Jess D
Business Analyst @Xprowin Consulting Inc
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WORK HISTORY
Business Analyst @Xprowin Consulting Inc
Toronto, ON, CA
Worked closely with teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process and design.• Created flow charts, As-Is process maps, identified bottlenecks in the current processes, looked for opportunities to make process more efficient and conducted brainstorming sessions with stakeholders to optimize processes.• Conducted Sprint Planning Meetings with Product Owner, Development Team, SMEs, to prepare the Sprint Backlog.• Supported the Product Owner with the documentation of User Stories and Acceptance criteria. • Assisted in prioritizing Product Backlog by ensuring changes in market conditions, business priorities including integration needs, and technology advancements. • Assisted in determining the Scrum release planning based on Scope, Resources availability, Prioritized Product Backlog and Velocity of the Scrum Team.• Conducted Sprint Planning Meetings with Product Owner, Scrum Master, development Team, SMEs, User Representative and Focus Groups to prepare the Backlog by estimating the efforts required through story points.• Attended and Facilitated Scrum Review and Retrospect sessions, implemented the lessons learned in order to improvise team efficiency.• Worked with IT and QA team on the development of test strategies, and further elaboration through Test Cases, Test Plans, Test Strategies and UAT and follow up with the end users. • Analyzed business processes, identify potential automation opportunities, and propose a Plan of RPA strategy.• Created documents like PDD, SSD and contributed to the Design, Development and Testing of RPA processes.• Developing and executing communication and Change Management plans (ADKAR) for key stakeholders. • Collaborated with UI/UX design team to make sure website usability, navigation and organizational branding are in order.
EDUCATION
Institute of Cost Accountants of India
PROFESSIONAL
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, Finance
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Master's degree, Accounting and Finance
ABOUT JESS D
5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, having expertise and posses knowledge of working in SDLC involving Waterfall and Agile Methodologies. Conducted business process analysis, need assessment and cost benefit analysis in an effort to guide information technology solutions with business objectives. Gathered Business and System requirements by conducting detailed interviews with Business Users, Stakeholders and Subject Matter Expert. Created artifacts like System Requirement Specifications (SRS) documents, Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and Functional Requirement Documents (FRD). Formulated Use Case diagrams, Mockups/Wireframes with UI/UX teams. Assisted test leads, to create test scenarios and test plans based on business requirements and technical specifications. Supported product owners in prioritizing product backlog by ensuring changes in market conditions, business priorities and technical advancements. Conducted sprint planning meeting with Scrum Team to prepare Sprint Backlog and facilitated Scrum Reviews and Retrospectives session. Conducted GAP Analysis on existing processes, Identified bottle necks and design future state system for better efficiency.
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