Ravinder Babu Thanneeru

• Implemented Agile methodologies to increase team productivity and enhance overall project outcomes.
• Projects- Modernization of legacy Banker Web Application & Payments Integration
• Application was based on legacy design, cumbersome workflows, manual entry of the information and delayed completion of transactions
• To address these challenges, modernization and digitization of the application was incorporated to ensure latest technology adaption, latest communication techniques between the dependent systems through web services, simple & cleaner UI designs, etc, thus enhancing banker experience of critical business flows such as Customer On-boarding, Customer information maintenance, Account Opening (Savings, checking, Debit/ATM, IRA, GRS, etc.), Payments Integration- ACH, Wire, ISO, Fed-Wire, Automated payments
• Responsibilities held- Accountable for the E2E development, testing and delivery for- Revamp of UI/UX, Web services, Total transaction time, Payment Integration (ACH, Wire transfers, Auto Pay Similar), Enhanced customer experience
• Product Discovery: Research, gather insights, identify customer/market needs & Opportunities to define valuable features and improvements to the product
• Driving product strategy based on data-driven insights from stakeholders from branch operations, leadership, techno-functional consultants
• Requirement Elicitation & Feature Prioritization: Working with stakeholders to elicit and prioritize features and enhancements based on business value, customer impact, and technical feasibility
• Own Product Backlog: Create features, epics and user stories
• Prioritizes items in alignment with project goals
• Available for queries from agile team
• Product Demos & Delivery: Conduct product demos to stakeholders, gather feedback for improvements
• Signing the product off into production
• Managed backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.

• Project- SVP Modernization- Served as Business Analyst and Scrum Master
• The project was aimed at re-build and enhancement Wells Fargo's Bankers' Web-Application-SVP
• Modernization of critical business flows such as Customer On-boarding, Customer information maintenance, Account Opening & maintenance (Savings, checking, Debit/ATM, IRA, GRS, etc.), Service enrolment like Overdraft, Online Banking, DCOS, etc
• Responsibilities held- Requirements Gathering: Elicit, document, analysis requirements from stakeholders to understand their needs and objectives for a project or system
• Stakeholder Management: Engage with stakeholders from various business units or departments to ensure their requirements are understood, addressed, and aligned with project goals
• Solution Design: Collaborate with stakeholders and development teams to design solutions that meet business requirements and align with organizational goals and constraints
• Documentation: Create and maintain documentation such as business requirements documents, functional specifications, process flows, user stories, and other artifacts to communicate requirements and solution designs effectively
• Risk Assessment: Identify potential risks and issues that may impact project success and work with stakeholders to develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans
• Communication: Facilitate communication and collaboration between business stakeholders, development teams, and other project stakeholders to ensure a shared understanding of requirements and project objectives
• Organizing Sprint Ceremonies: Facilitating Sprint Planning, DSU, Refinement, Sprint closure, Sprint Demo, Sprint retrospective
• Evaluated existing business models, identifying areas of improvement to increase revenue generation potential.
• Enhanced team productivity by providing guidance on effective time management and prioritization techniques.

• Responsibilities held- Served as a test engineer & Offshore point of testing contact
• Owned E2E test responsibility involving- Requirement Analysis, RTM, Test case design, Test data preparation, Test readiness report, Test Execution, Integration testing, UAT testing, Regression testing, Test Automation, production checkout, Post prod Support
• Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
• Identified critical bugs and worked closely with developers to ensure timely resolution, resulting in a more stable product.

There are different products under CDS. CIBC suggests the appropriate products based on Customer business needs.
Business accounts are divided into 3 sectors - Small Business, Mid-Market and Large Corporate.
The following are few functions in CDS application:-

• Enhanced software functionality by identifying and resolving complex technical issues.
• Mentored junior developers, fostering professional growth and enhancing team productivity.

• Company Overview: Client-Discover Financial Services (DFS)
• Project- It was a platform migration project where SOR was changing from legacy Fiserv to integrated solution 'Finacle'
• Was part of testing team and held responsibilities as a test Engineer for E2E testing
• Client-Discover Financial Services (DFS)
• Integrated new technologies into existing systems, increasing capabilities and improving overall performance.