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Software
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Bavith Reddy

Bavith Reddy

Business Analyst
Bengaluru,Karnataka

Summary

Proven Lead Business Analyst with a track record of enhancing project efficiency and customer satisfaction at WPP. Skilled in Agile Coaching and Requirements Analysis, adept at leading cross-functional teams to exceed project goals. Excelled in streamlining processes and mentoring team members, significantly improving delivery times and quality outputs.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Business Analyst Lead

WPP
Chennai , TamilNadu
2023.04 - Current
  • Assisted in change management initiatives by providing clear guidance on process transitions while ensuring minimal disruption to daily operations.
  • Enhanced project efficiency by streamlining business processes and implementing best practices.
  • Led cross-functional teams to successfully execute complex projects within scope, budget, and timeline constraints.
  • Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles, leading to an increase in successful project deliveries.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by incorporating their feedback into product backlog for future sprints.
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
  • Streamlined communication between developers and QA teams, ensuring smoother workflow and higher quality outputs.
  • Implemented key performance metrics to track team progress and identify areas of improvement consistently throughout projects'' lifecycle.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by prioritizing open communication and providing regular updates on progress and milestones achieved.
  • Mentored junior team members on Scrum best practices, fostering their professional growth within the organization.
  • Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
  • Led adoption of agile methodologies, improving project delivery times and team responsiveness to change.
  • Managed multiple high-priority projects simultaneously while maintaining a strong attention to detail and meeting strict deadlines.
  • Established positive relationships with clients through clear communication, active listening, and effective problem-solving skills during support interactions.
  • Contributed to the continuous improvement of internal processes and documentation by identifying areas for enhancement and implementing necessary changes.
  • Empowered team members with decision-making authority, leading to more agile and responsive delivery process.
    Reference : Anton Hernawan (APAC Lead for Local Systems)
    Projects :
    - M2 (Honkkong, Taiwan & Vietnam)
    - T2 (Indonesia)
    - UHUB (Azure DevOps to Jira Transition)

Senior QA Engineer

BlueOptima SaaS India Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru, India
2020.05 - 2023.01
  • BlueOptima is world's first in providing objective metrics essential to manage successful software development.
  • Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
  • Identified and tracked defects with software's and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests.
  • Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
  • Learnt about different pipelines used in organization on Jenkins and API testing
  • Contributed to RCA to determine core reason for failures and errors.
  • Built strong rapport with team members, management and clients to facilitate efficiency and productivity.
  • Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
  • Reference: Anshika Singh +91 9900855992 (Testing Lead)
  • Projects - Blueoptima Scorecard 05/2020 - 01/2023

Associate Consultant - QA

Atos Global IT Solutions & Services India Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru, India
2015.05 - 2020.01
  • Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
  • Reviewed all test cases and test scripts for quality and identified additional areas to review.
  • Identified and tracked defects with software's and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests.
  • Attended meetings with QA, developers and project managers to assess scope and sequence of project.
  • Edited software documentation to increase accuracy and reduce occurrences of user error due to confusing content.
  • Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
  • Reference: Mamatarani Mishra +91 7387537510 (Manager)

Projects -

  • KRA - iCMS (Kenya Revenue Authority - integrated Customs Management System) 03/2019 - 09/2019
  • Soarian Medsuite - Cerner 01/2018 - 12/2018
  • ServiceNow Projects 05/2016 - 11/2017

Education

General Management For Young Leaders - Business Management

Indian Institute of Management
Bangalore
2019.01 - 2020.01

Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computer And Information Sciences

Acharya Institute of Management And Sciences
Bangalore
2012.06 - 2015.03

Skills

    Technical communication skills

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Software

Functional Testing

Regression Testing

Requirement Analysis

Defect Management

Test Management

API Testing (Postman, Swagger docs)

Sprint Management

Release Management

Agile & Waterfall Methodology

UAT Support

Certification

ISTQB foundation level certificate from Indian Testing Board

Additional Information

Certificate of Excellence (06/2017) Atos Global IT Solutions & Services India Pvt. Ltd. for active contribution to ServiceNow Projects and Testing Domain.

Recommendations

Anshika S (QA Lead - Blueoptima) -  Bavith and I worked together for close to 3 years, I really liked working with him. His technical skills and strong desire to constantly innovate and explore new things are simply outstanding. He is well organized, detail-oriented, effective, proactive, and committed. His communication skills are great and have a CAN-DO attitude.

Pawel Pawelkiewicz (Service Delivery Manager - EngageESM) -  I had a pleasure to work with Bavith during two separate Atos ServiceNow projects. As a QA specialist Bavith was a great asset to us. His attention to details, professional curiosity and friendly attitude helped our team to improve the products and deliver projects successfully. He identifies and understands project priorities and focuses on the most crucial matters first.

Maureen Ojowi (Senior Project Manager – KRA iCMS Kenya) - It is my pleasure to write a Review for Bavith. He joined the Project as a QA midway but he was able to catch up and deliver excellent results. These can be attributed to his high aptitude therefore, he was able to learn and understand the processes quickly. Moreover In many instances he was proactive and thus went beyond what was required of him. I recommend him as a diligent worker, team player, proactive, dependable and with great communication and interpersonal skills.

 Jack Wright (Senior Service Delivery Manager – Atos USA) - It was an absolute pleasure working with Bavith. As a team member or a leader, Bavith earns my highest recommendation. He would certainly make an impactful and positive addition to any establishment. He is dependable, detail-oriented and extremely personable. Further, he is intuitive to the needs of those around him and he is helpful. He is a connector and a fearless adventurer who would thrive in the fast-paced environment.

Timeline

Business Analyst Lead

WPP
2023.04 - Current

Senior QA Engineer

BlueOptima SaaS India Pvt Ltd
2020.05 - 2023.01

General Management For Young Leaders - Business Management

Indian Institute of Management
2019.01 - 2020.01

ISTQB foundation level certificate from Indian Testing Board

2015-12

OCJA – 1Z0 803

2015-08

Oracle Database 11g: SQL Fundamentals I – 1Z0 051

2015-07

Associate Consultant - QA

Atos Global IT Solutions & Services India Pvt. Ltd
2015.05 - 2020.01

Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computer And Information Sciences

Acharya Institute of Management And Sciences
2012.06 - 2015.03
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