
Ankit Mistry
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Surat, Gujarat, India
Toptal member since May 19, 2026
Ankit is an enterprise Agile leader and scrum master with 11+ years of software delivery experience, specializing in Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe 6. As a Certified SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) and Agile Coach, he excels at facilitating synchronization events, removing complex delivery blockers, and driving team predictability. Adept at managing cross-team dependencies and remote collaboration across global time zones, Ankit seamlessly balances agile flow with structured program execution.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile Coaching
- Agile Delivery
- Agile Project Management
- Azure DevOps
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- Kanban
- Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- Scrum
Work Experience
Associate Manager & Specialist
Accenture
- Facilitated core Scrum and Kanban ceremonies for multiple cross-functional distributed teams, ensuring strict adherence to the definition of done (DoD) and continuous value delivery flow.
- Driven program-level predictability and alignment across global geographies, managing complex cross-team dependencies in Azure DevOps to minimize delivery blockages.
- Pioneered a data-driven backlog quality-gate workflow using data analytics to audit requirements for ambiguity, improving the team's commitment predictability score from 70% to 86%.
- Led cross-functional team alignment within a hybrid SAFe framework, managing upstream and downstream dependencies to reliably protect fixed program-level milestones.
Domain & Process Consultant
Infosys
- Provided targeted Agile process consulting across large-scale enterprise delivery units, aligning development execution with critical strategic milestones.
- Facilitated core Scrum and Kanban ceremonies, resolving execution friction and removing organizational impediments to accelerate delivery cycles.
- Partnered with product owners to audit and refine product backlogs in Jira, ensuring clear acceptance criteria to minimize mid-sprint requirement drift.
Associate Team Lead
Casepoint
- Led cross-functional engineering teams through complex software delivery tracks, transitioning legacy workflows to structured Scrum and Kanban frameworks.
- Facilitated cross-team synchronization and dependency management to ensure predictable, high-quality feature releases on the legal tech platform.
- Monitored team performance and delivery metrics, coaching members through targeted retrospectives to achieve steady, sustainable sprint commitments.
Technical Writer – Innowera
insightsoftware
- Authored and maintained comprehensive software documentation, user manuals, and technical release notes to simplify complex product architectures for end users.
- Utilized Confluence to establish a centralized knowledge base, ensuring seamless cross-team information sharing and updated process documentation.
- Standardized reporting templates and data tracking workflows using Microsoft Excel to improve internal documentation accuracy and delivery tracking.
Project History
Multi-team Agile Delivery & Automation (Life Sciences)
- 112 — RPA Bots Delivered & Migrated
- 0 — Defects During the Hypercare Phase
The client needed to execute a massive robotic process automation (RPA) pipeline requiring the simultaneous delivery and migration of over 100 automated bots. Operating across highly regulated, distributed environments, the primary challenges were cross-functional alignment, tracking complex blockers, and establishing predictable sprints.
I served as Scrum Master, leading 3 delivery pods and 1 migration support pod. I also established structured Scrum and Kanban frameworks from scratch to streamline the automation pipeline. Finally, I spearheaded rigorous impediment tracking to eliminate delivery blockers, coached members on relative estimation, and managed stakeholder dependencies.
I successfully delivered and migrated 112 RPA bots ahead of schedule. I boosted team predictability through data-driven Agile ceremonies, concluding the high-stakes project with zero defects during Hypercare.
Multi-domain Agile Delivery (Telecom & Banking)
- 100% — On-time Weekly Client Updates
- 100% — Adherence to Agile Release Timelines
I managed the simultaneous execution of 2 complex, parallel projects across completely different domains: telecom order management and banking ATM screens. The primary challenges were balancing competing cross-domain priorities, preventing resource strain, and maintaining consistent alignment with product owners.
I facilitated a unified Agile Scrum of Scrums for both project tracks to optimize delivery efficiency. I actively guided development teams and product owners on core Scrum frameworks, implementing robust prioritization techniques to handle multiple streams without loss of focus while boosting overall Agile Scrum maturity.
I drastically sharpened cross-domain execution and prioritization. I strengthened the team’s overall delivery mindset, maintaining a 100% on-time cadence for weekly client releases across both platforms.
Legacy to Agile Software Transformation (Litigation Tech)
- 3 — Cross-functional Teams Transformed
- 100% — Agile Framework Adoption Rate
This product company had an e-Discovery product suite using a traditional Waterfall delivery model. This resulted in siloed communication, a lack of transparency into the product backlog, and unpredictable release cadences across multiple engineering tracks and the product documentation team, limiting overall delivery efficiency.
I led the end-to-end Agile transformation from scratch for 3 engineering teams and a documentation team. I established structured Scrum and Kanban frameworks, implemented Jira for unified backlog tracking, and provided hands-on coaching to instill a sustainable, high-maturity Agile mindset across all cross-functional tracks.
I successfully transitioned legacy workflows to high-performing Scrum teams. I drastically improved cross-functional transparency, delivery predictability, and alignment, enabling a complete shift to an Agile mindset.
Skills
Tools
Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Excel, Slack, Zoom, Skype for Business
Paradigms
Scrum, Kanban, Agile Delivery, Agile Project Management, Azure DevOps, Design Thinking
Other
Agile Coaching, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Waterfall
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