Aanchal Grover
Summary
Results-driven Business Analyst with 6 years of experience in delivering actionable insights and strategic solutions to improve organizational performance. Skilled in gathering and analyzing business requirements, bridging the gap between stakeholders and technical teams and ensuring successful implementation of projects. Expertise includes business process modeling, requirements elicitation, and documentation, with a strong background in working with cross-functional teams. Adept at utilizing tools like SQL and Jira to provide comprehensive data analysis and reporting. Known for excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to deliver under tight deadlines. Passionate about driving innovation, enhancing operational efficiency, and contributing to business growth.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Business Analyst
Equilend
07.2023 - Current
- Collaborate with clients to gather, analyze, and document business requirements, creating detailed Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and Functional Specification Documents (FSD) to guide development teams
- Act as a liaison between business units and technical teams, facilitating effective communication to ensure alignment of project scope, timelines, and deliverables
- Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of IT projects, including requirement validation, prioritization, sprint planning, user acceptance testing (UAT), and post-implementation reviews
- Handled a team of 3 junior business analysts and trained them for the project
- Organize and facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Business Analyst
Stonewain Systems- An Equilend Company
08.2019 - 06.2023
- Collaborate with clients to elicit, document, and prioritize business and functional requirements
- Analyze business processes to identify gaps and suggest improvements
- Ensure requirements are testable and traceable for quality assurance
- Collaborate with the development team to design solutions that meet business needs
- Participate in reviews of solution designs, wireframes, and prototypes to validate alignment with requirements
- Provide ongoing support to stakeholders, including training and resolving issues during and after implementation
- Develop comprehensive test plans, strategies, and test cases to validate software solutions against business requirements
- Prioritize testing efforts based on risk and impact analysis
- Perform functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT)
- Log, track, and manage defects in tools such as Jira or Bugzilla
- Work closely with developers to reproduce issues and validate fixes
- Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives as part of Agile teams
- Ensure that testing is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Identify inefficiencies in workflows and testing processes and recommend improvements to enhance delivery quality
- Proactively identify potential risks in both requirements and quality assurance and provide solutions to mitigate them
Financial Advisor
Finedge Advisory
01.2018 - 07.2019
- Meet with clients to understand their financial goals, risk tolerance, and current financial situation, developing personalized plans to achieve objectives like retirement, education funding, or wealth growth
- Recommend and manage investment portfolios tailored to clients' needs, monitoring performance and adjusting strategies based on market trends and client goals
- Assess financial risks and suggest appropriate insurance products or risk mitigation strategies to protect clients' wealth and assets
- Stay updated on market trends and regulatory changes, ensuring all financial advice complies with legal standards while educating clients on financial products and strategies
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Management
JIMS (Jagan Institute of Management Studies)
06.2018
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science
Chandigarh College of Engineering
06.2015
Skills
- Requirement Gathering and Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Data Analysis
- Databases and SQL
- Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Agile Frameworks
- Documentation
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Gap Analysis
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Agile methodology
- Software development lifecycle
- User acceptance testing
- Business process mapping
Timeline
Senior Business Analyst
Equilend
07.2023 - Current
Business Analyst
Stonewain Systems- An Equilend Company
08.2019 - 06.2023
Financial Advisor
Finedge Advisory
01.2018 - 07.2019
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science
Chandigarh College of Engineering
Post Graduate Diploma - Management
JIMS (Jagan Institute of Management Studies)
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