Ashish Mehendale

Results-driven Senior Project manager with focus on technical initiatives. Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams and ensuring project milestones are met. Adept at adapting to changing needs and fostering collaborative environment. Skilled in strategic planning, risk management, Financial management and stakeholder communication.

A multi-faceted professional with over 25 years of experience skilled in blending creative intellect/ insight and sharp skills for Agile SCRUM, Delivery Management & Controlling/Software Development. Certified Agile Practitioner with experience of leading Software Development initiatives for day-to-day software requirements and project implementations; Highly resourceful in managing IT Projects (Onsite & Off-site) based on Web Application Development, Azure Enterprise Integration and APIs transformation;

• Spearheaded large-scale Greenfield program management ranging from USD 1.0 million to 3.0 million.
• Mentored and coached the project team on functional and technical areas; planned and integrated the work of multiple teams on a project.
• Handled team size of around 70 resources in a single engagement.

• Understanding of Azure cloud landscape on various components like APIM, AKS, container registry, keyvault, Service Bus, App Gateway.
• Proficient in Agile Methodology, a collaborative and iterative approach to software development, emphasizing flexibility, adaptability, and customer satisfaction.
• Experienced in Scrum, Kanban, and other Agile frameworks, facilitating streamlined communication, transparency, and continuous improvement within development teams.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks, manage backlogs, and lead sprint planning, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software increments.
• Skilled in conducting sprint retrospectives, fostering a culture of reflection, learning, and team empowerment to enhance productivity and effectiveness.
• Implemented Agile principles to drive cross-functional collaboration, mitigate risks, and respond swiftly to changing requirements, resulting in increased project success rates and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Sprint planning, Product Backlog, Team Velocity, Sprint review, Retrospective, Sprint/Product Burn Down Charts.
• Transformation of paper based workflow to paperless workflow at enterprise level using bespoke development.
• Proficient in Leading the DevOps practices within the team, combining development and operations to automate processes, improve collaboration, and accelerate software delivery.
• Extensive experience with Azure DevOps, utilizing Azure Boards, JIRA boards for task management and environment provisioning across development, testing, and production environments.
• Proficient in configuring and customizing Azure Boards to align with Agile methodologies, facilitating efficient backlog management, sprint planning, and team collaboration.
• Demonstrated ability to automate task workflows and streamline processes using Azure Pipelines, enabling continuous integration and deployment for faster, more reliable software releases.
• Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates and Azure DevOps pipelines, ensuring consistent and reproducible environment provisioning across multiple stages of the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate Azure DevOps with other Azure services, such as Azure Repos for version control and Azure Artifacts for package management, optimizing end-to-end software delivery pipelines.

• Analysed user needs & software requirements for determining feasibility of application development within time & cost constraints/deadlines.
• Developed project baselines; monitored & controlled projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time overruns and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution/delivery of the same.
• Mapped existing business programs to the desired levels and suggested appropriate business solutions to achieve higher levels of efficiency & effectiveness.
• Participated in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) right from requirement analysis, documentation (functional specifications, technical design) to maintenance of the proposed applications.
• Participated in Presales activity, RFP, function point estimations and account mining activities.
• Implemented standards and best practices across the entire project life cycle for enhancing the alignment of solution with business & regulatory requirements.
• Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.
• Presales assistance including service scope definition & work estimation, creation of Solution Architecture Overview document, Cost estimation, Resource loading etc.
• Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments.
• Conducted meetings for designing or streamlining processes to ensure smooth functioning of IT operations.
• Have experience in programming in Java, J2EE.
• Verbal and written communication with customers to resolve new and outstanding issues.

• Positions: Program Manager, Project Director, Project Manager, Delivery Manager, Scrum Master, Software Developer
• Date of Birth: 09/04/76

Certified Agile Practitioner, APMG International