Harish Venkatachalam

Bio

Innovative, value-driven, customer-focused leader with over 26 years of proven track record in leading successful Agile Transformations for Fortune 50 companies.
▪ Broad experiences across a multitude of industry verticals including Financial Services, Insurance, Media, Healthcare, Energy, and Manufacturing.
▪ Expert in managing enterprise portfolios aligning strategic themes, identification of value streams, developing transformation roadmaps, and launching global agile release trains, and feature teams.
▪ Possess exceptional ability to lead, communicate, collaborate, motivate, energize, inspire, and build relationships at all levels.
▪ Coached leaders (1000+) in SAFe and Scrum frameworks, including training Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers, Portfolio Managers, Product Managers, and Product Owners to gain industry-recognized Agile certifications.
▪ Proud mentor of American Corporate Partners, assisting veterans find their next careers in industry roles.

Expertise

– Strategic Planning
– Lean Portfolio Management
– Product and Technology Roadmaps
– Participatory Budgeting
– Launch Global Agile Release Trains
– Value Stream Mapping
– Design Thinking
– Process Improvement
– Launch Agile Center of Excellence
– Risk Assessment
– Continuous Improvement
– Team Development

Location

Princeton Area, NJ

Best Feedback Quote (Training or Consulting)

“Harish is very hands on.”