Satyasree 443-616-8111

Sr.Business Analyst
[email protected]

PROFILE

 IT Management Consultant with proven success in Project Management, business analysis,

performance improvement, technical reporting and system implementation.
 Strong project management and collaboration skills to exceed the expectations and achieve
incomparable customer satisfaction in delivering successful results.
 Extensive 9+ years of hands on experience in global engagements executing different roles through
each phase of SDLC; beginning from inception to execution and successful release.
 Extensive experience in conducting JAD sessions, user interviews, Scrum stand-up meetings
 Extensive experience in business analytical skills, facilitating requirements sessions and creating
Business Requirements Documentation (BRD), Use Case Specification, Traceability Matrix, Project
Estimate, creation of Training and User Manuals, Master Test Plan Document (User Acceptance Test
Document) and Deployment Specification Document.
 Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage multiple projects simultaneously and
deliver creative solutions to business challenges.
 Proven track record on Agility Success.
 Hands on experience analyzing and improving business practices and procedures, performing
gap analysis, designing process and system improvements to increase productivity and reduce
costs, business modeling using UML, process analysis and mapping, presales and various project
control, scheduling and tracking activities.
 Performed adhoc data analysis and provided technical solutions/feasibility study to business users
on various adhoc queries.
 Conducted JAD sessions with management, SME, vendors, users and other stakeholders to gather
requirements and to resolve open and pending issues.
 Created business process mapping and designed functional flow diagrams using Microsoft Visio
to break down complex requirements into easy to understand functional specifications causing a
reduction in the design phase.
 Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, ability to plan, organize and follow through.
 Experience in varied software development models and with teams & business users located across
different geographic locations. Worked in multi-vendor environments and with internal/external
customers.
 Excellent team player, interfacing across business and technical groups and ability to work
independently and highly motivated. Exceptional ability to quickly master new concepts and
applications

Certifications

 Certified Scrum Master

 Certified in Product Management Life cycle
 Certified in Cloud computing – EXIN
 Certified IIBA professional
 Trained in Project Management
Technical Summary

Reporting Tools :Business Objects XI 4.0/3.2/3.1/R2/6.x/5.x, Webi, Deski, , Xcelsius 2008,

CMC,Import Wizard, Performance Management and Business View Manager
ETL Tool : Business Objects Data Integrator 12.2/11.7
Database : Oracle 11g/10g/9i, SQL Server 2008/2005/2000, MS Access2007/2000/XP,DB2
Web Servers :IIS 6.0/5.0, Apache Tomcat 5.0.27/4.1, Web Logic 8.0 and Web Sphere
Languages :C, C++, SQL, JAVA SDK, Perl, Python, SQL, PL / SQL, HTML, DHTML
Operating Systems : Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000/98, MS-DOS, UNIX, Solaris, Linux
IDE & Packages : SQL Navigator, Visual Studio 2008/2005, Eclipse, MS OFFICE Suite

Software Configuration : IBM Rational Clear Case, Concurrent Versioning Systems (CVS), Microsoft
Tools Visual Source Safe, XMLSpy®, PhP, Filemaker
Bug Tracking Tools : ADO , HELIX, IBM Rational Clear Quest, JIRA, Version One, DOORS, Bugzilla,
Test director, QC

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Product Owner Sept 2016 – Present

Cargill– Minneapolis, MN

 Interacted with various business team members to gather and document the requirements.
 Prepared business requirement document, functional design document and aided in preparation of
technical design document.
 Implemented Agile Methodology in analysis of the time consumption compared to Waterfall
Methodology.
 Interfaced with the vendor team for ensuring that all the project deliverables conformed to the
quality requirements and were delivered in a timely manner.
 Hands on functional testing and integration testing.
 Was responsible for tracking of the project deliverables and status reporting
 Was responsible for end to end coordination and execution of Integration testing phase including
interfacing with multiple application owners, data set up, defect tracking and status reporting.
 Was responsible for end to end coordination and management of QA activities and deliverables
during the system testing phase and activities for the performance testing phase.
 Worked extensively with Application System for business process/deliverables management.
 Designed, developed and managed business intelligence and reporting solution to meet business
needs.
 Created user stories in ADO, integrated FLOSOM for continuous integration and development
 Created Dashboard User Interface Prototype for the different users based on their business needs.
 Developed Dashboards capable of drill downs exposing different levels of data.
 Developed product requirements and rapidly translated unstructured information from business
subject matter experts into clear technical requirements documents
 Assisted development team with feature design through detailed discussions about product features,
benefits, priorities, and tradeoffs
 Collaborated with business and development teams to prioritize product requirements,
define release scope, establish and manage release schedules
  Interfaced with technical and other cross-functional teams to enhance existing products and services
either through automated solutions or process improvements.
 Partnered closely with internal team to help determine the best implementation methods as well as
execution schedule.
 Created regular metrics to manage, measure, and report progress to key stakeholders, management,
and staff.
 Achieved functional consistency and accuracy through documented functional processes and
procedures.
 Performed extensive UAT to ensure deliverables meet the User requirements.
 Prepared documentation on dashboard report models and developed backup and restore reference.
 Knowledge transfer to the users on reporting/ application Functionalities.

Sr. Business Analyst April 2014 – June 2016

ICANN – Los Angeles, CA

 Performed robust analysis, mapping and re-designing of business processes and workflows, and utilized
iterative development methodology to successfully implement and integrate a standard ERP
functionality, replacing the legacy environment
 Quickly understood the business issues and data challenges of client's organization and industry
 Responsible for requirements documentation, technical and functional specifications, business analysis,
recommendations related to proposed solution and weekly presentations to the client.
 Regular interaction with and presentations to Director-level executives and acted as the client's trusted
business advisor.
 Used MS Project, and developed a project collaboration platform (Sharepoint) as a toolkit to store project
schedules, requirement documents, test plans and requirement documents for sharing purposes, using
Sharepoint
 Developed Use case models and documented system use-case scenarios. Facilitated multiple joint
application development (JAD) sessions, with programmers, analysts and subject matter experts, to
define and review use cases, business and system requirements, and resolved any issues/difficulties for
enhancements.
 De-scoped non-supportive/sophisticated functions and customized processes using Agile framework, for
optimization and project management deliverables
 Analyze, Design & Provide technical Architecture for Knowledge Base implementation, SSO -
Salesforce

 Prepared high quality process documentation, and business design document (BRD), and consulted with
the business owners, technology and systems teams to build out architecture.
 Collaborated with Quality Assurance Analyst (QA testers) for integration testing, migration testing, and
user acceptance testing (UAT) with sample/live data. Worked on HP Quality Center to log, track, and
resolve defects
 Designed and documented test case scenarios for client and user acceptance, with content management
processes and strategies for successful integration and leveraged services and products delivery.
 Performed deliverables for entire enterprise system integration lifecycle, from project preparation until
go-live and support phases. Delivered expertise in Configuration, Realization, Product support, Risk
assessment, Change Management, Testing, User training and knowledge transfer for End-to End
Implementation.
 Demonstrated excellent technical skills in designing and developing Reports and dashboards, User
permissions, Role Hierarchy, Page layouts, Conversions/Customizations, Mobile Configurations and
Workflows components
 Ensured post-implementation stability and support for the newly re-designed system design, with
improved strategic sourcing, spend management compliance, & custom IT application compatibility
 Acted as liaison between users, clients and technical and functional teams.
 Ensured post-implementation stability and support for the newly re-designed system design, with
improved strategic sourcing, spend management compliance, & custom IT application compatibility
 Acted as liaison between users, clients and technical and functional teams

BA/BI Analyst Feb 2013 – Dec 2013

United Health Group– Plymouth, MN

 Used Iterative development methodology, and worked on the AS-IS analysis of the IT business
processes, and helped in identifying process gaps, worked with the team to translate high level
business requirements to Lean business approach requirements
 Projects correlated with major health modules (Kidney, Cancer and Women’s Health)
 Worked on developing Universes, Webi Reports and Dashboards per the enhancements,
requirements and feedback provided end users.
 Analyzed Database Model, and designed universe to facilitate and meet both the Dashboard and
Detail Reports requirements of the project.
 Developed new Universes from the commencement point, viz.,Data Modeling, to the final product,
viz., Developing Reports.
 Created Classes, Objects and Filters as per the Requirement.
 Resolved loops using contexts and aliases to remove cyclic dependencies and also resolved table
linking problems like Chasm traps and Fan traps.
 Created Derived Tables using complex sql in absence of Source tables and required table join
relations.
 Extensively worked on Developing of Web Intelligence reports. Hyper linking Webi reports.
 Created complex reports and applied various formatting, suppress conditions, sorts, grouping, filters.
 Created Drill-through reports to provide users with more detailed information and query linking.
 Extensively used @ functions for creation of Universe to optimize Universe Design to meet the
specified user requirements.
 Created customized Web Intelligence reports from various different sources of data.
 Involved in creation of Reports, formatting reports, generation of charts, bars etc as per user
requirements using Webi, Xcelsius 2008.
 Developed Dashboards using Xcelsius 2008 components using maps, Pie Charts, Stacked Bar, List
Views etc creatively using best Xcelsius component effects for better interaction.
 Helped the business end users create reports in flash format from their excel data using BO Xcelsius
tool
 Used Live Office as a source for the Dashboard.
 Used Open Docs to support the user requirement to pass user selection dynamically from the
Dashboard to Detailed Webi Reports.
 Used Import Wizard to move the Project Deliverables from Dev to UAT and Prod Environments.
 Used CMC to create user groups, roles, and designed folder level security for the Project as needed by
the project specifications.
 Managed BO Servers and Services for maintaining BO XI 4.0/3.2 Environment.
 Designed business process models such as context and data flow diagrams to add value to business
solutions using Visio.
 Ensured consistency of usage conventions, compliance with best practices, and integrity of data.
Business Analyst Feb 2010 - July 2011
Interval International – Miami, FL

 Visited and evaluated client’s environment and business processes to understand and take an overview of
the business
 Evaluated the statement of work provided by client & drafted a proposal for client submission
 Conducted interviews and Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions to develop & agree upon a system
with emphasis on the business requirements
 Worked in driving quality requirements from client and intelligently analyzing clients’ needs with focus on
improving business process for efficient use of technology and enhancement of business objectives.
 Partnered with Database team in creating Source to Target Documents, learned writing XML and data
mapping
 Worked as a bridge between the business team and IT team to get clarifications needed from either side
 Coordinated with the development team, support teams to get the job done and changes implemented.
 Work with other capability owners to identify similar project objects to build reusable development
outputs
 Worked with technical team for integration testing, worked with business user for developing and
executing UAT
 Prepared and provided detailed weekly progress report to Managers and the business stakeholders
● Worked with business users and stakeholders to understand, analyze and validate current business
processes
● Prepared documentation and system flow charts to develop a comprehensive depiction of the existing
business processes
 Conducted Release planning meeting to develop feature list, prioritized user stories based on business
value, estimated story points and develop a release plan.
 Conducted iteration kick-off meetings with Business Users, Project Manager, Development and QA teams to
document Product Backlog Items (PBI), high level business process models and high level architectural
models
 Worked closely with business users to prioritize and scope out the Product Backlog Items (PBI) based on
priority and bandwidth, did continuous backlog grooming and developed and tested acceptance criteria
● Helped conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
● Partnered with QA in writing test scripts and test plans