Business System Analyst Portfolio

Richa
Desai

Business System Analyst Business Analyst Product Analyst Project Coordinator

I bridge the gap between business needs and technical delivery teams by translating complex requirements into clear documentation, actionable user stories, and measurable outcomes across retail, e-commerce, and SaaS environments.

Richa Desai

Expertise

Skills & Tools

Core BA

Business Analysis

Requirements Gathering User Stories BRDs Functional Specs Process Mapping

Analysis

Data & Reporting

Dashboards KPIs Reporting Data Validation UAT

Tools

Tech Stack

JIRA Confluence Azure DB Excel SharePoint SQL

Soft Skills

Collaboration

Stakeholder Management Communication Problem Solving Agile / Scrum

Experience

Work Experience

Canadian Tire Corporation · Toronto, Canada Technologist / Business System Analyst
60%
Data efficiency improvement
95%
Sprint items on schedule
30%
Feature adoption increase
  • Improved data efficiency by 60% during a major platform migration
  • Delivered 95% of sprint items on schedule through structured backlog management
  • Boosted feature adoption by 30% via clear user story definition and UAT coordination
  • Built a centralized documentation hub in Confluence used across multiple teams
JIRA Confluence Azure DB SharePoint Agile/Scrum
Directions Software Solutions · Mumbai, India Functional Lead
  • Owned functional requirements across enterprise retail & payments domains
  • Created workflows & process documentation that improved team-wide clarity
  • Designed Excel + SQL dashboards for KPI tracking and executive reporting
  • Led UAT planning and execution, coordinating test cases, sign-off, and issue resolution
Excel SQL UAT Process Mapping BRDs

Work Samples

Projects

01

Eco Fee Management System (PaaS)

Cloud-based platform managing eco fee collection from customers on regulated products, handling fee calculations, provincial tax rules, and stewardship organization reporting across Canada.

My Responsibility

Supported cloud migration working with large SKU datasets covering product categories, attributes, and province-based fee rules. Gathered requirements from stakeholders, coordinated with the offshore team, and led data validation to identify and resolve discrepancies.

BA Techniques Used

  • AS-IS TO-BE analysis
  • Requirements gathering & stakeholder workshops
  • Data validation using Excel pivot tables
  • Root cause analysis via database table comparison
  • Defect resolution meetings with business teams
02

DealCloud (SaaS)

Evaluated and deployed a SaaS CRM for the Corporate Venture Capital team to log investment interactions, store presentations, and capture assessments โ€” with MS Office and Okta integrations.

My Responsibility

Led requirements analysis through meetings with Business and IT teams. Acted as the communication bridge between the vendor, business stakeholders, and internal architects throughout the full deployment lifecycle.

BA Techniques Used

  • User story writing & acceptance criteria
  • Stakeholder communication & vendor coordination
  • Requirements documentation & solution analysis
  • Integration assessment (MS Office, Okta)
03

B2B Product Management

Forecasting module analyzing seasonal SKU performance trends to improve product visibility and support data-driven decisions on recurring product demand across future retail seasons.

My Responsibility

Gathered requirements directly from clients and collaborated with the internal development team to define and deliver new features, ensuring business needs were accurately translated into technical solutions.

BA Techniques Used

  • Client requirements gathering & documentation
  • Feature definition with dev team collaboration
  • Sprint tracking & backlog management via JIRA
  • Process documentation in Confluence

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