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Savita Pahuja - Agile Coach, Trainer and Mentor

Savita Pahuja, Certified Scrum Alliance Trainer (CSAT)

Hi, I am Savita. I am an Agile Coach, Trainer and Mentor. I have experience of working in start-ups as well as big financial organisations in distributed and multi-cultural environments.

My coaching spectrum involves enterprise coaching, team coaching, leadership coaching and facilitation of workshops to align the vision and plan business outcomes. I believe in helping the clients look into the whole system and bring sustainable change for their good. My coaching is inspired by ‘Transformative Coaching’ and ‘Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching.’

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CSAT
Scrum Alliance Trainer
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Authorized Instructor
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CEC
Enterprise Coach
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CTC
Team Coach
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ICF Professional Coach
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Agile Leadership
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Certified LeSS Practitioner

Philosophy

An explorer at heart.

I am an explorer, which makes me curious to try new ways to bring improvement to the client's work and personal life.

“The gladdest moment in my life is a departure into unknown lands.”
Savita Pahuja

My journey

From software engineer to coach.

Beginning
Java Developer

Started in software engineering and watched waterfall projects struggle with handoffs and dysfunction.

Discovery
First Scrum project

Joined a Scrum team and became an Agilist. Earned CSM, CSPO, and CSP along the way.

Coach
Xebia, Palo IT, DBS

Moved into agile coaching, then enterprise coaching at Palo IT and DBS. Worked across India, Singapore, and Canada.

Master coach
CEC · CTC · PCC

Earned Scrum Alliance Certified Enterprise Coach, Certified Team Coach, and ICF PCC credentials.

Now
Author & trainer

Authored Distributed Agile Framework. Published on InfoQ. Speak at agile conferences worldwide. Run Coaching Saga.

Lead transformations at

TD
Scotiabank
DBS
Standard Chartered
IBM
DCX
Palo IT
Xebia

Community

Active in the agile community.

Organiser
  • CoachingKata Meetup
  • Agile Product Open Toronto
  • Agile Tour Singapore
Speaker
  • Agile 2021
  • Agile Toronto 2021
  • Agile Tour London
  • Global Scrum Gathering Singapore
  • Regional Scrum Gathering India
  • Agile NCR
Reviewer
  • Agile 2019 / 2020 Conferences
  • Agile India Conference
Volunteer
  • Global Scrum Gathering Singapore