SUMMARY:
Solutions-driven business analyst with experience leading cross-functional teams in the development, documentation and delivery of process innovations driving the attainment of business goals.
6 years of diverse experience in Information Technology with emphasis on overall Software Development of applications.
Experience in designing and implementing test plans, test cases, test scripts and conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Technically competent to interact with different technology teams, creating UI’s and, creating wireframes for design approvals and creating technical documentations
Expertise in leading medium to large scale software projects using Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
Strong problem-solving skills, communication skills and documentation.
Highly motivated professional with experience in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including requirements gathering, analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment.
Skilled in working in gathering business and technical requirements, Business Process Modeling (BPM) and business flow diagrams.
Excellent Client relationship management, analytical, problem solving, written and oral communication, and presentation skills.
Ability to work independently or in a team/cross-functional teams, manage and prioritize multiple projects, quick learner.
Defining Test Cases, creating Test Scripts, analyzing issues and interacting with development teams in communicating errors.
Using project management tools like MS-Project for status reporting and planning.
Training clients/customers to use new or enhanced software.
Support and analyze Production issues.
Experience in assisting the Development team during construction periods and assisting the QA team in test case design and performing User Acceptance Testing and provide presentations to the business team.
Strong interpersonal skills, highly adept at diplomatically facilitating discussions and negotiations with stakeholders.
SKILLS / EXPOSURE
Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall
Business Analysis: Confluence, SharePoint 2007, MS Visio 2007, Microsoft Project, Access
Tools: Rally, Microsoft Office Suite, Quality Centre
Team Skills: Coordinating, Facilitating, Project Tracking, Summarizing and Reporting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Innovecture LLC Client – Simpayx- Phoenix(AZ)
Business Analyst November 2015 – Present Day
SimPayX is a revolutionary mobile payment platform, which integrates the customer’s mobile shopping + payment experience into a single application and improves mobile payment security. The approach reduces merchant transaction fees and provides the capability to complete cashless transactions even when the point of sale is offline.
My Role/Responsibilities:
oGathered requirements, developed stories, and interfaced with developers to design and create innovative solutions to address complex business needs.
oDeveloped and managed project plans while providing status updates to management.
oCoordinated and drove development efforts by communicating project goals, timelines, priorities and tasks.
oConducted the testing of mobile app on various Android mobile phones and Android versions and at various terminals.
oTracked team progress against project schedule and managed issues by escalating when necessary.
oAssisting technical team to ensure a mutual understanding of requirements and product.
oManaged the test data required for testing the application to cover all the scenarios.
Quaere e-Technologies Pvt Limited
Quaere Inventory Management Software (QIMS) Client – Wealth Mart
Business Analyst January 2015 – October 2015
Quaere’s Inventory Management Software is a onetime solution for the inventory management in an organization. It’s a universal solution for the entire organization as being highly scalable and multi user. Generates simple invoicing to complex and very easily integrates with other software like accounts software etc. QIMS is totally compatible for small to large sized enterprises and makes the stock maintaining process seamless by reducing manual process.
My Role/Responsibilities:
oCollaborated with stakeholder groups across the organization to ensure business and technology alignment.
oDevelop business architecture using requirements and process through document analysis, workshop and workflow analysis.
oConduct 5+ levels of testing including functional, regression, user acceptance, integration and performance to verify the client’s needs are met.
oCommunicate client’s business requirements by constructing easy to understand data and process model.
oAssisting technical team to ensure a mutual understanding of requirements and product.
Quaere Web-based Time Card Software (QWTCS) Client – Tech Life
Business Analyst January 2014 – December 2014
A web application solution designed to simplify the complexities for the ponderous & influential task of tracking the employees time related activities. Manual tracing of timing is not feasible on a large scale in the entire organization. Therefore, this software provides flexibility to the Admin users and gives easy hand. Quaere’s QWTCS is fully customizable software which save time and money both.
My Role/Responsibilities:
oEngage client to gather software requirements/business rules and ensure alignment between development team.
oIdentify and reconcile error in client data to ensure accurate business requirement.
oActively involved in analyzing the use case and locking down the requirements.
oTranslating and simplifying the business requirements into different deliverables such as functional specifications, use case, workflow/process diagrams.
oManaging and organizing business requirements to align them with functional and technical requirements.
oFacilitate monthly meeting with client to document requirements and explore business solutions.
Quaere Real Estate Management Software (QREMS) Client – Urban Door
Business Analyst January 2012 – November 2013
QREMS is a web solution to all business in want of streamlining back-office and inter department’s integration & operations for Real Estate Management. Simplicity & Suave nature of this application attracts users like non-other. Process can be defined by end user with tool seamlessly, works as repository for organization.
My Role/Responsibilities:
oInteract with Client in converting the business case into use cases.
oActively involved in analyzing the use case and locking down the requirements.
oTranslating and simplifying the business requirements to cover full business use case.
oManaging and organizing the requirements to complete the business objective.
oAssisting technical team with any question related to business/domain
oInvolvement in SIT, UAT, Implementation and helping the client during post implementation testing.
Quaere Order Management Software (QOMS) Ark Online
Business Analyst April 2011 – December 2011
Intuitive and powerful product to simplify the difficult hour of order management process. A start to end solution, customize product for the order management to simplify the process. Out of the box application to give you full remote control on your order management process from order capturing, to sourcing and fulfilling, to returning and settlement. It gives you the freedom from fulfilling the whole lifecycle of the order as it reduces the manual process. Quaere’s Order Management Software is built in with a robust sourcing and scheduling engine enabling the speedy process of scheduling the products and deliveries on time after analysis of the resources availability and type of order placed.
My Role/Responsibilities:
oInteract with Client in converting the business case into use cases.
oActively involved in analyzing the use case and locking down the requirements.
oTranslating and simplifying the business requirements in order to cover the full business use case.
oManaging and organizing the requirements to complete the business objective.
oAssisting technical team with any question related to business/domain
oInvolvement in SIT, UAT, Implementation and helping the client during post implementation testing.
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS:
oMaster of Business Administration from Indian Institute of Planning and Management, class of 2011