Vani SuriaPrakash, Coach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Vani SuriaPrakash

Verified Expert  in Coaching

Coach

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Toptal member since September 4, 2024

Bio

Vani is an experienced agile and life coach with over 15 years of expertise in strategic coaching and training for diverse teams. Proficient in the Agile methodology integration and fostering positive approaches, she is skilled in product management tools and adept at navigating challenges. Vani is a strong communicator and collaborator and has established successful stakeholder relationships.

Project Highlights

Executive Coaching Success
Coached a client through a difficult personal transition to found a successful business.

Expertise

  • Agile Coaching
  • Career Coaching
  • Coaching
  • Executive Coaching
  • PARP - Visualization of Progress
  • Planning Coaching
  • Trello
  • Zoom

Work Experience

Associate Principal Consultant | Agile Coach

2023 - PRESENT
Nagarro
  • Joined as a consultant and began mapping the process of agile adoption, leveraging tools as a unique selling proposition (USP). Initially engaged with a client for three months; the engagement was extended for an additional 6-month period.
  • Set up boards and projects and developed dashboards using both out-of-the-box and custom-made gadgets. Created release-level and senior management dashboards, configured the Tempo Planner, conducted demos, and set up advanced roadmaps.
  • Streamlined the process and started with story point estimation using the Planning Poker app in Microsoft Teams.

Project History

Executive Coaching Success

Coached a client through a difficult personal transition to found a successful business.

A client approached me facing significant challenges in balancing her personal life with her professional aspirations. Despite holding a master's degree from a prestigious university, she had transitioned from a promising career to being a full-time homemaker after meeting and marrying her soulmate. She struggled with a lack of fulfillment and support while raising two children, and a deep sense of loss over her career. Initially, she sought coaching to explore the possibility of separation as a way to regain control over her life.

Through a series of transformative coaching sessions, we addressed the underlying self-sabotaging beliefs that were holding her back. We worked on reframing her mindset, empowering her to reconnect with her strengths and redefine her identity beyond the roles of wife and mother. As a result, she not only revitalized her sense of purpose but also took bold steps to reclaim her professional life. Today, she is the proud founder of her own company and has successfully transitioned into a thriving businesswoman, demonstrating the profound impact of coaching on personal and professional transformation.

Education

2004 - 2008

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

GKM College of Engineering and Technology - Chennai, India

Certifications

AUGUST 2024 - PRESENT

NLP Mastery and Beyond Mastery

Magic of Change, American Board of Neuro Linguistic programming

JULY 2024 - PRESENT

NLP Practitioner

Magic of Change, American board of Neuro linguistic programming

APRIL 2024 - APRIL 2027

ICF- PCC

International Coaching Federation

JULY 2023 - JULY 2024

SAFe Practice Consultants (SPCs)

Scaled Agile Framework

DECEMBER 2020 - DECEMBER 2026

Associate Certified Coach (ACC)

International Coach Federation

JULY 2020 - PRESENT

Enterprise Agile Coaching (ICP-ENT)

ICAgile

JULY 2018 - PRESENT

Professional Scrum Master Level I (PSM I)

Scrum.org

JULY 2018 - PRESENT

Professional Scrum Master Level II (PSM II)

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 2017 - PRESENT

Agile Coaching Certification (ICP-ACC)

ICAgile

Skills

Executive Coaching

Communication Coaching, Planning Coaching, Employee Coaching, Executive Coaching, Enterprise Coaching, Decision-making Coaching

Platforms & Tools

Zoom, Jira, Microsoft Teams

Other

Coaching, Agile Coaching, PARP - Visualization of Progress, Troubleshooting, Performance Coaching, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Career Coaching, Trello, IT, Software, Java, Programming, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum

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