Absa
2
teams, estates and trusts
Estates and trust modernisation
Two teams: estates applications used by every Absa branch, and trust services moving off the mainframe onto a new fiduciary platform.
Nasar PatelJun – Oct 2026
Consultant / Agile Delivery Consultant
Nasar Patel
Head of Client Partnerships · Agile Delivery Consultant
Agile delivery consultant who combines Scrum Master, project management and business analysis.
01 / Overview
How Nasar helps
Agile delivery consultant who combines Scrum Master, project management and business analysis. Nasar brings clarity to complex delivery, from banking estates and trust platforms to master-data programmes covering 1.3M+ product and material records.
Nasar also leads client partnerships at SimplyAgile, so he is often your first contact.
02 / Roles
Roles Nasar takes on
Scrum Master (SAFe)Agile Project ManagerAgile Delivery LeadBusiness AnalystMDM / PIM Business Analyst
Industries
Banking and fiduciary services · Insurance · Manufacturing and product data · Regulated retail
03 / Engagements
Selected engagements
2026
Absa
Specialist Scrum Master. Ran two teams in Advice & Investments: estates applications used by every Absa branch, and trust services moving off the mainframe. Supported the Jira migration and coached other Scrum Masters.
2024 – 2026
Komatsu, Trulieve, Curaleaf (via Paradigm Technology)
Business Analyst. Requirements, data models and governance for Informatica Product 360 programmes covering 1M+, 200k+ and 100k+ records.
2025
Hollard Insurance
Scrum Master. Team-level Scrum and SAFe events, including PI planning, within Hollard's agile rollout.
From 2019
South African Reserve Bank, Bryte Insurance
Scrum Master. SAFe and Scrum delivery with Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence and Power BI reporting.
04 / Credentials
Certifications, education and tools
Certifications
- PMP, PMI (2026)
- SAFe 6 Scrum Master (2024)
- Google Project Management Professional Certificate (2024)
- IBM IT Scrum Master Professional Certificate (2024)
- IBM IT Project Manager Professional Certificate (2024)
Education
- BCom Honours, Financial Management, with distinction, UNISA
- BCom, Finance and Economics, University of Cape Town
Tools
Certifications show the year obtained.
05 / Case studies
Work Nasar delivered
Nasar PatelJun – Oct 2026Komatsu, Trulieve, Curaleaf
1.3M+
master-data records
Master data at scale on Informatica Product 360
Product and material master-data programmes on Informatica Product 360, fed from ERP (including SAP) and feeding eCommerce and downstream systems.
Nasar Patel and Asad Patel2023 – Apr 2026Hollard Insurance
150+
people in one agile model
Agile at scale for 150+ people
Hollard's first implementation of agile at scale using SAFe in its IT department.
Asad Patel and Nasar PatelAug 2023 – Nov 2025