Yaqoot Nawab

I’m a certified-ready IT Project Manager with 7+ years of experience leading full software development lifecycles (SDLC) across enterprise, fintech, healthcare, and e-commerce. I specialize in Agile/Scrum/Kanban delivery, stakeholder alignment, and risk-controlled execution.

I drive end-to-end delivery with sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily standups, and retrospectives using Jira and Azure DevOps. On my projects, I’ve reduced average delivery time by 25% and implemented risk registers and change management processes that cut overruns and unplanned scope changes.

I’m outcome-focused: I coordinate UAT, release planning, and post-deployment monitoring to protect product stability and secure sign-off. Through structured QA integration, I’ve achieved 25% faster release cycles and 35% fewer post-release defects, while maintaining 100% client retention across contract and freelance engagements.

Before transitioning fully into project leadership, I built strong QA depth as an SQA Team Lead and Senior SQA Engineer. I’ve overhauled test automation frameworks (Selenium, Appium, Postman), improved defect lifecycle workflows, and led teams across global, multi-time-zone environments—always with quality, transparency, and continuous improvement at the center.