Building a Global Adaptive Delivery Framework
As Nutanix Professional Services expanded globally, each organization had different planning processes, levels of Agile maturity, and operational needs. I designed and continuously evolved adaptive delivery frameworks that gave teams enough structure to improve predictability and visibility while remaining flexible enough to support their unique ways of working.


Solution
Designed multiple adaptive delivery frameworks rather than forcing a single methodology.
Each framework included:
planning cadence
quarterly roadmaps
dependency management
delivery governance
reporting
coaching
maturity assessments
Frameworks evolved continuously based on organizational feedback rather than remaining static.
Business Impact
Improved delivery predictability
Increased organizational alignment
Supported multiple enterprise organizations
Improved visibility into priorities
Increased Agile maturity across teams
Business Challenge
Multiple organizations operated independently with inconsistent planning, delivery, and reporting practices. Traditional Agile frameworks were too rigid for the diverse needs of consulting, engineering, enterprise architecture, and global practices teams.
Tools & Technologies
Jira
Confluence
Jira Automation
ScriptRunner
LucidChart / Visio
Mirosoft 365
Microsoft Forms
Slack
SurveyMonkey
Key Capabilities Demonstrated
My Role
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Enterprise Delivery Framework Architect & Organizational Systems Designer
I led the initiative by:
Assessing organizational needs, Agile maturity, team dynamics, and delivery challenges across multiple Professional Services organizations.
Designing adaptive delivery frameworks that balanced standardized governance with the flexibility needed to support diverse teams, business functions, and levels of Agile maturity.
Establishing scalable planning cadences, quarterly roadmaps, dependency management practices, and delivery governance processes that improved organizational alignment and predictability.
Developing delivery metrics, executive reporting, and feedback mechanisms that enabled leadership to monitor organizational health and continuously improve delivery practices.
Partnering with executive leadership, Product Management, Enterprise Architecture, Engineering, and Professional Services teams to align delivery capabilities with evolving business priorities.
Coaching Agile Delivery Leads, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and cross-functional teams on Agile principles, servant leadership, and adaptive planning practices.
Facilitating cross-functional planning, dependency management, and organizational change initiatives that strengthened collaboration across multiple enterprise organizations.
Continuously evolving the framework through retrospectives, organizational feedback, analytics, and lessons learned, ensuring it remained responsive as the business grew and priorities shifted.
Agile Transformation
Delivery Leadership
Organizational Design
Coaching
Dependency Management
Capabilities in Action
What It's Like to Work with Me
"[Sheila] has made significant contributions across multiple strategic pillars—Scale, Enable, Run, Automate, and Innovate— demonstrating a strong commitment to operational excellence, team development, and customer impact."
Director, Professional Services

