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Mounika Reddy

Mounika Reddy

Summary

PMP-certified Business Analyst with experience supporting full project lifecycles across Agile and hybrid environments. Skilled in gathering requirements, mapping business processes, and developing workflow documentation that improves clarity and efficiency. Adept at project scheduling, risk tracking, and ensuring alignment with scope, timelines, and business objectives. Experienced in facilitating sprint ceremonies, coordinating cross-functional teams, and supporting on-time delivery. Proficient in building dashboards and KPI reports for data-driven decision-making. Hands-on with Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Confluence, Power BI, and Smartsheet.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Analyst Lead

CVS HEALTH
10.2024 - Current
  • Led end-to-end coordination of enterprise application enhancements, including internal learning systems and payroll-related platforms, by organizing timelines, deliverables, and cross-team activities to accelerate overall delivery by nearly 25%.
  • Created detailed workflow diagrams and documentation to support compliance requirements, internal audits, and standardized practices across various business groups.
  • Built and managed centralized SOP libraries across departments, strengthening process consistency, improving audit preparation, and reducing operational errors by roughly 25%.
  • Gathered business requirements, managed scope discussions, and supported change control processes to keep the project direction aligned with evolving stakeholder needs.
  • Designed repeatable process models and governance structures that unified workflows across multiple teams, ensuring consistent execution and adherence to organizational standards.
  • Facilitated Agile ceremonies—including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog reviews, and retrospectives—using Jira and Confluence to maintain transparency and structured documentation.
  • Directed UAT preparation and execution with QA teams, developing test scenarios, validating results, and contributing to major releases that achieved more than 95% defect-free outcomes.

Business Analyst

State of Missouri Department of Natural Resources
04.2023 - 10.2024
  • Guided cross-functional teams throughout all phases of the project lifecycle—from requirement discovery and workflow optimization to UAT execution—resulting in a 30% improvement in overall system performance.
  • Led stakeholder discussions to capture business needs, validate current and future-state processes, and ensure alignment between operational goals and technical delivery.
  • Oversaw project activities using both Agile and Waterfall approaches, coordinating sprint ceremonies, monitoring progress, and managing risks to maintain on-time delivery.
  • Worked closely with product owners, development teams, and QA to refine priorities, validate functionality, and support backlog management, and integration testing for enterprise applications.
  • Built real-time dashboards and analytical reports using Power BI and Excel, providing leadership with clear visibility into project health, KPIs, and decision-driving insights.

Programmer Analyst

Thinklusive
12.2022 - 04.2023
  • Helped gather, analyze, and organize academic and administrative data to support ongoing university initiatives and reporting needs.
  • Designed Excel-based dashboards and metric reports that improved visibility into project performance and increased stakeholder participation in feedback sessions by 20%.
  • Assisted project teams by maintaining documentation, coordinating meetings, and streamlining communication between faculty, staff, and other campus stakeholders.

Project Assistant

OPHI
01.2022 - 12.2022

• Assisted project leads in coordinating deliverables, timelines, and risk logs for public health data initiatives.

• Maintained project documentation and reporting dashboards tracking scope changes and milestone progress

• Supported user requirement collection and communicated updates between technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively.

• Managed documentation repositories ensuring accuracy, traceability, and audit compliance throughout project phases.

• Supported QA activities and deployment readiness efforts ensuring system reliability and user satisfaction.

Subject Matter Expert (Operations & Support)

Amazon
08.2019 - 07.2021
  • Assisted project managers with project initiation activities, including planning sessions, scope definition, and stakeholder identification.
  • Gathered and documented business requirements, translated needs into functional specifications, and helped reduce rework by 20%.
  • Maintained project schedules using Microsoft Project and Excel, improving task accuracy and decreasing scheduling conflicts by 15%.
  • Coordinated internal system rollouts by validating functionality, organizing feedback sessions, and increasing user adoption across multiple teams.
  • Implemented process improvements and workflow updates, reducing ticket resolution time by 35% across operations.
  • Collaborated with engineering and operations teams to analyze system issues, refine requirements, and optimize internal workflows.
  • Updated project status reports, risk logs, and issue trackers to support timely delivery and clear communication with leadership.
  • Performed QA reviews to ensure data accuracy, process consistency, and system reliability for internal tools.
  • Supported pilot testing and UAT activities, collected user feedback, and contributed to a 30% increase in engagement during rollout phases.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

Missouri State University
Missouri
12-2022

Skills

    PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  • Project Lifecycle Management
  • Scope, Schedule, and Cost Control
  • Strategic Planning & Execution
  • Budgeting & Cost Management
  • Resource & Capacity Planning
  • Risk Assessment & Mitigation
  • Change Management
  • Quality Assurance & Process Compliance
  • Earned Value Management (EVM)
  • Project Documentation & Reporting
  • RAID Logs (Risk, Action, Issue, Dependency)
  • BUSINESS ANALYSIS
  • Requirements Gathering & Analysis
  • BRD/FRD Documentation
  • User Stories & Acceptance Criteria
  • Process Mapping & Workflow Modeling
  • Gap Analysis & Process Optimization
  • Flowchart Development
  • KPI Tracking & Performance Metrics
  • Data Interpretation & Statistical Analysis
  • Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs)
  • UAT Planning & Test Case Review
  • AGILE & DELIVERY
  • Agile (Scrum & Kanban)
  • Sprint Planning & Standups
  • Backlog Prioritization & Grooming
  • Sprint Reviews & Retrospectives
  • Waterfall Project Execution
  • Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
  • Continuous Improvement Initiatives
  • TECHNICAL & ANALYTICAL SKILLS
  • SQL (Basics)
  • REST API Concepts
  • SDLC Knowledge
  • CI/CD Pipeline Understanding
  • Data Analysis & Visualization
  • Statistical Tools (Excel, BI Tools)
  • TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES
  • Project & Task Management: Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, Trello, Asana
  • Documentation & Collaboration: Confluence, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Slack
  • Reporting & Analytics: Excel (Pivot Tables, Charts, Macros), Power BI, Tableau
  • ERP Systems: SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics
  • Version Control: GitHub
  • Modeling/Design Tools: Miro, Visio, Lucidchart
  • WBS & Workflow Tools: WBS Tool, BPM Tools
  • SOFT SKILLS
  • Leadership & Team Coordination
  • Strong Communication (Technical & Non-Technical)
  • Problem-Solving & Analytical Thinking
  • Attention to Detail
  • Time Management & Prioritization
  • Stakeholder Relationship Building
  • Presentation & Meeting Facilitation

Certification

  • PMP Certified
  • Microsoft certified: Azure
  • Microsoft certified: Data Visualization
  • Data Science

Timeline

Business Analyst Lead

CVS HEALTH
10.2024 - Current

Business Analyst

State of Missouri Department of Natural Resources
04.2023 - 10.2024

Programmer Analyst

Thinklusive
12.2022 - 04.2023

Project Assistant

OPHI
01.2022 - 12.2022

Subject Matter Expert (Operations & Support)

Amazon
08.2019 - 07.2021

Master of Science - Computer Science

Missouri State University