependent

satellite applications.

. Responsible for the management of issues using BMC-Remedy.

. Responsible for User Acceptance Testing and created Client Data using

Excel sheets and also by writing Macros.

Environment: DB Symphony issue tracking tool, BMC-Remedy Change management

System, Oracle 9i, SQL Server 2000, Windows XP, TOAD, SQL Developer, MS-

Office, HP Project Finance Management, Rational Rose.

V3 Certified

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