Business Analyst Project Management

Summary

Results-oriented Business Analyst with *+ year of strong background in implementing Agile and Waterfall methodologies to drive process improvements and enhance project delivery. Skilled in gathering and documenting requirements, conducting comprehensive testing, and facilitating collaborative sessions to streamline communication and ensure stakeholder alignment. Proficient in utilizing a wide range of reporting and visualization tools, database management, and analytical techniques. Adept at leveraging interpersonal strengths to effectively lead and negotiate project requirements.

Skills

• Methodologies: SDLC, Agile, Waterfall

• Programming: Python, SQL

• Documentation: FRD, BRD SRS, RAD, Confluence

• Visualization Tools: Tableau, Power BI

• Project Management: MS Project, Excel, SharePoint, Office Suite

• Analytical Techniques: Cost assessment, SWOT analysis, Risk analysis, GAP analysis

• Tracking Tool: Jira, Visio, HP Quality Center, ClearQuest, RTM, Trello

• Interpersonal Strengths: Effective scheduling, Leadership, Negotiation, Analytical reasoning, Verbal articulation

• Operating System: Windows and Linux environments Experience

Allstate, USA Business Analyst June 2023 – Current

• Introduced Agile methodologies and streamlined workflows, boosting team productivity by 28%.

• Managed and tracked project progress using project management and reporting tools, including MS Project, MS Excel, MS Access, MS SharePoint, and Tableau.

• Played a key role in process improvement initiatives, applying Six Sigma methodologies to reduce defects by 15% in a critical workflow.

• Coordinated user acceptance testing (UAT) and facilitated Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions, streamlining communication and ensuring project alignment.

• Mobilized application development endeavors using the Agile methodology, leading to a 25% quicker product rollout and enhancing project fulfilment by 20%.

• Steered Agile rituals, ensuring each project phase aligned with set benchmarks, heightening project uniformity by curtailing phase deviations by 18%.

• Organized in-depth analysis of business processes and operations to identify areas for improvement, resulting in a 25% reduction in operating costs.

• Collaborated with IT teams to implement new software systems, resulting in a 30% increase in data accuracy and a 20%. Mphasis, India Business Analyst Jan 2019 – July 2021

• Improved process compliance and consistency, resulting in a 25% reduction in errors and rework.

• Managed UAT efforts and achieved a 95% satisfaction rate among end-users.

• Implemented the structured approach of Waterfall, ensuring rigorous and sequential project progression, leading to a 10% reduction in development phases.

• Facilitated JAD sessions with cross-functional teams, resulting in a 20% reduction in project delivery time and enhanced stakeholder satisfaction and maintained database stored procedures and SQL queries.

• Directed team alignment through structured meetings, promoting synergy and collaborative efforts, resulting in project teams achieving 95% of their targets consistently.

• Conducted thorough system assessments, pinpointing areas of potential refinement, which contributed to a 15% improvement in system performance.

• Utilized GIT and JIRA to manage project documentation and track issues, changes, and requirements.

• Utilized various analysis techniques, such as cost/benefit analysis, impact analysis, GAP analysis, risk analysis, and SWOT analysis, to evaluate project feasibility and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Utilized Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel (Lookup, Pivot, Tables, Solver, Chart) and PowerPoint, to create data visualizations and present findings to executive leadership.

Education

Master of Science: Data Science Illinois Institute of technology – Chicago Aug 2021 – May 2023 Bachelor of Engineering: Computer Science SRM Institute of Science and Technology July 2016 – May 2020 Shubham Godara

Business Analyst

Phoenix, AZ +1-312-***-**** ad5p0g@r.postjobfree.com

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