About me

Enterprise Agile coach with expertise in Agile Transformation of large to complex IT and ITeS organizations. SAFe Program Consultant (SPC5) and Seasoned IT Professional with rich experience in multiple on-shore / off-shore diverse global teams and roles in PMO. Successfully delivered projects/programs of variable team sizes with Agile-Scrums, Scrums-of-Scrums and SAFe methodologies ranging from 1 to 20 scrum teams augmented with a blend of TDD and Continuous Integration techniques. Trained close to 1000 participants in various Scaled Agile Framework workshops. • Led several strategic transformation initiatives for Allstate worldwide. Playing an integral role in internalizing Agile Coaching and formulating a standard assessment to ascertain Agile Process Maturity. • Strong experience in agile transformation in large, matrix, geographically dispersed and virtual teams. • Leading DevSecOps optimization and Lean Portfolio Implementations as Product Owner for Enterprise Agile Coaching. Involved in new process formulation as well as process redesign. • As a program manager, successfully led a 150+ people strong program team (agile release train) to deliver the next generation advanced visualisation software with SAFe methodology with consistent 85%+ predictability every program increment. • High focus on technical project management with significant emphasis on NFRs together with functional project delivery. • Well versed in modern software development practices (Agile Software Engineering, XP, TDD, CI/CD, Domain-Driven Design). • Successful lead two ALM migrations to TFS. Source code version control system migration from SVN to TFS completed within schedule with a downtime of only 2 working days. • SAFe Program Consultant with active trainer enablements for SA, SP, SDP, APSM, SASM, SSM, SPOPM, LPM, ASE, ARCH • Profound knowledge of regulatory standards – US-FDA and EU-MDR. Successfully led three pre-market intimations (510K fillings) – all of which are cleared by US-FDA and one clearance in record time of 56 days. • Authored articles and presentations on Agile-Scrums and LEAN in high profile conferences and events. • Recipient of several accolades – including management excellence award for managing high-business impacting global project delivery. • Coached, mentored and trained several team members on Agile-Scrums, SAFe, LEAN, C# and soft skills. • Proficient in a wide variety of Program/Project Management and Collaboration tools like VersionOne, Atlassian Suite(Jira, Confluence), Mural and MS Teams.