SUMMARY

• Experienced in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including requirements gathering, analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment as well as software engineering methods like Rational Unified Process (RUP), Agile and Waterfall Method
• Expertise in Business Modeling using MS Visio/Enterprise Architect/Rational Rose
• Expertise in Requirements Gathering through direct user interviews and workshops
• Facilitating JAD sessions with business users and development team to drive out detailed business requirements
• Expertise in creating wireframes or screen mock ups using MS Visio and Axure
• Exceptional documentation skills of all aspects of online environment by including site specific workflows, technical specification documents, user interface instructions and writing step - by-step instructions for related end user applications utilizing standards and templates provided
• Exceptional skills for writing Use Cases and Functional Requirement Documents as well as for creating Use Case diagrams, Activity diagrams, State diagrams based on UML Methodology and business process flow diagrams using MS Visio/Enterprise Architect/Rational Rose
• Defining Test Cases, creating Test Scripts, analyzing bugs, interacting with QA / dev teams in fixing errors and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Using project management tools like MS-Project for status reporting and planning
• Good knowledge of network architecture, web and internet applications and Windows operating systems
• Excellent Team Player with ability to think analytically and troubleshoot issues
• Effective Verbal and Written Communication Skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Requirements Management: Rational Requisite Pro, Enterprise Architect, HP Quality Center

UML Diagrams: MS Visio, Rational Rose, Enterprise Architect

Wireframes & Screen Design: MS Visio, Axure, LiveMarkup

Test Cases: HP Quality Center

Defect Tracking: HP Quality Center, Sharepoint, JIRA

Enterprise Apps: MS Office 2003/2007, MS Project, MS Visio, LiveProject

Software Methodology: Agile, Waterfall, Rational Unified Process (RUP)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Tuxedo Park, NY

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted extensively with various business groups, stakeholders and users to develop the Vision Document that is aligned with corporate strategic objectives
• Documented the “AS-IS” Business Workflows adhering to UML standards
• Managed the application support product backlog using JIRA cards
• Conducted Monthly Business Prioritization meetings with the stakeholders identify JIRA cards to be scheduled for the upcoming release.
• Documented User Story using JIRA to detail the business need.
• Conducted weekly sprint planning meeting with the developers and quality assurance analysts to review user story, assign story points and assign cards to a respective sprint.
• Conducted JAD sessions to define requirements and finalize the Functional Requirement Document (FRD)
• Documented meeting minutes from JAD sessions and obtained sign-offs from JAD participants
• Followed a structured approach to organize requirements into logical groupings of essential business processes, business rules, functional and non-functional requirements
• Identified use cases from the functional requirements, wrote use case specifications and created “TO-BE Business Process Workflow” diagrams (activity diagrams) in MS Visio
• Designed User Interface-level wireframes detailing interaction models and user experience using Axure.
• Conducted requirement workshops to verify and validate business requirements
• Created use case diagrams using MS Visio to show interaction between the actors and the use cases as well as to demonstrate the relationship between the use cases
• Maintained a Traceability Matrix to ensure that all functional requirements are addressed at the use case level as well as the test case level
• Performed functional and GUI testing to ensure that the user acceptance criteria are met
• Co-coordinated the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on a daily basis with the SME’s to make sure that all the business requirements are addressed in the application
• Coordinated project scheduling and status reporting with the project manager
• Coordinated End User Acceptance testing with SME’s.

Confidential, King of Prussia, PA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed Business Modeling to understand their current business process and existing application
• Participated in Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions by convening project sponsors, end-user representatives, development team members, subject-matter experts, technical personnel, and different stakeholders to communicate their perspectives with each other, resolve any issues and come to consensus.
• Identified Use Cases and wrote Use Case Narratives.
• Worked closely with the development team to help them understand Use Case Narratives.
• Conducted requirement workshops among all project stakeholders to verify and validate the business requirements
• Handled the development of business requirement documents (BRD) resulting from JAD sessions.
• Gathered Business Requirements from users and used Rational Requisite Pro for documenting the requirements.
• Involved in maintaining Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Participated in identifying opportunities and parameters for business process improvements.
• Used the guidelines and artifacts of the Rational Unified Process (RUP) to release multiple iterations of the deliverable over the span of the project lifecycle; propounded early development and base-lining of a robust executable architecture.
• Created Use Case Diagrams and Activity Diagrams using MS Visio.
• Assisted QA department to write and execute Test plans and Test Cases.
• Created End-User Training Manuals as well as documented Release Notes.

Confidential, Cedar Grove, NJ

Jr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted extensively with various business groups, stakeholders and users to develop the Vision Document that is aligned with corporate strategic objectives
• Documented the “AS-IS” Business Workflows adhering to UML standards
• Conducted JAD sessions to define requirements and finalize the Functional Requirement Document (FRD)
• Documented meeting minutes from JAD sessions and obtained sign-offs from JAD participants
• Followed a structured approach to organize requirements into logical groupings of essential business processes, business rules, functional and non-functional requirements
• Designed User Interface-level wireframes detailing interaction models and user experience using Axure.
• Participated in requirement workshops to verify and validate business requirements
• Created use case diagrams using MS Visio to show interaction between the actors and the use cases as well as to demonstrate the relationship between the use cases
• Maintained a Traceability Matrix to ensure that all functional requirements are addressed at the use case level as well as the test case level
• Performed functional and GUI testing to ensure that the user acceptance criteria are met
• Co-coordinated the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on a daily basis with the SME’s to make sure that all the business requirements are addressed in the application