Harshavardhan Chinchore

Project: OneSubsea JV Reporting Digitalization ($1.1M)

• Led a 25+ member global team to automate reporting of 80+ KPIs for a new joint venture between SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7.
• Delivered on-time project completion, enabling ~$600K annual savings through automated reporting.
• Defined the delivery roadmap, balancing scope, priorities, and risk.
• Facilitated requirement workshops with 30+ stakeholders across business units.
• Ensured seamless execution, removing blockers and aligning cross-functional teams.
• Developed a product health monitoring dashboard, enhancing data integrity and sustainment.
• Managed stakeholder expectations, and was the single point of contact for all status reporting in every forum

Technology: Azure Synapse, SQL, Power BI | Methodology: Scrum

Projects: As a senior Scrum Master, led seven Business Intelligence (BI) projects in this period, four of which were flag-bearer greenfield projects for Finance, Supply Chain, Sales & Marketing, and Sustainability

• Managed 5–10 member cross-functional teams per project, handling 2–3 projects simultaneously.
• Successfully onboarded and managed 60+ contractors and employees from initiation to sustenance in these 2.5 years.
• Collaborated with 9 Product Owners for these projects to define, prioritize, and manage product backlogs across multiple releases.
• Delivered 12 product releases on schedule, mitigating risks and aligning with business priorities.
• Ensured project status transparency for stakeholders, from sponsors to internal teams, using tailored communication strategies.
• Led handover to sustenance teams, ensuring quality and compliance with organizational standards.
• Coached Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and development teams in Agile best practices for BI and IT projects.

Key Achievements:

• Led a cloud infrastructure optimization initiative, saving ~€99K annually for a high-visibility finance project.
• Recognized by Finance leadership for seamless stakeholder management during two critical Product Owner transitions.
• Nominated as Scrum-of-Scrum Master, coaching 14 Scrum Masters in Agile best practices and organization-wide impediment resolution.
• Trained four new Product Owners (PO) in backlog management and PO responsibilities
• Conceptualized and implemented automated quality assurance processes, later adopted as a standard for all BI projects.

Technology: Azure Synapse, SQL, Power BI | Methodology: Scrum

Project Overview: Led the foundational release of the $2.8M Global Payroll Transformation project, streamlining payroll systems for 5 countries, impacting 6,000+ employees.

• Managed a 12-member cross-cultural team across India and Malaysia.
• Entrusted to take over a twice-delayed project, preventing further schedule overruns.
• Used sprint retrospectives to uncover internal conflicts and external dependency underestimations, resolving key project delays.
• Facilitated collaborative conflict management between the Product Owner, development team, and release management.
• Served as the single point of contact for project status updates, reducing the reporting burden on the team.
• Utilized project management tools to correctly identify risk owners, preventing mis-attributed blame on the development team.
• Successfully aligned multiple siloed teams, ensuring an on-time Go-live.

Project Overview: Led a $3M, 1-year initiative to deploy an SAP-based Human Capital Management (HCM) solution across 40 countries, impacting 26,000+ employees.

• Managed a 14-member team, consisting of 90% SAP consultants, most with no prior Scrum experience.
• Appointed by senior management as Lead Scrum Master & Scrum Coach for this fast-paced SAP project.
• Designed and implemented a hybrid development model, ensuring on-time delivery while adapting Agile to SAP constraints.
• Coached six senior SAP consultants, including two principal consultants, in Scrum way of working.
• Established dashboards for key performance metrics, improving visibility and enhancing project status transparency.
• Applied the “Shu-Ha-Ri” (Obey-Detach-Separate) method to mentor a new Scrum Master, enabling project self-sufficiency in just 5 months.

Technology: SAP | Methodology: Scrum (Hybrid Model)

• Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.

Project Overview: Led an $1.4M, 8-month project to implement a Contractor Management solution across 5 major countries, managing 1,250+ contractors and optimizing $64M in contractor spend.

• Led the first-ever SAP FieldGlass implementation in the company, reducing contractor spend by 3% ($0.95M/year).
• Automated contractor management processes, resulting in a 15% reduction in non-productive time, saving ~$45K annually for HR, Finance, and Procurement & Sourcing teams.
• Facilitated requirement gathering for 100+ requirements in the absence of a Product Owner, coordinating with 14+ stakeholders and 6+ external teams.
• Ensured on-time project delivery by implementing a hybrid development model.
• Acted as the single point of contact for project status reporting to sponsors, business teams, and stage-gate approval committees.

Technology: SAP FieldGlass | Methodology: Scrum (Hybrid Model)

Scrum Master (May 2016 – Sept 2018) Proxy Product Owner / Business Analyst (Nov 2015 – April 2016)

Project Overview: Led SAP Hybris e-commerce implementation for a global leader in precision instruments.

• Trusted by higher management to lead the project delivery as Scrum master, after considering thorough system knowledge and leadership skills
• Managed four e-commerce releases with capacity planning and Scrum facilitation.
• Supported backlog management and prioritization.
• Single point of contact for project status and Jira tracking.
• Managed product backlog, conducted reviews and demos, and supported UAT & defect triaging.

Project Overview: Led SAP Hybris implementation for a leading fashion retailer in New Zealand.

• Led discovery, design, development, and testing phases.
• Managed requirements, user stories, and client stakeholder relations.
• Assisted in MVP envisioning.
• Conducted functional benchmarking, competitor analysis, and provided thought leadership.

Project Overview: Managed Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) application for a leading grocery retailer in the US. EDI was the electronic means of doing retail business like sending purchase orders , tracking shipments and bank payments.

• Onboarded new suppliers on EDI system for the retailer
• Acted as the liaison between category managers, buyers, and EDI customers.
• Facilitated EDI enablement for new customers and handled document testing and issue resolution.
• Served as the point of contact for EDI vendor management and communication.