Krishna Annapantula, Consultant, Intern

Krishna Annapantula

Consultant, Intern

Microsoft

Location
Ireland
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
6 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :6 years, 3 Months

Consultant, Intern at Microsoft
  • Ireland
  • June 2014 to August 2014

Worked on 'One stop shop' project, aimed at process improvement in contact center
channels (Online, Mobile, Chat, Partner & Field) in Volume Licensing (VLEA), Agreement
Management (AMS) and Query Management (QMS) areas.
 Identified redundancies in existing processes through a series of stakeholder interviews,
workshops and surveys
 Performed process mapping of As-Is and GAP Analysis to document To-Be strategies
 Conducted market research and competitor analysis to benchmark contact center
processes and improve Customer Satisfaction scores (CES, NPS)
 Recommended methodologies (7S, Balanced Scorecards, Automated gatekeeping &
Customer segmentation) for enhancing customer experience which are implemented by
Microsoft European Operations center

Senior Business Analyst at Computer Sciences Corporation
  • India - Hyderabad
  • August 2010 to August 2013

Product development, Project Planning & Scheduling, Problem
Management, QA testing
 Led a team of four analysts through the SDLC process, providing authoritative advice and guidance
on requirements elicitation, definition, testing and deployment
 Collaborated with cross-functional teams of Zurich Development centres (ZDC) which are
spread across geographies and ensured all requirements were defined, scheduled and
delivered successfully
 Participated in Project bids and assisted management in preparing presentations & dashboards
 Supported customers in setting up the project plan, scope considerations, timeline and resource
requirements
 Performed incident and problem management activities and followed these issues to conclusion
 Executed business critical, high visibility projects in compact deadlines and to agreed acceptance
criteria
 Assisted technical architects to control project budgets through process review and
quality improvement
 Experienced in Waterfall and Agile Project management methods

Business System Analyst at IBM
  • India - Hyderabad
  • September 2007 to July 2010

Functional specifications, Negotiation, Impact Analysis, Process
Mapping, Test plans & UAT
 Supported an extensive portfolio of backend and web applications in areas such as Demand
Deposits, Reports and Home Loans
 Acted as liaison between all stakeholders including business and technical teams to achieve
consensus on best solutions
 Estimated required capital expenditures, prepared project budgets and scheduled project activities
 Elicited and translated business requirements to functional specifications using Usecases
 Produced and executed detailed Test Plans including integration, system, performance and User
Acceptance testing
 Maintained detailed documentation for various stages in the project lifecycle including test
plans, Implementation documents and Maintenance logs

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at Smurfit Business School, UCD
  • September 2014
Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
  • May 2007

Specialties & Skills

Business Analysis
Financial Markets
Market Research
User Acceptance Testing
Project Management
BUDGETING
DEVELOPMENT
DOCUMENTATION
FUNCTIONAL
NEGOTIATION
PRESENTATION SKILLS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Telugu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Retail Banking - NSE India (Certificate)
Insurance - NSE India (Certificate)
ITIL V3 Foundation (Certificate)
Basics of Banking - IIBF - India (Certificate)
Financial Market - NSE India (Certificate)