Suresh Kesavan
Oatlands,Australia
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Team – Agile Lead
Sprint
02.2022 - Current
- Gathering and organising product backlog for Annual reporting projects
- Managing development multiple teams and sprint ceremonies(Agile SCRUM)
- Managing cross-functional collaboration
- Executing the entire software development process (end to end)
- Program-Project implementation (Release Train) Preparations and Planning
- Managing multiple Agile -development team
- Facilitating discussion, decision making and conflict resolutions
- Coaching the team on agility and frameworks
- Manage the schedule and commitments for one or more teams of software developers
- Gathering and documenting business requirements in relation to the improvement
- Deliver quality outcomes within restricted timeframes
- Strong Business stakeholder relations.
Agile delivery Lead |Product Manager |Scrum Master
State Records
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Managing PO Digital interface project
- Managing SCRUM and sprint ceremonies
- Sprint session and SCRUM activity, product backlog
- Business requirement specifications and functional specifications
- Own the facilitation of agile ceremonies for various delivery teams within client engagements
- Product design strategy and manage the product feed back
- Removing any obstacles or impediments that may be blocking the team’s progress
- Acting as a liaison between the team and external stakeholders
- Deliver quality outcomes within restricted timeframes
- Managing cross-functional collaboration
- Executing the entire software development process (end to end)
- Program-Project implementation (Release Train) Preparations and Planning
- Strong Business stakeholder relations
- Proactively manage risks and issues in the project with the team and client
- Mentor project team members ensuring they are aligned to the mission, vision and goals
SCRUM -Master- Senior Business Analyst
04.2019 - 02.2021
- Product managements-Opal Connect Ticketing projects
- Managing SCRUM teams and sprint ceremonies
- Managing cross-functional collaboration
- Executing the entire software development process (end to end)
- Program-Project implementation (Release Train) Preparations and Planning
- Sprint session and SCRUM activity, product backlog
- Identifying dependencies and removing impediments to scrum team’s progress
- Facilitating core Agile ceremonies with two or more teams (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Demo, Retrospective and Backlog refinement)
- Removing any obstacles or impediments that may be blocking the team’s progress
- Acting as a liaison between the team and external stakeholders
- Agile -Scrum reporting
- Gathering and documenting business requirements in relation to the improvement
- Deliver quality outcomes within restricted timeframes
- Strong Business stakeholder relations.
Senior Business Analyst (Advanced)
Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
Sydney
2018.09 - 2019.04
- Implemented taxation data processing and complex reporting products related risk
- Process Mapping on reform project (AS-IS & TO-BE) and analysis
- Analyse the current internal systems for risk management
- Develop scope documents and define Epics/User Stories
- Created roadmaps to achieve the overall business and product vision.
- Identify, own and prioritise business or customer requirements through Epics and User Stories.
- Ensuring the product backlog is visible, transparent and clear
- Requirement Analysis and Improvements and documentation.
- Technical solution-Cloud hosted, Model and Improvement.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
SCRUM Master | Senior Business Analyst
Justice
08.2017 - Current
- Facilitating scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-up, sprint reviews and retrospectives
- Requirement Gathering – for NSW sentence reform project
- Writing User stories in Jira and documentation Confluence
- Facilitating core Agile ceremonies with two or more teams (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Demo, Retrospective and Backlog refinement)
- Managing cross-functional collaboration
- Executing the entire software development process (end to end)
- Program-Project implementation (Release Train) Preparations and Planning
- Removing any obstacles or impediments that may be blocking the team’s progress
- Acting as a liaison between the team and external stakeholders
- Working with complex integrated system and external agency interfaces
- System Analysis and Improvement and documentation
- Managing and facilitating SCRUM activity
- Deliver quality outcomes within restricted timeframes
- Business process Analysis, Model and Improvements, Solutions
Senior Business Analyst
Dept.of Environments
03.2017 - 08.2017
- Of Environment& Climate change
- Facilitating scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-up, sprint reviews and retrospectives
- Impact analysis on system – due to Bio-diversity reform acts
- Documenting system changes, Gaps, impacts
- Implementing Agile Scrum framework, values, and principles
- Agile Scrum Sprint planning, prioritisation and Managing SCRUM
- Managing and facilitating SCRUM activity
- Supporting the Product Owner, for grooming and maintaining the product backlog
- Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments
- System changes and testing and UAT
- Business System Analysis and Improvements, Solutions
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Stream Lead | Senior Business Analyst
Sydney Train
09.2015 - 03.2017
- Transport)
- Requirement gathering and documentation for mobile application
- Mapping process (ASIS-TOBE)
- Stakeholder consultations and conducting workshops and gathering workshop
- Implementing Agile Scrum framework, values, and principles
- Documenting Business requirements for mobile application for asset condition data capturing
- Mobile application- Asset Inspection-Development
- Supporting the Product Owner, for grooming and maintaining the product backlog
- Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments
- Improving transparency, and radiating information
- Agile Environment-User stories, Epics
- Wireframes and proto types
- Change management-impact and training need analysis
- Practised Agile-SCRUM Methodology for mobile application development
- UAT and Training
Senior Business Analyst |Project Manager
08.2014 - 09.2015
- NSW Office of State Revenue
- Requirement gathering and documentation of Fine payment (direct debit) online(web) option and Mobile options
- Agile-Scrum methodology-development
- Process improvement documentation of the auto allocation work item queues and online mobile applications (digital)
- Supporting the Product Owner, for grooming and maintaining the product backlog
- Mobile application- Asset Inspection-Development
- Agile Environment-User stories, Epics
- Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments
- Improving transparency, and radiating information
- Documentation change management, Gaps, impacts, project brief
- Stakeholder consultations and conducting workshops
- Wireframes and proto types online and Mobile application
- Documenting Business requirements and impacts
- Documentation of project brief and benefit analysis
- UAT &training need analysis
Senior Business Analyst
NSW
04.2014 - 08.2014
- Office of Water
- Process Mapping Customer interactions (As-Is and To-Be processes) for CRM (Customer Relation ) implementation
- Documenting requirements, functional specification
- Detailed specifications for the implementation/customisation
- Development and Improvement Methodology on process
Senior Business Analyst |Project Lead
Fred Hollows Foundation
10.2013 - 03.2014
- Drafting the requirements, functional specification Gaps and analysis
- Process Mapping (As-Is and To-Be processes)
- Analysis on cost/risk/benefit/Investment on return on global systems
- Conducting Workshop with business stakeholders, ICT and Vendors
- SDLC and ERP projects artefacts
- Online application development by Agile Methodology
- Planning, design, development, and deployment of new applications
- Enhancing business processes, operations, and information process flow
- Identify Issue/risks and resolve the issues and mitigation strategy of risks
Senior Business Analyst
NSW Roads and Maritime Services
02.2013 - 10.2013
- Documentation of High level business requirement for number of business system
- Process Mapping (As-Is and To-Be processes)
- New legislation and regulation (changes)online and system application
- Conducting Workshop with business stakeholders, ICT and Vendors
- Created System design and solution proposals
- Planning, design, development, and deployment of new applications
- Enhancing business processes, operations, and information process flow
- Cost Benefit, GAP &Impact analysis and documentations
- Documentation of Business Case, Project initiation documents
- Identify Issue/risks and resolve the issues and mitigation strategy of risks
- Testing Strategy and planning
Senior Business Analyst
NSW State Water
06.2012 - 01.2013
- Gathering business information from business stakeholders for CARM/TMS projects
- Documentation of High level business requirement for number of business system
- BPMN Process Mapping (As-Is and To-Be processes) of CARM/TMS
- Conducting Workshop with business stakeholders, ICT and Vendors
- Documenting SDLC & Infrastructure project artefacts
- Influencing and negotiating with senior internal and external stakeholders
- Documentation of Business Case, Project initiation documents
- Testing Strategy and UAT
Senior Business Analyst
NSW Rural Fire
07.2011 - 05.2012
- Service
- Gathering business information from business stakeholders
- Documentation of High level business requirement for number of business system
- Process Mapping (As-Is and To-Be processes) of Rural Fire service business systems
- Workshop with business stakeholders and ICT
- Successfully implemented, tested and delivered the new system functionalities
- Benefit, GAP &Impact analysis and documentations
- Customer Service Centre improvements
- Documentation of Business Case
- Testing Strategy and UAT
Senior Business Analyst
RailCorp
07.2010 - 06.2011
- (L&D Business Unit Petersham, Gathering business information from business stakeholders
- Documentation of High level business requirement for e-Learning system(web)
- Process Mapping (As-Is and To-Be processes) of RailCorp Training business units
- Identifying, defining, refining and managing business requirements
- Business stakeholders management and point of contact between business & IT
- Benefit ,GAP &Impact analysis and documentations
- Infrastructure solutions for E-learning solutions
Senior Business Analyst
12.2009 - 06.2010
- Office of State Revenue (OSR)
- Gathering business information from business stakeholders,
- External stakeholders (RTA,EC etc)
- Documentation of business requirement and functional requirements
- Change management and related activity-impacts, communication, strategy
- Business stakeholders management and point of contact between business & IT
- System test case review with Testing tool director
Senior Business Analyst
DEEWR
09.2008 - 11.2009
Senior Business Analyst
Qantas Airlines
10.2007 - 06.2008
Senior Business Analyst (Team Lead)
Department of Immigration, DIAC
03.2007 - 10.2007
Senior Business Analyst
NSW Police
05.2006 - 03.2007
Senior Business Analyst (Team Lead)
Microsoft Datacom
02.2005 - 05.2006
Business System Analyst
Fuji Xerox Printers
05.2004 - 01.2005
Senior Business / System Analyst
TNT Australia, Pakana Corporations
11.2001 - 12.2003
Senior System / Business Analyst
Muthoot Computers
04.1996 - 12.1999
Business System / Application Analyst
Onboard Ship Denmark
06.1994 - 04.1996
- Suresh Kesavan 1
- Suresh Kesavan 3
Education
Bachelor of Science - Technology Education
Kerala University
Inida05.1988
Skills
- Lead Pipeline Development
- Inbound Lead Generation
- Agile Principles
- Agile Coaching
Certification
Excellent interpersonal, time management skill
Academic Qualifications / Trainings /Certification
Certified SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
Certified Scaled Agile Framework Agilist
Certified Agile SCRUM Master (By SAFe & ScrumStudy)
Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager
Certified Enterprise Architect (TOGAF)
BTech (Bachelor of Technology)
University of Kerala
Enterprise Analyst Training Course
Agile –SCRUM Methodology
Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt) Training
UML-Use case Training by IBM Rational
Various Business analysis (courses) Certificates
Skills
Requirements Gathering
Scoping and Planning the project
Timeline
Lead Team – Agile Lead
Sprint
02.2022 - Current
Agile delivery Lead |Product Manager |Scrum Master
State Records
03.2021 - 02.2022
SCRUM -Master- Senior Business Analyst
04.2019 - 02.2021
Senior Business Analyst (Advanced)
Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
2018.09 - 2019.04
SCRUM Master | Senior Business Analyst
Justice
08.2017 - Current
Senior Business Analyst
Dept.of Environments
03.2017 - 08.2017
Stream Lead | Senior Business Analyst
Sydney Train
09.2015 - 03.2017
Senior Business Analyst |Project Manager
08.2014 - 09.2015
Senior Business Analyst
NSW
04.2014 - 08.2014
Senior Business Analyst |Project Lead
Fred Hollows Foundation
10.2013 - 03.2014
Senior Business Analyst
NSW Roads and Maritime Services
02.2013 - 10.2013
Senior Business Analyst
NSW State Water
06.2012 - 01.2013
Senior Business Analyst
NSW Rural Fire
07.2011 - 05.2012
Senior Business Analyst
RailCorp
07.2010 - 06.2011
Senior Business Analyst
12.2009 - 06.2010
Senior Business Analyst
DEEWR
09.2008 - 11.2009
Senior Business Analyst
Qantas Airlines
10.2007 - 06.2008
Senior Business Analyst (Team Lead)
Department of Immigration, DIAC
03.2007 - 10.2007
Senior Business Analyst
NSW Police
05.2006 - 03.2007
Senior Business Analyst (Team Lead)
Microsoft Datacom
02.2005 - 05.2006
Business System Analyst
Fuji Xerox Printers
05.2004 - 01.2005
Senior Business / System Analyst
TNT Australia, Pakana Corporations
11.2001 - 12.2003
Senior System / Business Analyst
Muthoot Computers
04.1996 - 12.1999
Business System / Application Analyst
Onboard Ship Denmark
06.1994 - 04.1996
Bachelor of Science - Technology Education
Kerala University
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