Sami Ramzi A Khair, Senior Business Analyst & Product Owner

Sami Ramzi A Khair

Senior Business Analyst & Product Owner

Digital 14

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
Experience
19 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 10 Months

Senior Business Analyst & Product Owner at Digital 14
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since November 2019
Senior Business Analyst at Infosys Ltd.
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since May 2016

*Project Name: TAMM Website, An Abu Dhabi Government initiative
-Served as the main point of contact for stakeholders to capture and prioritize requirements.
-Analyzed requirements gathered through brainstorming sessions, surveys, and one-on-one meetings.
-Created User Journeys & User Stories using Team Foundation Server (TFS).
-Organizing sessions with development team to ensure requirements are well understood and implemented.
-Identified potential quality issues as per the defined process and escalated issues immediately to stakeholders.
-Performed UAT on daily basis to ensure the goal of the sprint was being met.
-Benchmarked and researched industry standards and best practices to drive innovation in the digital channels.

Senior Business Analyst & Product Owner at Infosys Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • May 2016 to October 2019

*Project Name: TAMM Mobile APP, An Abu Dhabi Government initiative
-Creating backlog containing Epics, Features and user stories for the project.
-Prioritizing features from the backlog and assigning user stories to sprints based on the value added to the final product.
-Taking fast-calculated decisions about the product development in current sprints.
-Presenting burn down charts on weekly basis to stakeholders.
-Organizing sessions with development team to ensure requirements are well understood and implemented.
-Offering ongoing and continuous support to the development team throughout the duration of the project.
-Managing conflict between the Scrum team members.

Senior Business Analyst & Implementation Specialist at Abu Dhabi Smart Solutions & Services Authority
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • March 2015 to April 2016

*Project Name: Taresh, A cross correspondence Management system
-Created BRD (Business Requirement Document) & SRS (System Requirement Specification) documents for assigned projects.
-Created user manuals detailing installation and usage of applications
-Initiated processes for Quality Assurance and Enhancements.
-Designed test cases and test scenarios for assigned project.
-Implemented the cross Government Correspondence System in all 64 Abu Dhabi Government Entities.
-Conducted training and awareness session to Director Generals of Abu Dhabi government Entities.
-Documenting results of new procedures after implementation to show quality improvements.
-Generated weekly and monthly report for the board members presenting the utilization of the project in Abu Dhabi Government entities.

Senior Business Analyst at First Abu Dhabi Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • March 2010 to February 2015

*Project Name: CWX - Collection Worx by Rubik
- Recommended solutions to improve process and functionality of related projects.
- Prepared change request as per the business requirement and ensured the enhancement was within the system budget.
- Generated analytical and performance reports related to internal development projects.
- Monitored audit results and communicated recommendations to senior management.
- Nominated to participate in developing an induction plan and a training program for team members within Risk Management Division
- Nominated to lead a huge project for the development of a newly introduced system.
- Nominated to deliver training in system functionalities for senior managers/VP/ team leaders and staff.

Business Analyst at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • July 2004 to February 2010

 Over 5 years of diverse experience across various capacities in the business such as Business Analysis, Quality assurance, Risk Management and Debt Management.
 Awarded highest performer of year at ADCB, Risk Management Department, 2009.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at University Of Atlanta
  • June 2007

Specialties & Skills

Certified Scrum Master CSM
Agile Software Development
Requirement gathering
Agile Software devlopment
Scrum Framework

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Professional Scrum Master (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2018
Creative problem solving (Training)
Training Institute:
NBAD Academy
Communication & Negotiation Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Sheraton Abu Dhabi
Anti Money Laundry (Training)
Training Institute:
NBAD Academy
Operational Risk Controls, Risk Management (Training)
Training Institute:
NBAD Academy
Making a Difference for Team Members (Training)
Training Institute:
NBAD Academy
ICDL (Training)
Training Institute:
SYSCOM
Maximizing your time (Training)
Training Institute:
NBAD Academy
Effective Report writing (Training)
Training Institute:
NBAD Academy
Date Attended:
April 2012

Hobbies

  • Mountain Climbing
  • Water Sports