Agile Methodology Accelerating Tech Deliveries
At Agile Minds: Accelerating Tech Futures, Noida.
Agile Coach and Life Coach at TSYS
Karishma Gaur
Life isn't too short for what you've set your heart on. You either find time or excuses.
An IT professional with 12+ years of experience coaching organisations towards large-scale improvements. Outside work, she coaches people on career development and lifestyle management.
From software engineer to Agile coach
She started in IT in 2012 and moved into management by upskilling at every step. Each role below built on the one before.
- Software EngineerStarted in 2012
- Project Manager
- Scrum Master
- Release Train Engineer
- Team Coach
- Agile Coach12+ years in
About
For 12+ years Karishma has worked in middle management as a coach for organisational processes, aiming for large-scale improvements and benefits. Her professional roles have been Software Engineer, Project Manager, Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer and Agile Coach.
On the personal side she is a passionate life coach. She helps people with career development and lifestyle management, covering physical and mental wellness alongside professional growth.
Why coaching? She enjoys helping people overcome challenges and lead a stress-free, structured life with purpose and clarity. She has learned many tools and techniques along the way and earned credible certifications to make sure she shares the right knowledge.
Have courage, be kind.
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
She has helped people with
- Overcoming personal challenges
- Tools and techniques for a stress-free life
- Finding their passion and living with purpose
- Lifestyle improvement
- Career transitions, promotions and job changes
- Gamification for professional development, such as team building and productivity
Education
BTech in IT, Banasthali University, Rajasthan
Executive MBA in Project Management (distance), NIBM, Chennai
Outside work
Reading, writing poems, photography, gardening and cooking healthy meals. Her parting advice: smile, be kind to people, and plant and nurture a tree.
What is life coaching?
A supportive partner who helps you find clarity, purpose and direction.
It isn't about being told what to do. It's a collaborative process where you make informed decisions, with the coach as guide and you as the driver. Karishma explains it in her article below.
Build trust
A safe, non-judgmental space to share your thoughts and concerns. Your coach listens and asks questions that help you find your own answers.
Uncover your goals
Reconnect with the passions and values that daily routine can bury, and get a clear picture of where you want to go.
Work through challenges
Reframe obstacles as chances to grow, and build resilience and confidence to move forward.
Plan and stay accountable
Break goals into manageable tasks, with regular check-ins for encouragement.
Celebrate progress
Recognise even small wins. They build confidence and keep you going.
Certifications
Frameworks, coaching and mindset training.
- SAFe 5.1 Scrum Master
- SAFe 5 Release Train Engineer
- CSM
- PSM I
- ICP-ACC
- ICF ACC (trained)
- NLP Practitioner
- Lean Six Sigma White Belt
Writing
Short reads on how people and teams work better together.
- Mindset
- Agile culture
- Productivity
- Coaching
- Team building
Create a “Don’t Do List” this year
Forget the to-do list. Decide what to stop doing.
Next Gen Time Management Techniques
You can have it all, just not all at once.
What is Life Coaching?
An introduction to how a life coach can help you.
The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team and Ways to Improve Them
Lencioni’s team model and how to act on it.
Communication Styles: Do You Use 1 or Multiple?
Misunderstandings often come from different communication styles.