Sai Meghana Bonthala
saimeghanabonthala@gmail.com
Professional Summary
1. Business Analyst with over 4 Years of IT experience collaborating with various teams to affect a
seamless transition of knowledge and requirements in a SDLC Process.
2. A diverse experience in the industry working on cross-functional and multi-cultural teams.
3. In depth understanding of the AS-IS and TO-BE business processes.
4. Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies including Waterfall
and Agile Scrum.
a. Over 4 years’ experience in Agile Scrum methodology of SDLC
b. Involvement in the project life right from requirement gathering from the client to
application delivery.
c. Smooth conversion of the client requirements into features and functionalities in the
application.
d. Transparent documentation of the requirements in the form of user stories under
respective Epics and Features.
e. Detailed requirement knowledge transfer to teams to eliminate misunderstandings.
f. In depth scrutiny of the developed features to ensure client acceptance.
g. Ontime delivery of solution to client adhering to quality standards.
h. Post delivery monitoring of the application to address any deviations.
5. Experience in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including requirements
gathering (where client interaction could be regarded as my strength), design, development,
testing and deployment.
6. Excellent Analytical skills in understanding and identifying the Business process and conducting
feasibility studies to develop Scope and Vision Document.
7. Expertise in identifying High level requirements and analyzing and uniquely defining each Business
Requirement to Functional Requirements.
8. Adept with different Requirement Elicitation techniques like, JAD sessions, Document analysis,
Prototyping, Interview, Brainstorming.
9. Expertise in creating Wire frames/ Mock ups using MS Visio, MS PAINT.
10. Extensively utilized MS SharePoint as data repository for document, content and Project
Management.
11. Conducted Stake Holder analysis to get a clear understanding of the process and various roles and
responsibilities of the team members and to know the POC - Point of Contact.
12. Skilled in performing Gap analysis and Impact Analysis by identifying existing technologies,
documenting the enhancements to meet the end-state requirements.
13. Expertise in assisting the Testing Team in creating the Test Scenarios, and Test Cases and efficiently
prioritize and manage the defects using the Defect Tracking system.
14. Experience in conducting User Acceptance testing at both local and clients environments.
15. Expert in writing detailed system use cases, developing business test cases, and working with QA
teams during testing phase thereby facilitating acceptance testing with stakeholders and business
users
Professional Experience
Organization : NexNova Technologies Inc., Mississauga, ON
Duration : October 2023 – Present
Role : Business Analyst
Job Description :
Responsible in requirements gathering, analysis and managing of client requirements by interacting with clients
through meetings and one on one discussions.
Responsible for documentation of the requirements in the form of user stories to be conveyed to both internal
and external teams.
Responsible for explaining the requirements to the software development and testing teams.
Responsible for preparation of workflow diagrams and business process documents.
Maintaining coordination with User interface team and Quality Assurance team in the process of developing the
product.
Responsible for prioritizing requirements for the latest version of the product
Responsible for preparation of User manuals and training manuals
Responsible for performing functional testing
Depicting Use case diagrams and other types of diagrams of UML.
Provide overall business and systems analysis and design support.
Making presentations on product fitment and demonstrating how a product meet customer needs
Management of aspects and disciplines in Agile Scrum process.
Experience of working with a team of 5 (3 developers & 2 testers) under the guidance of my Project Manager
o Demonstrated strong team player and interpersonal skills with the ability to build
relationships across organizational levels and effectively deal with a team comprised of
both local and off-shore team members.
o Converted functional requirements to user stories and created the product backlog.
o Facilitated the estimation of product backlog Items and shield team from external
interferences during sprints.
o Calculated velocity, framed burn-down velocity chart, re-populated the release backlog
with unfinished user stories, and showcased the stakeholders with the slice of potentially
shippable product at the end of every sprint.
o Facilitated the team in identifying and managing interactivity dependencies within product
development.
Organization : Maple HealthTech Solutions, Toronto, ON
Duration : May 2021 - September 2023
Role : Business Analyst
Job Description :
Responsible in requirements gathering, analysis and managing of client requirements by interacting with clients
through meetings and one on one discussions.
Responsible for documentation of the requirements in the form of user stories to be conveyed to both internal
and external teams.
Responsible for explaining the requirements to the software development and testing teams.
Responsible for preparation of workflow diagrams and business process documents.
Maintaining coordination with User interface team and Quality Assurance team in the process of developing the
product.
Responsible for prioritizing requirements for the latest version of the product
Responsible for preparation of User manuals and training manuals
Responsible for performing functional testing
Depicting Use case diagrams and other types of diagrams of UML.
Provide overall business and systems analysis and design support.
Making presentations on product fitment and demonstrating how a product meet customer needs
Management of aspects and disciplines in Agile Scrum process.
Education
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management, NCT College, Canada - 2022-
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, KITS Warangal - 2017 to 2021
