LOLA AKINPELU

862-***-**** ad4hxz@r.postjobfree.com Laurel, MD https://www.linkedin.com/in/lola-akinpelu/ PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

An efficient Business Analyst with 6 years of experience in eliciting and documenting requirements. Extremely detail-oriented, team player with excellent communication and problem-solving skills. Successful project executor, utilizing Agile methodology and a great knowledge of Waterfall methodology. Well-rounded in the various phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process, translating high-level requirements into effective business specifications and solutions. Expert in managing multiple projects simultaneously and very effective in time management. Skillful high-performing professional experienced as a Scrum Master with a history of meeting set goals, and project timelines and accomplishing tremendous results in each phase of a project’s life cycle.

SKILLS & TOOLS

• Business Requirement Analysis

• Excellent Communication Skills

• Requirement Gathering

• Change Management Process

• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

• Functional and Non-functional

Requirements

• Use Case Diagrams

• Analytical & Critical thinking

• Microsoft Office Suite

• Process Flow

• GAP Analysis

• Agile/Waterfall Methodology

• Jira & Confluence

• Documentation

• User Stories & Acceptance Criteria

• Software Development Life Cycle

• Problem-Solving

• Slack

• Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HCL AMERICA, INC JAN 2018 – CURRENT

BUSINESS ANALYST

• Elicits requirements using interviews, document analysis, workshops, surveys, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, and workflow analysis.

• Translates and documents business requirements into functional and technical requirements, workflow/dataflow diagrams that are clear, accurate, and concise.

• Collaborates and provides business analysis support to the product owner, business sponsors, customers, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and development team members.

• Works closely with the Product Owner in managing, prioritizing, and grooming the product backlog.

• Produces Swim lanes, Process flow diagrams to provide a visual representation of the stakeholder’s expectation of the user’s interaction with the system.

• Participates in user acceptance testing and testing of new system functionality.

• Works with internal and external stakeholders (business stakeholders and vendor representatives) as needed, for the project scope and requirements.

• Articulates needs using the business process flow diagrams, gaps, story boarding, mock-ups, or prototyping user flow.

• Facilitate meetings with stakeholders to gather requirements, discuss solutions and manage expectations.

• Works with the development team to ensure that user stories meet the acceptance criteria of Definition of Ready (DOR) and Definition of Done (DOD).

• Facilitates the scrum process, ensuring that the team is adhering to scrum framework and its practices; this includes facilitating daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospectives.

• Conducts Gap Analysis to determine any lapses in current operations and helps identify improvement areas and propose necessary solutions thereby reducing the possibility of errors and repetitive tasks in future state.

• Develops meaningful and lasting relationships with partners, and respond to questions and concerns from managers and executives with supporting research and recommendations. EDUCATION

TAI SOLARIN UNIVERSITY

CHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY

CERTIFICATIONS

CERTIFIED SAFe SCRUM MASTER

CERTIFIED PRODUCT OWNER

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