Nathan Hattingh

As the Agile Practice Lead for the Technology division, I am responsible for:
• Implementation of strategies to increase productivity and delivery consistency for Accenture client team(s).
• Management of recruitment drives to address team staffing requirements.
• Ensuring both the technical and personal growth of my teams.
• Being an Agile Subject Matter expert to fellow Accenture staff and Accenture clients.
• Developing proposals and presentations for both internal as well as client stakeholders.
• Implementation and development of standards, policies and procedures for support of both Agile and Hybrid project delivery.
• Managing the profitability of the Agile team ensuring a billable rate of 98% per individual.
• Managing the project delivery of multiple agile teams across multiple locations and time zones on a major account.
• Proactively monitoring and managing account delivery to ensure successful execution and delivery of quality deliverables.
• Ensuring the generation of Status and KPI metrics reporting across the account.
• Continuous evaluation of staff performance and providing coaching to address inefficiencies.
• Responsible for process improvements to further enhance the productivity of delivery on client sites.
• Assisting clients in implementing Agile Transformations Strategies and determining their organization's Agile Maturity.

• Review and assessment of architectural designs;
• Responsible for the implementation, testing and deployment of enhancements to Retail Equities trading platforms;
• Responsible for mentoring and driving efficiency across teams;
• Implementation of SAFe framework within Retail Trading (CIB division - Standard Bank);
• Implemented Strategic Objectives/Epic/Feature work prioritization processes;
• Successful implementation of practical Agile Delivery practices.
• Agile Coaching across various teams;
• Assisted in definition and implementation of Retail Equities IT Road map;

• Standardized procedures and managed delivery processes which let to internal process improvements which ultimately led to shortened software delivery times and improved software designs and quality.
• Researched and evaluated available tools to support proper software development practices.
• Assisted CIO with IT Road map formulation and implementation.
• Management of IT delivery team.
• Review of solution designs.

• Led and coordinated software development teams at various client accounts.
• Specialized in business and architecture strategy definition, process analysis as well as team management.
• Supported clients in their development efforts, establishing standards, determining specifications and assisted in definition of their IT Strategies.
• Developed project plans for various project implementations.