Abi Ogidan

Business Analyst | Agile Delivery | Digital Transformation | Data-Driven Requirements Specialist

Salary / Daily rate

London, UK

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Skills

Data AnalysisScrumKanbanProcess ImprovementJiraConfluencePower BISQL QueriesPythonTableau

About me

Intro

Business Analyst and digital transformation professional with 5+ years' experience delivering agile projects across financial services, consulting, and development sectors. Proven ability to elicit, analyse, and document business requirements, translate complex stakeholder needs into user stories and acceptance criteria, and support end-to-end delivery within cross-functional agile teams. Strong experience in AS-IS / TO-BE process mapping, backlog refinement, and stakeholder management across fast-paced enterprise environments. Adept at using data-driven insights, Agile frameworks, and process improvement techniques to support service optimisation and delivery efficiency. Experienced in supporting product and delivery teams in structured, user-focused transformation programmes.

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Work experience

Business Analyst (Agile Delivery)

Accenture UK

Jun 2023 - Present

3 years 5 months

London, UK

– Elicited and documented business and functional requirements across banking transformation programmes, translating stakeholder needs into user stories and acceptance criteria – Supported agile delivery teams through backlog refinement, sprint planning, and prioritisation using MoSCoW techniques – Mapped AS-IS and TO-BE business processes to identify inefficiencies and define improved target operating models – Collaborated with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to investigate system and data issues, ensuring requirements alignment across delivery squads – Produced data-driven insights using Power BI and SQL to support business decisions, delivery tracking, and performance monitoring

Business & Financial Analyst

HAQQ Distributions

Jun 2022 - Jun 2023

1 year 1 month

London, UK

– Gathered and translated business reporting requirements into structured dashboard and reporting solutions using Excel and Power BI – Analysed operational processes and financial workflows to identify improvement opportunities and enhance reporting efficiency – Supported budgeting and forecasting cycles exceeding £500K through structured data analysis and stakeholder reporting – Delivered executive-level insights enabling improved financial visibility and strategic decision-making – Improved data quality and reporting consistency through validation frameworks and process standardisation

Research & Data Analyst

Centre for African Research on Enterprise & Economic Development

Oct 2020 - Feb 2022

1 year 5 months

Paisley, UK

– Designed and analysed large-scale datasets supporting enterprise development and policy decision-making initiatives – Conducted qualitative and quantitative analysis using structured methodologies to generate actionable insights for stakeholders – Supported requirements gathering for research outputs, aligning datasets with stakeholder reporting needs – Facilitated stakeholder workshops to improve data understanding, engagement, and adoption of insights – Produced structured reports presented at international conferences including COP26-related initiatives

Monitoring & Evaluation Analyst

International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Aug 2017 - Sep 2018

1 year 2 months

Oron, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria

– Developed monitoring and evaluation frameworks aligned with SDG reporting requirements and programme objectives – Defined KPI reporting requirements and supported delivery teams in tracking programme performance outcomes – Conducted data validation, quality assurance, and reporting audits to ensure accuracy and compliance standards – Supported stakeholder reporting cycles with structured insights and performance dashboards – Improved programme reporting accuracy by 20% through enhanced data governance processes


Education

University of Glasgow

Masters of Economic Development, Economic Development

2018 - 2019

1 year 1 month

– Distinction- Top 1%

University of Ibadan

Bachelor of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics

2011 - 2016

5 years 1 month

– 1st Class Honors: GPA: 6.0


Licenses & certifications

Advanced Excel & PowerBI certifications

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Agentic AI Badge on Reinvention with Agentic AI

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Certified by Stanford Institute for Human Centred Artificial Intelligence

SaFe Product Owner/Product Manager with POMP Certification

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Professional Scrum Master, PSM 1

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