name : Deven Kashyap
title : Senior Project Manager | Senior Scrum Master
experience : 8.5+ years
location : Mohali, Punjab, India (IST — UTC+5:30)
languages : [English, Hindi, Punjabi, Kannada]
domains : [Banking, Healthcare, SaaS, Retail, Blockchain/Fintech]
superpower : >
I walk into organizational chaos — misaligned teams, manual status hell,
broken governance, no delivery predictability — and I design systems
that make it work. Repeatably. Sustainably. Without depending on me.
building_now:
- n8n workflow automations for sprint reporting & Jira intelligence
- GenAI-powered PMO governance dashboards (GPT-4 + Power BI)
- Prompt engineering pipelines for delivery decision support
open_to:
- Senior PM / Program Director roles
- Agile Coaching & Transformation Leadership
- AI-augmented Delivery Consulting
- Roles with real ownership and realistic scope
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timeline
title 8.5 Years of Progressive PM Leadership
2016-2017 : 🔬 Test Yantra · Bengaluru
: Test Analyst & Business Engagement
: Built B2B client comms, NDA/MSA negotiation skills
2017-2018 : ⚙️ FuGenX Technologies · Bengaluru
: Project Coordinator
: Full SDLC exposure — Dev, QA, Release, Vendor
2018-2019 : ⛓️ HummingWave Technologies · Bengaluru
: Project Coordinator
: Brought Agile to blockchain/crypto startup
2019-2020 : 🏦 Nuclei · Bengaluru
: Project Manager
: Led 60+ people across 7–8 Agile teams in fintech
2020-2023 : 🌐 Ernst & Young (EY) · Bengaluru
: Business Consultant
: Banking modernization · 25+ stakeholders · 2M+ customers
2023-2024 : 🏥 Upfront Healthcare · Mohali
: Senior Scrum Master
: Org-wide Scrumban adoption · 12 product teams
2024-2025 : 🚀 Tru · Mohali
: Senior Project Manager
: AI automation · Salesforce CRM · 5 parallel tracks
2025 : 🧠 Independent PM Consultant
: GenAI x PM · Open to strategic roles
🚀 Tru — Senior Project Manager | 2024–2025 · Mohali
The Problem I Found: Teams burning 3+ hours daily on manual status pings — killing sprint execution and delivery focus.
| What I Diagnosed & Built | Measurable Outcome |
|---|---|
| Built n8n workflow auto-generating daily Jira sprint summaries | 15+ team members freed from manual update cycles |
| Created Power BI dashboards with real-time sprint & blocker views | Leadership achieved zero-request self-serve status visibility |
| Managed 18-member cross-functional team (Dev, QA, UX, Marketing) for Salesforce B2B CRM | On-time delivery + high user adoption |
| Coordinated 5 parallel delivery tracks (web, mobile, e-commerce) | 3 major products shipped on schedule |
🏥 Upfront Healthcare — Senior Scrum Master | 2023–2024 · Mohali
The Problem I Found: Fragmented teams, unpredictable delivery, no shared governance model across 12 product teams.
| What I Diagnosed & Built | Measurable Outcome |
|---|---|
| Diagnosed team dysfunction → Designed & implemented Scrumban adoption | Teams hit delivery predictability within 3 sprints |
| Root-cause analysis on escalation delays | Resolution time cut from 10 days → 3 days (70% improvement) |
| Authored Azure DevOps standardization playbook | Scrumban practices documented and scaled org-wide |
| Mentored 3 new Scrum Masters | Built sustainable coaching capability independent of my involvement |
| Established cross-team sync + portfolio health reviews + exec forums | Governance model: team autonomy balanced with org oversight |
🌐 Ernst & Young (EY) — Business Consultant | 2020–2023 · Bengaluru
The Problem I Found: Large-scale banking transformation with no coordinated governance, unclear accountability, and fragmented stakeholder alignment.
| What I Diagnosed & Built | Measurable Outcome |
|---|---|
| Led transformation across 6 workstreams, 25+ stakeholders | 2M+ customers impacted; program delivered on schedule |
| Established steering committee cadence (weekly tactical / monthly strategic) | RACI, escalation paths, decision protocols embedded org-wide |
| Designed full PMO operating model (intake, stage-gate, health checks, PIR) | Organization reached measurable project delivery maturity |
| Built Power BI dashboards + KPI tracking | Leadership decision-making with zero manual status requests |
| Coached teams on hybrid delivery (structured governance + Agile) | Improved sprint predictability in a banking PMO environment |
🏦 Nuclei — Project Manager | 2019–2020 · Bengaluru
The Problem I Found: 7 teams (60+ people) in a high-velocity fintech startup with no shared delivery rhythm, no dependency tracking, and constant blocking.
- Designed and implemented Scrumban governance from zero — sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, WIP limits, flow metrics
- Built weekly dependency tracking + cross-team comms to reduce blocking issues significantly
- Managed 3rd-party vendor ecosystem: SLA compliance, integration timelines, negotiation
- Orchestrated parallel mobile and web product launches while maintaining quality under aggressive deadlines
⛓️ HummingWave Technologies — Project Coordinator | 2018–2019 · Bengaluru
- Introduced Agile practices to blockchain/crypto startup; established sprint planning and backlog grooming
- Managed crypto wallet client relationships: tracked requirements, ensured on-time delivery
- Built domain expertise in blockchain technology, crypto workflows, and fintech landscape
⚙️ FuGenX Technologies — Project Coordinator | 2017–2018 · Bengaluru
- Mastered end-to-end SDLC: development cycles, QA, release management, vendor coordination
- Delivered under pressure: managed client/vendor-side delays; built resilience and pragmatic problem-solving
🔬 Test Yantra — Test Analyst & Business Engagement | 2016–2017 · Bengaluru
- Built B2B client communication skills with global clients; overcame cultural barriers and confidence gaps
- Developed sales and negotiation acumen: NDA/MSA negotiation, client psychology, difficult conversations
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║ DEVEN KASHYAP · CAPABILITY ARCHITECTURE ║
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║ 🔍 DIAGNOSE ║ Root-cause analysis, AS-IS/TO-BE mapping ║
║ ║ Org dysfunction identification ║
║ ║ Stakeholder analysis & readiness assess. ║
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║ 🎯 DESIGN ║ PMO operating models & governance ║
║ ║ Escalation paths, RACI, decision forums ║
║ ║ Phase-gate methodology across lifecycle ║
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║ 🚀 DELIVER ║ Multi-team coordination (60+ people) ║
║ ║ 5 parallel initiative management ║
║ ║ Vendor ecosystem & SLA management ║
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║ 🔄 TRANSFORM ║ Agile coaching & Scrumban adoption ║
║ ║ Org-wide change management & comms ║
║ ║ Resistance navigation, capability building ║
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║ 🤖 AUTOMATE ║ n8n workflow design & GPT-4 integration ║
║ ║ AI-powered dashboards & status automation ║
║ ║ Prompt engineering for PM intelligence ║
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| Status | Certification | Body |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ Active | Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) | Scrum Alliance — Jan 2019 |
| ✅ Active | PMP® Certification Training | Simplilearn — Feb 2019 |
| ✅ Active | Scrum Foundations Professional (SFPC) | CertiProf — Jun 2020 |
| ✅ Active | Microsoft Project 2013 | Microsoft |
| ✅ Active | Green Jujitsu Leadership | — |
| 🔄 In Progress | SAFe Agilist | Scaled Agile · 2025 |
| 🔄 In Progress | n8n AI Workflow Automation | n8n · 2025 |
| 🔄 In Progress | Prompt Engineering Specialization | — · 2025 |
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🤖 Active Learning
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📚 Knowledge Sharing
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I'm open to conversations about Program Management · Agile Transformation · AI in PM Workflows · PMO Architecture · Collaboration & Mentoring
📍 Mohali, Punjab, India | 🕒 IST (UTC+5:30) | 💬 English · Hindi · Punjabi · Kannada
🌟 Open To:
"Master the PM craft. Adapt tech fluently. Solve real problems."
Diagnose the dysfunction · Design the solution · Deliver with precision · Sustain the change