Rajalakshmi G
Chennai
Summary
Results-driven Business Architect specializing in requirements gathering and gap analysis, consistently achieving successful project outcomes. Demonstrates a strong ability to foster cross-functional collaboration while successfully implementing Agile methodologies. Expert in strategic data analysis that drives process optimization and exceeds stakeholder expectations.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Architect
Accenture, Digital thread - Persona based consoles and solution vs delivery traceability
11.2023 - Current
- Facilitated workshops with stakeholders to define business process reengineering initiatives.
- Performed gap analysis between current state and future state architectures, and defined migration plans accordingly.
- Created detailed diagrams representing application interactions within distributed systems and environments.
- Created roadmaps that identified milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and constraints related to the project implementation.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams, including project managers, developers, engineers, testers, and analysts, ensure the successful execution of projects.
- Conducted comprehensive research and data analysis to support strategic planning and informed decision-making.
- Reviewed established procedures to assess areas in need of improvement.
- Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills, resolving issues efficiently and effectively.
- Assisted in developing training materials and conducted knowledge transfer sessions with end users, along with the change enablement team.
- Showcased excellent facilitation skills in conducting walkthroughs, surveys, questionnaires, interviews, brainstorming sessions, and JAD and JAR sessions.
- Delivered improvements to increase productivity, and upgrade standards for the assessment of business processes.
Business Architect
Accenture, Manage myDelivery
01.2019 - 10.2023
- Designed conceptual architecture, which included components such as applications, and the data flows.
- Collaborated with development teams to design and develop new application features and enhancements according to Agile methodology principles.
- Participated in requirement-gathering workshops with both internal and external customers, and stakeholders.
- Created process models, use case diagrams, and workflow diagrams in Visio or other tools.
- Facilitated user stories (in TFS), sprint planning sessions, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos.
- Communicated effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization regarding project status updates and deliverables.
- Worked closely with Project Managers and Scrum Masters to ensure that agile principles were followed throughout the process.
- Managed multiple tasks simultaneously by prioritizing activities based on deadlines and importance.
- Facilitated user acceptance testing (UAT) for the application as a business user.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to junior business analysts in order to ensure the timely delivery of projects.
- Created insightful, actionable, and repeatable reporting (Excel and Power BI) for senior management that highlighted relevant business trends and opportunities for improvement. Actively participated in the implementation of approved changes.
Business Analyst
Accenture, Flexible Delivery Structure Model
09.2016 - 12.2018
- Translated stakeholder requirements into over 10 different tangible deliverables, such as functional specifications, use cases, user stories, workflow/process diagrams, and data flow/data model diagrams.
- Delivered elements of systems design, including data migration rules (between the legacy and new systems), business rules, and other detailed deliverables.
- Implemented business modeling using MS Visio to develop business architecture for the application.
- Evaluated risks related to requirements implementations, testing processes, project communication, and training.
- Partnered with developers to automate manual processes, saving time and money, while decreasing errors.
- Facilitated review meetings and proposed solutions, which ensured that the project was implemented within the specifications and needs.
- Led working group sessions with business managers to gain final approval on business requirements and solution documents.
- Delivered the product features presentation to obtain buy-in from key stakeholders.
- Maintained a library of model documents, templates, or other reusable knowledge assets.
- Ensured compliance with relevant laws and regulations related to information security.
Business Analyst
Accenture, Reimagine Delivery Reporting (myWizard)
09.2014 - 12.2015
- Liaise between the business and technical teams to ensure a mutual understanding of the processes and applications.
- Documented business requirements, process descriptions, process flows, and robust use cases, also ensuring alignment with the development teams.
- Created user storied in RTC, defined acceptance criteria and tested the application against those criteria prior to release.
- Performed gap analyses of core requirements and new product development initiatives.
- Participated in strategy sessions with senior members of management to assess current product functionality and establish the extent of a development effort to create new solutions.
- Involved in creating targeted questionnaires for SMEs to gather requirements.
- Involved in requirement scoping, setting priorities, and schedules for implementation.
Power BI Data Analyst & Developer
Accenture, Financial Forecast Insights Dashboard
01.2014 - 08.2014
- Generated metrics dashboards for delivery reports, monthly financials (revenue, CCI), with forecast and reference lines, and having combination charts for clear understanding.
- Used flat files (Excel, CSV) and leveraged SQL queries to extract, transform, and load data into databases to generate ad-hoc Power BI reports.
- Generated dashboards with quick filters and parameters to handle views more efficiently.
- Published workbooks by creating user filters so that only appropriate teams can view them.
- Worked with the Business Analyst to understand the user requirements, layout, and look and feel of the application to be developed.
SQL BI Developer
Accenture, Delivery Portfolio Reporting
12.2012 - 12.2013
- Migrated data from the Access DB to SQL for the monthly Delivery Performance report, which comprised delivery, financial, and quality data from multiple systems.
- Developed ETL packages for data loading from various sources, such as flat files, and XML files, into the SQL DB using SSIS.
- Developed stored procedures, views, functions, and triggers to support application requirements.
- Converted the manual Excel report to an automated report generation, utilizing SQL Server Reporting Services.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration
Annamalai University
05-2019
B. Tech - Computer Science
LBS Institute of Technology For Women
05-2012
Skills
- Requirements gathering and analysis
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Gap analysis
- Project Management
- Stakeholder communication
- Agile methodology
- Data analysis
Tool expertise
- Microsoft Office
- Power Pivot
- Excel Macro VBA
- RTC & TFS
- Visio
- SQL
- Power BI
Accomplishments
- Won the Accenture Celebrates Excellence (ACE) Award for Contribution to Innovative Excellence
- Received delivery excellence, a game changer for the contribution to re-imagining delivery governance project
- Created an automated testing tool (Excel VBA) that reduced the manual effort of 8 hours to a button click
Certification
- Microsoft Certified Solution Expert - Business Intelligence (70-461, 70-462)
Timeline
Business Architect
Accenture, Digital thread - Persona based consoles and solution vs delivery traceability
11.2023 - Current
Business Architect
Accenture, Manage myDelivery
01.2019 - 10.2023
Business Analyst
Accenture, Flexible Delivery Structure Model
09.2016 - 12.2018
Business Analyst
Accenture, Reimagine Delivery Reporting (myWizard)
09.2014 - 12.2015
Power BI Data Analyst & Developer
Accenture, Financial Forecast Insights Dashboard
01.2014 - 08.2014
SQL BI Developer
Accenture, Delivery Portfolio Reporting
12.2012 - 12.2013
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration
Annamalai University
B. Tech - Computer Science
LBS Institute of Technology For Women
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