Manthindra Palliyaguru Email & Phone Number

Lakewood, Co 80226, United States

RoleLeading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. Managing project scope, schedules, and budgets while gathering and analyzing business requirements to ensure alignment with project goals. Balancing project management and business analysis tasks to drive successful outcomes and stakeholder satisfaction.Key Responsibilities ▪ Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and lead agile teams to deliver software projects efficiently, ensuringadherence to agile principles and practices.▪ Develop and manage the business analysis approach for software projects, including stakeholderengagement plans, governance structures, and information management strategies.▪ Prepare for and conduct elicitation activities to gather software requirements from stakeholders, utilizing tools and techniques such as interviews, surveys, and prototyping.▪ Communicate the results of elicitation, ensuring effective collaboration with stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.▪ Trace, maintain, and prioritize software requirements, managing changes and approvals usingRequirements Traceability Matrix, impact analysis, MoSCoW prioritization, weighted scoring, and changecontrol processes▪ Analyze the current software system, define the desired future state, and assess risks associated withchanges using techniques such as SWOT analysis and gap analysis▪ Specify and model software requirements, ensuring verification and validation using user stories, UMLand Wireframes▪ Explore design options and analyze potential value using techniques such as cost-benefit analysis,feasibility studies, and value assessment to recommend optimal solutionsAccomplishments▪ Implemented effective change management and streamlined development processes, improving delivery and efficiency▪ Enhanced business analysis and quality assurance, reducing rework, change requests, and defect rates.▪ Achieved ISO 27001 certification by aligning processes with certification requirements

Lakewood, Co 80226, United States

RoleResponsible for IT project planning, execution, and management, assuring successful completion within scope, budget, and time constraints. Implementing project management methodologies to facilitate efficient project workflows and achieve the intended project outcomesKey Responsibilities ▪ Developed and maintained comprehensive project plans that included timelines, milestones, and deliverables.▪ Implemented best project management practices, methodologies, and tools to ensure project success.▪ Identified and resolved project issues and conflicts, and encouraged proactive problem-solving.▪ Conducted project postmortems and documented lessons learned to achieve continuous improvement.▪ Conducted risk assessments and developed risk mitigation strategies to reduce project delays.Accomplishments▪ Successfully introduced Agile methodologies, such as Scrum for feature development and Kanban for maintenance, resulting in improved project efficiency and faster delivery of software solutions.▪ Implemented a robust risk management process, including risk identification, assessment, and mitigation strategies, leading to proactive risk management and minimized impact on project timelines and deliverables.▪ Proactively took the initiative to establish a systematic tracking and monitoring process for code commits, insertions, and deletions.

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

RoleCollecting and analyzing requirements, translating them into technical specifications, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver effective IT solutions, as well as mentoring and training other Business Analysts to improve their abilities and contribute to the success of the project.Key Responsibilities▪ Led the elicitation, analysis, and documentation of business requirements from stakeholders to ensurealignment with project objectives and IT solutions, utilizing user stories, sequence diagrams, and arequirements traceability matrix.▪ Assessed and redesigned business analysis processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness within ITprojects, utilizing value stream mapping to identify and eliminate bottlenecks▪ Serve as the main liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring clearcommunication, alignment with strategic goals, and effective expectation management.▪ Create and maintain detailed documentation related to business analysis and provide regular statusupdates and reports to stakeholders.▪ Coordinate with various teams to ensure the successful delivery of business analysis outcomes andaddress any issues that arise.Accomplishments▪ Developed and implemented a standardized user story template and process, improving clarity, reducing ambiguity, and enabling efficient requirement gathering and development cycles.▪ Proactively identified and proposed innovative technical solutions that streamlined processes, reduced costs, and improved overall system performance.▪ Played a key role in technical meetings, providing valuable insights and recommendations that influenced critical decisions, optimized infrastructure setup, and contributed to project success.▪ Recognized for exceptional problem-solving skills, consistently resolving complex issues resulting in smooth project execution and high client satisfaction.

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

RoleCollaborating with stakeholders to identify, analyze, and document business requirements and prioritizing requirements to ensure alignment with project objectives.Key Responsibilities▪ Documented requirements using various techniques such as use cases, user stories, process diagrams,and wireframes to ensure a comprehensive understanding of project needs.▪ Validated requirements with stakeholders to ensure clarity, completeness, and feasibility, makingnecessary adjustments based on their feedback.▪ Facilitated requirement review sessions with technical teams and stakeholders to gather input, addressconcerns, and refine requirements.▪ Supported user acceptance testing (UAT) by assisting in the creation of test plans and scenarios,coordinating testing activities, and ensuring that requirements were met.▪ Tracked and managed requirement changes throughout the project lifecycle to ensure alignment withbusiness goals and minimized scope creep.▪ Communicated requirements effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring allparties had a clear understanding of project deliverables and expectations.▪ Analyzed and prioritized requirements to address critical needs and deliver maximum value to thebusiness.▪ Provided ongoing support during the implementation phase, addressingAccomplishments▪ Successfully led requirements gathering and analysis efforts for complex projects, resulting in the delivery of high-quality solutions that met or exceeded stakeholder expectations.▪ Played a key role in successfully implementing a new software system, ensuring smooth adoption and minimizing disruption to business operations.▪ Led the integration of a third-party software solution.

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

RoleWork closely with senior business analysts to analyze, and document business requirements, assisting in the development and implementation of effective solutionsKey Responsibilities▪ Facilitated meetings and workshops with stakeholders to gather requirements and obtain feedback.▪ Monitored and tracked project progress, ensuring that requirements were met and addressing any issuesor changes▪ Assisted in the creation of training materials and user documentation to support the implementation ofnew solutions.▪ Maintained effective communication with stakeholders to manage expectations and ensurerequirements were fully understood and met.

Master Of Science - Ms, Project Management, Distinction

Bachelor'S Degree, Information Technology With Business Management