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Aishatu Yakubu
Woodbridge,VA
Summary
Knowledgeable Business Analyst with solid background in analyzing business processes and implementing effective solutions. Specialized in identifying areas for improvement and delivering actionable insights that align with organizational goals. Demonstrated expertise in data analysis and stakeholder collaboration.
Business professional with comprehensive background in analyzing complex data to drive strategic initiatives. Known for enhancing operational efficiency and supporting decision-making processes through detailed analysis. Highly collaborative team member focused on achieving results and adapting to dynamic business needs. Proficient in data modeling and process improvement.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Analyst/Scrum Master
Access Tech Solutions
03.2025 - Current
- Currently involved in multiple projects as a Business Analyst and Project manager.
- Worked with IS and the Business team in understanding the document content that has to be migrated from another system.
- Prepared high-level plan and involved the required business stakeholders.
- Conducted requirements-gathering sessions with stakeholders to understand business needs and objectives related to field mobility and OT security.
- Set up multiple workshop meetings with businesses and help them in metadata mapping of documents from source to destination.
- Managed and tracked delivery during various phases of the project via MS Project using detailed project plans.
- Worked in conjunction with the Bank involved in the project to devise a Project implementation plan.
- I have worked with development teams to design and implement solutions to meet business requirements related to OT security.
- Developed user manuals and training materials for new software and processes related to field mobility.
- Primary Communications Manager for the program by developing and publishing a monthly newsletter to all application teams participating in the Project.
- Coordinated with vendors and suppliers to procure necessary hardware and software for OT security solutions.
- Coordinated with vendors and suppliers to procure necessary hardware and software for field mobility solutions.
- Conducted GAP analysis to capture functionalities of existing systems and Postproduction Validation (PPV) testing, test status reports, (RTM) Requirement’s traceability matrices, and defect matrices with a good understanding of Bug Life Cycle and XML schemas taxonomy.
- Conducted training sessions for end-users on new software and processes related to field mobility.
- Responsible for managing all project timelines while coordinating with Clients, Brokers, IT operations, Trading Operations, Production Support, Change management, Business leads, and Development & QA teams.
- I have worked with development teams to design and implement solutions to meet business requirements related to field mobility.
- Installation and setup of Collibra Console and Collibra DGC. Created and maintained of Business G glossary based on terms and definitions obtained from various lines of business. Build Business Case Documents for Collibra Catalog (Data Dictionary) Functionality
- Worked on Collibra Use Case that Collibra Architect and Business Owners have finalized. Created Communities and Domains as per the Data Model defined by Collibra Architect
- Created Relationship between Collibra Out of the Box Assets and created New Assets to obtain a data lineage/traceability for all the reports in the scope of a particular line of business.
- Developed custom workflows to manage the addition/modification of terms along with an approval mechanism by the relevant data steward.
- Performed data analysis, ad hoc reports, queries, metrics, charts, and graphs in Excel, and created PowerPoint content.
- Business rules and Policies were defined for some of the data assets. Based on the results obtained from external data quality tools that validated these business rules (in the form of data quality rules), relevant data quality metrics were loaded into Collibra against the data assets
- The data assets obtained from the reporting tool, the data integration/ETL tool, and the databases (transactional and the data warehouse on which the reports are run) were obtained and loaded into Collibra. These were later linked to the corresponding technology assets as well as the Glossary terms.
- Responsibilities include gathering time estimates from development, QA, and implementation teams, and submitting work orders for clients for every project based on the requirements and estimates provided.
- Coordinating with offshore teams to get various projects delivered on time.
- Anticipated potential risks and issues associated with projects and develop mitigation approaches.
- Implemented agile and lean Kanban framework methodologies in a product-based software development environment.
- Managed administration, configuration, and deployment of Target Process, an enterprise product portfolio and software application life cycle work management application, supporting Agile / Scrum and Lean / Kanban methodologies.
- Worked with Product Management, platform & development teams to prioritize product features and user stories into roadmap release plans via story mapping.
- Managed the entire SDLC from kick-off, scope lock, requirements, design, development, QA, Performance testing, Penetration Testing, UAT, deployment and closure.
- Facilitated daily Scrums, Sprint reviews, and Sprint planning and managed issues backlog and product backlog.
- Managed change requests and related support tasks according to established service level agreements SLA and developed ITSMs for changes in servers, application code, database, etc.
- Managed scope, budget, capacity, cross-functional liaisons, approvals, escalations, etc. for my projects and generated daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports for various stakeholders.
- Helped IT with troubleshooting issues in handling reports, data, and system workflows along with system issues related to data mapping, static data maintenance, and reference data.
- Heavily involved in designing sustainable solutions that will drive continuous improvement in controls and efficiency.
- Facilitated JAD sessions with Business users and IT involving discussions related to data taxonomy, data governance, data visualization, and data analysis.
- Maintained Issue logs, meeting minutes, meeting schedules, project summaries, checklists, and updates.
- Other responsibilities include informing and updating business by sending Project Inception summaries, test plans, test cases, traceability matrices, test results, and pre-and post-go live notifications for each project.
- Provided end-user training sessions, user guides, and training materials for reference and also constantly provided support with issue resolution, and remediation suggestions while maintaining good relationships with all Stakeholders.
- Hosted weekly status update meetings to communicate the progress to Stakeholders.
- Provided presentations, and training on changes to business practices, processes, and procedures.
- Took complete accountability for multiple project deliverables and provided satisfactory results.
- Involved in process design changes by conducting business and systems process analysis and design at a complex level focusing on quality improvement and data management.
- Experience in facilitating change and innovation to legacy systems and processes
- Liaised with Business partners and system developers in identifying critical metrics, documenting detailed business requirements, system specifications, scope, expectations, risks, productivity, goal improvements, and reporting.
- Achieved testing time reduction by systematizing processes and streamlining communications with Technology teams, Project Managers, and business stakeholders.
- Identified stakeholders and SMEs across multiple locations and maintained communication with all parties as needed.
Scrum Master
Fidelity Investments
07.2019 - 12.2022
- Leverage critical thinking, problem-solving, and business acumen to deliver projects on time and on budget with exceptional quality.
- Create project schedules and define project deliverables based using SDLC methodology.
- Involved in requirement analysis, Migration, Data flow design, and strategy design.
- Delivered Technical Design Documents for different requirements in a very short span of time
- Responsible for design and Development activities.
- Closely worked with operations and LOB teams to formalize the requirement.
- Collaboration with multiple stakeholders to drive successful delivery.
- Review existing architecture/designs for Technical feasibility and modified for the .Net migration.
- Involve in the design of process flow from UI, and middleware to database and establish the communication channel via web service and file handshake.
- Responsible for creating the business layer and Database Layer.
- Manage the Projects process and activity using Microsoft project plan.
- Conducting regular team meetings and resolving the issues and impediments to the project.
- Primary responsibilities include helping clients with the end-to-end project journey and ensuring seamless product launch across Tech, Ops, and Line of Business functions.
- Monitoring and controlling project activities and resolving issues.
- Mentor new Project team, set appropriate performance goals based on project requirements for team members, and evaluate the performance during the appraisal cycle.
- Manage globally distributed teams in an onshore-offshore delivery model. One of the key responsibilities is to build and maintain customer relationships with Division PCIOs.
- Develop, define, and execute project plans using Agile and waterfall Scrum Methodology.
- Participate in release planning and keep track of progress. Identification of program-level risks and dependencies and sharing with all stakeholders
- Develop Architecture and Design that meets product requirements and Completed Web service and windows components.
- Responsible for sharing Scrum and release burn-down charts along with other reports to management like team velocity vs Capacity, Hours per story point, Predictability matrix, etc.
- Worked as onshore anchor & led business requirements gathering, business process documentation, system design & development for the Policy Servicing module.
- Communicate status, issues, and risks to project stakeholders.
- Supported implementing continual program enhancements based on industry standards and best practices related to risk management (especially technology risk) and aligned with the strategic risk direction
- Identified improvement to the continuous resource management process, and developed and share leading practices across sub-areas
- Facilitated planning & coordinating activities of five agile teams' release activities following continuous integration & deployment.
- Attended team's Scrum ceremonies to see what is done right and what needs improvement so that teams can be helped to progress to achieve high agile maturity.
- Conducted the Agile ceremonies, like the retrospectives, ensuring the team was tackling the weaknesses and continuously improving.
- Provided advice and guidance to business partners and project teams regarding best practices in organizational change management to optimize the delivery of change and assist in decision-making as project issues arise
- Assisted the SCRUM Master in facilitating daily SCRUM meetings, Sprint Planning, Review, and Retrospective meetings. Created Burn-down Charts to monitor the completion of work within time-boxes.
- Monitoring projects for validated functional requirements, scope, roles, responsibilities, budgets, timescales, and resources.
- Project initiation, planning, risk assessment, and finalizing of scope while identifying, analyzing, and managing project risks.
- Coordinated and controlled change requests for the clients by conducting impact and cost analysis, prioritizing and mitigating changes
- Led initiatives to streamline workflows, resulting in increased operational efficiency.
- Optimized workflow processes to enhance overall productivity and achieve operational excellence.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Information Technology
Strayer University
12-2028
Associate of Arts - Business Administrations
University of Abuja
Nigeria, Abuja06-2011
Skills
- Data analysis
- Requirements gathering
- Team collaboration
- Microsoft Office Suite
Accomplishments
- Process Improvement - Achieved revenue objective by implementing cost-cutting measures.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams and provided business analysis.
- Developed an organizational change management strategy for employees as a Lead Analyst.
Certification
Certified Microsoft Professional ( Windows Server 2016)
Scrum Master certified (PSM1)
Agile certified (SAFe 5)
Interests
Timeline
Business Analyst/Scrum Master
Access Tech Solutions
03.2025 - Current
Scrum Master
Fidelity Investments
07.2019 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Information Technology
Strayer University
Associate of Arts - Business Administrations
University of Abuja