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Meena Kottakonda-Senior Business Analyst – Product Owner

Meena Kottakonda
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Pune, India

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Jun 2017 - Present

Senior Business Analyst – Product Owner

PTC Software Pvt. Ltd.

Position Summary
Senior Business Analyst – Product Owner at PTC Software Pvt. Ltd.
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Facilitated Scrum and SAFE methodology by working directly with different stakeholders focusing on behavior and test-driven development
  • Assisted in defining strategic business requirements and understanding complex client and user needs
  • Established user stories based on functional requirements to support the continuous delivery pipeline
  • Performed t-shirt sizing and prioritized work using Weighted Shortest Job First, presenting to executive management
  • Coordinated functional testing with IT using an iterative quality analysis process to meet project timelines
  • Ensured adherence to Scrum principles, coached team members on Agile methodologies, and fostered a collaborative, self-organizing team environment
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to prioritize features and enhancements, creating and maintaining a well-organized product backlog
  • Worked closely with development, marketing, sales, and customer success teams to ensure seamless execution of product initiatives
  • Tracked key performance indicators and customer feedback to assess product performance and drive continuous improvement
  • Accountable for daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and program increment planning as the single team representative
  • Defined product vision and translated product strategy into actionable tasks
  • Facilitated decision-making, handled release management communication
  • Mastered Salesforce as CRM tool to manage client data and execute SQL queries for decision analysis
  • Created user documentation for department tools and maintained timely updates
  • Completed training and coached new business analysts
Jan 2015 - Sep 2016

Business Analyst – Scrum Master

Innopark Solutions Pvt Ltd

Position Summary
Business Analyst – Scrum Master at Innopark Solutions Pvt Ltd
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
Quality Assurance
  • Worked with stakeholders to understand project concepts, objectives, and approaches, managing projects from concept to implementation
  • Documented, prioritized, and tracked requests; met with project teams to review deliverables and deadlines
  • Conducted periodic reviews of prototypes and final products; coordinated internal resources and external contractors
  • Implemented quality assurance practices and procedures
  • Used tools like StarUML, Microsoft Visio, Axure RP, Mockup Builder, and Balsamiq for UML diagramming, project flow diagrams, wireframing, and high-fidelity prototyping
  • Facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to ensure project progress
  • Removed impediments to the team's productivity and progress
  • Undertook JIRA training and used it as the single source for project life cycle management
  • Certified as Scrum Master and implemented Scrum practices across projects
  • Gained extensive domain knowledge in gambling games
Jan 2013 - Nov 2014

Business Analyst - Project Manager

Greyhound Technologies Pvt Ltd

Position Summary
Business Analyst - Project Manager at Greyhound Technologies Pvt Ltd
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business Areas
Project Management
  • Managed a team of business analysts; reviewed and updated documentation and use cases
  • Guided functional requirement specification and software requirement specification tasks
  • Planned and managed projects to ensure timely, quality deliveries within budget
  • Created and reviewed effort and cost estimates, project plans, and supporting plans (risk management, quality, communication)
  • Tracked project cost, revenue, and billing milestones; collaborated with account manager on invoicing and payments
  • Managed stakeholder expectations and satisfaction; ensured fulfillment of contractual commitments
  • Ensured optimal resource utilization; planned, acquired, and released resources as needed
  • Monitored and reviewed resource productivity and utilization; took corrective actions when necessary
  • Built team spirit, motivated team members, and resolved conflicts to maintain a healthy working environment
  • Participated in business development and supported sales/pre-sales activities
  • Mastered project management tools (Insightly, Zoho, Microsoft Project); established traceability matrices for quality assurance
  • Successfully delivered enterprise and consumer-level applications
Nov 2010 - Jan 2013
Nashik, India

Associate Business Analyst

Uchange Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Position Summary
Associate Business Analyst at Uchange Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Product Development
Quality Assurance
  • Discovered underlying business needs and gathered product and project requirements through stakeholder analysis and engagement
  • Organized, specified, and modeled requirements for completeness and clarity
  • Documented requirements in a shareable format; ensured they met business needs and quality standards
  • Conducted detailed interviews with business users, stakeholders, and SMEs to gather business and solution requirements
  • Prepared business requirement documents and used AgroUML to convert requirements into functional specifications; developed use cases and UML diagrams
  • Designed data flow diagrams (ERDs) and web page mock-ups using enterprise architecture and MS Visio
  • Communicated with project managers; managed schedules and collaborated with design and development teams
  • Prepared project progress and status reports; assisted with data analysis and conducted functional testing based on use case documentation
  • Successfully deployed a customized ERP college management solution per client requirements
  • Published multiple mobile applications to the Play Store
May 2009 - Sep 2010
Hyderabad, India

Senior Associate

Wipro BPO

Position Summary
Senior Associate at Wipro BPO
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Customer Service
Information Technology
  • Provided technical support for HP laptop issues for US customers
  • Resolved software, hardware, and wireless internet issues
  • Installed software and troubleshooted associated problems
  • Supported basic operational maintenance of personal computers and peripherals
  • Guided customer troubleshooting; issued service calls per guidelines
  • Escalated unresolved issues; logged and documented all customer interactions

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology and Professional Services.

Information Technology
Professional Services
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Quality Assurance, Project Management, Business Intelligence, Customer Service, and Information Technology.

Product Development
Quality Assurance
Project Management
Business Intelligence
Customer Service
Information Technology
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Summary

  • Business Analyst and Product Owner with experience 12+ yrs. of handling complex enterprise projects and product development
  • Proven expertise in implementing optimized business-oriented software development process from conception to go live system
  • Conversant with requirement analysis process used for mapping business requirement with functional documentation
  • Handled training programs for business analysts and team leaders for process control and change management
  • Working closely with presales and sales team for solution conceptualization
  • To leverage experience in a progressive organization, utilizing my expertise in business analysis, systems integration, and product management to drive operational excellence and contribute to the company's strategic goals.

Skills

  • Project Management

  • Scrum And Agile Methodologies

  • Stakeholder Analysis And Collaboration

  • Safe

  • Business Process Reengineering

  • End User Training And Deployment

  • Enterprise Architecture

  • Business Process Improvement

  • Salesforce Inspector

  • Functional Process Mapping

  • Requirement Analysis And Design Definition

  • Uml Diagramming

  • Basics Of C, C++, Java Basic, Asp .Net – Entry Level

  • Sql – Proficient

  • Mysql – Proficient

  • Oracle – Proficient

  • Javascript – Entry Level

Languages

English
Advanced
Hindi
Advanced
Marathi
Advanced
Telugu
Advanced

Education

University of Pune

Bachelors in Computer Science · Computer Science · Pune, India

University of Pune

Masters in Business Administration, Systems · Business Administration · Pune, India

Certifications & licenses

Certified For Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt

Certified SAFe® 5 Practitioner

Scaled Agile, Inc

Certified Scrum Master

SCRUM ALLIANCE

Certified Scrum Product Owner

SCRUM ALLIANCE

Master Business Analysis Training

MCAL Global

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 5
Experience in Information Technology 16 y
Avg length 3 y 2 m
Longest experience 9 y

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (India)
Primary country India

Expertise

Recent roles Senior Business Analyst – Product Owner, Business Analyst – Scrum Master, Business Analyst - Project Manager
Main industries Information Technology, Professional Services
Main business areas Product Development, Quality Assurance, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 5

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Meena is based in Pune, India.
Meena speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), Hindi (Advanced), Marathi (Advanced), Telugu (Advanced).
Meena has at least 16 years of experience. During this time, Meena has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 2 months. Note that Meena may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Meena would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Business Analyst – Product Owner, Business Analyst – Scrum Master, Business Analyst - Project Manager.
Meena's most recent position is Senior Business Analyst – Product Owner at PTC Software Pvt. Ltd..
In recent years, Meena has worked for PTC Software Pvt. Ltd..
Meena is most experienced in industries like Information Technology and Professional Services.
Meena is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Project Management. Meena also has some experience in Business Intelligence, Customer Service, and Information Technology.
Meena has recently worked in industries like Information Technology.
Meena has recently worked in business areas like Product Development.
Meena holds a Master in Business Administration from University of Pune and a Bachelor in Computer Science from University of Pune.
Meena has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified For Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt, Certified SAFe® 5 Practitioner, and Certified Scrum Master.
Meena is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
Meena's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.
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