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BusinessAnalyst

SYEDA MADIHA ATA

Milton,Ontario

Summary

Versatile, developing exceptional relationship with clients, peers, senior leadership to prove sustainable business solutions. A dedicated professional with the drive and skill-set to excel in a fast paced leadership role. Proven problem solving and analytical thinking skills. A fast-learning curve, and ability to adapt to evolving industry trends. Enthusiastic Business Analyst eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of tasks. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in industry.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Analyst

Intellee Inc
Mississauga, ON
08.2020 - Current
  • Assist with daily management of operational functions of Project Team, including preparation and minutes for standing meetings, reporting processes, information flow.
  • Active role in creating documentation as per user requests and ongoing projects.
  • Collaborating with developers and quality assurance team using Agile methodology.
  • Providing documentation support for requirements gathering; process analysis; gap analysis and design of new functionality.
  • Manage written communications between stakeholders and internal business units.
  • Manage and maintain content management and control processes and tools.
  • Documenting BRD: User test cases: User case stories.
  • Created workflow diagrams and Gantt charts to clearly demonstrate processes and timelines.
  • Met with stakeholders to establish favorable business relationships and support mutually beneficial interests.
  • Worked closely with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
  • Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
  • Mapped process activities to identify shortfalls and propose options to rectify operational inefficiencies.
  • Diminished process gaps and encouraged optimal productivity by closely supervising workflow of claims analysts and mail clerks.

Junior Business Analyst

Brianzaa Inc
05.2019 - 06.2020
  • (Project: I Elevate) (Toronto, ON).
  • Translated business requirements into functional requirements for Development and QA teams (using JAD sessions).
  • Compiled appropriate documentation, research, artifacts for BRD.
  • Translated requirements into working user stories and use cases.
  • Coordinated with multiple stakeholders to understand and map process-flows (As-Is) and future (To-Be) (using Visio).
  • Assisted in data flow analysis, mapping, and running SQL queries (using MySQL).
  • Attended daily scrum meetings and liaised with Development and QA team for clarification and alignment of sprint goals (maintained using JIRA).
  • Managed and traced requirements / test cases using traceability matrix (in Excel).
  • Assisted in writing test cases/scenarios, test data and tracked defect resolutions (in Excel).
  • Reviewed files, records and other documents to obtain business information and key data informing responses to development requests.
  • Assigned tasks to associates, staffed projects and updated all involved parties to enhance optimal business flow.
  • Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
  • Worked closely with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.

Junior Business Analyst

Into Fashion Limited
Brampton, ON
03.2018 - 09.2018
  • ·Translated business requirements into functional requirements for vendor (using JAD sessions).
  • · Coordinated with multiple stakeholders to understand and map process-flows (As-Is) and future (To-Be) (using, Gap Analysis and Visio).
  • · Discussed software requirements and LOE to define scope of project.
  • · Compiled appropriate documentation, research, artifacts for Into Fashion's POS system BRD.
  • · Presented solutions in written reports while analyzing, designing, testing and monitoring systems in a waterfall methodology.
  • · Translated requirements into working user stories and use cases (using Flowcharts).
  • · Assisted in writing GUI, End-to-End and User Acceptance Criteria test cases/scenarios (in Excel).
  • · Trained store employees in using newly implemented POS system.
  • · Assigned tasks to associates, staffed projects and updated all involved parties to enhance optimal business flow.
  • Reviewed files, records and other documents to obtain business information and key data informing responses to development requests

Construction Analyst

Square One Mall
Lahore, Pakistan
02.2016 - 12.2017
  • Gathered revenue and expense related data to prepare and analyze financial reports, financial forecasts and balance sheets.
  • Process credit card, direct payment, cash, P-cards, invoices, purchase orders and travel expenses using different accounting procedures.
  • Collecting information for construction project cost estimates, establishing control budgets, on-going monitoring and controls of incurred project costs during various phases, cost forecasting, cost variance analysis and cost reporting to stakeholders.
  • Interpreting project specific business requirements and ensuring alignment with project lifecycle.
  • Developing and implementing schedules in accordance with enterprise scheduling standards, e.g. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
  • Responsible for design, development and ongoing monitoring of KPIs, productivity reports, dashboards and predictive analytics to improve operational efficiency and productivity.
  • Responsible for reports to support permits aligned with construction project goals and schedule.
  • Worked with key stakeholders on acquisitions and securing land/building permits for projects.
  • Occasionally worked with legal, government departments to acquire legal permits for development team of construction projects.
  • Monitored financial reports for budget allowance during various stages of project to ensure key milestones are achieved and reporting shortages/overages for financial reporting.
  • Conducted administrative duties, created business improvement documents for management for securing risk assessment plans.
  • Made and submitted reports detailing finding and any actions taken.
  • Provided information about methods and materials to correct problems and bring construction in compliance with ordinances and codes.

Junior Business Analyst

Square One Mall
Lahore, Pakistan
06.2015 - 11.2017
  • Responsible for documenting and analyzing required information and developing potential solutions from construction business perspective.
  • Responsible for working with internal teams (Development, QA, Client Support, building department and Client services) to ensure timely delivery to prescribed specifications as related to specific project.
  • Provided updated document reports to Construction development team when required to ensure project requirements were clear and development quality was increased.
  • Participated in System Requirements Document (SRD) document.
  • Responsible for updating industry changes that would impact RPM product offering and/or RPM clients.
  • Provided management with onsite client project meeting updates as requested.
  • Regularly maintain knowledge of, and changes in Construction industry landscape for regulatory and legal environments.
  • Issued Regulatory Alerts and Bulletins as required for projects.
  • Identified key potential risks to ongoing-project deliverables and suggest and manage risk mitigation strategy.
  • Conveyed to management business process requirements involving stakeholders/clients and translated them as required for multi-lingual requirements.

Administrative Coordinator

LUMS, Lahore University of Management and Sciences
Lahore, Pakistan
03.2014 - 01.2015
  • Generate employment opportunities for MBA students and alumni by establishing and maintaining productive employer partnerships.
  • Help students identify employment options that match their career interests. Assist students in all aspects of job search including resume writing, interviewing techniques and job referrals.
  • Schedule and follow up on student interviews with prospective employers.
  • Support in coordination and organization of on-campus recruitment events such as job fairs, recruitment partner visits. Make arrangements for on-campus company visits and accompany guests from respective organizations during on-campus tours.
  • Contact business and industry to develop reciprocally beneficial partnerships for jobs and internship opportunities.
  • Assist employers in advertising job opportunities through MBA Placement Office platform.
  • Keep a constant follow up with all companies.
  • Make visits to various companies where interviews or tests are being arranged for MBA graduate.
  • Make arrangements and ensure smooth execution of panel sessions (Alumni and HR) and Networking Nights for assigned sector.
  • Editing, proof reading and pre-screening candidates resumes before interviews
  • Compiling placement and internship statistics.
  • Assisting supervisor in coordinating on-campus recruitment/alumni sessions.
  • Scheduling mock interviews

Education

Bachelor of Business Administrative - Finance

Lahore School Of Economics
05.2012

High School Diploma -

Lahore Grammar School
Lahore, Pakistan
07.2008

Intellee.ca
Mississauga, ON
08.2020

Skills

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio)
  • Expert knowledge of SQL and relational database management systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Familiar with Agile software development methodology
  • Expert Knowledge of JIRA and Confluence
  • Strategic Planning
  • Gap analysis
  • Business Artifacts Documentation
  • Operations management
  • Project finance
  • Workflow Analysis
  • Test case scenarios
  • Competitive analysis
  • Negotiation

Certification

1) JIRA Software & Confluence (Udemy.com) 10/2020

In this course learned the most important characteristics of Scrum and Kanban agile methodologies. Covered all the main aspects of JIRA including working within an agile team, leading an agile team, and administering the main things that make up JIRA .Practiced Real-world examples including how to manage your daily task-list via a daily scrum-based process, configure permissions and projects for internal team members, as well as external members (E.g.: consultants, customers etc.).

2) Agile Project Management: Agile Delivery, (Udemy.com) 10/2020

This course was a walk through: of meaning of user stories, daily stand-ups, retrospectives and Kanban boards. How to apply Agile in your job and projects. The difference between Agile and traditional project delivery. The benefits and advantages of Agile. Why Agile is the preferred development methodology in the modern world. How to use Agile to deliver quickly and often. How to use Agile to learn from your mistakes.

3) Learning SQL using MySQL database: In Process, (Udemy.com)

4) Complete guide to UI/ UX Wire framing: In Process, (Udemy.com)

Timeline

Business Analyst

Intellee Inc
08.2020 - Current

Junior Business Analyst

Brianzaa Inc
05.2019 - 06.2020

Junior Business Analyst

Into Fashion Limited
03.2018 - 09.2018

Construction Analyst

Square One Mall
02.2016 - 12.2017

Junior Business Analyst

Square One Mall
06.2015 - 11.2017

Administrative Coordinator

LUMS, Lahore University of Management and Sciences
03.2014 - 01.2015

Bachelor of Business Administrative - Finance

Lahore School Of Economics

High School Diploma -

Lahore Grammar School

Intellee.ca

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