Project Management Manager

Pramod Krupa Shankar

Business Analyst/Sr. Consultant

Contact#: 470-***-****

Email id: **********@*****.***

Professional Synopsis:

Diverse work experience in multiple domains as a Functional Business Analysis, Senior Consultant, and Project Management.

Good knowledge, understanding and experience in various domain such as (Healthcare, Medical, Insurance, Retail, Finance, and Banking).

Proficient in Functional and Business Writing, Business Process Flow, Business Process Modeling and Business Analysis.

Scrum Master Accredited Certification from International Scrum Institute.

Experienced and in depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle process which includes Waterfall, Agile and Scrum methodologies.

Experience in Data Analysis involving Data Cleansing, Data Conversions, Data Transformation, Data Quality Analysis, Data Relationships, Source Systems Analysis and Reporting Analysis.

Excellent analytical skills in gathering business requirements through analyzing the needs of Business and Stakeholder sand converting them into functional/technical requirements.

Experienced in working with clients to understand and implement requirements and in providing team leadership for development support teams comprising company as well as client.

Experienced in creating Business Flow Diagrams, Activity diagrams and Sequence diagrams using MS Visio.

Experienced in consulting Clients for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions and plans to implement solutions that increase efficiency and reduce operating costs.

Conducted JAD Session and meetings with Stakeholders, Development team, Testing Team, SMEs, System Analyst, Business Analyst, and Project Manager.

Experienced in business modeling, requirements gathering, analysis and design, implementation, and testing.

Experience in analyzing Business requirement documents and writing test plan

Good documentation and process management skills with an ability to effectively understand the business requirements to develop a quality product.

Extensively used Share Point for sharing, storing, communicating, customizing, and collaborating the data, information, and documents.

Technical Expertise:

Database systems: SQL Server, MS access

Project Management Tools: SWOT, GAP, Risk Analysis, MS Project 2010

CRM tools: SalesForce.Com

ERP Tool: SAP

BI/ Reporting tools: Tableau, Microsoft Visio, Power Bi, Power Pivot

Other tools: Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook), MS SharePoint,

Lotus Notes

Business Skills:

Business Requirements Definition.

Business Processes research, analysis documentation.

Functional Requirements gathering.

Source to Target Mapping and Documentation of Business Rules.

Experience in creating Use Case and Test cases.

Experience in different relational databases, designing and reporting analysis.

Areas of Expertise

Project Management

Business Analyst

Operations Management

Problem Solving

Stakeholder Management

Research & Analysis

Strategy Consulting

Process Documentation

Training & Development

Quality Management

Analytical

Education

Master of Business Administration in Computer Systems, India

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, India

Professional Experience

Halyard Health. Alpharetta, GA

Business Analyst

Feb 2016 - Dec 2016

Responsibilities

Key objectives of this role is operations management, financial management, marketing management, planning and research.

Provide timely, accurate, consistent, and complete financial information to operating units and sector management for assistance in making sound business decisions.

Function as a liaison between operating units and sector management by developing strong and open relationships with both groups.

Interacted with Cost center leaders, Business Users, and technical teams to understand the requirements, and gain a better understanding of the source data from a business and technical perspective

Built MS Access database for linking the EPH Levels, Plants, Manufacturing plant and all the details. Data is being in use for Dashboard creation.

Provided walk through of the data mappings and Functional Specifications Document to the business audience.

Developed the data mapping with the specification of detailed transformation rules for the project.

Assisted Blocked Inventory team with automating the reports which used to take 2 hours.

Conducted JAD sessions with Subject Matter Experts SME, and development leads to realize the functionality and workflow of the systems as per the business requirements capture

Create process documents, financial reports month on month and publish it on SharePoint

Coordinate with various team to understand problem areas and suggest with possible solutions.

Function as the primary contact to Operations Management for questions on cost analysis, cost accounting, and financial systems.

Analyzed user problems areas, including automated and manual business processes and identified, researched and document functional and business requirements to support migration project.

Coordinate the assembly of cost of sales information for budgets and all forecasts, and complete cost analyses as appropriate.

Worked as an Interface between the users and the different teams involved in the project process for better understanding of the business and IT process.

Ensure application of established corporate financial controls within area of responsibility by the effective implementation and maintenance of financial policies and instructions; and by the establishment, maintenance, and audit of effective and reliable control procedures.

Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results.

Environment: MS Access, SQL, SAP, Tableau, MS Visio, MS Office Suite, SharePoint

Georgia-Pacific LLC. Atlanta, GA

Business Analyst

Oct 2015 - Jan 2016

Responsibilities

Responsible for gathering requirements and documenting all the current and future business process flows.

Being involved in meetings and review sessions with managers, developers and other stakeholders for requirement gathering, analysis and modeling.

Meeting with Technical leads to create technical specifications for the changes to the various applications impacted.

Created and maintained the Requirements Traceability Matrix for benefits of other team members.

Used SharePoint extensively to communicate with the team by sharing documents and receiving approvals.

Planned, scheduled, and controlled projects based on plans and requirements outlined by the business

Assisted project manager in analyzing the risk involved the project.

Acted as liaison between the Project managers, Internal and External Vendors, Developers, and Testers.

Worked on SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) methodologies

Participated in status meetings to discuss any challenges/issues faced by the team in the project.

Tracking the project plan and delivering project status updates to management as needed

Created Functional Requirements Document (FRDs), Functional Specifications Document (FSDs) and Traceability Matrices for application development.

Environment: MS Project, Windows, SQL, MS Visio, MS Office Suite, SharePoint, JIRA

Aon Plc., Bangalore, India

Senior Consultant

Aug 2011 to July 2015

Responsibilities

Responsible for requirements gathering, interviewing, document analysis, work flow analysis, analyzing business and functional needs, developing and documenting data collection and analyzing tools

Access the business need of the project, suggest and consult clients with opportunity to engage clients.

Create Process related metrics to measure performance in improving decisions

Interacted with Business Users, Business Analysts, and technical teams to understand the requirements, and gain a better understanding of the source data from a business and technical perspective

Identified new business development opportunities for management and technology consulting firm

Analyze business processes to identify areas of improving efficiencies; recommended and implemented new technology solutions.

Created slide presentations for quarterly business reviews for corporate-level management documenting business status, performance, and pending business initiatives

Consistently delivers high-quality services to our clients by providing innovative techniques to enhance analysis to improve data presentation.

Utilized existing internal processes and improved the same processes for problem identification, escalation, and resolution and facilitated project team meetings.

Created standard test case template as per the company requirements and standards.

Worked with business analysts to deliver business use cases as per the project requirements.

Accountable for working with various levels throughout the organization to gather and document the organizational Business needs

Responsible for ensuring the quality of deliverables produced by members in the team, which could include reviews and approvals.

Participated meetings with developers, Project Managers, and QA Team to discuss business requirements, test planning, resource utilization, and defect tracking

Assessing the client feedback, evaluating areas of improvements & providing critical feedback to the associates on improvements and achieving higher customer satisfaction.

Responsible for establishing and manage timelines, project priorities and handling multiple projects. Maintain a sense of accountability and responsibility.

Environment: SalesForce.com (CRM), MS Office Suite, SDLC, Agile/Scrum, MS SharePoint, Project Management

IBM India Private Ltd - Bangalore, India

Lead Analyst

Dec 2007 to July 2011

Responsibilities

Provided increased project management delivery and higher communications by directing project management efforts and by implementing Project management standards, and methodology

Managing the client requirements on projects which would assist in achieving goals.

Involved in preparing process charters, work plan structure, scope, objective, risk involved and

Roles and responsibilities of team members involved in the project.

Improved client planning and execution efforts by providing business process and strategic execution management consulting

Access the business need of the project, suggest and consult clients on projects.

Manage business relationships with the senior business leaders associated with these projects & programs; build and sustain strong relationships, ensure buy-in from the stakeholders.

Provided process subject matter expertise to management, teams, and customers

Support pre-sales and delivery of project management services leading to greater sales.

Maintains organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing project.

Supporting the Project team with policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.

Environment: MS Office Suite, SQL, Lotus Notes, Project Management

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