Project Manager Quality Assurance

SAILAJA KATTUBADI PH# 918-***-****

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SUMMARY

9+ years experience as a Business Analyst/Functional in PeopleSoft FSCM and HCM modules including Purchasing, Procurement (ePro/sPro), Inventory, Account Payables, Cash Management, Accounts Receivable / Billing, General Ledger, Commitment Control, Contracts, Grants, Payroll, T&L and Recruiting.Extensive experience in both implementation and upgrade projects. Comprehensive knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Experience in business analysis, deployment, project management, IT service management and web development across Government, Banking/Financial Services, and Health Care.Hands on Experience in Fit-gap analysis, functional aspects of PeopleSoft FSCM / HCM, design, development and enhancement of PeopleSoft applications. Managed full life cycle implementations from requirement gathering, analysis/design, testing, roll out, training and support.Excellent Business writing skills for Business Requirements Document (BRD), Use Case Specifications, Functional Specifications Design (FSD), Systems Design Specifications (SDS) and Systems Requirements Specifications (SRS). Excellent facilitation skills in conducting walkthroughs, surveys, questionnaires, interviews, brainstorming, Joint Application Design (JAD) and JAR sessions.Strong experience in conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and documentation of test cases. Well versed in different management scenarios like Change Control, Quality Assurance, Defect Tracking, System Integration, and Scheduling. Conducted product presentation to the clients at both onsite and offshore. In-depth project management experience working with clients, business partners, and end users. Solid background in strategic business analysis, change management, and risk assessment. Excellent communication, presentation, and analytical skills.

SKILLS

PeopleSoft FSCM

Procurement (ePro/sPro), Purchasing, Inventory, General Ledger, Account Payables/ Receivables, Billing, Cash Management, Commitment Control, Supplier Contracts, Grants

PeopleSoft HCM

Time and Labor, Payroll (North America/Global), Self Service, Benefits, Recruiting, Workforce Administration, Absence Management

Operating Systems

MS SQL Server,Windows 95/98/2K/XP, DB2

EDUCATION

Sri Krishnadevaraya University India

Bachelor of Engineering June 2001

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

State of Delaware Jan ‘12 - Current

ERP

PeopleSoft FSCM 9.1

Role

PeopleSoft Sr. Business Analyst / Project Lead

Location

Dover, DE

Project Description:

The project involved upgrade from PeopleSoft version 8.9 to 9.1. Major work included fit-gap analysis, designing functional and technical specification documents for modules such as eProcurement, Purchasing, Commitment Control, Supplier Contracts, Grants, AP, GL, T&E, Project Costing and Billing. Workflows and bolt-on SmartERP POs and Vouchers is another component.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Gathered parts of the requirements and worked through creating new versions of the functional requirement document (FRD). Also created technical requirement document with the help of developers and architects as well as prioritized functionality within the limited time-frame and personnel constraintsReviewed and directed all phases of Quality Assurance Tasks including Developing Test Plans, Test Scripts, and Test Strategy as well as analyzed test results, reports and communicated them among team membersPerformed Stakeholder Analysis to identify key players for project success and participated in Stakeholder Management to communicate effectively with the right stakeholdersPresented Block diagrams, Test plans and new requirements using MS - Power pointUsed MS Report Builder to create Ad hoc reports; mainly contained end customer’s personal and policy informationResponsible for all project documentation, assisted in development of training materials for new technology and process improvements. Helped create ECM for system deploymentExperience creating design documentation related to system specifications including user interfaces, security and control, performance requirements and data conversion. Interacted with designers on Microsoft SharePoint’s limitation on designing the User InterfaceSupporting the Content and Development of the training material along with user trainingConducting User Training and supporting Users Post Go Live. Walk-through of the design with the technical consultant and QA resolving queries regarding functionality of any objectAssisted in building a Business Process Model (BPM) like as-is and To-be structure using Case wise corporate modeler suiteCreated Wire frames to provide visual reference to developers and users before development. The project was user interface driven design (UIDD) developed using UML diagramsEnsured that standards for business rules integrate with model driven architectures and complement the capabilities of UML and related Business Process and Rule/Web standards

Capital One Dec ’10 – Dec ’11

ERP

PeopleSoft PeopleSoft FSCM 8.8/9.1

Role

PeopleSoft Sr. Business Analyst

Location

Eugene, OR

Project Description:

The project involved implementation of Contract module in PeopleSoft 8.8 FSCM & HCM which was later on migrated to FSCM & HCM 9.1. This comprised Purchasing, sProcurement, Supplier Contracts, Grants, GL, AP, AR, Workflows, and Purchase Orders. The purpose of this project was to streamline contracts and empower employees with Self Service features offered in Oracle PeopleSoft 8.8/9.1.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Business Analyst Consultant for various FSCM modules. The implementation also involved various grants and both expense and revenue incomeDesigned functional specification documents for contracts module; teamed with developers to produce technical documentationBusiness process mapping of Capital One processes and PeopleSoft processesDevelopment of a working prototype and demonstrating it for Client Process OwnersConducting Fit-Gap Sessions with users and suggesting alternative solutions and bolt-on wherever requiredConducting User Training and supporting Users Post Go LiveCreating the Functional design for the bolt-on and alternative solutionsKnowledge of Data Conversion Process Design Methodology using OLTP and OLAP approaches/systemsWalk-through of the design with the technical consultant and resolving queries regarding functionality of any objectUtilized business and technical tools to develop business, financial, and system requirements analysis with supporting variance reports, current and target business process flows, traceability matrices using Requisite Pro, and front-end prototypes.Responsible for continuous process improvement and for identifying and maintaining a clear and measurable Development Process that is deployable throughout the enterprise using RUP.Developed prototype of new information processing application. Facilitated collection of requirements from system users and preparation of business requirement documents using Rational RequisitePro that provided appropriate scope of work for technical team to develop prototype and overall system.

BCBS Oct ’07 – Nov ’10

ERP

PeopleSoft FSCM & HCM 8.9

Role

PeopleSoft Business Analyst & Acting Project Lead

Location

Detroit, MI

Project Description:

BCBS PeopleSoft applications were enhanced to deliver Purchasing, sProcurement, AP, billing, payroll, self service features, employee performance evaluation and other related compensation information. This project involves delivering a complete yearly Performance cycle using the functional capabilities in PeopleSoft.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Delivered all project components including: solution design, build, test and deployment into production Delivered a solution that meets compliance requirementsResponsible for ensuring business benefit is delivered in conjunction with the Business Project Manager. Managed the team members ensuring that the requirements of all project stages are met and demonstrating the leadership values and behaviorsContinually reviewed the validity of the project and recommending continuation or cessation, as appropriate, to Steering CommitteeInteracted directly with Project Manager and and was responsible for managing the deliverables and deadlinesManaged the design & transition for process & solution support activitiesLiaised with Project Steering Committee for PMO requirements, and worked directly with compliance/privacy lead, and service management lead, to ensure all requirements are metRan the go/ no-go checklist review on behalf of the project sponsor, and in liaison with Program ManagerProject Management activities included:Overall integrated milestone plan, stream project plans, resource planDay-to-day direction & management for Technical, Testing & Compliance Leads and Application AnalystsInput to global steering committee

Wells Fargo Bank Apr ’06 – Sep ’07

ERP

PeopleSoft FSCM 8.8

Role

PeopleSoft Business Analyst

Location

San Francisco, CA

Project Description:

This is an implementation project with various modules like Supplier Contracts, Purchasing, eProcurement, Sourcing, Billing, AP, AR, GL, AM, Time and Labor, Payroll, and Self Service (ESS/MSS) features. Collaborated on various levels from business users, developers, QA team and PMO.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Continually reviewed the ongoing validity of the project and recommending continuation or cessation, as appropriate, to Steering CommitteeInteracted directly with Project Manager and took direct responsibility for managing the deliverables and deadlinesLiaised with Project Steering Committee for PMO requirements, and worked directly with compliance/privacy lead, and service management lead, to ensure all requirements are metTowards the go-live dates, ran the go / no-go checklist review on behalf of the project sponsor, and in liaison with Program ManagerCreated the Functional design for the bolt-on and alternative solutions while also developing technical specification documents as neededWalk-through of the design with the technical consultant and QA resolving queries regarding functionality of any object

City of Oklahoma Sep ’04 – Mar ’06

ERP

PeopleSoft FSCM & HCM 8.8

Role

PeopleSoft Techno-Functional Consultant

Location

Oklahoma City, OK

Project Description:

Worked on design and develop conversion programs, interfaces, reports and customizations for GL, BI, AP, E-pro, Inv, EX and AR.

Environment:

PeopleSoft FSCM & HCM, Rel 8.80, SQR, People Code, Crystal Report, Oracle and UNIX.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Designed and Developed Persona Basic Full Sync and Workforce Full Sync program which loads the data from HR into Expenses system in Financials using App MessagingDesigned technical specification documents for contracts module; teamed with developers to produce technical documentationBusiness process mapping of business processes and PeopleSoft processesDevelopment of a working prototype and demonstrating it for Client Process OwnersSupported in troubleshooting AP and GL issues like offset balance between the AP and GL reconciliation by running the sub system reconciliation process and analyzing the vouchers by business unit and voucher IDsDeveloped a custom interface to load a flat file from the bank as part of Bank Reconciliation process to our People soft system. It involved validating of bank ID, Account etc and also mapping of fields to the bank statement table and recon cycle header tables. Also involved in the banking setup of banks, branches, accounts etc. Also tested and supported the data reconciliation of automatic bank reconciliation processDeveloped various custom SQR payment forecast reports by Business unit and vendor. Also calculated the outstanding and average payment days by business unit and vendor. Reports also were modified to list voucher details or summary with and without inter companies as of a given scheduled pay date. These reports were aimed for the top management to decide and manage their payments and also track any discounts earned based on payment terms

GTSI Corp Feb '03 – Aug ’04

ERP

PeopleSoft FSCM & HCM 7.5/8.4

Role

PeopleSoft Consultant

Location

Herndon, VA

Project Description:

Responsible in upgrade of PeopleSoft FSCM & HCM applications from version 7.5 to 8.4.

Environment:

PeopleSoft Versions 8.4/7.5, FSCM & HCM (Procurement, Contracts, GL, AP, AR, BI, PO & INV, Payroll, Time and Labor), People Tools 8.x, PS Query, SQR, Crystal Reports and Oracle 9i.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Involved in the upgrade of PeopleSoft versions from 7.5 to 8.4. Worked on evaluation of customizations, project plan, Technical/Functional Fit-Gap Analysis. Developed and Tuned scripts for data conversion using SQL/SQR, Application Engine and Data MoverConfigured Upgrade assistant and ran the upgrade steps using PeopleSoft certified way to upgrade from 7.5 to 8.4, also applied the Bundles and Fixes from PeopleSoft Customer Connection to the PeopleSoft 8.4 moduleAnalyzed and aided in taking decisions to retain customizations based on upgrade compare reportsDeveloped GL Interface that loads data from various external systems into PeopleSoft General Ledger using SQR, which includes implementing complex business rules like Combo Rules, subtotals on Business Unit level, grand totals, error handling procedures, printing multiple output reports maintenance report and processed file report. Used various SQR functions, Arrays, Trees, Views, Load Lookup & SQC (which handles various Invalid Chartfield Combinations)Customized Bill Entry pages for pages as per the requirement and incorporated required functionalityCreating custom reports on aging details and summary for regular bills and Expense billsDeveloped Application Engine program to Change the inventory Items from a Staged Date Controlled item to a non-staged Date controlled itemDeveloped an Interface with 3rd Party Order management system and peoplesoft using Application messaging to perform Fulfillment processing in PS against their Orders

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