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Bowmanville, On, Ca

Gathering and meticulously documenting clear and succinct Business and Functional Requirements, acting as a liaison between Stakeholders, system users and managers.Actively engaged in all stages of the SDLC, spanning from inception to transition phase.Creating Use Cases or User Stories and developing corresponding UML activity diagrams, wireframes etc.Actively conducting Scrum ceremonies like Sprint planning, Daily Stand up meetings, Sprint review, Refinement sessions to facilitate clear communication, clarify requirements, and ensure alignment between business stakeholders and the development team throughout the Agile development process.Designing and drafting technical specifications to guide development processes.Assuming a key role in documenting project artifacts, with a primary focus on crafting user stories, functional specification flowcharts, and mapping system architectures from source to target.Maintain documentation, such as user guides, process flows, and system specifications, to support project deliverables and ensure knowledge transfer within the team.Preparing the User Acceptance Test (UAT) plan and obtaining necessary approvals from relevant business units.Facilitating productive JAD sessions and Brainstorming sessions to gather insights and ideas.Utilizing Visio to map out current process flows and visualize future processes.Collaborating with operations to analyze new procedures, templates, and training materials.Supporting testing efforts by documenting test cases and coordinating with the QA team.Actively participating in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), crafting necessary test cases and test plans tailored for end users.

Actively aided the Scrum Master in conducting story point estimation sessions, utilizing Planning Poker to gauge the time required for user story completion and tracking metrics such as average velocity for pacing assessment.Facilitated meetings with business stakeholders to evaluate current processes, gaining deeper insight into their requirements and identifying areas for enhancement.Assisted the Scrum Master during Sprint Planning sessions with the Scrum Team to formulate the sprint backlog and define sprint goals.Employed various requirement elicitation techniques, including Workshops, Structured and Unstructured interviews, questionnaires, and surveys, to develop software specifications, user stories, and use cases while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.Participated in design review meetings, including those held during SCRUM and Sprint sessions.Conducted manual testing of GUI and Dashboard systems during the pre-implementation phase.Developed test input requirements and compiled test data for data-driven testing.Led a team consisting of 3 junior BAs.Utilized analysis techniques such as Fishbone Analysis, SWOT Analysis, and Root Cause Analysis to thoroughly analyze issues and implement corresponding solutions.Identified current ('As Is') and future ('To Be') states to gain a comprehensive understanding of the business's present and future trajectory.Utilized UML and Process Diagrams such as Use Case and flowcharts to visually depict processes and present them to stakeholders for enhanced comprehension.Reviewed business rules and conducted frequent interview sessions with business management and the IT team to draft User stories and create the acceptance criteria accordingly.Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with end-users to gather feedback and reported findings to the UAT review board for further action.Provided recommendations as necessary and actively participated in both regular and ad-hoc business reviews.

Constructed the Business Requirements Document (BRD) to accurately portray and document business activity processes.

Masters, Computer Science

Master'S Degree, Science