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PAVAN KUMAR VELPULA

PAVAN KUMAR VELPULA

Bengaluru

Summary

I am a seasoned Business Analyst with around 4 years of experience in the FMCG and MedTech industry, specializing in digital transformation projects. I excel in identifying business requirements, conducting user acceptance testing, and providing training. My strengths lie in stakeholder engagement and process improvement, with a focus on delivering results through effective communication and teamwork.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Analyst

Cognizant
03.2025 - Current


Artemis - Johnson & Johnson

  • Project Overview: The project deals with data democratization where the application runs as a data warehouse which is built on multiple data layers.
  • Performed assessment on data volume and data ingestion into different data layers of Artemis from various source systems.
  • Performed defect analysis and validated defects after fixes were implemented to ensure resolution effectiveness.
  • Engaged with various Subject matter experts (SMEs) to enhance understanding of the current(as-is) and future(to-be) business processes.
  • Documented all the analysis and alignments in Confluence and JIRA for better tracking progress and knowledge transfer.
  • Validated developed user stories in test environment to ensure alignment with acceptance criteria.

Business Analyst

Cognizant
09.2021 - 02.2025


CARA - Unilever

  • Project Overview: The project deals with automation and integration of different existing systems with CARA application to automate the entire artwork flow of packaging and designing of Unilever products to speed up the launch of product in the market.
  • Gather and clarify requirements from business stakeholders about new functionalities through various workshops and client meets.
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to research, analyze, and derive business, technical, functional, and non-functional requirements.
  • Enabled delivery of scope - document clear, unambiguous business requirements (in the form of user stories and acceptance criteria) and support Project Managers and Product Owners in prioritization of requirements gathered.
  • Led feasibility Study and gap analysis for launch in various Markets.
  • Performing UAT and writing scenario scripts for testing, support, co-ordinate and resolved impediments for E2E tests along with product owners.
  • Facilitated change management initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions during organizational transformations.
  • Effectively delegated team deliverables based on individual strengths and project deadlines.
  • Achieved 90% stakeholder approval by optimizing communication channels and strategies.


Education

B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering

KL University
Vijayawada, India
04.2021

12th - MPC

Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions
Visakhapatnam, India
04.2017

Skills

  • Product data management
  • Requirement gathering
  • Data & Market analysis
  • Documentation
  • Agile scrum
  • SQL
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Digital transformation
  • Communication
  • Problem solving
  • Critical thinking
  • Strategic planning

Tools Expertise

  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • DBeaver
  • MS Office
  • ChatGPT

Languages

English
Hindi
Telugu
Oriya

Accomplishments

  • Accelerated Product Launch - Reduced project delivery time by 30% through automation of artwork processes.
  • Application Adoption - Played a vital role on application adoption to business users and achieved a significant jump on NPS score from -29 to 41.
  • Stakeholder Engagement - Facilitated training sessions for over 50+ stakeholders, enhancing project collaboration.
  • Stakeholder Workshops Led - Facilitated 10 workshops with stakeholders for requirements gathering.
  • Enhanced Requirements Clarity - Documented 100+ user stories, significantly improving project requirements clarity.
  • Client Appreciation - Awarded 8 expressions of gratitude from the client for my contributions to the project.

Certification

  • Data Governance & Data Quality, Udemy
  • Generative AI, Udemy

Timeline

Business Analyst

Cognizant
03.2025 - Current

Business Analyst

Cognizant
09.2021 - 02.2025

B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering

KL University

12th - MPC

Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions
PAVAN KUMAR VELPULA