Pradeep Shende
Pune
Summary
Dynamic and results-oriented Program Manager with 16 years of extensive experience in program management, new product development, and Agile methodologies across the IT and automotive industries. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects on time and within budget while driving innovation and process improvements. Expertise in aligning project goals with business objectives, managing risks, and ensuring stakeholder satisfaction. Adept at leveraging Agile frameworks to accelerate product development cycles, enhance quality, and improve team collaboration. Committed to delivering excellence in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Program Manager
John Deere Technology Center
Pune
2020.09 - Current
- Spearheading small to mid-sized programs in collaboration with global EUC teams, leading a team of 20+ employees
- Managing end-to-end program execution from initiation to product launch using Agile methodologies
- Leading governance programs and processes to ensure that deliverables meet the enterprise quality standards
- Collaborating with stakeholders to gather business requirements, developing technology roadmaps, and OKRs with the PM
- Creating project charters, defining project milestones with stakeholders, creating work breakdown structure with teams
- Breaking down complex programs into epics, features, and user stories for 2-week sprints, identifying the bottlenecks
- Developing project schedules and managing budgets, estimating program delivery timelines, and planning resources
- Identifying project risks, developing contingency plans, proactively identifying and eliminating Impediments
- Creating communication plans, Capturing KPIs and highlighting the metrics to project teams, stakeholders
- Capturing budget and timeline variances, analyzing & Reporting trends and identifying action items, updating stakeholders
- Sharing project reports with clients, ensuring project progression, and obtaining sign-off on completed deliverables
- Coaching teams on agile, system architecture, ensuring program goals are prioritized and well understood by teams
- Collaborating with engineering and product managers to develop sprint goals and efficiently facilitating scrum events
- Supporting hiring, talent development, and building cross-functional teams with the engineering manager
- Promoting a culture of iterative product development and continuous improvement (Kaizen) to deliver faster
- Working closely with the Product Manager on backlog prioritization, refinements, and release planning.
Technical Project Lead
John Deere Technology Center
Pune
2011.01 - 2020.08
- Spearheaded the development of medium to high-scale global Manufacturing Programs for global factories
- Collaborated with product design and cross-functional teams to innovate new products and technologies
- Established manufacturing setups for the 5000 Series tractor, Skid Steer Loader, Lawn Mowers machines
- Expertise in vehicle assembly, paint, and weld processes, with a strong grasp of quality management
- Implemented Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) principles in new product developments
- Designed & implemented manufacturing facilities including machinery and equipment based on the project requirement
- Managed prototype builds, resolved manufacturing challenges, and formulated ramp-up strategies
- Implemented Industry 4.0 and cost-effective solutions to enhance productivity and efficiency of existing established products
- Oversaw end-to-end program management focusing on scope, time, and cost parameters
- Created capital and revenue budgets for new and ongoing projects in partnership with cross-functional teams
- Drove lean projects, operations development, process automation, and error-proofing initiatives.
Project Lead
Mahindra & Mahindra
Pune
2008.01 - 2011.01
- Developed Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering standards for U202, Xylo pickup Project at Chakan plant
- Developed Ramp up capacity from 10 to 18 Machines Per day with OEE of 85% post product launch
- Designed & developed vehicle assembly Layout, Processes, Control plans, Work Standards, Process standards, ramp up plan
- Commissioned manufacturing setup including tools, equipment, fixtures, facilities for U202 launch project.
Education
MBA - Business Management
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
Pune2014-12
Bachelor of Engineering - Industrial Engineering
Ramdeobaba College of Engineering And Management
Nagpur2008-06
HSSC - Science
Maharashtra Board, Pune
Nagpur2004-06
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Program Management
- Agile, Scrum
- Digital Transformation, IoT
- Manufacturing Engineering
- New Product development
- Lean & Six Sigma
- Industry 4.0
- Process optimization
- Innovation
- ITSM, ITIL
- ServiceNow
- Problem Solving
- Resource Management
- Process Optimization
- Change Management
- Budget Management
- Business communication
Accomplishments
- Successfully trained and onboarded (2) Newly formed teams on Scrum framework within a Span of ~12 Months
- Optimized ServiceNow incident management process with (2) teams, achieved ~20% reduction in incident volume
- Led the Vulnerability Management process with (2) teams, resulted in ~18% reduction in Vulnerability closure rates
- Successfully launched and onboarded WSR (Windows System recovery) tool within a span of 6 months with Product teams
- Launched 10+ New Products with 15% Budget Optimization, 90% Schedule adherence
- Earned Consecutive 15+ Promoter feedbacks from all global clients for consistent performance
- Executed $0.3M worth of Lean Projects for John Deere US based factories in 2019-20
- Earned Defensive Publication (Patent) in October 2019 for developing Innovative tool
- Earned Enterprise Innovation Award in 2017 for optimizing Product cost by $45k using CFD solution
- Developed IoT solution by digitalizing manual process which created business value worth $62k
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master | Scrum Alliance | 2021
- Certified Scrum Master | Scrum Inc | 2022
- Certified Product Owner |Scrum Inc |2022
- Certified Scrum at Scaler Practitioner | Scrum Inc | 2022
- Lean Practitioner | TQMI | 2021
Languages
Marathi
First Language
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Timeline
Technical Program Manager
John Deere Technology Center
2020.09 - Current
Technical Project Lead
John Deere Technology Center
2011.01 - 2020.08
Project Lead
Mahindra & Mahindra
2008.01 - 2011.01
MBA - Business Management
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
Bachelor of Engineering - Industrial Engineering
Ramdeobaba College of Engineering And Management
HSSC - Science
Maharashtra Board, Pune
- Certified Scrum Master | Scrum Alliance | 2021
- Certified Scrum Master | Scrum Inc | 2022
- Certified Product Owner |Scrum Inc |2022
- Certified Scrum at Scaler Practitioner | Scrum Inc | 2022
- Lean Practitioner | TQMI | 2021
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