SUMMARY

• Over 7 years of experience in Software Development and Analysis role using both iterative software development life cycle principles and classic waterfall methodologies in Finance/Insurance/E - commerce/Pharma domain. Adept in interacting and coordinating between end-users, expert teams, development and QA teams and drawing key changes to the business architecture.
• Able to discover the appropriate resources in the organization, extract information, develop alternatives and obtain level of effort estimates from impacted work groups.
• Worked with users to gather, analyze, model and subsequently apply various tools to capture, link, trace, and manage requirements changes.
• Proficient in using Visio and Rational Suit to model Use Cases & business process flows by utilising activity diagrams.
• Knowledge of tools that assist in creating Gap Analysis, use cases, functional specifications as well as requirements management, defect tracking, testing, traceability and status reporting.
• Excellent experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology, Iterative Software Development Life Cycle Process as per Rational Unified Process (RUP), Agile Methodologies and Project management life cycle.
• Experienced in using Project Management Tools (MS Project) in managing schedules and deadlines, analyzing information and collaborating projects with great judgment skills identifying high and low risk for critical business area.
• Experience in Analyzing large amount of projects budget.
• Experience in Resource allocation across various programs and budgets.
• Experience in creating Use cases, Sequence diagrams, Class and Object diagrams, Activity diagrams, collaboration diagrams using MS Visio and MS Excel.
• Expertise in Interviews, Joint Application Development Sessions (JAD), Focus sessions for requirements gathering, analysis/design with stakeholders, SME’s, Developers and system architects.
• Extensively used Rational tools for Requirement Management; Elicitation, Analysis, Communication and Validation.
• Worked on Content Management and System integraton, Data Warehouse, MIS Reengineering, Portfolio Management, Wealth Management, Insurance, Mobile development.
• Knowledge of Sharepoint implementation, deploying libraries, list, shared services, search, and various applicant tasks
• Working Knowledge of testing tools like HP Quality Center, Rational Rose, Experienced in preparing user instruction and use cases to conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Experience in Requirements mapping, tracability, and auditing.
• Extensive experience in liaising with business, product owner and functional owner during risk engineering, high-level and low-level review sessions to derive and execute action plans, meeting deadlines and standards.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Methodologies: SDLC, Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, RUP, UML

Requirements Management: Rational Rose, MS Excel

Business Modeling Tools: Microsoft VISIO, Rational Rose

Change Management tools: Rational Clear Quest, Rational Clear Case.

Operating System: Windows NT/98/2000/XP/VISTA

Databases: Access, Oracle 8i/9i/10g, DB2, MS SQL Server 7.0/2000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Project Managemment Office(PMO)/Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Generate resource allocation reports, resource dump reports and analyze them for the proper allocation of all the resources.
• Generate “BO reports” in “Portfolio Tracking System(PTS)” and create data sheets to upload projects and project data in FinVault to ensure proper tracking.
• Assist Project Managers and Vendor Managers to make sure all the dummy resources are removed or replaced with actual resources and are allocated properly to their corresponding project.
• Analyze the budget of the projects in PTS across all the regions and compare it with Finvault data to maintain data consistency, check the budget deficit and surplus projects in all line of businesses.
• Weekly reconcilation of budgets from PTS and FinVault to ensure that the actual budgets are tied to their respective projects.
• Communicate the Financial data to project managers to ensure proper forecasting of budgets and timely approval of funds for “budget deficit projects”.
• Assist Project Managers in Annual Budgets and monthly rolling forecasts.
• Monitor and validate the PMO’s resource rosters across projects for different vendors and coordinate with offshore team for the same.
• Managing the work and writing the Business Requirement Document for shifting the PMO’s entire on boarding and terminating process completely on SharePoint to reduce errors and ensure proper intact communication.
• Designed and delivered the Sharepoint process application.
• Incorporated Agile process activities such as iteration planning, stand-ups, iteration demos and retrospectives
• Create aging reports and communicate it across to speed up the process.
• Validate the monthly actual efforts and get Program Manager’s approval for the same.

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Project Coordinator/Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked extensively with the users and with different levels of management to identify requirements, business events and to develop functional specifications.
• Analyzed the AS-IS and TO-BE (Gap Analysis) processes to understand the key findings, the short term considerations, the long term considerations and its benefits.
• Prepared Questionaire for the stakeholders who produce report.
• Prepared filters for different type of reports for their release.
• Actively participated in task planning, project status reporting, progress meeting coordination, project documentation.
• Worked closely with system architect to implement Service Oriented Architecture.
• Assisted in data mapping and studied how the coming data will be mapped to stored procedure in GOLD.
• Worked on creating Source to Target transformations and data mapping documents for ETL transformations to the Central Data Warehouse
• Studied Schema diagrams to understand Matter Hub design and transactions to happen.
• Documented Project scope, high level requirements and process flows.
• Elicited and documented Business requirements, Functional Requirements, Non-Functional Requirements etc.
• Created and defined Data flow diagrams for GOLD and AIMS to-be process using MS-Visio.
• Created Use Case diagrams and specifications to demonstrate Use Case events and transactions in detail.
• Created swimlane diagrams for each Use Case event happening for better understanding of process.
• Conducted and attended WebEx meetings with stakeholders for the review of the Requirements document.

Environment: MS Visio, MS Office Suite, UML, Waterfall, Informatica, Windows 7, JAVA, MS Project, API, Sharepoint, SQL server, UML

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathered Business Requirements, Interacted with the Users, Designers and Developers, Project Manager and SMEs to get a better understanding of the Business Processes.
• Used AGILE(SCRUM) as the Software Methodology.
• Analyzed and optimized the process, prepared USER STORIES and analysed Acceptance criteria for the same.
• Also worked as a Scrum Master.
• Participated in Sprint planning meetings.
• Scheduled meeting with developers, SA’s (System’s Analyst) and testers to collaborate resource allocation and project completion using MS Project.
• Identified the Use Cases from the requirements and performed use case realization, created UML diagrams including Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams/State Chart Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Collaboration Diagrams and Deployment Diagrams, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), ER Diagrams and Web Page Mock-Ups using Rational Rose and MS Visio thus defining the Business Process Model and the Data Process Model.
• Assisted in the technological selection for the application, based on the Cost-Effectiveness and Quality with an eye towards the future.
• Performed Feasibility, Risk, and GAP Analysis to identify the business critical and high-risk areas of the application.
• Performed System analysis and designing of the Use cases and their realization, also acted as the liaison between the management and the team itself.
• Participated in various testing related review meetings.
• Used Unified Change Management (UCM) tool, Rational Clear Quest to maintain and track the stakeholders requested enhancements and changes. Used Rational Clear Case, a Configuration Management tool to maintain different builds of the application with the description about all changes and versions
• Conducted JAD Sessions periodically with various stakeholders at various phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to discuss open issues and resolve them.
• Used MS Project to manage schedules, deadlines and resources and to collaborate on the project.

Environment: Unified Modeling Language (UML), Agile, MS Visio,, GAP Analysis, Qlickview, Jira, Clear Quest, MS Project.

Confidential, Princeton,NJ

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Create and review Feed specification document and process flow diagrams.
• Authored Data Flow diagrams, Activity Diagrams and Gap Analysis with special detail to Sub-Processes.
• Designed message formats, queues, systems interfaces, and worked with the business users through interviews and JAD sessions.
• Realesed Backlog using Vertical Story Mapping and the INVEST criteria(Agile)
• Help Manage Iteration and Release backlog to keep team running efficiently
• Assist theProductOwner with iteration level decision making as needed.
• Analyzed, collected and prepared user requirements, definition, scope and expectations for deliverable plans. Delivered system documents, processes, diagrams, and test cases.
• Designed PowerPoint presentations for the top management using data that is analyzed using MS Excel spreadsheets, and using pivot tables.
• Coordinate Risk Management (establish monthly risk management reviews, record risks and mitigation strategies, ensure risk management strategies are implemented )
• Involved in project budgeting, auditing, project resource planning,project scheduling, risk analysisandmanagement as per PMBOK.
• Worked closely with teams of BAs, developers and testers (onshore and offshore) throughout the entire development life cycle to elicit and manage requirements using HP Quality Center
• Used Visio as a tool to define Activity flow diagrams in conjunction with UML diagrammatic representation to define various levels of data and control flow.
• Responsible for creating complete test cases of varying complexity, executing tests, comparing expected and actual results, and reporting status ensuring accurate coverage of requirements and business rules.
• Liaison between the onsite and offshore team.
• Created reports for business analysis purposes using Crystal Reports and Microsoft Excel.

Environment: Java, J2EE,, MDM(Informatica)Web Logic Server, ASP.NET, SharePoint, Oracle 9i, Tableau, JavaScript, Cognos 8.x, MS Office, MS Visio, Quality Center, SQL, SSRS, iRise. OOTB, Agile, Waterfall

Confidential, Berkeley Heights, NJ

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated with Project Manager to discuss and create template for Project Technologies, Methodologies, Budget, Time factor, Risk register, MS project timeline, Project mile stones, WBS, Critical path analysis, ROI analysis
• Planned and supervised target meetings, JAD sessions (with all Project stakeholders including Tech Leads), direct interview sessions, conference calls and produced detailed artifacts such as Surveys/Questionnaires and minutes of meetings covering issues discussed.
• Gathered, analyzed, documented high level business requirements and produced corresponding technical requirement artifacts such as Business Requirement Documents (BRD), System Requirement Documents (SRD), Test Cases, Requirement Traceability Matrix and all the affiliate artifacts like UML diagrams (Use Case, Activity, and Sequence Diagrams).
• Assisted the Project Manager in developing, tracking and managing the project triple constraint; schedule, cost, resources and scope using MS Project
• Interacted with the technical team in resolving the reported bugs and other technical issues
• Validated traceability and present to owner any untraced requirements and created RACI Matrix
• Prepared questionnaire to collect feedback for the System Analysis performed for all entities
• Interfaced with developers, analysts, customers and project managers to discuss requirements and recommended solutions, to help resolve issues
• Document all outcomes including minutes, action items, and next steps; track and resolve all action items in support of the sessions
• Interfaced with team leaders, identify and analyze the given information, procedures and decision flows, evaluated existing procedures, methods and technical documentation. Communicated with executives, managers and other stakeholders regarding project scope
• Implemented the Agile methodology with Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodology guidelines with its various workflows and artifacts in Requirements Management and Development.

Environment: MS Visio, MS Office Suite, Client Server, UML, Informatica, Windows XP, Guidewire, MS Project, Sharepoint, UML, Agile, RUP

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Expert in writing Use Cases Documents and gathering Functional Requirements for Extraction, transformation and loading the data to the Data Warehouse
• Gathered Functional and Data Requirements, analyzed workflows and created Use Cases, Requirement
• Involved in creating Business Flow Diagrams, Dataflow diagrams, UML Activity diagrams.
• Worked on sequence diagrams to follow the flow of the events with domain experts.
• Worked with my cliques, business area, development and Quality assurance team to create the UAT Strategy and Plan. Participated in brainstorming sessions to prioritize and distribute tasks to the UAT team for effective execution.
• Also involved in feasibility analysis of the project
• Coordinated work plan with project managers using MS Project.
• Experience in end to end requirements mapping and auditing using HP quality center.
• Participated in continuous process improvements which will improve customer service, increase revenue, and will improve overall project performance
• Identified and documented issues and risks, offered realistic recommendations and alternatives
• Created documentation for training and Help Desk teams.
• Implemented and monitored Individual Development Plans focusing on total performance, including both quality and productivity.

Environment: Crystal reports, UML, Microsoft Office Suite, iRise Studio, AGILE, Unix, Documentum, Windows NT/XP, Oracle, SQL, SQL Server, Sybase, VBScript, C#. DOORS, C++, NET, ASP.NET, Business Objects, Test Director, Load Runner

Confidential

Business Analyst- Intern

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated meetings and arranged JAD sessions with business users for requirements gathering
• Primarily involved in gathering requirements for the GUI (Graphical User Interface) screens and designing the same
• Analyzed and created workflow diagrams and presented to developers
• Created use cases and designed use case diagram, and sequence diagrams.
• Responsible for preparing Software Requirements Specification (SRS) taking functional requirements specification as a base
• Responsible for the Timeline estimation
• Analyzed and documented non-functional requirements
• Interacted with various cross-functional teams on building business scenarios, and understanding expenses and revenue stream.
• Prepared detailed reports of the defects and Comparison Chart.
• Interaction with the developers to report and correct defects.

Environment: RUP, Waterfall, Oracle, Test director, win runner, MS Office Suite.