Yuvaraj R K
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic Senior Advisory Consultant at IBM India, adept at driving Agile transformations and enhancing stakeholder engagement. Proven expertise in test strategy development and end-to-end testing, leading cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time. Recognized for fostering collaboration and resolving complex challenges, ensuring high customer satisfaction and successful project outcomes.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Senior Advisory Consultant
IBM India Private Limited
Chennai
03.2022 - Current
- Managing cross-functional teams and promoting collaboration to meet the project objectives consistently.
- Work allocation, task monitoring, progress tracking, and working on various reports.
- Handling multi-location team members, ensuring the team adheres to Agile and Scrum methodologies.
- Manage the team of 8 members.
- Maintaining strong relations with stakeholders by regular communication, and project updates leading to customer satisfaction.
- Helping teams to identify and resolve impediments.
- Facilitating brainstorming and retrospective sessions to find effective solutions and generate unique ideas.
- End to End Testing Process – ST (System Testing), SIT (System Integration Testing), UAT (User Acceptance Testing).
- Conducted UAT, collaborated with business users for validation, and obtained formal sign-off.
- Prepare the test strategy document.
- Prepare the test plan document.
- Review of Test scenarios, scripts, and test cases.
- Prepare the Lesson Learned document.
- Prepare the test closure report.
Business Analyst
Tristha Global Private Limited
Chennai
09.2019 - 03.2022
- Successfully transformed team's waterfall mindset and built a trusting environment to Agile through various workshops on Agile and Scrum Framework.
- Handled the team of 10 members who are involved in the complete Manual, Automation & Data Migration.
- Guided and facilitated the team by answering queries promptly especially during UAT execution.
- Team Management (Coaching & Feedback) Status Reporting.
- Conducting one-on-one feedback sessions with team members.
- Testing end-to-end functionality of document management system over 11 regions like UAE, UK, France, USA, Oman, Singapore, KSA, India, China, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
- Logging the Queries and involve discussion meeting with Business user & BAU support team.
- Involved in Client calls and Defect calls to discuss the defects and the status updates.
- Coordination with business users for Change Requests.
- Preparation of test strategy, business scenarios.
- Review and finalisation of run plan.
- Review and Analysis of Test ware.
- Review of Test Strategy, Test Plan, Requirement Analysis, Functional specification documents, Test scenarios, Test cases etc.
- Driving Defect Triage meetings and Defect Analysis.
- Independent working and Project Co-ordination with Team members.
Tech Lead
Tech Mahindra Limited
Chennai
12.2018 - 09.2019
- End to End Testing Process – ST (System Testing), SIT (System Integration Testing), UAT (User Acceptance Testing).
- Understanding Business Requirements and Functional specifications, GAP Analysis, Traceability Matrix, Test Plan, Preparation of Test Scenario, Test Condition & Cases review, and Execution support.
- End to End Defect Cycle Management includes Defect tracking and reporting.
- Test Management includes DSR, WSR, and internal reporting.
- Review of Test scenarios, scripts, and test cases.
- Involved in Client calls and Defect calls to discuss the defects and the status updates.
- Assign work to the team and hold the responsibilities of the deliverable.
Quality Assurance Coordinator
SQS India BFSI Limited
Chennai
12.2015 - 11.2018
- Initiate planning, scheduling, and arrangement of all knowledge transfer sessions for applications in the scope.
- Preparation of test wares and enrich the quality of test wares.
- Raising defects, coordinating with clients, and monitoring defects on daily basis for closure.
- Active participation on Defect and weekly call with the client to discuss ongoing project status.
- Dashboard preparation for weekly Status Execution reports and updating the same in QC-Test Management Tool.
- Creating Regression pack by Creating Test cases, Modules, and Execution list.
- Preparation of Training documents for FISERV.
- Progress tracking, Team coordination, escalation & reporting.
Senior Process Associate
TCS E-Serve Limited
10.2011 - 11.2015
- Understand the Functional and end to end Flow of Payment messages with respect to Global Pay Plus by considering the various Types of messages (SWIFT, FEDWIRE and CHIPS).
- Handling Citibank UK Retail Banking Payments related investigation process for Inward & outward transfer related queries through GPP.
- Daily Reconcilement of accounts with Nostro and Mirror Nostro accounts and circulate the report to business.
- Authorizing Telex messages, SWIFT and Free Format messages (MT199) (UTA, FATF, BCNR, Amendment, Recall of funds etc.).
- Worked on the Direct credit, Direct Debit rejects for Citibank UK Customers.
- Recall of Payment (Bill payment, Standing order) as per customer instruction.
- Cheque Deposit Processing.
- Internal Transfer for Citibank UK customers.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Human Resource Management
Pondicherry University Twinning program – Loyola College
Chennai01.2011
Bachelor of Commerce -
A.M. Jain College
Chennai01.2009
Skills
- Agile methodologies
- Team management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Test strategy development
- End-to-end testing
- Defect management
- Business analysis
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Risk assessment
- Project coordination
Certification
- International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Foundation Certification
- International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Agile Tester Foundation Extension Certification
- Certified International Payment Systems Professional
- Certified Scrum Master
- Certified Scrum Product Owner
- Certified Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master
- Certified IBM Agile Explorer
- Certified IBM Agile Advocate
- Completed the PMP certification training
- Completed the PMI- ACP certification training
- Completed Oracle Primavera Workshop
- PMI-Fundamentals of Agile Project Management
- PMI-Fundamentals of Predictive Project Management
Timeline
Senior Advisory Consultant
IBM India Private Limited
03.2022 - Current
Business Analyst
Tristha Global Private Limited
09.2019 - 03.2022
Tech Lead
Tech Mahindra Limited
12.2018 - 09.2019
Quality Assurance Coordinator
SQS India BFSI Limited
12.2015 - 11.2018
Senior Process Associate
TCS E-Serve Limited
10.2011 - 11.2015
Master of Business Administration - Human Resource Management
Pondicherry University Twinning program – Loyola College
Bachelor of Commerce -
A.M. Jain College
Hobbies and Interests
Solo Traveller
Academic Credential
- Bachelor of Commerce, 2006-2009, A.M. Jain College, Chennai
- Master of Business Administration Specialized in Human Resource Management, 2009-2011, Pondicherry University Twinning program – Loyola College, Chennai
Personal Information
- Passport Number: L2296299
- Date of Birth: 11/26/87
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
- English
- Tamil
- Telugu
Hobbies and Interests
Solo Traveller
Academic Credential
- Bachelor of Commerce, 2006-2009, A.M. Jain College, Chennai
- Master of Business Administration Specialized in Human Resource Management, 2009-2011, Pondicherry University Twinning program – Loyola College, Chennai
Personal Information
- Passport Number: L2296299
- Date of Birth: 11/26/87
- Marital Status: Married
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