Sr. Business Analyst
Current• Participated in bi-weekly Sprint Review and Sprint Planning meetings with the Scrum Master. • Facilitated scrum review and retrospective sessions. Evaluated and used the lessons learnt to boost the team’s productivity.• Through workshops and walkthrough sessions, gathered and reviewed requirements from business process owners, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and Security Audit teams.• Generated requirements specifications documentation utilizing JIRA/HP-ALM, and crafted activity… Show more • Participated in bi-weekly Sprint Review and Sprint Planning meetings with the Scrum Master. • Facilitated scrum review and retrospective sessions. Evaluated and used the lessons learnt to boost the team’s productivity.• Through workshops and walkthrough sessions, gathered and reviewed requirements from business process owners, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and Security Audit teams.• Generated requirements specifications documentation utilizing JIRA/HP-ALM, and crafted activity and use case diagrams using Confluence.• Designed and developed Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams using UML.• Assisted the scrum team in refining, organizing, and estimating user stories through facilitation of Product Backlog refinement sessions. In collaboration with the product owner, this involved creating, grooming, and overseeing a Product Backlog and User Stories on JIRA.• Consistently aided the Scrum Master in problem-solving, conflict resolution, and removing impediments, leading to an increased team velocity.• Assisted QA in documenting and executing test cases.• Conducted UAT sessions and gave users a product demonstration.• Created and put into practice simple SQL queries for report/data validation and Quality Assurance testing.• Collaborating closely with diverse software and business teams to identify and implement innovative solutions, aligning with long-term product roadmaps to achieve business goals.• Gathering, assessing, and condensing information as well as business requirements ; creating and defining process diagrams; and assessing suggested solutions. Gaining insights by employing a range of organizing and data analyzing methods.• Ensuring the inclusion of the appropriate features for a product release without impacting user experience or business significance.• Providing guidance and mentorship to junior analysts on their individual projects, assisting them in adapting to new tools and applications. Show less