Vidya Sagar

About Vidya Sagar

A Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) and SAFe Agilist with around 18 years of enriched experience in Program & Product Management, Business Analysis and Software Testing. Having more than 10 years of experience in leading complex business transformation programs in Energy & Commodities domain.A result-oriented leader accustomed with large scale global programs (multi-functional, cross-skilled, multi-vendor teams), performing multiple roles and managing deliveries effectively amidst rapidly changing constraints and priorities.Experience and key skills include Experience in Agile program management and managed Product and Engineering teams spread across different geographies Experience in mentoring teams to understand Agile concepts and adapt agile best practices Experience in building distributed and self-organizing agile teams using Scrum and Kanban Delivered projects with different project life cycle models like Waterfall and Agile methodologies Proficient in facilitating various ceremonies including Planning, Review, Retrospective, Backlog refinement Experience in agile execution leveraging tools like JIRA and ADO to define, prioritize, plan and track requirements and progress Experience of creating and maintaining project plans, managing risks and dependencies to achieve milestones Experience in scope management, change management and stakeholder management Experience in defining/streamlining project processes, governance, and reporting frameworks Experience in defining various project management templates/tools and reporting dashboards Collaborated with various stakeholders in managing capacity forecasting, hiring, staffing, and onboarding people Collaborated with client stakeholders on commercial management including SOW, billing, and invoicing Experience of defining and executing support engagement models along with various KPIs and SLAs in-line with Customer needs Managed projects with different engagement models like FTFP, T&M and Managed Services Rich experience in Testing, System Analysis and Business Analysis in European Natural Gas physical logistics domain Managed implementations/upgrades/integrations of various C/ETRM platforms like Endur, Allegro, RightAngle Experience in people management which includes resource planning, staffing, rotation, people growth and succession planning Experience in pre-sales activities like drafting responses and managing stakeholders during RFP/RFI response process Experience in Capital markets domain – Managed testing teams for Equities trading platform Fidessa

Experience

1. Consulting Principal

   Cognizant

   Mar 2025 — Present · Aalborg, DK

Education

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech