BUSINESS ANALYSTS

Pooja Sisodiya

******.*******@*****.***

Phone: 703-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

To immerse myself among a growing company that intends to defy the market standards

within its competition, to be placed among a group of individuals that will allow me to

learn from them and introduce to them proven and exciting methods for success and to be

instrumental in developing a new higher level of financing and consultation within the

community of this industry.

PROFESSIONAL SNAPSHOT

6 years of experience as a Business Analyst.

Commanding knowledge of various development methodologies like Waterfall,

SDLC, Agile and Scrum.

Experience with SOA, web services requirements, and development of data extract

guides.

Experience in working with QA testing teams, while interacting with business users

and gathering user’s requirements to develop necessary Test plans, Test Cases and

Test script.

Extensive experience in gathering Business and Functional Requirements, developing

Use Cases, conducting Gap Analysis and preparing Training manuals.

Experience in developing (Unified Modeling Language) UML use case diagrams,

Work Flow Diagrams using tools like MS Visio.

Excellent Business writing skills in creating Business requirement Document (BRD),

Use Case Specifications, Functional Specifications, and System Requirements

Specifications (SRS).

Expertise in Use Cases, Software Development Life cycle (SDLC) Processes

Inception, Elaboration, Construction and Transition.

Proficient in Developing and executing Test Plans, performing functional, usability

testing and ensuring that the software meets the system Requirement.

Excellent team player work in conjunction with testing, development and other teams

in validation and testing complex scenarios and projects and in the maintenance of

Quality

Knowledgeable about preparing Requirements Traceability Matrix

Proficient in soliciting client Requirements through interviews, workshops, existing

system documentation and organizing JAD sessions(Joint Application Development)

Knowledge in documentation project related information like test execution

procedures, backup plans, new tester training documents, maintaining test logs,

release notes etc.

Strong Communication and writing skills.

SCHOLASTICS

Masters in Computer Management (MCM) 2003,

Masters in Commerce (M.Com) 2005

Skills Set:

Understanding the business needs and identifying initiatives that will allow a business

to meet those strategic goals.

Conducting system study and coordinating with team members for System Design

and Integration.

Mapping Business Requirements (As – Is & To – Be Analysis) and GAP Analysis

Explaining requirements to the development group and providing functional

understanding & arriving at solutions with the development team for any

implementation problems.

Examining, evaluating, reporting and recommending improvements on the adequacy

and effectiveness of management’s risk management processes.

Providing post implementation support and training to the end users.

Developed BRS, SRS and Solution design document

Good at UML and implementing the same in Business and System Prospective

Involved in Business Process Reengineering

Understand complete SDLC and execute the same

Expertise in executing complete project life cycle.

Expertise in executing test life cycle, specialized in user acceptance testing.

Underwent PMI training and practical implemented most of the techniques of project

management

Career Contour

Capital One Bank: July12-Nov14

Business Analysts

Responsibilities:

Obtain and document requirements for data elements to be included in a data extract

guide.

Gathered Requirements and documented the proposed additional extension to the

existing application.

Facilitated Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with the Management,

Mainframe and Application team to make sure everyone are in sync with the business

requirement processes.

Conducted gap analysis sessions

Used MS Visio to create Use Cases and Sequence Diagrams.

Accomplished experience through whole SDLC from requirement analysis till

deployment,

Assisted development team to translate requirements into technical specifications.

Liaised and Coordinated in resolving Data mapping issues arising from data transfer

process to third party systems.

Analyzed mandatory and the situational fields and compared with the users manuals

for EDI.

Created and Maintained the Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM). Initiated Test

Plans, developed and executed test cases and scenarios, worked with users to develop

specific acceptance criteria and prepare test exhibits.

Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) sessions with business users and prepared

document for enhancements and bug fixes.

Used Test Director and Mercury Quality Center to report any bugs found and

communicate to the developers and product support team.

Analyzed and evaluated User Interface Designs, Technical Design Documents and

Quality Assurance Test condition the performance of the application from various

dimensions.

Helped create the ‘Business Glossary’ to facilitate efficient understanding of the

Business process amongst the other teams

Mar10-April12

Allstate Insurance, Chicago IL

Business Analysts

Responsibilities:

Configuring and customizing operating concern, characteristics, value fields,

maintaining derivation rules and structures, maintaining derivation tables, creating .

Drill-down Reports and creating solutions.

Project and met schedule and deadlines in creating deliverables.

Analyze business & technical processes, successfully re-engineered business

processes and improved outcome.

Worked in close collaboration with colleagues to facilitate accurate documentation

and translation of business requirements for IT solutions.

Define, edit & review business processes and work with other team members.

Understand business processes/problems and collaborate with cross functional teams.

Document the requirements in a client ready format.

Support fit gap analysis.

Experience working with creative teams.

Help resolve issues, risks and dependencies within the track and across different

tracks.

Create and visualize business process flows and data flow diagrams.

Define business and system use cases.

Review test cases.

Traceability Matrix.

Planet GIS Solution. (Pune-India) Dec09-

Feb10

Client : BSNL

Business Analysts:

Responsibilities:

Gathered Business Requirements, interacted with the Users, Designers, Developers,

Project Manager and SMEs to get a better understanding of the business processes,

and analyzed and optimized the process.

Actively involved in the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Process.

Created reports containing all the information regarding the publishers, distributors

and retailers using crystal reports.

Facilitated demonstration of a major ACH software systems and performed

evaluations with a group of experts to select a package that best suits the need of the

business.

Developed Traceability Matrix for maintaining/updating current and new system

requirement using MS Excel.

Worked with electronic claim clearing house and automated clearing house (ACH) for

electronic payment, remittance data processing and services.

Created the User Requirement Specifications and helped convert them to Functional

Requirements, and assisted the developers with System Requirement Specifications.

Responsible for ensuring data integrity and coordinating effort with testing and

implementation responsible for the development and execution of test plans.

Environment: MS Office tools, MS Project, MS Visio, UML, RUP, Windows, and

SQL Server.

Rajesh Chandak and company (CA) (Amravati-India) Jan08-Oct09

Client : Bank of Maharashtra.

Business Analysts:

Responsibilities:

Resolving the customer Transform data into focused business intelligence through

polished analytical and research skills.

Developed portfolio of customizable financial models to shape data, and drive

decisions. Dynamic presenter and meeting facilitator.

Depth of emotional intelligence; resolve and communicate complex issues tactfully

across all organization layers.

Provide support to customers Engage and communicate effectively with clients to

identify requirement and define a business financial problem.

Device data collection strategies with the customer

Gather and document business information to analyze and help evaluate and prioritize

requirements.

User Acceptance testing, End user Training and assist the customers.

Verify that the proposed solution solves the financial business problem and meets the

customers’ requirements.

Develop functional and system design specifications for new applications or

enhancements to existing issues

Technical Skills

Methodology: Agile, Waterfall.

Testing: Quality Center, Test Director, win runner.

Programming Languages: C++, SQL, XML, HTML, and VB.

Operating systems: Windows, NT/95/98/2000/XP/Vista/Window 7.

Software Tools: MS word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Power point, MS Outlook,Ms visio.

Personal Dossier

Name: Pooja Sisodiya

Phone: 703-***-****

Hobbies: Interior design, Sketching, Cooking.

Marital Status: Married

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