Aprajita Puri

Experienced business technology professional in complex, integrated business environments across diverse business sectors such as banking, retail, insurance, government and education. 22+ years experience in information management systems, business intelligence & analytics, product management, industry standard business analysis practices, solution planning, business - IT strategy development, developing valuable and sustainable business processes, product and program/project management.
Exceptional at working closely with Executive Management, senior leadership, business stakeholders, SMEs, IT development teams, project managers and QA teams to understand, communicate and manage business and technical solutions, needs, requirements and processes for new and existing systems.
Hands on experience with Agile Software Development, SCRUM, SAFE Agile, Cadence, RUP, and RAD. Effective business communication, facilitation and negotiation skills. Team leadership across functional organizations and geographies, delivering results on strategic business initiatives.

Experience

U S Bank 09/2013 – to present

VP, Product Manager 03/2019 - to present

Managing Mobile App Marketplace journey team, as a product owner and journey manager. 

AVP, Application Manager 01/2017 – 03/2019

• Working directly with product owners, system engineers, program managers, development leads, developers, test leads, testers to identify and define capability features and stories.
• Supporting Agile Software development process, working in conjunction with business, user experience, stakeholders and technical delivery team. Supporting business/IT strategies, solution planning, development, and implementation of cross functional applications.
• Being the voice of the customer and providing a business perspective on value during day-today development. Working as product manager/analyst on functional capabilities, to ensure development output to be aligned with business expectations and long-term vision.
• Providing weekly tactical objectives to scrum team and providing quick JIT decisions for system level questions and defect triage.
• Established the requirements & business analysis process for the Consumer Channel online account servicing requirements team using Agile Methodology in 2016-2017. With the support of my team, pioneered transition to Agile methodology for the Wealth business line.
• Managed cross functional team of more than 15+ business analysts, scrum masters, project leads for several Wealth Digital business line programs 2017 to present. Recruited, mentored and developed Systems Analysts to maximize their potential, professional growth and collaboration skills.
• Managed Multiple programs across different business lines Wealth, Retail Payment Solutions, and OMNI. As a product manager delivered programs worth $20 million year 2017-2018, $15 million plus 2016-2017

Asian BRG, VP, Twin Cities Chapter (2021)

Asian BRG, Board Member for Chapter Outreach (2017-2020)

OLB/Mobile Banking Platform Requirements Lead  09/2013- 12/2016

• Worked with business & IT partners with Digital Channels group, as a Functional Requirements Lead analyst, and managing multiple projects and development efforts.
• Work closely with development partners on multiple projects to implement system integrations, technology advancements and application systems. Manage application issues, provide direction for resolution

• Leading requirements elicitation and solution planning sessions with business, technology and vendor partners to discover alternatives and determine most viable solution for the business and customers, documenting and validating requirements with business senior leadership
• Leading & mentoring other business analysts in IIBA business analysis standards & best practices

NAU Crop Insurance, Ramsey, MN 12/2012 – 08/2013

Sr. Business Analysis Consultant  9 Months          

Worked with business & IT partners in translating conceptual ideas into business needs, developing business case, business models, solution planning session, identifying business requirements and value added solutions for the business in alignment with IT-Business strategy.

NAU IT was working on an effort to move legacy system applications in VB6 to DOT NET platform, developed business case, needs and requirements for their reporting systems, consolidating over 300 individual reports and providing solution for a modular reporting solution for their Legal, Underwriting & Accounting department.

• Developed business case, requirements, use cases, conducting JRD (Joint Requirement Development) sessions, defined system rules and design specifications, data mapping, data models, developed system requirements, conducted structured walkthroughs.
• Provided guidance to standardize processes and business analysis practices across the enterprise. Assisted establishing standardized business analysis processes, performing team SWOT analysis, performed effective stakeholder analysis using RACI.
• Coached & mentored other business analysts in IIBA business analysis standards & best practices

TCF Bank, Minneapolis, MN 07/2011 – 12/12

Business Analysis Consultant 1.5 years

Worked closely with business partners in translating conceptual ideas into business needs, business requirements and value added solutions. Assisted business and IT leaders in creating the roadmaps solutions, programs and projects.

• Provided strategic and visionary input to support and sustain business growth and provide guidance to standardize process flows across the enterprise. Developed Solution delivery documentation with high level mile stones, solution design and business priorities.
• Coordinated work activities with team leads, other supervisors. Collaborated with business and technology teams via approved SDLC processes. Lead and helped facilitate high level and detailed requirement elicitation sessions for current and future business process modeling, use case identification and gap analysis. Negotiated, resolved and prioritized complex issues, work across functional teams.
• Contributed to the continuous improvement of the TCF business analysis model by developing valuable & sustainable processes. Developed plans to meet goals and objectives, perform data analysis to provide structure and definitions across the enterprise.
• Managed and mentored other business & systems analysts in the organization.

SuperValu Inc., Minneapolis  06/2006 – 6/2011

Sr. Business Systems Analyst  5 years

Worked closely with the system development team for merchandising application system enhancements by developing several detailed requirements & design documents for merchandising applications, resulting in successful implementations of different applications with minimal defects and incident free production environment, using Agile methodology & processes, over a period of 5 years.

• Performed detailed analysis of business rules, business & system requirements, data needs, interface & integration analysis, and reported on requirement activity. Conducted elicitation activities, facilitated requirement workshops, documented & validated elicitation results for different merchandising retail product initiatives
• Assessed business value delivered by proposed solutions, determined organizational readiness to effectively operate the new solution. Assessed business impact of defects & issues, evaluated the quality of the solution, tracked & managed the defects.
• Extensively worked with business intelligence & analytics team for reporting and data mining requirements, design, use cases and implementation.

Department of Justice, Helena, MT  01/2004 – 01/2006  

Senior Business Application Analyst  2 years

Spear headed module teams as track lead, through requirement gathering, analysis and research to replace legacy Mainframe Motor Vehicle Divisions registration system, successfully defining detailed business & functional requirements, and design. Performed detailed analysis/research on COTS products and technical evaluation for the division.

• Developed project schedule, estimates and resource plans, work breakdown structure (WBS) and work flows for the project, performed risk assessment and developed mitigation plans for the project.
• Managed development of requirement specifications, use cases, test plans, scenarios & test cases for UAT, conducted JAD sessions, defined business rules, established inter team communication processes and led implementation of RUP in project. Experience in mentoring, coaching & leading other Business Analysts on the team.

 

Montana State Fund. Helena, MT  02/1999 – 11/2000

Application Analyst/ Senior Programmer Analyst 1 year 9 months

Worked on in-house development projects, conducted JAD sessions with business & IT. Enhanced and supported existing insurance system. Guided team through business/system requirement analysis.

Key role player in development of SBP database for Internal Auditor’s of Montana State Fund. Designed system to maintain and update confidential data for Strategic Business Plan (SBP). Analyzed and designed reporting module. Led analysis and design of modules for Group Loss Cause Report System for Loss Control Department, MSF. Analyzed and designed Group Experience Report system for the Underwriting Dept., MSF, designed to gather information about various participants insured under groups.

APTECH Ltd, New Delhi, India  02/1995 – 02/1999

Application Analyst/ Senior Programmer Analyst 4 years 

Conducted classes as faculty. Coordinated in-house requirement gathering and software application development for departments as Academics, Administration, and Marketing. Project Coordinator, guiding students in software project analysis, design & implementation, guiding students for various technical reviews and walkthroughs. Conducting training & development programs for faculties, coordination of TQM activities. Organizing technical seminars and workshops.

Tools: 

MS Office toolset, MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Win NT/ 2K / XP, Caliber Requirements Management Tool, Requisite Pro, Documentum, Clarity, Microsoft TFS, Version One, JIRA

Education: 

• • Master’s in Business Administration MBA, AIIMA-CME, New Delhi, India
  • Bachelors in Mathematics, BA(H), Hansraj College, New Delhi, India
  • Advanced Diploma in Computer Systems Management, NIIT, New Delhi, India

Professional Certifications

CSPO              - Certified Scrum Product Owner, Scrum Alliance

CSM                - Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance

CBAP              - Certified Business Analyst Professional, IIBA