Dev Yadav

Experience

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  Fusion Engineering Products Ltd.

  Jul 1996 - Apr 1997

  Engineer

  Involved in the production and Sales and Marketing of Industrial Electrical consumables and machinery.

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  May 1997 - Mar 2009

  Program Manager

  Improving Client business operations through innovative solutions. Worked closely with a breadth of clients globally from inception to implementation of IT business solutions within various business domains such as Life Sciences and Healthcare, Telecom, Finance and Retail.Built client relationships and developed long term strategy and planning within various business divisions.Worked with Clients across industries - Pfizer, Hospira, ConAgra Foods, CH Robinson, Qwest Communications, Cendant Group. Show less

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  IIM Lucknow

  Apr 2009 - Mar 2010

  MBA student

  Completed the Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM Lucknow. The program aims to deliver business education with an emphasis on the Indian and International business environments and on managing and leading operations at a trans-national scale. It also involved visit to McGill university where we had sessions around Innovation, International Corporate Governance, Global Capital Markets and Leadership.

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  Sapient

  Apr 2010 - Apr 2013

  Senior Manager Program Management

  - Managing large Transformational Program for Global clients- Implementing large programs across geographies in a Global Distributed Model for developing an ecommerce platform for the Client’s existing channels as well as new channels.- Defining the Release plans for the portfolio over the multiple years program delivery cycle- Setting up cross functional teams across geographies aligned by functional grouping for the Portfolio

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  Fidelity Worldwide Investment

  Apr 2013 - Jul 2016

  Program Lead

  - Leading the Technology team for Defined Contributions Portfolio.- Planning, organizing, optimization, delivery and implementation of strategic programmes while managing the associated risks and coordinated management of multiple projects.- Responsible for ramping up of the team, capability building, knowledge retention and coordinated sharing of resources among multiple projects- Building and managing relationships with multiple stakeholders

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  Target

  Jul 2016 - Dec 2016

  Agile Coach

  • Transformed the technology organization from project based to product organization using Product, Lean, Agile and DevOps approach• Setup the Dojo workspaces within the organization and carried out immersive coaching for more than 25 teams• Supported the transition from project to product-based management using product, lean, agile and devops principles, tools and practices.• Set up of DoJo spaces within the organizations - immersive learning programs for the organization• Defined the practices and tools within immersive learning programs• Supported the practices and technologies that the teams need to learn during the immersive journey Show less

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  EBay

  Jan 2017 - Feb 2017

  Agile Coach

  • Coached teams around Scrum practices, its events, roles and artifacts• Coached teams around backlog refinement, user story writing, facilitating planning meetings, estimations, releases, reviews and retrospectives• Improved team collaboration and self-organization within the teams

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  RBS

  Mar 2017 - Mar 2020

  Agile Coach

  • Worked with leadership to define the transformation roadmap for the business verticals and supporting the execution• Coached business stakeholders and delivery teams as part of the transformation plan• Created and nurtured loosely coupled, empowered, self-organizing teams that focus on outcomes• Trained teams on various frameworks and techniques such as Agile chartering, Story Mapping, Impact Mapping, Release planning, Value Stream Mapping and various other techniques• Established metrics within the organization to enable them to measure and track the improvements• Enabled communities of practices by cultivating agile meet-ups and scrum master COPs• Coached more than 25 teams and helped team move up on agile maturity from an average of 4.4 to 8.3+ as part of the transformation Show less

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  TEKMentors Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

  Oct 2018 - now

  Agile Coach | Digital Transformation Leader

  - Leading and managing end-to-end cloud migration programs, overseeing multiple projects simultaneously and ensuring timely delivery within budget and scope.- Collaborating with key stakeholders to define cloud strategies aligned with business goals and objectives, and successfully executing cloud adoption roadmaps.- Establishing and tracking project milestones, KPIs, and metrics to measure the effectiveness and progress of cloud programs, providing regular updates to senior management.- Implementing best practices for cloud governance, security, compliance, and cost optimization, resulting in increased operational efficiency and reduced TCO.- Conducting thorough risk assessments and mitigation planning to address potential challenges and ensure the security and stability of cloud environments.- Providing technical guidance and leadership to cross-functional teams, fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture.- Supporting teams in evaluating and selecting cloud service providers, negotiating contracts, and managing vendor relationships.- Implementing change management processes to ensure smooth transitions and user adoption during cloud migration projects. Show less

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  Fidelity International

  Apr 2020 - Apr 2023

  Agile Coach

  • Defined the ways of working within with globally distributed teams• Defined the delivery value stream to make the teams understand how work flows though the systems and helped them identify potential bottlenecks• Coached and trained the teams around work prioritization, planning, estimation, dependencies, risks and impediments identification etc.• Formed loosely coupled, empowered, self-organizing teams with focus on outcomes• Established team cadences, common working agreements, DoR, DoD, progress metrics etc.• Worked with teams to visualize the work, plan the Epics, stories, estimate the work items and create an outcome based prioritized backlog of features• Created a culture of self-management and empowerment within the teams to continuously improve• Established the delivery and business metrics to capture improvement areas• Transformation led to 90% of the business outcomes successfully delivered• Cycle time reduced to 4 weeks from 6 months within the teams that were engaged• Business Engagement levels increased significantly leading to significant increase in trust between technology and business teams Show less