Business Analyst Software Development

Sireesha Taduri

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

Security level Clearance: Public Trust

Summary:

Result driven Business Analyst with over 12 years of experience in application development projects, seeking to leverage expertise in federal government, financial, and telecom sectors to deliver innovative and cost-effective solutions.

Goal oriented and diligent business analyst skilled in leading system analysis project tasks and team members from project inception to completion.

Highly experienced in eliciting and documenting high level and detailed business and functional requirements into User Stories/Epics/Features.

Experience in working with Agile software development team.

Experienced in Program Management Support

Highly experienced in analyzing and translating business requirements into system specifications required for the design document.

Highly experienced in writing testable functional requirements using 'Use Cases' - "Event, Condition and Action" approach.

Prepared and maintained Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)

Well versed in documenting project tasks, activities and budgetary data using MS Project.

Experienced in back end testing using SQL queries, generating reports to ensure data integrity and validation in business rules.

Expertise involving system understanding and upgrading or adding functionality to old legacy systems.

Comprehensive knowledge of all the phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Experience in interacting/coordinating with different groups involving End Users, Business Stake Holders, System Analysts, Developers, QA, CM and Operations/Middleware.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, quick learner, adaptable, self-motivated ability to work individually and as well as in a team environment with good team spirit.

Technical Skills:

Requirements Management

Rational Requisite Pro, SharePoint, AEM Forms and Jira

Process Modeling Tools

MS Visio, Rational Rose

Methodologies

WATERFALL, SCRUM AGILE, OOAD and Data Modeling

Testing Tools

Rational Test Manager, Quality Center and HP Quick Test Professional.

Databases

SQL Server, Oracle and Sybase

Other Tools

AEM Forms, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Acrobat

Education:

MBA- Information Technology - Vishwa Vishwani College of Management, Hyderabad, India

B-TECH Electronics and Communication -Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India

Certifications:

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

SAFe Agilist (4.0)

Experience:

Client : NIH May 2024 – Present

Employer: Davis Laine

Role : Senior Business Analyst/ Scrum Master

The NCI Clinical Trials Reporting Program (CTRP) manages a comprehensive database containing information on all interventional clinical trials funded directly and indirectly by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This database plays a crucial role in identifying gaps and redundancies in clinical research, prioritizing clinical trials, and standardizing the capture and sharing of trial data.

Responsibilities:

Business Analyst:

•Led Agile ceremonies and refined backlog to align with release schedules

•Gathered and documented high-quality business and functional requirements using JIRA & Confluence

•Facilitate requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders

•Prioritize development tasks based on upcoming release timelines

•Manage and address ServiceNow tickets on the idea board

•Support QA testing by reviewing UAT test scripts and conducting tests in the development environment

•Analyzed and validated data and workflows to support clinical trial reporting improvements

Scrum Master:

Facilitate key scrum ceremonies, including daily standups, bug triages, sprint planning, sprint retrospectives, and sprint reviews.

Create a sprint review presentation after each sprint and present it to the client.

Generate reports to track quarterly sprint progress.

Document process improvements and best practices.

Client : Defense Health Agency Oct 2018 – April 2024

Employer: Chenega Corporation

Role : Business Analyst III

Proving administrative and program management support to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Forms Management Office stand-up effort. Providing support services including contract management support and coordination; administrative and program management support; establishment of an enterprise-wide forms electronic repository; and business process reengineering support. DHA Forms Management Office will serve as the single source of information for blank forms belonging to and used within the Military Health System. It will be responsible for ensuring that all military services remain compliant with established and new form policies, and that all approved forms are current and readily accessible.

Responsibilities:

Established the Forms Management Program Office at DHA, contributing to its inception.

Developed and documented processes, policies, and documentation to support the program.

Coordinated with various stakeholders to gather form requirements, ensuring effective communication.

Researched and gathered software requirements for the program, assessing tools based on specific needs.

Collaborated with clients in the form development process, ensuring alignment with their requirements.

Conducted QA/testing of forms to ensure compliance with DoD Forms policies and gathered requirements.

Elicited and developed requirements for forms workflows using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Forms.

Participated in and provided feedback for the setup of the Forms portal in the AEM environment.

Assisted in creating training modules for Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Forms.

Utilized Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Form software for form editing and workflow development.

Produced training videos using Adobe Captivate for educational purposes.

Resolved issues in forms by coordinating with development teams, clients, and customers.

Monitored and updated the Forms library with the most current forms.

Evaluated DHA policy procedures and provided constructive feedback.

Conducted UAT testing of forms portal using JIRA and performed 508 compliance testing.

Served as a Point of Contact for Records Management subjects and acted as a secondary Point of Contact for ETMS2 Task Manager.

Responded to queries and requests from clients of the Forms Management Program Office.

Conducted research on tools and techniques to enhance services for clients.

Attended Adobe seminars to enhance understanding of AEM tools

Technology: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Visio, SharePoint, Adobe Experience Manager, JIRA, Adobe Connect, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Captivate

Client : Veteran Affairs, Washington DC. Sep 2016 – Oct 2018

Employer: Atlas Research

Role : Consultant

Worked on 3 different projects of Veteran Affairs (VA) from 3 program offices which are Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA), Veterans Experience Office (VEO) and Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

Automated Veteran data (AVD)- Present

The primary purpose of the Automated Veteran Data (AVD) initiative is to extract existing data elements within Veteran Health Administration’s (VHA) Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW), compare it to new information on the application form captured through an electronic claim submission platform, and determine how the differences can be used to automate rating decisions based upon criteria in the Veterans Benefits Administration’s (VBA) Department of Veterans Affairs Rating Schedule of Disabilities (VASRD). The AVD initiative is designed to retrieve health data elements stored within the CDW and map them to the business rules described by VASRD. This initiative will increase VBA’s progress in reducing claims processing time by proactively identifying entitlement to service connection and higher service-connected compensation levels for Veterans in receipt of care at VHA and allowing for self-service options for Veterans.

Responsibilities:

Supports Requirements gathering and Elicitation, Project Management tasks

Supported illustrating process and data flow diagrams, data mapping, creating application mockups, tracking requirements in RTM and JIRA.

Produced Epics, User stories and Features as part of Requirements Elaboration and Elicitation effort.

Supported and coordinated Face-to-Face requirements gathering sessions.

Led weekly progress meetings and supported Monthly Progress reporting.

Participating in development team daily scrum calls to report and provide solutions to any issues raised by the team.

Vet360

The Vet 360 was an initiative to provide solution which includes the longitudinal Customer Record to provide a 360-degree view of the VA customer including master data subject areas such as Contact, Identity, Military Service History and Demographic and Socio-Economic information. Data provided will be accurate, integrated, real-time information, enabling VA staff to make informed decisions that address the needs of VA customers.

Supported Requirements Gathering, Data Governance, Data Modeling and Testing work streams.

Worked on major deliverables like Vet360 Integrated Project Team (IPT) Charter, Vet360 Overarching Directive, Vet360 Test plan and Lessons Learned report.

Produced User stories and Use cases as part of Requirements Elaboration and Testing efforts.

Supported large group of Face to Face requirements gathering sessions by taking Meeting Minutes and tracking Action Items.

Supported with process diagram for few deliverables.

Veteran Point of Service Program Management Lean Six Sigma Task Order 4 (VPS

PMLSS TO4)

Supported Business Requirements Elicitation, Development and Management support tasks.

Conducted Study and Analyses to gather the requirements for VetLink 2.0 Concept of Operations and Business Requirements Support Task.

Supported with process diagram for few deliverables. Conducted Study and Analysis for different task orders for Veterans Affairs (VA).

Client : Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Washington DC. Feb 2014 – Dec 2015

Employer: Infogen Inc.

Role : Sr. Business Analyst

The ADT - Automatic Data Transfer solution-is an agile implementation, a priority of the District of Columbia’s Office of the State Superintendent for Education (OSSE) for an automated data collection tool that will be installed on an LEA's servers. ADT will collect agree upon information from the LEA's Student Information System at pre-determined intervals. The solution will enable an automated data collection mechanism that will be consistent, efficient, and will reduce the data processing work for the LEAs to satisfy State and Federal reporting requirements.

Responsibilities:

Conducted requirement gathering sessions via virtual meetings with LEAs (Local Education Agencies)

Analyzed the existing systems the LEA’s use in collecting and maintaining Student Information, retrieving/analyzing the data by running complex SQL’s

Performed data mapping of LEAs data elements with OSSEs required data elements via. Virtual meeting.

Involved in troubleshooting any issues in data transfer from LEAs SIS to OSSE server with the help of tech team.

Involved in software implementation, data transfers, intensive data cleaning, development of training materials

Working with OSSE support team to resolve the issues in SLED and SEDS application data that was migrated from LEAs.

Facilitated meeting between LEA and technical team to do the ADT installation.

Involved in testing the application by running SQL queries in OSSE database and analyzing the data retrieved.

Prepared error reports with details of executed, passed and failed test cases based on tiers of errors to help management.

Proactively analyze discrepancies in student data counts (certified enrollment audit roster vs. uncertified roster in SLED). Identify data quality issues.

Work with LEAs and technical colleagues to troubleshoot and resolve data quality issues, especially related to certified roster issues and on-site audit.

Provide intensive technical assistance and support for all LEAs with serious data quality issues.

Provided regular project briefings; escalate relevant issues for guidance and decisions to OSSE project executives.

Collaborate with OSSE stakeholders and Public Charter School Board to plan and implement a new ADT data collection (attendance and truancy data) for 60 LEAs. Lead development of data map and business requirements (data elements and option sets aligned with state policies and reporting requirements).

Contributed in data quality testing and validation processes for ADT releases and state’s annual enrollment audit. Led to increased data quality and support for 60 LEAs

Participated in daily scrum, collaborated with technical analysts, facilitated meetings and system modifications with users of five unique student data systems, including PowerSchool (Pearson) and SchoolForce.

Technology: MS Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Visio, MS SQL server, SQL server management Studio, QuickBase.

Client : U.S. Department of Education (ED), Washington DC. Feb 2013 – Jan 2014

Employer: Infogen Inc.

Role : Business Analyst

Department of Education funds the US education system by a project called G5 – Grants Management System, the department’s new grants management system that provides department-wide electronic grant application posting and intake services to promote technical and financial stewardship and fast-track grant award processing. This web application is used by applicants and recipients of ED funds as well as staff in support of grant management and payment activities. G5 consists of three modules, the first being e-Grants dealing with acceptance of electronic applications and review process for reviewing the applicants. The second module is Award Process used for award obligating/management and the last one is the financial module which deals with the payment of the grant to the recipients.

Responsibilities:

Conducted detailed and comprehensive business analysis by working with the different program offices/ end-users in order to identify system and operational requirements and improvements.

Conducted JAD sessions to allow different program offices to communicate their perspectives with each other, resolve any issues and come to an agreement in a timely manner.

Continuously liaised with business team at program offices to ensure requirements documentation, maintenance of Standard Reports design and testing deliverables in a timely manner.

Involved in analyzing and understanding the legacy applications and translating into requirements.

Involved in all stages of the Project including Requirement gathering, Data Analysis, Development, Conversion, Unit Testing, Writing Test Cases and Plans, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Support, Production Support Documentation, User Training, Operational Readiness, Implementation Issues

Responsible for writing detailed descriptions of user needs, program functions, and steps required for development/modification of the software programs using Rational Requisite Pro.

Followed the RUP based methods by using Visio/Rational Rose to create UML Diagrams like Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, and Collaboration Diagrams to author FSD (Functional Requirement Document).

Involved in developing the test strategy and helped in developing QA Test plans for Functional, Integration and System Testing.

Involved in execution of Test Cases, reporting defects and tracking them to Closure using ClearQuest.

Wrote complex SQL queries to validate data from database using TOAD.

Analyzed existing Data Model and involved in the enhancements by implementing complex ETL transformations using IBM DataStage for Post Award Monitoring.

Prepared status summary reports with details of executed, passed and failed test cases to help management.

Technology: MS Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Visio, PL/SQL, Oracle 11g, TOAD 10, Requisite Pro, Rational Rose, Clear Case, Clear Quest.

Client: Prithvi Information Solutions Ltd, India. Aug 2009 - Oct 2011

Role: Business Analyst

Prithvi Information Solutions Ltd is a global provider of enterprise solutions and services that strategically harness the power of Information Technology to help customers maximize their business values in the new economy.

Responsibilities:

Served as a liaison between the internal/external business stakeholders.

Led data collection, market research, competitor tracking, and analysis.

Supported analysis identifying areas for improving effectiveness and cost efficiencies.

Worked with vendors to coordinate and help execute research projects.

Documented and converted business requirements into functional specifications for the organization, manages changes to such specifications, and educates the organization on the direction of the business.

Gathered information about the organization’s work processes and information flows.

Analyzed, defined and understood business needs and issues by gathering, analyzing, documenting and validating the Business areas and user’s technical requirements.

Preparing the marketing presentations as per the client’s requirements.

Participated in the tracking and managing open issues and assists in planning for resolution for complex projects

Mapping requirements and providing them best solutions involving evaluation and definition of scope of project and finalizations of project requirements.

Participated in the study of alternative business solutions for complex processes, programs or applications.

Participated in responding to RFP’s, RFI’s from the clients through bidder information, system information thus giving the complete picture of compliance/non-compliance either through standard product or through customization to the requirements mentioned in tender document.

Worked and negotiated with vendors/Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)

Involved in building case studies for the corporate website of the company, conducting workshops with different department for data gathering.

Worked with Salesforce.com for managing business requirements.

Participated in modifying the website of the company by collecting and giving proper inputs.

Environment: MS Visio, SQL Server, Visual Basic, MS Word, Salesforce.

Client : Polaris Finance Limited, India July 2007 - Feb 2008

Role : Jr. Business Analyst – Intern

Polaris Finance Ltd. is a leading financial company that provides financial assistance for personal and commercial purpose. The goal of this project was to develop a loan origination system (LOS) that would process the loan application in a streamlined fashion. This system was also designed to obtain, store and verify the client’s personal and financial details and history to prevent the risk of default. The system had other functional modules like Account Management and Transaction Module.

Responsibilities:

Worked on gathering requirements for a new loan origination system (LOS) to process correspondent loans that account for more than 60% of the company’s revenue.

Interacted with clients at assess needs, identify key challenges and define project scope and deliverables.

Responsible for creating artifacts like use-case diagrams, activity diagrams, sequence, class and component diagrams.

Supported QA team in the creation of release notes and for change management documentation.

Facilitated communication with Developers, Consultants, Business Users, and other multiple levels of management across various departments.

Environment: MS Visio, SQL Server, Visual Basic, MS Word, Windows.

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