1. SYED ADNAN ALI
10/4 (GF), Karcharkana Halli, Lingarajapuram, Bengaluru Cell: +91.8527141786 / 7411256540
Email: ali.s.adnan@gmail.com
SUMMARY:
Overall 6+ years of work experience across different engagements as a Business Analyst with a good flavor of both process
and testing skills (programming/development academic experience). Experience with Business Requirement documentation
including experience with end-to-end traceability; Software Lifecycle/Methodology; Use Case/User Scenario development;
HTML / screen design software experience; end-user usability design; training, and communication with clients; Excellent
written and verbal communications; ability to work independently and in teams
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
Strong business process development and analytical skills (proficient in MS Visio)
Strong presentation development skills (proficient in MS PowerPoint and Word)
Ability to organize and execute assigned tasks with moderate supervision
Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile lifecycle management
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Databases: Oracle 9i, MS Access
Languages: SQL, Java, C, C++, Visual Basic
Web Technologies: ASP, Java Script, VB Script, HTML, XML
Packages: Word, Excel, Power Point, Front Page, MS Project, Visio, MS Project, IBM Rational Rose Tools, HP Quality Center
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Syncit Services Pvt Ltd, Bhopal, India May 2013 – Present
Role: Sr Business Analyst team lead
Syncit is an IT consulting and services company providing Technology and Functional consultants to the clients and
executing projects on a turn-key basis. They also provide Cloud or SaaS(Software as a Service) based services to their
Clients in a subscription model
Defined, coordinated, and prioritized customer and partner feedback and ideas into product management
requirements for future enhancements to products and services
Served as a liaison between the programmers and internal business entities in designing and
implementing functionalities
Collaborated in the planning of new product decisions and enhancements to existing applications
Responsible for gathering business requirements and preparing FSDs, communicate with development
and QA
Responsible for implementation process to new clients, by setting up to go live
Written and implemented Test scenarios, Test cases, System testing, Regression testing and maintaining
Traceability Matrices for baseline documents
Published Incident tickets and Change request reporting /metrics on team performance and productivity
to the
technology management
Excellent experienced in Network Planning, Implementing, Configuring, Troubleshooting and Testing of
networking system
Communicated process changes, enhancements, and modifications to the team
Trained the new joiners by giving functional and technical knowledge related to the project
Performed competitor and market analysis for higher management
Responded to RFPs (Request for Proposal) for the new business opportunities
Technical Skills: MS Visio, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, and IBM Rational Rose Tools, Conducting JAD sessions.
2. Accenture, Chicago IL Oct 2010 - Sept 2012
Client: Allstate Insurance, Northbrook IL May 2012 - Sept 2012
Role: Business Analyst lead for Governance
BTB (build the basics) was an Allstate initiative to help product operations with their quality improvements. Accenture's
role was to help improve the current business processes while working with Allstate development teams
Responsible for working with business, technical teams to focus on re-evaluating and refreshing core
SDLC processes, metrics and governance controls
Responsible for partnering with cross functional business teams to understand client business processes
and application requirements and end-user usability design
Focused on assessing existing processes, identifying gaps, closing gaps, determine future state, deploy /
training on new processes and change management
Analyzed and designed multiple checklists to support the existing business processes and application
requirements (Source code, design peer review, java code review, Unit Test basic process flow, RACI
Matrix etc
Engaged in the daily status updates meeting with both offshore and onshore team to define metrics and
governance control
Defined, coordinated, and prioritized customer and partner feedback and ideas into product management
requirements for future enhancements to Accenture's products and services.
Technical Skills: MS Visio, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point
Client: Accenture Manage My Engagements (MME) Nov 2010 -
Apr 2012
Role: Business Analyst / Functional Tester
Manage My Engagements (MME) - was an internal initiative targeted to developing the next wave of on-line tools to manage
the finances of Accenture engagements (integrates time, resources, financials and contract aspects for client executives). The
underlying technology was .Net with interfaces to SAP
Responsible for translating requirements into stories (translating functional requirements into technical
requirements)
Responsible for conducting JAD sessions to gain consensus around approach and presenting requirements
to senior levels in the business and technology and the Client
Participated in quality management reviews, in particular reviews of the designs, prototypes and other
work products to ensure they fulfill the requirements
Responsible for partnering with cross functional business teams to understand client business processes
and application requirements and end-user usability design
Worked closely with and manage client-specific cross-functional teams composed of Engineering, Sales,
Client Services, and Business Development Representatives
Reviewed the requirements inventory with client personnel to further break them down into high-level
and detailed requirements
Worked with stakeholders and solution architects to define metrics and performance goals for the
application
Created a requirements process to maintain scope inventory via customized excel based tool
Documented business requirements and designed UI screens via VISIO
Defined testing strategy and ensuring requirements traceability throughout SDLC (includes experience
with all phases of testing: System, Integration, User Acceptance and Performance Testing)
Documented business requirements and designed UI screens via VISIO
Created and manually executed test scripts
Worked with Client Services team members and the Training Service Department to update and develop
training materials
3. Played an active role within the department by participating in process development and other business
improvement projects
Delivered classroom and web-based instructor facilitated technical product training to Accenture partners
and customers across the globe
Technical Skills: MS Visio, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, and IBM Rational Rose Tools
Accenture, Chicago IL (Internship) May 2010 -
July 2010
Assisted in enabling effective decision making by retrieving and aggregating data from multiple sources
and compiling it into a digestible and actionable format
Learned how to identify process and system improvement opportunities by monitoring existing metrics,
analyzing data and partnering with internal teams
Supported cross-functional teams on the day-to-day execution of the existent program implementation.
Technical Skills: MS Word, Visio, and Excel
Netlinkblue Signage Limited, Gurgaon, India Jan 2008 - June 2009
Role: Business Analyst
Netlinkblue is a leading consulting, technology and outsourcing services firm which helps global clients plan their technology
& marketing investments. Netlinkblue implement projects that drive competitive advantage and in turn improve business
performance. Their service offering comprises of three business division, which individually provide their clients with world
class business solutions. These complement to define, optimize and align the Clients' business strategy with technology
initiatives.
Worked with clients to document high level and detailed business requirements
Designed and documented client processes using MS Visio
Worked with technical developers to help transition requirements into functional designs
Created functional design documents
Worked with supervisor to create work plan; drive estimates for tasks in work plan and assign resources
to work plan
Tracked tasks in work plan and created weekly and monthly status reports
Prepared vendor training documentation
Served as liaison between multiple departments to meet operational goals
Technical Skills: MS Project, Visio, Excel, Access, and Front Page
Paramount Energy Company Pvt. Ltd., Faridabad, India Jun 2006 - Dec 2007
Role: Jr System Analyst
Paramount Energy is a manufacturing firm that focused on manufacturing mechanical parts for multiple vendors.
Worked with supervisor to drive work plan and prioritize daily activities aimed towards meeting
organizational objectives
Developed metrics for capturing Program performance in a variety of support functions
Used scorecard criteria to document and analyze weekly reports
Provided budget analysis in the form of tracking burn rates, actual vs. estimate variances, etc
Supported Manager in tracking of expenses and associated expense communications
Technical Skills: MS Project, Excel, and PowerPoint
EDUCATION:
Masters of Science (Major: Management Information System) Sep 2010
Robert Morris University Chicago IL
Bachelors of Technology (B Tech) (Major: Information Technology (4 Year Program)) Dec 2007
Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India
4. Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing, Edexcel London (2 year Program) May 2004
REFERENCES:
Available upon Request