Gaurav Wadekar

Current

• Business Analyst at ASIC

Past

• Business Analyst with Corporate Strategy Group at Satyam Computer Services Ltd
• Business Research (Earn while you learn program during MBA) at Cygnus Business Consulting and Research

Education

• ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad
• Sardar Patel University
• Baroda High School Jr.2

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Blog

Gaurav Wadekar’s Summary

Experienced in implementing Enterprise Portals and Web Content Management applications. With focus on content and information architecture, has ability to improve collaboration in organizations through Web 2.0 capabilities of the portal.

Ability to do business process modelling using tools like system architect (BPMN and UML models) and Oracle BPA (EPC model). End to end analysis of business processes through business process mapping and optimization.

Has a strong hold on migrating content from legacy applications to best in class, modern technologies using automated tools.

Understands the importance of business involvement in business requirements gathering (Interviews, Workshops) and solution implementation (SDLC) and manages business through a well defined business engagement model.

Has an aptitude and background of business research which helps in documentation (Business Processes, UML, Use Cases, User stories) as per stakeholder needs.

With the intention of acquiring perfection in what he does, always looking for challenging opportunities in Business Requirements management, Business process mapping and Optimization, Migration of content, Information Architecture definition and Enterprise Portals implementation.

Gaurav Wadekar’s Specialties:

Business Analysis, Business requirements management, Business process mapping and optimization, Migration, Information Architecture, Enterprise Potals, Business Research

Gaurav Wadekar’s Experience

• Business Analyst

  ASIC

  (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  Business Process mapping, AS - IS and TO - BE.
  
  Business requirements gathering through interviews and workshops and documentation using UML and Use cases
  
  Migration of content from legacy application
  
  Implementing Enterprise Portal and Web Content Managment System
  
  Implementing new Information Architecture
  
  Following SDLC framework defined within the organization for solution delivery

• Business Analyst with Corporate Strategy Group

  Satyam Computer Services Ltd

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SAY; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2005 — August 2008 (3 years 8 months)

  Strategy consulting, business analysis and alliance management
  
  Identifying, selecting and forming new alliances based on Satyam’s strategy while closely working with internal leaders of various business units across verticals and technologies
  
  Continuously working on forming, promoting and managing the framework, guidelines and policies for managing alliances within the organization
  
  Conduct Alliance Friday Webinars to promote alliances within organization and generate leads
  
  Managing strategic relationship with IBM on a day to day basis
  
  Managing the database of alliances across the organization on the intranet and internet website
  
  Designed a framework for collecting data in order to analyze and form the 3 Year strategic plan for the market facing and competency units of Satyam
  
  Performed research for identifying different scenarios across geographies and industries, which could bring paradigm shifts in IT Services industry

• Business Research (Earn while you learn program during MBA)

  Cygnus Business Consulting and Research

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Research industry)

  December 2003 — June 2004 (7 months)

  • Secondary research to analyze the performance of the Automobile and Auto Ancillary Industry in India on a monthly basis, which included detailing of the development of new technological innovations in products, processes, etc., tracking of events related to the industry, impact of government policies on the industry
  • Reporting of the secondary research in a fixed framework

Gaurav Wadekar’s Education

• ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad

  MBA , 2003 — 2005

• Sardar Patel University

  B.E. , Mechanical , 1999 — 2003

• Baroda High School Jr.2

  1992 — 1999

Additional Information

Gaurav Wadekar’s Websites:

• My Blog

Gaurav Wadekar’s Interests:

Reading, Travelling and Music

Gaurav Wadekar’s Groups:

Linkedin

•    LION™ Worn with Pride! [Choose wisely ... ] < BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS >
•    ICFAI Business School - MBA Alumni
•    Facebook.com
•    Orkut Members
•    Mahindra Satyam (Associates & Alumni)
•    Satyamites
•    Mahindra Satyam (current and alumni)
•    Friends of Australia
•    WSG
•    Strategic Planning and Business Development
•    TiEcon
•    BA forum [Business Analyst forum]
•    MentorXcel
•    ! NRI (NON RESIDENT INDIANs) - Largest and Earliest Platform to Reunite NRIs, PIOs, and OCIs
•    Sydney Professional Development Forum
•    IBS - ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL
•    Entrepreneur-Think Big
•    Independent Research Pool
•    ~ Sydney (NSW) Professional Network ~

Gaurav Wadekar’s Honors:

Presented the paper "IMPACT: Marketing on Society Vs Society on Marketing" at the annual international marketing conference with theme "Marketing and Society" at IIM K in April 2007.

Leader in major activities and corporate initiatives in the present organization. Recieved "Pat on Back" twice for the hard work as a token of appreciation.

Held various leadership positions at school and college level in promoting and proliferation of annual events, and other activities of the institutions.

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