Narahari Lt
PMP® Certified | Business Analyst | Anaplan Certified | Experienced Test Lead & DevOps Manager | Delivering Transformation & Value
- Role
- Anaplan Business Analyst at Diageo
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Anaplan Business Analyst
Jan 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Acted as the key liaison between business users and the Anaplan delivery team, translating complex planning requirements into structured user stories, acceptance criteria, and solution specifications.*Led requirement-gathering sessions with finance, supply chain, and commercial teams across multiple Business units/Markets, ensuring accurate capture of planning logic, drivers, and KPIs.*Worked closely with solution architects and model builders to validate feasibility, contribute to model design, and align functionality with business expectations.*Developed and managed BRDs, test cases, and UAT plans, ensuring thorough validation of planning models and seamless user adoption during rollouts.*Facilitated UAT sessions, gathered feedback from business stakeholders, prioritized enhancements, and tracked sign-offs for multiple phased deployments.*Supported and coordinated data gathering for critical models including Annual Strategy Conference, Consolidation models, and FP & A analysis models, ensuring alignment with source systems and historical accuracy.*Conducted detailed as-is vs. to-be process analysis, proactively identifying gaps, dependencies, and opportunities for streamlining legacy Excel-based processes through Anaplan.*Partnered with global and local market teams to understand planning levels, hierarchical structures, and localization nuances to be reflected in the model.*Coordinated with vendors and internal CoE teams during build, testing, and go-live phases, ensuring alignment of timelines, deliverables, and governance requirements.*Provided post-go-live support, developed user guidance materials, and enabled smooth BAU transition by documenting key model assumptions and business rules.
Education
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Industrial and Product Design
2004 — 2009
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Operations
2009 — 2011
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