Babalola Daramola

About Babalola Daramola

Experienced and driven Business Analyst with a diverse career background, seeking a senior Analyst role to facilitate career growth. Proficient in planning, organizing, and optimizing processes throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from inception to release. Skilled in assessing project viability, addressing weaknesses, and delivering thorough artifacts on time. Dedicated to building and maintaining strong relationships with customers, management, and stakeholders across software development initiatives, while managing requirements from start to release.

Experience

1. Lead IT Business Analyst

   Citi

   Apr 2018 — Present

   Utilized Scrum and Agile methodologies to thoroughly evaluate projects throughout the Software Development Life Cycle. • Coordinated Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, and sprint demos/retrospectives, to ensure seamless continuous delivery. • Collaborated with end-users, subject matter experts, and Developers to devise iteration plans, gather requirements for business projects, and create a Spring Backlog. • Managed daily product development processes, covering requirements, design, development, deployment, and stakeholder engagement via Cherwell ITSM. • Created product roadmaps, visions, and timelines for all lifecycle phases, including business and product requirements, process workflows, functional specifications, and use/test cases. • Translated business concerns into prioritized user stories by collaborating with stakeholders from various departments. • Conducted root cause analyses in partnership with product owners and end-users to address metrics fluctuations impacting systems\' performance. • Gathered requirements through interviews, document analysis, and Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions, and prepare business process descriptions and workflow analyses. • Lead JAD sessions with SMEs and users to capture new requirements effectively. • Collaborated with Developers and SMEs to align technical vision and weigh usability against performance requirements. • Maintained and update the backlog promptly, handling releases, requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria. • Oversaw software deployment, guide Business Team efforts during User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and work closely with the QA Team to outline test plans and cases. • Author content for various documents, including business requirement documents, use requirements, functional/non-functional requirement specifications, process flow diagrams, and use cases. • Propose process improvements, suggest application enhancements, and manage change requests effectively.

Education

• Bowen University Iwo

  Bachelor's degree, Accounting

  2011 — 2015