Pragya Kumari

Experience

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  Rotaract

  Jul 2013 - Jul 2015

  Treasurer

  • Handled a team of 60+ people to organize events such as International IT conference, college fests, and other cultural activities• Conducted various CSR activities like blood donation camp, spreading social awareness, sanitation awareness etc.• Handled finances of the club and brought Rs. 80,000 worth sponsorship for college fests.

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  AIESEC

  May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Project Management

  • Represented the country as a part of cross-cultural team in Moscow (Russia) with delegates from more than 20 countries and enunciated about rich Indian culture & heritage.• Conceptualized & organized events in coordination with these delegates to engage people (age group 7 years to 77 years) to encourage cross border interaction.

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  Indian Oil Corp Limited

  May 2015 - Jul 2015

  Summer Internship

  • Analyzed IOCL’s need for an information repository of salary structure and other incentives corresponding to different bands of employees and designed a website for it.

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  Nex2me, a social entertainment app.

  Dec 2018 - May 2019

  • Conducted market research to determine customer base and usage behavior of social media apps• Pioneered a full-fledged Campus Ambassador Program and recruited 200+ volunteers to help in extensive promotion of the brand and gain traction prior to product launch.• Hired 50+ beta testers through multiple channels - social media job posts, internship websites, reddit beta testers and email-marketing. • Presented the company to Venture Capitalists to exhibit the company’s capabilities and get initial funding.• Curated digital content that is high on engagement on social media and engaged 3500+ people on Facebook & Instagram through organic marketing. Show less

  • Digital Marketing Intern

    Mar 2019 - May 2019

  • Marketing Internship

    Dec 2018 - Mar 2019
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  Galvantrix Pte Ltd

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Project Intern

  • Worked on conceptualizing image recognition using Artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate the process of rating planogram compliance from the client site (Singapore)• Increased compliance rating by 80% of Coca Cola bottle cooler for Vietnam; the products essentially dealt with were: Dasani bottle, Minute Maid, Diet Coke, Coke, Fanta, etc.• The proposal involved using popular AWS tools like EC2, S3, Image Rekognition, SageMaker, Dynamo, etc.

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  Sankey Solutions

  May 2020 - Jul 2020

  Business Analyst

  • Conducted business requirements analysis of client (holistic view) to come up with best solution aligned with industry standards and recent trends.• Coordinated with the client on an everyday basis to manage client’s expectations and to identify needs of the product/service solution requirement.• Designed a full-fledged project plan comprising of phases of SDLC, resource mapping, dependencies expected, project timeline, deliverables.• Documented business scenarios in accordance with project methodology and auditing requirements including BRD, FRD and solution design documents.• Delegated work to designers and developers based on skill mapping and resolving any concerns encountered.• Effectively managed and worked closely with the tech team to understand the complications in the development process and communicate it to the client.• Collaborated with different stakeholders spread across geography to ensure quality delivery, appropriate requirement mapping and monitoring them closely.• Adept at creating detailed documentation of use cases, functional, non-functional and technical requirements for a given project and evaluate, measure and recommend enhancements to the solution for further value addition.• Designed and managed the project timeline, deliverables with effective implementation of agile methodology using Jira Software and proficient use of excel.• Curated ways for lead generation and thus establishing long term associations with existing clients, and hence creating value for all parties involved.• Curated effective content (blogs/case study) for official website to exhibit our capabilities in correspondence to emerging trends which will help to pitch to the players with potentially similar needs. Show less

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  Technoforte Software Pvt. Ltd.

  Nov 2020 - now

  Led the product development lifecycle from ideation to launch for multiple modules in MOSIP. • Carried out thorough business analysis to identify and define new feature requirements from the end user’s perspective. • Translated requirements into Jira User stories & tasks • Incorporating persona building & design thinking approach. • Curated and maintained a dynamic Product Roadmap, prioritized the features and adapted strategies based on feedback to ensure alignment with company's vision and objectives. • Executed all scrum ceremonies - maintaining backlog, triaging bugs, task prioritization, sprint planning, conducting grooming sessions, daily standup, sprint review & sprint retrospection. • Collaborated closely with the UX team to meticulously define and refine feature flows and elevate UI elements , ensuring a seamless and user-centric experience. Show less Role: Product Manager for MOSIP • Handled community project, that had external contributors from various partner eco-systems, to align product features with country's needs ensuring smooth delivery of multiple releases. • Worked closely with the QA team to ensure product quality and usability, resulting in reduction of post-release defects and usability issues. • Collaborated with cross-functional & cross-module teams like UX, engineering, & QA teams to acquaint them with the product roadmap and to establish the overall priority of tasks. • Established subject-matter expertise contributing to the overall vision and strategy of MOSIP thereby documenting release notes, user guide, functional, technical documents for multiple modules in MOSIP. Show less Role: Product Owner for MOSIP • Detailed and prioritized the product requirements • Interacted with external and internal stakeholders for the smooth delivery of the multiple releases • Conducted demonstrations and reviews of features, test cases and UX designs • Carried out thorough business analysis to identify and define new feature opportunities and requirements from the end user’s perspective • Translated the requirements into a well-defined feature list by persona building and design thinking approach • Translated the new feature requirement to epics and user stories thereby maintaining backlog, prioritizing bugs/tasks in backlog, and conducting backlog grooming sessions • Managed the entire Agile life cycle: carried out sprint activities like allocating resources to tasks, getting rid of blockers/impediments, conducting daily scrum calls & sprint retrospection meeting • Identified & designed product roadmap items on a modular level for the forthcoming 3 months and prioritized those items to ensure smooth and timely delivery of the product Show less Role: Business Analyst for MOSIP• Built and maintained the product backlog • Actively engaged with experts from the field of identity management and biometrics for requirements • Detailed user stories and test scenarios • Catered to the challenging issues and functional bugs communicated by the client country • Actively and extensively contributed to making the UI more intuitive, simple, consistent, and visually appealing for a better overall UX • Created Data Models & deriving insights using analytical tools such as Metabase, Grafana & Kibana • Managed and monitoring Discourse (discussion forum) • Conceptualized and integrating helpdesk/ticket management system called ZammadIntegrated Identity & Access Management such as Keycloak Show less

  • Lead Business Analyst

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Senior Business Analyst

    Oct 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Business Analyst

    Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Associate Business Analyst

    Nov 2020 - Oct 2021