Abdul Ajose
Reston,VA
Summary
Highly analytical Business Analyst with background in identifying business needs and determining solutions to business problems. Strong skills in data analysis, project management, and strategic planning, coupled with ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels. Proven track record of improving operational efficiency and driving growth by successfully implementing innovative strategies and process improvements.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Analyst
Siza Consulting
Reston, VA
06.2022 - Current
- Conducted interviews with stakeholders to understand their requirements and expectations from the project.
- Performed gap analysis between business needs and system capabilities to recommend appropriate changes or upgrades in existing systems or processes.
- Gathered data from multiple sources for analysis and the creation of detailed reports on current business operations and the potential value of the proposed solution used by the program manager to prepare the business case document.
- Facilitated workshops with stakeholders to discuss innovative ideas for product enhancements.
- Documented business requirements based on requirements elicitation results for the team's verification and customer validation.
- Created user stories, use cases, process flows, wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes. to communicate requirements clearly with development teams.
- Participated in agile scrum meetings and sprint reviews throughout the life cycle of a project in order to track progress against goals set at beginning of each release cycle.
- Assisted Quality Assurance team in developing test plans and test cases before releasing a product into production environment.
- Analyzed customer feedbacks received through surveys and other channels in order to identify potential areas of improvement within organization's products and services portfolio.
Business Analyst
Intralot USA
Washington, DC
06.2018 - 05.2022
- Worked closely with customers to determine appropriate marketing offerings and strategies for business needs.
- Defined product vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with company goals.
- Analyzed performance metrics to inform product decisions and improvements.
- Conducted stakeholder interviews to collect business requirements and document processes.
- Conducted market research to identify user needs and incorporate feedback into product development.
- Championed Agile and Scrum methodologies to promote a culture of rapid iteration and feedback.
- Developed user stories, acceptance criteria, and mockups for new features.
- Created process models, use cases diagrams and workflow diagrams in Visio or other tools.
- Worked closely with Project Managers and Scrum Masters to ensure agile principles were followed throughout the process.
- Facilitated sprint planning sessions, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure product features are delivered on time and meet quality standards.
- Collaborated with design team to come up with product look.
- Defined acceptance criteria and tested the application against those criteria prior to release.
- Managed sprints and monitored progress against project timelines.
- Communicated regularly with stakeholders to ensure alignment on product strategy and vision.
- Communicated effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization regarding project status updates and deliverables.
- Monitored performance metrics post-release to evaluate success of new features or products.
- Provided training and support for users as needed throughout the product lifecycle.
- Conducted usability studies and gathered insights used for further improvements.
- Outlined new feature plans and specifications.
Project Coordinator
Charter Communications, Spectrum
Herndon, VA
01.2016 - 06.2019
- Collaborated with the sales team, engineers, and technicians to understand customer needs
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks
- Drafted project reports to identify successful outcomes, insights, and future recommendations
- Verified the quality of deliverables and conformed to specifications before submitting them to clients
- Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress, and technical problems
- Monitored project progress, identified risks, and took corrective action as needed
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules, and conflicts
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety
- Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines, and generated initial budgets for project scope determination
- Developed project plans identifying key issues, approaches, and performance metrics
- Developed project management roadmap to define project objectives, timelines, and milestones
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make necessary adjustments
Education
PG Dip - Computer Science
University of Lagos
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Chemistry
University of Ilorin
Skills
- Business solutions development
- Business process improvement
- Stakeholder Analysis and Management
- Needs assessments and Gap Analysis
- Business intelligence tools
- Requirements development and management
- Change impact analysis
- Release planning
- Waterfall & Agile Framework and Project
- Lucidchart, Visio, Miro for Modeling and Diagramming
- Figma, Sketch, Balsamiq for wireframing and prototyping
- Excel, SQL, Power BI for data analysis and reporting
- Slack, Microsoft Teams for team collaboration and communication
Timeline
Business Analyst
Siza Consulting
06.2022 - Current
Business Analyst
Intralot USA
06.2018 - 05.2022
Project Coordinator
Charter Communications, Spectrum
01.2016 - 06.2019
PG Dip - Computer Science
University of Lagos
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Chemistry
University of Ilorin
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