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Akash Pradhan

Senior Business Analyst
Bengaluru,KA
Akash Pradhan

Summary

  • An enthusiastic & high energy driven professional, targeting assignments in Techno Functional Business Analyst role with a growth-oriented organization. Skilled in IT product development, roadmap planning, release management, and client relationship management.
  • 7+ years of experience in business analysis with US Healthcare and Education Domain.
  • Expertise in full software life-cycle implementation, writing BRD / FRD / handling change request / supporting development team Expert understanding of SDLC processes and Agile development methodologies (Waterfall, Scrum, Agile Framework, Kanban Principles).
  • Strong expertise in requirement gathering, product backlogs, and product demonstrations, with a keen focus on performance benchmarking and user interviews.
  • Recognized for driving release approval processes and transitioning teams to new platforms, showcasing strong leadership and managerial skills.
  • Effective professional with excellent client relationship skills to sustain growth momentum.

Overview

7
years of professional experience
4
Certification
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Biofourmis India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore

Senior Business Analyst
06.2022 - 12.2024

Job overview

  • Created and managed over 150 user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria in JIRA, working closely with cross- functional teams to ensure timely sprint deliveries, achieving a 95% on-time rate
  • Collaborated with Product
  • Owners to refine the backlog, enhancing sprint planning efficiency by 30%
  • Facilitated core scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint reviews, for a team of engineers and designers
  • This consistent cadence improved team velocity by 20% over six months
  • Collaborated with architects and tech teams on story point estimation, managing over 100 points per sprint, leading to 95% predictability and sprint goal achievement
  • Leveraged MIRO for visual workflow analysis and use-case mapping, reducing requirement clarification time by
  • Documented all workflows in Confluence for consistent team reference
  • Led 50+ requirements workshops and walkthroughs, aligning developers and QA on initial requirements, achieving a 90% acceptance rate in initial testing and minimizing rework
  • Conducted bi-weekly internal demos, aligning teams with customer requirements and reducing development defects by 30%, boosting stakeholder satisfaction
  • Oversaw full-cycle requirement management with ERDs, BRDs, FRDs, Solution Scope Documents to meet project objectives
  • Conducted 40+ stakeholder interviews to optimize “as-is” and “to-be” processes, pinpointing critical impacts and improvements
  • Executed API testing with Postman and UAT, resolving early issues and reducing post-release defects by 25% for smoother production transitions.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams, ensuring a cohesive approach to business analysis.

Siemens Healthineers
Bangalore

Business Analyst
02.2021 - 06.2022

Job overview

  • Facilitated User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Led UAT sessions to verify software quality, identifying issues before go-live, which decreased post-launch defects by 30% and improved customer satisfaction
  • Gathered Client Requirements: Conducted sessions to gather requirements, aligning features to client expectations, which increased feature adoption by 25% and bolstered client retention
  • Supported Implementation Phases: Assisted in implementations, achieving a 98% acceptance rate, reducing client onboarding time by 10%, and ensuring smooth rollouts
  • Defined Scope and Separated Requirements: Worked with stakeholders to clearly define and segregate requirements, reducing scope creep by 25% and enhancing documentation accuracy
  • Created Wireframes and Prototypes: Developed mock-ups in Balsamiq, improving communication with stakeholders, leading to faster approvals and reducing requirement ambiguity by 40%
  • Crafted High-Impact User Stories: Collaborated with stakeholders to write user stories that focused on business value, boosting business value realization by 30%
  • Converted User Stories to Functional Requirements: Translated user stories into functional requirements, minimizing the need for requirement clarifications by 20%
  • Collaborated with Cross-Functional Teams: Worked across teams to deliver new features, reducing time-to- market while aligning technical and business goals
  • Conducted Rigorous Unit Testing: Performed unit testing, covering edge cases, which lowered bug reports by, increasing reliability
  • Prioritized Requirements Effectively: Used MoSCoW and Business Value analysis to improve resource allocation, enhance development speed, and ensure comprehensive documentation
  • Executed Functional Testing and UAT: Conducted testing to ensure on-time, high-quality go-lives with a 95% success rate, reducing incidents by 30%.

Wipro Ltd

Project Engineer
10.2017 - 02.2021

Job overview

  • And Responsibilities:
  • Developed BRDs and FRDs that resulted in a 25% reduction in project onboarding time by standardizing and clarifying requirements
  • Maintained comprehensive release notes and change requests, streamlining project documentation and ensuring traceability for over 10 releases
  • Led retrospectives and attended Scrum ceremonies consistently, improving team velocity by 15% quarter-over- quarter through the identification and resolution of process bottlenecks
  • Utilized elicitation techniques (e.g., workshops, brainstorming, surveys) to gather and refine requirements from cross-functional stakeholders, achieving on-time delivery rate for project milestones
  • Managed user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog in JIRA for backend API development (REST, JSON), reducing rework by 20% through clear, actionable requirements and backlog prioritization
  • Presented regular demos and progress reports to stakeholders, increasing stakeholder engagement and confidence, which led to a 30% increase in project funding for subsequent phases
  • Drafted functional and technical specifications that reduced ambiguity and cut review cycles, resulting in faster project approvals and fewer development delays
  • Created mock-ups and prototypes using Balsamiq, accelerating user feedback cycles and enhancing UI/UX design alignment with business requirements
  • Collaborated with the Product Owner to craft business-value-driven user stories, which prioritized high-impact features and led to a 25% increase in feature utilization post-release
  • Documented user stories in JIRA with detailed acceptance criteria, prototypes, and development/testing notes, improving team comprehension and achieving a 30% reduction in defect rates during testing
  • Drafted technical design documents for new projects, which improved cross-team communication and enabled smoother handoffs between design, development, and QA teams, reducing project delays
  • Facilitated requirement clarification during planning sessions, ensuring the team had a clear understanding of deliverables, resulting in 100% alignment with sprint goals and faster sprint completions.

Education

CV Raman College of Engineering
Bhubaneswar

B.Tech from Mechanical Engineering
08.2013 - 06.2017

University Overview

Certification

  • Professional Scrum Product Owner I
  • Career Essentials in Business Analysis by Microsoft and LinkedIn
  • Project Management Essentials
  • ISTQB® Foundation Level

Skills

Requirements gathering

Agile methodology

User acceptance testing

Stakeholder management

Business process mapping

Software development lifecycle

SQL proficiency

Forecasting and planning

Project management

Gap analysis

Quality assurance

Team collaboration

Systems analysis

Product management

Release planning

Technical writing

Workflow Analysis

Verbal and written communication

Decision-making

Client relationship management

Change management

Requirements analysis

Documentation

Business analysis

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Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

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Important To Me

Work-life balanceCareer advancement

Quote

Opportunities Don't happen.You create them.
Chris Grosser

Interests

Cricket

Travelling

Timeline

Senior Business Analyst
Biofourmis India Pvt Ltd
06.2022 - 12.2024
Business Analyst
Siemens Healthineers
02.2021 - 06.2022
Project Engineer
Wipro Ltd
10.2017 - 02.2021
CV Raman College of Engineering
B.Tech from Mechanical Engineering
08.2013 - 06.2017

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