SURAJ LAWANDE

Facilitated the adoption of Lean Agile practices across multiple teams, ensuring smooth execution of Scrum, Kanban, and Agile methodologies, and driving a 20% reduction in project cycle times through enhanced sprint planning and backlog refinement. Facilitated daily Scrum ceremonies (stand-ups, retrospectives, sprint planning), fostered collaboration between development and QA teams, reduced sprint bottlenecks, developed and maintained JIRA-based project metrics dashboards, achieved 100% timeline visibility, proactively identified risks, and reduced project completion times by 15%. Collaborated with Product Management, Product Owners, Tech Leads, and department heads to maintain a groomed, healthy, and transparent backlog aligned with organizational priorities, consistently achieving 95% of quarterly revenue and OKR targets. Facilitated scope grooming, tracked development, and ensured seamless delivery to QA, aligning with quality standards and delivery timelines. Acted as the primary project contact, providing weekly updates on timelines, risks, and milestones to leadership, managing escalations that reduced customer-reported issues and improved customer satisfaction (CSAT). Implemented strategies to reduce bug outflow by 15%, enhancing product quality and driving customer satisfaction. Established KPIs and governance mechanisms to drive continuous process improvements and transformation. Created and maintained metrics dashboards, ensuring transparency of project status, alignment with organizational objectives, and adherence to delivery timelines.

Managed 5+ concurrent projects, achieving a 20% improvement in delivery times by streamlining cross-functional collaboration. Reduced risks and bottlenecks by implementing JIRA-based tracking systems and conducting regular stakeholder reviews. Mentored team members on SAFe principles, fostering a high-performance culture and enhancing team agility. Delivered transparent reporting mechanisms, ensuring alignment with leadership goals and stakeholder satisfaction.

Improved RFP response accuracy by aligning technical requirements with product features. Created feature descriptions and Software Requirement Specifications (SRS), reviewed Statements of Work (SOW), and conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT), identifying issues to ensure quality deliverables.

Compiled a simplification database for SAP S/4 HANA.