Vishal D.

Associate Consultant

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom13 yrs 6 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • 70% increase in streamlined delivery of work.
  • 100% increase in stakeholder engagement.
  • Empowered 200+ team members to embrace Agile.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Agile Coach specializing in financial services and cloud computing transformations.

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Skills

Core Skills

Agile LeadershipAgile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementProject Management

Other Skills

AI KanbanAI ScrumAgile & Waterfall MethodologiesAgile CoachingAgile TransformationBusiness AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentBusiness ProcessBusiness StrategyBusiness TransformationChange ManagementChoose your WOWCoachingConflict ResolutionContent Management Systems (CMS)

About

Leading the change at UK's Top Bank, I specialize in transforming global cloud data teams from Waterfall to Agile methodologies. My role as an Agile Coach transcends mere process updates; it's about cultivating a culture of continuous improvement and fostering collaboration across levels of management and teams. With my expertise in SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, Lean and delivery management, I've successfully coached 20 Agile leads worldwide and empowered 200 plus team members to embrace change. Our collective efforts have streamlined project deliverables and elevated stakeholder engagement, marking a substantial shift towards more dynamic and efficient operational flows. Key Achievements: Agile Transformation: 70% increase in streamline delivery of work. 80% Increase in the understanding of Agile concepts. 100% increase in stakeholder engagement. Created psychological safe environment for teams to nourish change. Leadership: 100 % year on year revenue increment by leveraging competitor analysis and designing strategies. 25% improvement by visualising data forecasting. 50% increase in vendor management. Technical Skills: -Proficient in SQL, Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Power BI -Expertise in vmware, vsphere, jira administration, putty, powershell. Passion: 1. Team: Empowering Teams to collaborate and become self-managed. 2. Business: Upgrading Innovative solutions by deep analysis of Competitors Key Interest: 1. Agile 2. Artificial Intelligence 3. Quantum Computing Certifications: Coaching: πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡ ICP Agile Coach Leadership: πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡ Certified Agile Leadership (CAL 1) Project Management: πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡ ITIL V4 Foundation πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡ PRINCE2 Agile SAFe: πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡ SAFe 6 Agilist πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡ Certified SAFe 5 Scrum Master (SSM) Scrum: πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡ Certified Scrum Professional ScrumMaster (CSP-SM) πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡ Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡ Certified Advanced Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO) πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡ Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡ Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Kanban: πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡ Scrum with Kanban Practioner πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡ Team Kanban Practitioner Why Choose Me: With a solid foundation in Agile and Entrepreneurship, as well as hands-on experience in Agile transformation, project management and Stakeholder Engagement. I am well-prepared to contribute to solving complex project problems. 🌟 My proactive approach, attention to detail, and passion for Agility motivate me to excel in my role. πŸš€ Let's Connect: I'm excited to explore opportunities to collaborate and make a meaningful impact. ✨ Feel free to reach out via message.

Experience

Newcastle strategic solutions

Agile Coach

Apr 2025 – Present Β· 11 mos Β· United Kingdom Β· Hybrid

  • Led end-to-end Agile delivery across multiple initiatives, aligning execution with organisational strategy and regulatory constraints.
  • Facilitated Revenue Stream Mapping and Value Stream Mapping with senior leadership, identifying delivery bottlenecks and enabling prioritisation of high-value outcomes, contributing to a 35% improvement in release predictability.
  • Partnered with executives and senior leaders to co-create an organisation-centric Way of Working, balancing Agile principles with governance, risk, and compliance needs.
  • Delivered 10 business-critical projects and features within 10 months, maintaining stable cadence, predictable outcomes, and strong stakeholder confidence.
  • Established and facilitated organisation-wide Working Agreement workshops, improving cross-team collaboration, decision clarity, and psychological safety.
  • Collaborated with leaders to design a unified RACI model, reducing role ambiguity and accelerating delivery decisions across teams.
  • Evaluated organisational change initiatives and aligned Agile delivery strategy with broader transformation programmes.
  • Resolved complex team and stakeholder conflicts, strengthening delivery flow and enabling the formation of a sustainable Agile Community of Practice.
  • Integrated AI-enabled tools (Atlassian AI, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Zoom AI) to:
  • Improve backlog refinement quality and documentation
  • Accelerate meeting insights and action tracking
  • Enhance decision support and delivery reporting
  • Advised leadership on change management strategies using Kotter, Lewin, and KΓΌbler-Ross models to support people-centric transformation.
  • Collaborated with technology and data leaders to evaluate use cases for synthetic data, supporting innovation while reducing delivery and compliance risk.
Agile LeadershipAgile MethodologiesCoachingConflict ResolutionCritical ThinkingCross-functional Team Leadership+3

Hsbc

Agile Coach

Feb 2023 – Apr 2025 Β· 2 yrs 2 mos Β· United Kingdom Β· Hybrid

  • Leading globally distributed GCP cloud data pods (Finance Cloud Data Platform and Finance Data Provisioning Platform) by transforming the delivery process from hybrid waterfall to Agile (SAFe). Analyzing, assessing, designing, and implementing the change process by fostering a continuous improvement culture.
  • Collaborating with Management, Delivery managers, Line managers, and team members to assess the problem and risks for initiating Agile.
  • Led international Agile leads by coaching them for agile implementation. Coached team members for agile transformation, motivated team for change, decision-making, and problem-solving and cultivated a safe environment for the team to thrive with open discussion.
  • Collaborated with Program managers and performed stakeholder management to facilitate internal and external delivery communication based on cadence and client demand. Generated Jira metrics for analysing capacity and velocity to map the demand per release.
  • Delivered impactful results by facilitating team collaboration and designing the structure of the teams. Increased the team collaboration by 95% and story point velocity by 90% for releases.
CoachingProgram PlanningKey Performance IndicatorsDevOpsDigital StrategyScaled Agile Framework+5

Rovy solutions pvt. ltd.

Delivery Manager

Aug 2021 – Feb 2023 Β· 1 yr 6 mos Β· India

  • Establishing global business by establishing, building and maturing relationships with new clients based in the UK and USA.
  • Implemented Agile ceremonies of backlog grooming, daily standup, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives, and scrum of scrums for UK-based client and Coached 5 experienced project managers for continuous improvement of business processes.
  • Facilitating agile frameworks for stakeholder engagement and management of project deliverables, work-plan, and artefacts.
  • Performing Macro, micro and business analysis for UK-based startups and USA-based clients by creating a roadmap, strategy, documentation and establishing governance.
  • Led projects by delivering effectiveness through tracking the burndown chart and ensuring projects were delivered by meeting deadlines, budget, and scope.
  • Facilitating business process transformation from Waterfall, TDD and SDLC to agile by developing a collaborative, performance driven and positive culture.
  • Motivated 4 underperforming development teams by facilitating excellent work culture, reward, and recognition practices.
  • Created new opportunities for the organisation by accelerating growth by 80% through continuous risk management, commercial awareness and performance review.
  • Increased client's growth strategy by 100% through continuous product improvement and health checks.
Project ManagementKey Performance IndicatorsDelivery ManagementBusiness StrategyDigital StrategyAgile Methodologies+14

Fis

Project Management Lead

Dec 2019 – Aug 2021 Β· 1 yr 8 mos Β· India

  • Collaborated with release train engineer (RTE) in Scrum of Scrums for 10 Agile Release trains (ART) and upgraded agile process.
  • Led R&D teams to adopt agile practices of POC, MVP, daily reporting, KPI, OKR, Gantt chart and burndown chart.
  • Motivated 2 teams with 5 members each for coordination, collaboration, accuracy, problem-solving and self-management.
  • Led scrum teams for delivery of saas solutions based on "Visa" and "Master" card complex projects as per the technical change order request by the Project Management Office (PMO).
  • Analysed project risks and issues by promptly identifying, prioritising, and overseeing risks to resolve issues.
  • Lead Systems Development and cloud migration projects with AWS and Microsoft Azure for continuous delivery.
  • Successfully delivered Visa and Master card projects worth USD 20 million without delay amid covid restrictions.
  • Achieved the best team of the year award recognised by global Stakeholders during PI planning for saving cost on a Visa project worth USD 10 million.
  • Delivered impactful results by increasing team velocity, capacity and productivity by up to 80% amid remote work conditions.
Key Performance IndicatorsMicrosoft SQL ServerAgile MethodologiesTeam LeadershipProject PlanningManagement+6

Bd

Technical Scrum Master

Nov 2013 – Dec 2019 Β· 6 yrs 1 mo Β· Chandigarh Area, India

  • Implemented Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
  • Coached team with Agile and Scrum practices while meeting continuous delivery of Medical devices based dispensing solutions.
  • Collaborated with QA analysts to establish, meet and maintain quality assurance thresholds based on best-practice tools.
  • Implemented technical Infrastructure based on Healthcare solutions for commercial and Department of Defence products and server setup of Windows 2012, 2016, and 2019 machines through VMware and Vsphere.
  • Reduced project hours by 60% by defining the scope of the project and integrating projects to reduce the budget of the project.
  • Increased team efficiency by 50% by transitioning the delivery process from Waterfall to Agile software development.
Microsoft SQL ServerAgile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementScrumTechnical LeadershipDigital Transformation

Bebo technologies pvt ltd

Software Quality Engineer

Feb 2011 – Oct 2013 Β· 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Developed test cases for Forex SAAS product of "State Street Corporation" and identified critical defects to provide quality release.
  • Achieved On spot bonus for providing a quality release for white-label clients, i.e. BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Societe Generale and HSBC.
Agile & Waterfall Methodologies

Education

Newcastle University Business School

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Sep 2021 – Sep 2022

Kurukshetra University

Bachelor's of Technology β€” Information Technology

Jan 2005 – Jan 2009

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Professional Finance Mastery β€” Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations

Apr 2024 – Present

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