Maryam Zaman
Phone no: 201-***-****
Email: *********@*****.***
Objective:
To seek a challenging position in a reputable organization, where I can utilize my skills
towards the progress of the organization, and to attain professional excellence in my career.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Over 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst and on floor project associate.
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Worked closely with project stakeholders, SMEs, and staff to understand the
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requirements and specifications for new applications along with re-engineering the
existing applications.
Excellent writing skills in preparing business requirements documents (BRDs),
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system requirements specifications (SRS), system design specification (SDS),
functional specifications, and defining project plans
Experienced in the analysis and design of applications.
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Hands on experience with requirements management and analysis use case
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development, business and data modeling.
Performing Gap analysis, SWOT analysis, Risk analysis, and Cost/Benefit analysis.
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Conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and verifying performance, reliability
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and fault tolerance issues.
Design and review of various documents including the Software Requirement
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Specifications (SRS), Business requirements document (BRD), Use Case
Specifications, Functional Specifications (FSD), Systems Design Specification (SDS),
Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) and testing documents
Excellent Analytical, methodical, and resourceful approach to problem solving,
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identifying and documenting root causes and corrective actions to meet short and long
term business and system requirements.
Creative and innovative thinker, with excellent communication skills bringing energy,
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enthusiasm and leadership to problem resolution
Potential skills and strengths:
• Very Good in Accounting and Mathematics.
• Can co-ordinate and manage situations efficiently.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written in English.
• Ability to communicate effectively with professionals at all levels.
• Good interpersonal skills, organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and at times in challenging situations.
• Ability to work within a team.
EDUCATION
B.B.A (I.T.M) International Islamic University, Islamabad,
Pakistan
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
K-Mart (sears holdings), NJ
August -07- Present
project associate and business analyst.
K-Mart is a well known retail store company .
My major subjects in BBA (I.T.M.):
Accounting, Economics, IT Fundamentals, Finance, Management, Computer
Architecture & Design, C++ / Java / VB (Programming), Data Structures, Networking,
Operating Systems
Roles:
Involved in Inception Phase and prepared vision statement and initial data models
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that contain Business Requirement Documents and supporting documents that
contain the essential business elements and detailed definitions.
Worked as sales associate and be there for customer needs all the time.
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Co-authored business requirements document with project teams. Extracted,
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discussed, and refined business requirements from business users and team
members.
Support for an inventory management value assessment to improve financial
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performance and the customer experience by reducing working capitals and supply
chain costs, and improving on shelf availability.
The Supply Chain scope includes the entire supply chain from production order to
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shipping & delivery and order management.
Analyzed Business Requirements and segregated them into high level and low
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level Use Cases.
Supervise and manage projects throughout SDLC to ensure that project
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management methodology based on RUP is followed during the project lifecycle
using MS Project and NIKU Workbench.
Used Rational Tools for creating use cases, version control and defect tracking,
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monitoring. Use Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodology in all areas of the
software development life cycle (SDLC).
Planned and defined Use Cases created Use Case diagrams, Scenarios and Use
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Case Narratives using the UML methodologies. Worked with Front-end and Back-
end systems.
Performed the requirement analysis and documented the requirements.
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Established traceability matrix using Rational Requisite Pro to trace completeness
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of requirements in different SDLC stages.
Identified the Key Changes, and participated in Stakeholder Management to
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communicate effectively with them.
Tracked change requests and monitored workload and schedule.
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Used MS Visio for Process modeling, Process mapping and Business Process flow
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diagrams.
Managed workload, schedules and coordinated status review meetings with project
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managers, business managers and team members.
Gathered requirements and prepared business requirement documents (BRD)
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including vision statement, scope and also the result of the project.
Responsible for translating BRD into functional specifications and test plans. Closely
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coordinated with both business users and developers for arriving at a mutually
acceptable solution.
Conducted sessions to define the project and to reduce the time frame required to
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complete deliverables.
Aided in workflow analysis and process design.
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Maintained Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM).
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Maintained documents for change request and implemented procedures for testing
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changes
Technologies:
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,project, Access) and Outlook Express.