Prashant Chavan

About Prashant Chavan

Visionary IT Leader with 22 Years of Global ExcellenceWith two and a half decades of IT experience spanning Product Development, Delivery Management, and Professional Services, Dr. Prashant Chavan brings in versatile expertise to the table. His journey has included roles as a Director, Associate Director, Delivery/Program/Project Manager, and QA/Practice Head. As a certified Agile Coach, he has steered projects with finesse as an Agile Delivery Manager, Scrum Master, and Agile Coach.His result oriented track record includes successfully managing a P&L account of 20 Million USD while leading a team of 100+ professionals across the globe and his technological proficiency spans Web, Microsoft, and Android Technologies, employing tools like Java.Net, Azure, DevOps, and VMware. With extensive international experience working with clients in the USA, UK, Europe, Singapore, and Australia, he has honed domain expertise in Banking, Finance, Payments, ECommerce, Retail, Insurance, and Healthcare.Certified as a PMP Professional, Dr. Prashant Chavan excels in aggressive project governance, leading software development projects, and possess a wealth of experience in Agile methodologies. His expertise extends to Process Excellence and support, with a Six Sigma GB Certification, ITIL, and DevOps certifications. He has transformed businesses by implementing Process Improvements, Project Governance, Automation, and Project Environment as a Service (PEaaS).Dr. Prashant\'s credentials also include experience in Product Development & Testing Life Cycle, Product Deployment Planning, Infrastructure Management, Integration & Acceptance, and Customer Support. With a rich educational background, he is equipped to drive organizational success with a proven track record and an extensive skillset that includes PMP, Scrum Master, SAFe Agilist, NCFM, DevOps, ITIL, Oracle, Lean Six Sigma, RPA, and Training & Development coaching.

Experience

1. Director (Delivery & Program Head)

   Diebold Nixdorf

   Apr 2017 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Established teams from the ground up for diverse portfolios, including Agile Implementation, DevOps, Payments Robotic Automation, QA Competence Center, Electric Vehicle Charging (EVC), and Process Improvements.• In Retail, managed a USD 15+ M account with a 30-member global team, optimizing performance with Total PDs Portfolio over 4 years.• Leveraged Robotics Payment Automation, resulting in a 60% reduction in regression efforts, saving USD 200K over 2 years.• Developed Robotics Payment Automation for B2B, B2C, and Loyalty Card projects, securing the 2nd Winner Award in Retailathon 2.0 sponsored by Microsoft.• Pioneered organizational initiatives, including Project Environment as a Service, Quality as a Service, Automation as a Service, and People Engagement Program.• In Banking, managed a USD 10 M account with a 25-member global team and delivered for leading banks like HSBC, OCBC Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Citi Bank, IndusInd Bank, Danske Bank, and Westpac Bank.

Education

• University Grant Comission

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), IT Management

• IIBMS

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Information Technology

• Bachelor Degree

  Bachelor of Computers, Computer Software Engineering

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence for Business Leaders, Artificial Intelligence

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  Executive MBA

• University of Mumbai

  Engineering Diploma, Electronics and Communication