Rushal Shinde

Dedicated Business Analyst with a proven track record in leading successful product development projects through project discovery, grooming, and agile ceremonies. Skilled in driving product vision, prioritizing features, efforts estimation and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, user-focused solutions for global clients.

Senior Analyst - Biz Development | Cognizant Technology Solutions (Sep 2023 - Present)

➢ Led project discovery workshops to define product vision, goals, and requirements, which contributed to a

20% increase in project alignment with business objectives and a 15% reduction in requirement related revision.

➢ Gathered and analyzed business requirements from key stakeholders in the manufacturing and life sciences sectors to develop detailed Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and Functional Requirement

Documents (FRD).

➢ Facilitated grooming sessions with stakeholders and development teams to refine product backlog,

prioritize features, and define acceptance criteria leading to a 25% improvement in sprint efficiency.

➢ Conducted agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives which enhanced team productivity resulting in a 30% increase in sprint completion rate.

➢ Managed stakeholder expectations and communicated project progress through regular status updates and presentations, achieving a 98% stakeholder satisfaction rate and 15% reduction in project risks through proactive risk management.

➢ Collaborated with UX/UI designers, developers, architect, and QA engineers to translate requirements into user stories, wireframes, and prototypes.

➢ Created comprehensive Use Case Diagrams, Process Flowcharts, and Data Mapping Documents to support system customization and integration in Salesforce for clients.

➢ Managed a product portfolio with an annual revenue of $14 billion, consistently achieving growth and profitability targets through strategic planning and execution.

Senior Software Engineer / Scrum Master | Newgen Technologies Ltd. (Apr 2021 - May 2022)

➢ Developed moderately complex software, created and executed design for a small set of functionalities for business process management and automation.

➢ Understands the client IT landscape and business processes Worked with the Development team to implement data strategies and build data flows.

➢ Maintained strong and trust-based internal and client relationships with good interpersonal skills.

➢ Responsible for delivering a series of projects within the desired scope.

IT Programmer | Sharekhan Ltd. (Dec 2017 - Sep 2020)

➢ Ability to prioritize problems in the trading system and create new products using technology-driven business solutions.

➢ Provided support for the existing architecture of the trading platform.

➢ Submerged in creating SQL procedures which had a business impact and eventually helped in the generation of revenue.

➢ Worked with a team to understand the technological impact on business.

PGPM, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai (2023)

Major-Operations, Minor-Strategy & Analytics

BE (Computer Science), Lokmanya Tilak College of

Engineering, Navi Mumbai (2017)

HSC (State Board), K J Somaiya Junior College of science,

Mumbai (2013)

SSC (State Board), S B M Padwal Vidyalaya, Thane (2011)