Anand Deshpande

About Anand Deshpande

With over 20 years of IT leadership experience, I specialize in IT Delivery Management, Program Governance, and Digital Transformation. As Associate Program Director at Birlasoft, I oversee large-scale initiatives, drive margin improvements through lean automation and process optimization, and implement policies that enhance project execution and employee collaboration. My work includes facilitating year-long programs, addressing client needs, and tracking progress to ensure alignment with organizational objectives. Passionate about innovation, I contribute to building tools, accelerators, and go-to-market solutions that empower teams and add value for global clients. Certified as a ScrumMaster® and SAFe Agilist®, I bring expertise in Agile and Scrum methodologies to create sustainable growth and operational excellence. My goal is to enable seamless program execution while fostering collaboration and delivering impactful solutions.

Experience

1. Associate Program Director

   Birlasoft

   Sep 2023 — Present · Pune, IN

   Experience in driving IT Delivery Management / Program Management / Application Development and Digital Transformation initiatives with renowned organizations• Drove margin improvement initiatives through lean & automation, process optimization, resource utilization and problem management • Experience in building tools, accelerators and go to market solutions (differentiators)• Active participation in RFPs • Oversaw 125+ employees for the completion of over 10 projects • Facilitated the execution of 5 year-long programs • Implemented policies for project completion and employee responsibilities • Defined the project’s goal and created a plan to track progress • Attended clients’ needs and collaborated with team to deliver the needs into the goal plan• Managed program issues and risks (technical and non-technical) through identification, evaluation, tracking, communication, and mediation in an orderly manner• Facilitated successful negotiations such as resource constraints as appropriate throughout the program. Ensured consensus and agreement across customers and/or internal stakeholders• Created executive dashboard reporting, MIS of all projects, risk dashboard, status, updates, through monthly, quarterly reviews• Drafted the team charter to state team goals and responsibilities