DEEPAK SHIVANNA
@deepakshivanna
Strategic Agile Delivery Leader with 14+ years of experience.
What I'm looking for
I am a Strategic Agile Delivery Leader with over 14 years of experience in architecting and executing scaled Agile transformations across various enterprise environments, including Healthcare, Banking, FinTech, Telecom, and Retail. My expertise lies in leading distributed teams through SAFe, Scrum, and Lean frameworks to drive business agility, reduce operational waste, and accelerate product time-to-market.
Throughout my career, I have built Agile capabilities from the ground up, coaching cross-functional teams and leadership on the Agile mindset while institutionalizing metrics-driven governance using tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, Confluence, and Miro. I am known for unlocking delivery potential through continuous flow management, value stream alignment, and customer-centric iteration planning, consistently elevating Agile maturity and team performance.
My passion for embedding agility into organizational culture is reflected in my coaching approach, data-driven retrospectives, and adaptive delivery strategies. I thrive on facilitating Agile ceremonies, improving backlog readiness, and enhancing team productivity, all while maintaining a focus on delivering value to the customer.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Specialist – Architecture-Scrum Master
LTIMindtree
Mar 2025 - Present (5 months)
Facilitated Agile ceremonies across distributed teams, maintaining consistent sprint goal delivery, improving backlog readiness and enhancing velocity stability through effective Product Owner collaboration. Spearheaded impediment removal, Agile coaching, JIRA-based metric tracking to enhance team productivity, improve tracking efficiency, reduce defects through continuous improvement and flow opt
Scrum Master
Philips HealthCare India Pvt Ltd
Jan 2022 - Mar 2025 (3 years 2 months)
Orchestrated Agile transformation for 3+ teams, improved velocity and sprint performance through Agile coaching, promoting transparency and facilitating end-to-end Scrum ceremonies. Aligned with Product Owners and leadership to streamline priorities, resolve 5+ blockers per sprint, reduce cycle time, introduce Agile KPIs for better forecasting and mentored Scrum Masters to boost team satisfaction.
Scrum Agile Manager
Legato HealthCare Pvt Ltd
Jan 2021 - Sep 2021 (8 months)
Administered software projects using Agile methodologies, accelerated time-to-market, coordinated cross-functionally with business, IT and Scrum teams to maintain alignment on goals and dependencies. Proactively managed risks and dependencies to prevent project delays, led Agile training sessions across business units and drove increased Agile adoption organization-wide.
Scrum Master Team Lead
Accenture India Pvt Ltd
Jan 2015 - Dec 2020 (5 years 11 months)
Supported Agile Scrum teams in backlog refinement and sprint planning, facilitated Scrum ceremonies to enhance team accountability and improve workflow efficiency. Monitored Agile maturity metrics, supported increased Agile adoption, provided hands-on support for JIRA and Confluence and optimized Agile tool utilization.
Product Engineer
OnMobile Global Limited
Jul 2013 - Oct 2014 (1 year 3 months)
Responsible for product engineering tasks and contributing to the development lifecycle. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality and timely delivery.
Engineer
Subex
Dec 2012 - Jul 2013 (7 months)
Contributed to engineering projects, focusing on software development and system integration. Participated in various phases of the project lifecycle, ensuring adherence to technical specifications.
Software Engineer
teleDNA Communication Pvt Ltd
Dec 2011 - Dec 2012 (1 year)
Developed and maintained software applications, ensuring high performance and responsiveness. Collaborated with team members on code reviews and debugging to improve software reliability.
Product Engineer
Comviva
Sep 2010 - Dec 2011 (1 year 3 months)
Engaged in product engineering activities, contributing to the design and implementation of new features. Worked closely with the development team to deliver robust and scalable solutions.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Sapthagiri College of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Information Science and Engineering
Completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science and Engineering. Focused on core concepts and practical applications within the field.
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Software and tools used professionally
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