About Vikrant Chauhan
Vikrant Chauhan is an AI Product Strategist and the creator of Business-First AI™ — the methodology for building AI products that start with business problems, not technology. CBAP® & CCBA® certified by IIBA, with 6+ years across healthcare, SaaS, and fintech.
Starting in enterprise requirements engineering, Vikrant progressively applied BA rigour to AI product strategy and product delivery — identifying that most AI failures have nothing to do with technology, and everything to do with skipping the problem definition stage. Business-First AI™ is the methodology built to solve that problem.
The Origin Story
I graduated with a degree in Pharmacy — not Computer Science, not Business. But during my studies I found myself more interested in the systems, processes, and decision structures of healthcare organisations than in the chemistry itself. That gap between “what a system is supposed to do” and “what it actually does” became my career.
My first role in business analysis put a name to what I'd been doing instinctively: requirements engineering. Taking vague stakeholder needs and translating them into structured, unambiguous specifications that technical teams could build from. I got good at it — earning CCBA® and then CBAP® certification through the IIBA, completing over 7,500 hours of documented practice.
Then AI arrived — and I watched organisation after organisation start with the technology and work backwards to the problem. The failure rate was predictable. In 2025 I formalised what I believed would prevent it: Business-First AI™ — a 7-stage methodology that enforces problem-first, outcome-led development before a single line of model code is written. That's the work I do now.
Career Timeline
AI Product Strategist & Independent Consultant
VikrantChauhan.in · Vanixqbit · Remote
Created Business-First AI™ — a 7-stage methodology for building AI products from validated problem to measured business outcome. Advising healthcare, SaaS, and fintech organisations on AI product strategy, product discovery, and requirements engineering. Engagements range from AI Readiness Audits to full AI Strategy Sprints.
Business Analyst
Infozech Software Private Limited · Delhi, India
Led end-to-end business analysis for enterprise and SaaS solutions — from requirement elicitation to delivery. Built dashboards and reports to support strategic decisions; championed AI-driven initiatives and aligned analytical insights with automation goals.
Business Analyst
DNJ Infotech · Noida, India
Gathered and documented requirements for internal and client-facing systems. Designed roadmaps for a Ticket Management System and LMS Portal. Created Epics, User Stories, and Backlogs in Jira; tracked KPIs to identify optimisation opportunities.
Key Achievements
What measurable results has Vikrant Chauhan delivered?
Contributed to 40%+ YoY product growth through analytics-led product decisions.
Reduced a 14-day procurement cycle to 3 days through process automation and BPMN redesign.
Improved early risk detection by 50% on a healthcare AI platform combining 3 hospital data systems.
Delivered multiple internal platforms with structured roadmaps, recognised for clarity of documentation and delivery under tight timelines.
Certifications
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®)
IIBA — International Institute of Business Analysis
The gold-standard BA credential globally; requires 7,500+ hours of documented experience and validates ability to lead enterprise-level analysis engagements.
Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA®)
IIBA — International Institute of Business Analysis
Mid-level IIBA credential demonstrating proven competency across the full BABOK® knowledge areas; a precursor to CBAP® signalling structured, rigorous analytical practice.
Education
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm)
Amity University · Uttar Pradesh, India
Business-First AI™
7D framework, 12 principles, 9-layer architecture.
ServiceAI Product Strategy
Readiness audits, use case sprints, transformation retainers.
ServiceBusiness Analysis
BRDs, process mapping, requirements engineering — CBAP® certified.
ProofCase Studies
Real outcomes from healthcare, SaaS, and fintech engagements.
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