Project Manager

AMRUTHA PRAKASH

Summary

Over * years of diverse progressive experience in Information Technology,

with emphasis on Business Analysis, Software Development and Project Co-

ordination. Expertise in working with Business Analysis, Business

Processes, Use Cases, Functional Specifications, Business Case Analysis,

Quality Assurance and Testing.

1. Expertise in Business Systems Analysis and Requirements Management.

Extensive knowledge of Object Oriented Analysis and Design using Unified

Modeling Language (UML), Rational Unified Process (RUP), waterfall cycle,

Rational tools and MS Visio

Experienced and Strong at grasping the business knowledge and mapping it to

Functional Specifications.

4. Direct responsibilities include experience with Requirements Gathering,

and Planning

5. Experience in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

aspects including Requirements Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and

Deployment.

6. Experience in developing and writing functional business requirements

and process flows.

7. Experience in Use case Analysis, SE methods (inspections, reviews, and

milestones), baseline acceptance criteria and deliverables.

. Used MS Visio for process modeling and business process flow diagrams

. Experience with Rational Rose

8. Experience with System Testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

9. Developed use case diagrams, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, state

diagrams and activity diagrams using UML to make users and developers

understand the system.

10. Experience in Project Management Activities such as Project Planning in

MS-Project as well as tracking and reporting the Project Progress

11. Good understanding of configuration and change management within the

corporate environment.

12. Strong analytical, problem- solving and communication skills with

particular emphasis on clear, detailed Business Requirements and

Functional Specifications, as well as status reports for management.

13. Team player, result-oriented, fast learner, excellent communication

skills with strong research capability.

14. Strong experience in SQL Querying and Stored procedures. Hands on

technical experience in Core Java.

Technical Skills

Process/Tools : Rational Rose, MS Visio, MS

Office, Rational Unified

Process (RUP), UML, Visual

Source Safe

Project Management : MS Project

Languages : Java, SQL,C#.Net

Operating System : Windows 95/NT/2000/XP

RDBMS : MS SQL Server 2000, Sybase 12.5

Web Tools : Front Page, Photoshop

Test Tools : Quick Test Professional

Professional Experience

Bank of America NYC, NY

(Dec 09 - Jun10)

Business Analyst/Project Co-ordinator

The Project consisted of Enhancements to be carried out for two

applications. Questionnaire - application is used to submit questionnaires

by marketers. Questionnaires are electronic forms documenting a proposed

trade for counterparty for a specific product. The questionnaires are

routed to compliance for approval/rejection based on proper risk disclosure

being made to the customer. Reconciliation Application -application used to

confirm that appropriateness policy is being followed. The objective of

this application is to verify that each trade conforms to appropriateness

policy guidelines..

. Experience working in Agile Methodology

. Analyzed the user data dependencies and created high level data maps

for data loads that were to be carried out for the questionnaires.

. Studied the application features and functionality to assess the scope

and impact of business needs throughout the analysis

. Conducted brainstorming sessions with the business users and

identified more products for the system by creating a well-defined

matrix for the products based on the sophistication level of counter

party and product

. Worked closely with the Subject Matter Experts and business users for

analyzing and segregating the various factors affecting the

Requirements

. Created Requirements Specifications document with high level use case

diagrams for clarity

. For the Reconciliation application, studied the various policies of

the firm and created a traceability document to relate the

functionality with the policies

. Created workflow diagram based on the policies, related to each

functionality. This helped in easier understanding of the data flow

for the IT Team

. Identified the Non-Functional Requirements and documented the same for

carrying out enhancements in response times

. Conducted Review meetings with the managers and responsible for

documenting plans and meetings

Environment: MS-Visio, MS Word Core Java, Weblogic.

Volkswagen NY

(Dec 08 - Nov 09)

Business Analyst/Project Co-ordinator

The Project aimed at optimizing the Payroll and Master Data Management

processes as they were time and effort consuming .A tool had to be built

for Audit and Compliance activities to meet the objectives

. Analyzed and studied the existing processes and helped in creating

high level workflow diagrams in Visio for better understanding

. Analyzed and captured the nature and volume of data that is being

entered into the existing systems and documented the same

. Documented the Business Rules pertaining to the data checking,

correcting and auditing.

. Facilitated JAD sessions for in-depth understanding of the data

correction and processing tasks and the data dependencies

. Worked closely with the business users in understanding the data

formats and the input procedures

. Involved in creating Requirement Specifications and high level use

cases

. Created wireframes wherever needed for better visualization of the

application changed

. Created data maps for transitioning from the existing systems and

processes to the new tool

. Created Requirements Traceability matrix tracing the dependencies

between requirements.

. Studied the data processing tasks and documented the same

. Documented the compliance activities based on the procedures followed

to be brought into the new system basing it on the functionalities

perceived

. Conducted brainstorming sessions with the team members in classifying

and structuring the data processes and correction tasks

. Worked with project teams in preparing software requirement

specifications (SRS), software design documents (SDD), user interface

design

. Successfully managed the client expectations on the Project

deliverables,even while working with cross functional teams

. Assisted QA Team in designing the Test Cases, and collecting the Test

Metrics.

Environment: Enterprise Architect, MS-Visio, Oracle

First Energy Jersey City, NJ

(May 08 - Nov08)

Business Analyst

The Project aimed at synchronizing the financial system with that of an

acquired company creating a data hub for all finance related information.

The main area that was assigned to me was Transaction Management

. Involved in Analyzing various scenarios involved in Transaction

Management and documented the same

. Created high level Workflow diagrams in getting a glimpse of the

Transaction Management Data and the processing involved

. Involved in brainstorming sessions with Subject Matter Experts in

getting deep insight into the data and the users involved

. Classified the various types of business transactions and documented

the same

. Identified the Business Rules pertaining to the different types of

Transactions and documented the same

. Followed a structured approach to organize requirements into logical

groupings such as requirements for criteria, output, and ensured that

critical requirements are not missed.

. Experience working in Rational Unified Process

. Identified Non-Functional Requirements and documented the same

. Worked closely with business users in identifying the dependencies

with other financial information and identified the data compliance

rules

. Identified the difference in data formats and missing data in the

acquired firm's Transaction Management and documented the same

. Identified the transformations to be applied and documented all the

details in Requirement Specifications

. Involved in the creation of Activity Diagrams for clarity in

understanding

Environment: Rational Rose, UML, Oracle, SAP

Molina Health Care, Phoenix

(Aug 07- Mar 08)

Business Analyst/Project Lead

Project - Molina QNXT Beak Fix

Since 1980 Molina Healthcare has been a leader in providing affordable

quality healthcare to those who depend on government assistance. Currently

they provide healthcare assistance to approximately 1.4 million members in

different states

The project aimed at supporting the business users in smooth running of the

QNXT applications and analyzing the business flows for identifying

enhancements to the QNXT product for better utilization of time and

resources

Responsibilities

. Conducted in-depth analysis of the use of the application and the various

business flow

. Extensively used brainstorming sessions to generate innovative ideas for

better utilization of effort with the existing application

. Identified areas for enhancements in the application as per the business

flows and documented the same based on the scope defined by the business

users

. Actively involved in requirement gathering. Created high level use cases

for the Requirements using MS Visio

. Conducted JAD sessions with different stakeholders and development team

as and when necessary to elicit use cases.

. Developed requirement traceability matrix to manage changing

requirements. This helped the Development Team to a great extent in

dependency areas for functionality when more change requests were raised.

. Created full life cycle documentation from product requirements in the

developmental stage to functional specifications different components.

. Involved in creating class diagrams in Rational Rose for better clarity

in the interaction of existing system components and newly to-be built

components

. Helped in designing work flow diagrams for effective use of the

functionalities created

. Documented the business flows along with the components developed for

better clarity on the part of the business users. This helped in ease of

use of the new components and very less transitioning time for them

. Worked closely with the development for understanding the technical

feasibility of the identified changes to be incorporated into the system

effectively

. Helped project manager in creating Project plan and tracking the progress

in MS-Project

. Created Weekly Status Reports for tracking the progress and health of the

Project based on the Project plan

. Used SQL Scripts extensively for testing the results

Environment: MS-Project, MS-Visio, UML, SQL Server 2000,C#.Net

Molina Health Care, Phoenix

(Feb 05- Jul 07)

Business Analyst/Lead Developer

Project - Automatic Edit Resolution

Since 1980 Molina Healthcare has been a leader in providing affordable

quality healthcare to those who depend on government assistance. Currently

they provide healthcare assistance to approximately 1.4 million members in

different states

The project aimed at automating the resolution of certain (Edits) rules

that prevented the insurance claims from being paid, as per the normal

workflow of the software being used. Based on a set of configurable

criteria, the failed claims were to be validated and to be changed to the

paid status. This would make the tedious job of manual checking and

correction of such claims to be automated saving a significant effort and

time of the business users.

Responsibilities

. Co-ordinated with the team members, analyzed the given information,

procedures and data flows.

. Identified the gaps in the geographic requirements and resolved the same

working closely with the Subject Matter Experts.

. Experience with Rational Unified Process

. Developed Requirement Traceability matrix for managing the change

requirements and effective tracking.

. Worked with the system analysts in understanding the Non-Functional

Requirements and documented the same

. Created Use Case and Activity diagrams for the functionalities

. Created workflow diagram in Visio for better understanding of the data

flow and the processing involved

. Created Integration Test cases for the workflow and tested the same

. Helped project manager in creating Project plan and tracking the progress

in MS-Project

. Extensively worked with quality analysts to make sure that the

functionality meets requirements.

. Conducted manual testing before releasing for deployment

. Conducted walkthroughs with development team and stakeholders.

Environment: MS-Project, MS-Visio, UML, SQL Server 2000,C#.Net

Central Statistics Office, Ireland

(Mar 03- Jan 05)

Business Analyst/Lead Developer

The Central Statistics Office of Ireland (CSO) releases various

Statistical Indices for the country which is used by the different public

and private sector organizations.

The CSO Office was using a large suite of small applications spread across

different technologies for carrying out the processes involved in

calculating the indices. The Project aimed at bringing these processes

commonly across various survey sections into a single umbrella of Software

application. This application would have separate modules representing the

different processes performed towards calculating and publishing the

Statistical Indices

Responsibilities

. Created the Functional Specification document for core Modules from the

Business Requirements

. Identified the Non-Functional Requirements, analyzed them in-depth both

from a data perspective as well as user perspective and documented the

same.

. Worked with various business users in different Survey Sections in

understanding day-to-day workflow as well as the entire process flow

. Created Business Workflow diagram in Visio for better Understanding of

the business. This document served as primer for creation of the System

Test cases

. Created UML Use cases using Visio

. Created class diagrams, Activity and Data Flow diagrams in Rational Rose

. Responsible for the delivery of more than one core modules and handled

the allocation and scheduling of tasks ensuring that the deadlines are

met

. Development done in Core Java for the Core Module as well as in SQL for

stored Procedures in Sybase ASE for complex algorithms for the data

processing

. Worked closely with the Subject Matter Experts for solving the Change

Requests raised, to be brought into the system built

. Worked with the Performance Centre of Excellence and tuned the

application for better response times.

. Worked closely with the business users for bringing the System to the

normal work flow

. Played a key-role in mapping the functionality of the System developed to

the full cycle of business flows (Survey processing) as a pre-cursor to

User Acceptance Testing, one of the major challenges of the Project for

the acceptance of the System.

. Created System Test cases and conducted System Testing successfully at

client location. Worked in liaison with the business users and

successfully worked out the business flows that were required for

reaching their expected final results

. Worked with the Quality team for ensuring the quality of the deliverables

and day-to-day work

. Was appreciated by the client(Program Manager) for the work done in

System Testing and by the Program Manager and Subject Matter Expert for

understanding the resolving the business requirements

Environment: MS-Project, MS-Visio, Rational Rose, UML, Sybase, Core Java

Nielsen Media Research, New York (Cognizant Technology Solutions,

India)(Jan 03- Mar 03)

Position - Developer

Nielsen Media Research, the preeminent media research company in the world,

began as a division of ACNielsen, a marketing research firm. The Nielsen TV

Ratings have been produced since the 1950s and statistically measure which

programs are watched by different segments of the population

The goal of the Project was to extract the information from one database in

one format based on a set of rules and load into another database

transformed into a required format.

Responsibilities

. Helped in analysis of the Requirements and creation of the Requirement

specifications

. Evaluated Internal tool for use in the Project by executing end to end

functional flow

. Created Workflow diagrams in Visio for better understanding of the

data flow and user interaction and it served as a base document for

further enhancements

. Did Coding in Sybase ASE Stored Procedures to extract the data from

staging tables and populate in related target tables that would be

used by the TPE IQ Media System

. Conducted System Testing and created User Acceptance Test cases

Environment: Sybase 11.0

Education

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering, India

Contact

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Phone: 732-***-****

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