Harshika Rana
Product Owner | Requirement Engineer | Product Specialist
Vadodara
Summary
Seasoned Product Owner with robust experience of 13 years in the IT industry, specializing in leading cross-functional teams through Program Increment (PI) Planning. Demonstrated expertise in orchestrating key Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, and facilitating workshops to align team objectives with strategic business goals.
Proficient in prioritizing product backlogs to balance customer-centric needs with market trends, ensuring the delivery of high-value features.
Committed to fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment that delivers exceptional results and drives organizational success.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
6043
6043
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Product Owner
LTTS
12.2024 - Current
- Managed backlog prioritization aligned with business goals and stakeholder needs.
- Applied Agile practices to improve team productivity and project outcomes.
- Collaborated cross-functionally to deliver customer-centric products.
- Defined product roadmaps and strategic vision.
- Led two end-to-end product deliveries for Rolls-Royce, covering requirements, budgeting, operations, and delivery and Handled approval workflows, API mapping, and data migration as core modules.
Senior Product Owner | Manager
RISHABH SOFTWARE
7 2019 - 11.2024
- Define and prioritize features, user stories, and tasks based on business value, customer needs, and market trends.
- Actively participate in PI Planning sessions, setting objectives, and aligning team efforts with overall program goals
- Facilitate and attend key Scrum and Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Gather and analyze customer feedback, market trends, and competitive insights to inform product decisions and ensure the product delivers value.
- Collaborating with stakeholders to understand their requirements, analyzing technical challenges, and delivering innovative solutions.
- Experience in handling large-scale projects with 60000+ hours and 15+ team members.
- Ensured successful project outcomes by proactively identifying potential risks and implementing mitigation plans.
- Increased team productivity through effective communication &collaboration.
Product Owner /Senior Business Analyst
Kainotomos Tech Solution
08.2016 - 06.2019
- Managed backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop high-quality products that met needs.
- Developed comprehensive roadmaps outlining the product vision, goals, and milestones for successful execution.
- Conducted data-driven analysis to measure product success metrics, informing future enhancements or adjustments.
IT Project Coordinator
Parul University
08.2012 - 07.2016
- Contributed in designing MIS software as well as for ERP system of the University.
- Mentored IDPs of the students.
- Taught various IT subjects including Data structure, System Analysis Designing, UML, and Network security
- Contributed to departmental goals by serving on various committees focused on curriculum development, assessment strategies, and accreditation requirements.
- Mentored junior staff members on effective project coordination practices to support their professional growth and development.
Education
Bachelor Of Computer Applications -
Gujarat University
Master Of Computer Applications -
Gujarat Technological University
Doctor Of Philosophy -
Indus University
Skills
- ART Management
- PI planning
- Detailed Business Analysis
- Workshops and Meeting Facilitation
- Wireframing and prototyping
- Roadmap development
- Agile frameworks
Accomplishments
- Most Customer Recognized Employee 2023-2024
- All rounder award in BA team for year 2022-23
- Diamond Employee award for outstanding performance for the year 2021-22.
Certification
- SAFe PO/PM 6.0 Certified 2024
- Power Apps Basics from Udemy
- Certification of Professional Requirement Engineering – Foundation Level.
- Learning GenAI for BA & PM artifacts.
Project's Association
- Analytics using Power BI for renowned firm in the Power generation industry: Designing Data lake considering different systems and data sources.
- Factoring Solution -FinTech Set up the accounting rules, Workflow, Ledger postings, Account Management, Chart of Account Management, Payment Application.
- Management Automatic Claim Processing Claim life cycle management: Manage claim inputs, claim allocation, claim settlement and built Rule Engine
- Investigation Management: Human Errors for Pharmaceutical Companies, Problem Reporting, Approval Workflow.
- Accounting file management for CPA :SaaS multi tenant architecture basic focus of providing different templates configuration.
Timeline
Product Owner
LTTS
12.2024 - Current
Product Owner /Senior Business Analyst
Kainotomos Tech Solution
08.2016 - 06.2019
IT Project Coordinator
Parul University
08.2012 - 07.2016
Senior Product Owner | Manager
RISHABH SOFTWARE
7 2019 - 11.2024
Bachelor Of Computer Applications -
Gujarat University
Master Of Computer Applications -
Gujarat Technological University
Doctor Of Philosophy -
Indus University