Hemant Rastogi

About Hemant Rastogi

IIMK, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner, SAFe Agilist, ICP-ACC Certified Agile Coach and PMP-certified Senior Manager and Program Leader with 22+ years of IT experience. Adept at delivering large-scale, complex software and web development programs on time and within budget by effectively leading, coaching, and managing multiple Scrum teams.Key Expertise & Leadership Program & Portfolio Management: Led multi-million-dollar Agile transformation programs for global organizations in BFSI (6+ years) and Telecom (8+ years) domains. Enterprise Agile & Digital Transformation: Successfully spearheaded Kanban-driven digital transformation initiatives for major banking and telecom enterprises. Scaling Agile & Framework Implementation: Hands-on experience in implementing SAFe, NEXUS, and Kanban across enterprise-level initiatives. Senior Leadership & Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to engage C-suite executives, senior leadership, and cross-functional teams to drive Agile maturity and business outcomes. AWS & DevOps Program Management: Led AWS DevOps adoption using CI/CD across multiple projects, with extensive experience in AWS cloud environments. 12X AWS Certified. Agile Coaching & Training: Consultant and corporate trainer for Agile transformations, including coaching HSBC teams on Agile best practices.

Experience

1. Program Manager

   Wipro

   Oct 2018 — Present · Pune, IN

   Program Manager | Agile CoachKey Achievements & Responsibilities:Established and led a new self-organizing Scrum team by training on Agile fundamentals and coaching for sustainable transformation.Implemented Agile frameworks and best practices for enterprise-wide projects, ensuring seamless adoption of Jira for Agile execution.Drove Agile Scaling (Nexus Framework) implementations and ceremonies for CITIBANK,OPTUM, PHILIPS, TELSTRA, aligning multiple Scrum teams for large-scale project execution.Program & Project ManagementManaged enterprise-level programs with a focus on Agile delivery, ensuring strategic alignment with business objectives.Owned end-to-end program governance, tracking key metrics such as backlog health, burn-down, velocity, and task breakdown across multiple teams.Planned, monitored, and optimized budgets for large-scale projects to ensure cost efficiency and financial accountability.Led risk management and contingency planning, proactively addressing challenges and ensuring business continuity.Orchestrated cross-functional collaboration, engaging senior stakeholders, product owners, and leadership teams for roadmap planning and execution.Leadership & Agile TransformationMentored and coached Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and leadership teams to strengthen Agile maturity across the organization.Championed Agile change management, fostering a high-performance, self-sustaining Agile culture.Facilitated critical Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and stakeholder alignment meetings.Oversaw production releases, ensuring smooth rollout plans, backup strategies, and minimal disruption.

Education

• Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

  Senior Management Program, General Mangement

• University of Mumbai

  BE, EXTC

  1994 — 2000