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PRAKALPJ O U R N A L

VOL 22

ISSUE 8

MAR 2017

PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE - Mumbai Chapter

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VISION

MISSION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MR. D. Y. PATHAK

President

MR. AHMED ASHFAQ

Vice President

MR. KETAN VYAS

VP -Finance

MR. FALGUNI ROLEKAR

VP – Outreach

MR. BHARAT C BHAGAT

VP – Certification and Training

MR. MANISH DEDHIYA

VP - Volunteer Development

MR. SREEGITH NAIR

VP - Professional Development

MR. BAIJU MEHTA

VP - Branches

MR. BHAVESH THAKKAR

VP - Marketing

MR. PRABHU RAJPUROHIT

Secretary

AVPs and VolunteersJa�n Kaji - AVP BranchesSachin Korgaonkar - AVP - Marke�ng

MPSTME Student VolunteersMs. Adi� JainMs. Pritha Patel

SIES Nerul Student VolunteersChiranjeev BarthakurAshutosh Hajare

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"To be recognized as the organization of choice by

evangelizing Project Management".

Evangelize project Management across industry, academia,

community and government.

Provide a forum for project management professionals to

promote the principles and ethical standards of PMI.

Promote networking among professionals, sharing project

experiences and best practices, imparting training and enabling PMI

certications.

Provide development of leadership skills among its volunteer leaders,

members and society at large, and thereby enhancing quality of life.

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EDITORIAL TEAM

Nilima PrabhuEthel Correa

DESIGN and LAYOUT

Sachin Korgaonkar

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From President's Desk

D.Y. Pathak, M Sc., MCA, MBA, PfMP, PMP, CISA, CAIIB

Conference Chair & President-Project Management Institute (PMI), Mumbai Chapter

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Dear Members,

I have great pleasure in giving this edi�on of outhouse magazine “Prakalp”!!!!

This issue is focused on women in project management and recent �mes the number is on the rise consistently.

Project management has tradi�onally been the preserve of the construc�on and heavy engineering industries. Now, it supports projects ranging from so�ware development and new product launches, to business change ini�a�ves and major spor�ng events.

Increasingly project management is being used across all industries to increase the organiza�on’s capability by launching new products and services. Despite the progress and increasing use of project management across the globe, women are s�ll under-represented in project management.

The 2011 Arras People Benchmark Report es�mates that the propor�on of UK female project managers remains under 30%. Main reason for such low percentage is that project managers are mainly found in the construc�on and engineering industry – which have been historically male dominated areas. Now, the trend is changing with women taking over responsibili�es in variety industries like construc�on, defense, and avia�on and so on.

Surely, the involvement of more women in project management would benefit project management professions by adding new blood and energy. The women project managers can play a very effec�ve and vital role in conflict resolu�on with their sharp so�-skills ability and excellent temperament under difficult situa�ons.

With best wishes,

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Detail Oriented Project Manager in Oil Rig Engineering

Amrita is currently working with NPCC Engineering Pvt. Limited Mumbai, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of NPCC (Na�onal Petroleum Construc�on Company), Abu Dhabi. Her company is a design consultancy that specializes in designing offshore oil and gas pla�orms. Through the past 8 years, NEL has gained substan�al recogni�on in the Offshore Oil & Gas industry in India and GCC as a capable and professional engineering company to provide design & engineering services for Oil & Gas (Upstream) Industries. While the Mumbai office looks a�er the detail engineering aspect of each project, the head office in Abu Dhabi carries out the fabrica�on, construc�on, transporta�on and installa�on of the pla�orms.

Her designa�on is Senior Project Engineer and her responsibili�es include assis�ng the Project Engineering Manager in every aspect of carrying out the project right from the ini�a�on stage up un�l Project Close out.

Amrita is an Electrical Engineer. Her father is an Aircra� Maintenance Engineer by profession and mother is a homemaker who also holds a Master Degree. Educa�on was given high importance at home. “My mother has been my constant companion and moral support during all my trials and tribula�ons through academics and the ini�al years of my career”, says Amrita.

“My role model is Swami Vivekananda. I grew up surrounded by his philosophy and have read many of his books. He was a revolu�onary, yet compassionate leader whose ideology has inspired genera�on a�er genera�on of youth in our country.” says Amrita. “Every manager I have worked with has impacted my work principles and world view in a huge way. The moderate managers have taught me the values of sincerity and integrity. The tough managers have taught me lessons in pa�ence. Consequently, each one of them has mentored me in their own dis�nct way,” declares Amrita.

Amrita found that this field is s�ll quite male dominated and it was somewhat in�mida�ng to be entering such a field. “But I was lucky to have a good team and suppor�ve managers who mentored me constantly. I had my fair share of failures too. But every experience taught me a lot. I also learnt that if we work sincerely, goodwill and support from fellow industry members (regardless of their seniority or gender) comes naturally,” claims Amrita.

On the challenges faced while working in Oil & Natural Gas sector she says “The sector is s�ll quite male dominated though I have seen an increase in the number of ladies taking up this field. As a woman, making a mark in a primarily male dominated industry was in�mida�ng, but I have been very lucky to have a wonderful team, excellent mentors and suppor�ve managers who have helped me find my foo�ng in the industry.”

“The Engineering Director of my organiza�on personally recommended me to be shi�ed to the project department although I had joined work in the capacity of an Electrical Engineer,” is how Amrita describes her achievement. Her strengths are - Good communica�on skills, an eye for details and ability to mul�task proficiently. Basically, she plans and maintains To-do lists (both personal and professional) in order to get her priori�es right while mul�tasking. She relaxes by listening to music and reading.

“My management style can best be described as democra�c. The greatest resource my project has are the team members associated with it. Keeping them involved, making sure they can voice their opinions and concerns with ease and constantly suppor�ng and mo�va�ng my team members is essen�al for the well being of my team and my project,” says Amrita.

“For achieving work-life balance, being organized both at the professional as well as personal level is a must. Planning ac�vi�es in advance and �cking them off as they are completed help me stay focused. That being said I also try to keep myself flexible to abrupt


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changes that happen almost every day. I also try to make �me for family members and friends,” states Amrita.

“Ge�ng a PMP cer�fica�on was a company requirement, but it was also something I had always hoped to do once I completed the minimum number of years of experience working on projects. I got cer�fied in 2013 and it has been one of the most frui�ul decisions I have made with regards to my profession. It helped me understand and appreciate the art and science of managing projects, no ma�er how big or small. In fact I have even started applying Project Management concepts to my day to day ac�vi�es and benefi�ed greatly,” says Amrita.

Her advice to the young project managers of today - Work with sincerity and passion and you are bound to gain rich rewards for your efforts. Shedding light on developing leadership skills she says “The first step to developing these skills is to develop your people skills. A basic understanding of human psychology, good observa�on skills and a pa�ent temperament is also helpful. Being knowledgeable about the technical aspects of the project also helps get buy in from your team. Most importantly, in order to be a good leader, we need to know clearly our goals and mo�vate and work with the team towards the achievement of that goal with single minded focus.”

When asked whether the appointment of cer�fied Project Managers should be made compulsory in Government/Public sector projects if we want to achieve success in Vision India, she said “Yes. Appointment of cer�fied, experienced and knowledgeable Project Managers is always a big advantage. Cer�fied project managers would definitely be be�er equipped to execute the project smoothly and an�cipate changes before they become major roadblocks.

She suggests “The government can have special forums or training programs aimed at helping women recognize their poten�al and become be�er project managers. They can have these forums in every city and even mul�ple forums for larger ci�es. These forums can work as offshoots to the Local chapters. Senior women project managers can meet quarterly and share their experiences thus helping other women project managers learn in the process.”

PMP CE Student Speaks

How & when did you decide to become an entrepreneur and start your own company? I have always wanted to run my own business right from school. The decision to be on my own came a�er a s�nt of 15 years in corporate life, when there was nothing novel to do or experiment with. I also wanted to bring about some real change in people's lives within the corporate world, and the best way seemed to be having one's setup with the flexibility one wants

What is OD and what are the services that you offer?Organiza�on Development (OD) is a dynamic, values based field that helps organiza�ons and individual to build capabili�es to achieve and sustain a new desired state that benefits the organiza�ons and communi�es. It is meant for system-wide change. My consul�ng and training offerings are focused on opera�onal excellence (efficiency and effec�veness), individual and team development, Agile transi�on and implementa�on, leadership development and project management

What is your educa�onal background? How did it help in your chosen career?I have a bachelor's engineering degree in computer science and engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University. I also have a PG Execu�ve Diploma in OD and Change from Tata Ins�tute of Social Sciences (TISS). While my educa�on in computer science exposed me to the culture of some of the top IT organiza�ons and helped to understand the business, my educa�on in TISS has helped me understand how the people side of business works and therefore how change can be brought about.

What is your family background? Who encouraged you to build a successful career?Though my family is a conserva�ve south Indian family, the emphasis placed on values such as hard work, humility and openness to learning helped me to build successful careers. My mother was definitely a mo�va�ng force who encouraged me to venture out to a professional college, when nobody in my community would dare to do it in those days. I also had a very inspiring peer group in school and college.

Who were your mentors in your previous/current organiza�ons? How did they help you?I did not have a mentor in my previous organiza�ons, though I had one outside of the organiza�on in my early days of entrepreneurship. This mentor was a very successful woman herself as an entrepreneur and she helped me by giving ideas and inspira�on to start off and also providing some important connec�ons that were important for the business.

Describe some of the challenges that you faced when you started your company.OD is a niche area in India and most of the business leaders are not aware of OD. Some have never heard of OD. OD is o�en confused with Learning and Development and is therefore confined to the realms of HR. To address this challenge I had to take up the task of building awareness about OD on the online media and in live sessions with interested audiences.

What do you consider as your achievements or your career highlights?I would consider my greatest achievement as the decision to walk out on a plush corporate job and venture into a field which is s�ll not so familiar for businesses and experiment and create new ideas and solu�ons that make a difference to clients.

What are your strengths?Seeing the unseen, ar�cula�ng the unar�culated, bringing clarity, comfort in the face of uncertainty and ambiguity, excellent knowledge in OD and so�ware, perseverance, excellent public speaking skills.



Vijaya Devi S

Project Manager turned Entrepreneur in Organization Development



How do you manage your �me?For having a quality life, I consider it is important to understand the different priori�es that life brings us. For me, quality life means spending a balance �me between work and family. I do this by clearly demarca�ng the boundaries between work and family, priori�zing ac�vi�es within these boundaries and planning each day at the beginning of the day.

What do you do to relax? I love watching movies, comedy, romance and ac�on. I also love cycling and taking a stroll in the park nearby to unwind myself.

What style of management have you adopted?I have a strong par�cipa�ve leadership style. My focus is on building rela�onships and maintaining them and I achieve the goals and tasks by this. Tasks are important, at the same �me, everyone's par�cipa�on and involvement is more important.

How to achieve work-life balance while pursuing a demanding career as an entrepreneur?Know your priori�es and be clear about what you are compromising on. Delegate and outsource ac�vi�es that are not worth your �me. Saying NO to things which will clu�er your life and mind is much more important.

What is your advice to the young project managers/project leaders who want to turn entrepreneurs?Get clarity on why you want to become an entrepreneur, because this journey is not easy. Be ready to fall down and get up as many �mes as it is required. Learn on the job as much as you can. Choose your business partners wisely.

Do you think that appointment of cer�fied Project Managers should be made compulsory in Government/Public sector projects if we want to achieve success in Vision India?I do not believe it is necessary. Professionals with commitment and openness to learning should be the most essen�al criteria. Do you think Government and Industry should have special programs to encourage women to enter and excel in project management? Can you give some sugges�ons for implemen�ng this?I think it will help to encourage women in this profession. Recognize women who have achieved in this, do a special mentorship program for them. Any sugges�ons for PMI? What should they do to encourage women to enter and excel in project management?Make sure you bring at least one woman speaker in the chapter meets and ensure equal number of women speakers in the na�onal and regional seminars. Encourage them to take up roles in board and other administra�ve posi�ons.

Proficient in all five areas (5Ps)- Imran Vohra (Student of Ahmedabad Branch)I am happy to let you know that I have earned PMP cer�fica�on day before yesterday. The icing on cake was ge�ng 5Ps. I would like to thank all the facul�es for their excellent training and support and even a�er training. I am really thankful to PMI Mumbai Chapter for arranging training in Ahmedabad. It was really nice experience to get trained by PMI Mumbai Chapter.

PMP CE Student Speaks

How & when did you decide to become an entrepreneur and start your own company?I was working in investment bank as senior project manager. I needed flexibility being a mother of two kids and wife. My job consumed most of my �me as it was full �me job. I wanted flexibility and an income as well. In full�me job there was no flexibility and no op�on to work from home. That's when I decided to build my own company. It was 3 years back in Feb 2014.

What are the services that you offer?We offer so�ware consul�ng in project management using scrum/agile and so�ware development services for enterprise clients. We have experience with tools like Atlassian – JIRA and Confluence. We have delivered services to 50 customers.

We have experience in enterprise so�ware development and tes�ng. We are developing solu�ons for EU clients mainly. We offer services in business analysis and so�ware tes�ng domain as well.

What is your educa�onal background? How did it help in your chosen career?By educa�on I am computer engineer and I completed my course from VJTI Mumbai. It opened doors for big corporate and investment banks. I got to work with Indian MNCs like Cognizant as well. I worked for Lehman Brothers and BNPParibas.

What is your family background? Who encouraged you to build a successful career?My father was in service and my husband is a businessman. My parents encouraged me to study and my husband encouraged me to build my own business. I was a scholar in my childhood and college days. I loved studies and decided to become computer engineer when I was in 9th standard. I got good guidance from my friends and encouragement from my family. I always thought there is way to achieve our dreams. It's a ques�on of how we find the path. I made choices in life which worked for me. I was always clear about what I wanted.

Who were your mentors in your previous/current organiza�ons? How did they help you?My bosses in Lehman Brothers and BNPParibas were my mentors. I learned project management skills and people management skills from them. They guided me well and gave freedom to perform my du�es. They also trusted me so much that I never broke their trust. I always asked for challenging work and met the targets with absolute enthusiasm and focus. I didn't consider work as a burden rather an opportunity to learn new things.

Describe some of the challenges that you faced when you started your company.I am s�ll building my business so I am s�ll overcoming challenges.

Here are few of them - Ÿ Ge�ng business was and is the biggest challenge. Ÿ Finding the right talent for my company who believes in my idea and passionŸ Finding a balance of resources and work which is coming in

What do you consider as your achievements or your career highlights?We got big project from EU client which will go on for 3 years. We have completed projects for close to 50 clients across the globe.We have delivered projects for clients from 15 different countries.



Vaishali Fulsundar

Project Manager to Founder and CEO of The Virtual Company



What are your strengths?My strengths are

Ÿ Clarity of thoughtsŸ Follow my heartŸ I am a courageous personŸ I believe in doing than talkingŸ Family and friends are my biggest strengthsŸ I am very honest, reliable and I will make sure I keep the promises I made to myself and others.Ÿ I am happy when we achieve a milestone but I always keep next orbit challenge, so that we can achieve those.

How do you manage your �me?I believe in delega�on and empowering people to do the work. When one wants to expand and grow he/she has to have a support system. We need to build trust with the people who work with us. We need to give them power to execute the tasks and allow them to make mistakes. I suggest we should develop a�tude of inspect and adapt. I do believe in excellence than perfec�on. Excellence has no boundaries and we can always set new boundaries.

What style of management have you adopted?Ini�ally when I hire people I work closely with them for 2-3 months. I adapt myself to their style of working. I make sure they clearly understand what I need. I keep communica�on lines open. I put in lot of trust and �me in the ini�al phases and that pays off. I would expect people to share their issues and challenges honestly as it helps us as an organiza�on.

Once I am confident I start delega�on process. I make sure delega�on process is effec�ve and I empower my team members to take decisions.

How to achieve work-life balance while pursuing a demanding career as an entrepreneur?I think one has set the priori�es clearly. We can't do everything and we need help. We need help in suppor�ng family and running business. Learn to develop good people skills. Create a pool of people who can support you and then life is much easier. If you want to do everything then you are stuck. Rather ask for help and streamline your professional and personal life.

What is your advice to the young project managers/project leaders who want to turn entrepreneurs?Follow your heart. Ask yourself what you really want. Take calculated risks. Make sure your family is always taken care of. This is a building block if you want to create an organiza�on. Please remember if you can't have a happy family you can never build your dreams.

Do you think Government and Industry should have special programs to encourage women to enter and excel in project management? Can you give some sugges�ons for implemen�ng this?I think women in general should get help in terms of woman friendly work policies, flexibility in terms of work from home. They should also get mentors, cheaper loans when they start business. There should be conscious efforts to retain women talent in the organiza�ons. The doors should be open to women if they want to return to work a�er maternity leave and long career breaks.

Any sugges�ons for women who want to enter and excel in project management?I think in today's world we can always take help of technology to learn new things and excel in our fields. We should take absolute ownership of our life and be ready to come out of our comfort zones. Keep learning and keep earning. Please keep your eyes open and look for opportuni�es. Never say I am done. There is always much more to do and do it with absolute enthusiasm and spontaneity.

Where are you working currently? What is your designa�on and what are your responsibili�es?I work for So�ype Inc. as a Director for Global Strategy and Client Services. So�ype Inc is a niche consul�ng firm headquartered in Palo Alto (California) and a global solu�on partner for Oracle-NetSuite (#1 Cloud ERP vendor) The organiza�on has a global footprint with implementa�ons across US, UK, India, Europe, Philippines with a major focus on Africa.

I am primarily responsible for the business opera�ons and business enablement of the organiza�on and provide execu�ve leadership for large strategic customer programs spanning across geographies. I have significant experience in developing, organizing and scaling opera�ons.

What is your educa�onal background? How did it help in your chosen career?I have done my Masters in Computer Applica�on (MCA). About two decades back it was a very coveted program and MCA was a very new professional course. Honestly I knew nothing much about the course or computers, but my friend's brother was doing MCA at VJTI and that prompted us to prepare for this program. There were very few colleges which even offered the program at that �me and the compe��on was tough but by God's grace I managed to secure admission at S.N.D.T university and I consider that as one of the best decisions of my life.

What is your family background? Who encouraged you to build a successful career?Everyone in our family is well educated and my en�re family supported me to build a successful career.

Who are/were your role models?It may sound vague but I never really had a role model. I have learned a lot and imbibed good a�ributes of many people either directly in contact with me or achievers in their own space, also learned from other's mistakes but believe in carving out an iden�ty for myself. If you really ask for one name I would quote someone not even related to our work or domain but really has served as an inspira�on - Amitabh Bacchan.

Who were your mentors in your previous organiza�ons?Early in my career, one of my senior colleagues mentored me and I can s�ll reach out to him for anything. In my investment banking career, my manager in New York was my mentor.

What do you consider as your achievements or your career highlights?I don't believe in coun�ng my achievements in numbers and goals. At different points in different jobs, I think that I have achieved what I was expected to and much more in many instances. I think that my real achievement has been that I have taken responsibility for my ac�ons, have focused on opportuni�es rather than problems and the outcome is visible.

What are your strengths?Connec�ng the dots, problem solving skills, inspira�onal, persuasive and persistent.

How do you manage your �me?Time is of essence. Ini�ally when you learn to mul� task it is challenging and I have struggled too as more and more responsibili�es were thrusted, but over the years I have really learnt the art of managing �me and I am ge�ng be�er and be�er at it. I plan my day well, I organize my tasks including the errands and I believe in working smart I decide when I have to draw the line between office and



Ranjana Deshmukh

From Project Management to directing Global Strategy and Client Services



home and though my job is very demanding and I have to work from home as well, I do not carry the residue of home to work or vice-versa. Each has to be priori�zed according to the need and that way it is quan�fiable and manageable.

What do you do to relax? (What are your hobbies?)Cooking is my stress buster. I love experimen�ng in cooking as long as it is vegetarian. I exercise my crea�ve muscles through Pain�ng, crea�ve wri�ng, crochet, embroidery. I am an avid reader and in spite of being a technology leader, it has not made me one bit tech savvy. I own more books than I can read but the feeling of owning a book is really great and bragging about it is even a greater feeling. I like stretching myself to new avenues and as part of that I have been par�cipa�ng in Times Women's Car rally for the last few years. Last year I par�cipated in making the largest Crochet blanket in the world which entered into Guinness book of World record for 2016.

What style of management have you adopted?I have a simple minded management style – I do not believe in complex theories and frameworks... in fact I love to remove the complexity out of the whole equa�on. Direct, challenging and hopefully thought provoking. Rather than being command and control type I prefer communica�on, collabora�on and coordina�on. Though that is a natural style, leadership is also situa�onal and management has to be done with the right mix. If you trust people too easily and get divorced from the details you can always set up self for a failure. It is almost paradoxical - If you control too much growth is constrained whereas you let it loose and do not control then the quality lapses.

How is P&L managed at the project/program level in the companies where you worked?It really depends on the segmenta�on and how cost and revenue centers of the organiza�on are set up. P&L for projects rolling up to large strategic programs, business unit wise, region wise, and then consolida�ng at the parent level. I have operated at different levels and combina�ons.

What is your advice to the young project managers of today?I would like to first quote a line from Jeff Bezos, “If we have a good quarter it's because of work we did 3, 4, 5 years ago. It's not because we did a good job this quarter.” Why I quote this is because millennials really want everything instantly. It is not about one project but it is about the en�re project universe. They are a great bunch of talented people but they don't want to invest their �me and pa�ence to reap the benefits. Project management is not about a �tle but about developing an ability to apply your knowledge, skills and techniques to take a project from concep�on to comple�on. It involves learning how to take risks and how to manage adverse situa�ons while being able to balance your work, teams and stakeholders in a nutshell and none of it can be achieved in one project alone. It is a journey and you need to travel in earth �me and not light years.

How can one develop leadership skills?I like this simple quote. “Leadership is not about a �tle or a designa�on. It's about impact, influence and inspira�on. Impact involves ge�ng results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.” …..Robin Sharma

Some people have a natural flair for leadership but it can be developed and learned. It is important to have the ability to ask “ What needs to be done” , What is right for the organiza�on, develop the right plans and execute them with passion. A good leader is also a good cri�que of his own work and hence building that ability to self-analyze and improve is a very important skill.

Based on your experience which skills are absolutely essen�al for project managers?Though an holis�c approach is always more important and every skill has its own place ,I think that the most cri�cal skills are Communica�ng right, being able to see the big picture and then drill down or roll up the work accordingly. An�cipatory skills and risk taking abili�es are very cri�cal for the success of a project.

A good project manager has to be very good in following through and providing visibility to stakeholders at every phase. And for me, the last but not the least is the ability to take responsibility for your ac�ons and decisions.



Do you think that appointment of cer�fied Project Managers should be made compulsory in Government/Public sector projects if we want to achieve success in Vision India?No not necessarily cer�fied, but it is cri�cal to iden�fy the right fit rather than the perfect fit.

Do you think Government and Industry should have special programs to encourage women to enter and excel in project management? Can you give some sugges�ons for implemen�ng this?Yes, that will be a great ini�a�ve. Women are good at managing mul�ple priori�es and that naturally facilitates them to perform well in this role. Special programmes which can be sponsored or co-sponsored and offered as a mo�va�onal perk to the employee should be encouraged.

Any sugges�ons for PMI? What should they do to encourage women to enter and excel in project management?My experience is that a lot of �mes, women themselves are not able to break the glass ceiling apart from the external factors that exist. PMI can run a mentorship programme with the women alumni members to increase the awareness and establish the importance of PMP to encourage more and more women to enter and excel in PM. I will be personally happy to volunteer in carving out any such ini�a�ve.

Date: Sunday, 29th January, 2017

PMI Mumbai Chapter organized two events on same day. one is at S.I.E.S. College, Nerul and another is at MPSTME, Vile Parle.

PMP Club Mee�ng

PMI Mumbai Chapter PMP Club Mee�ngs @ S.I.E.S., Nerul has started again. Thanks for your great response and support. Venue: S.I.E.S. College, NerulTopic - Technology TrendsSpeaker - Chintan Oza

"Technology Trends" gives an overview of disrup�ve technologies on the horizon. These new disrup�ve technologies are beyond IoT, SmartCity & Cloud technologies and likely to influence our lives in next decade.

Venue: MPSTME, Vile ParleTopic - Project Management for EntrepreneursSpeaker - Prakash Seernani

Mugdha did her gradua�on in Physics from Mumbai University and went on to do MCA from SNDT. She is also a PMP & Prince2 Prac��oner. Mugdha has 22+ years of experience in the IT industry in Por�olio/Program Management for large engagements on mul�ple technology pla�orms and mul�ple business domains across globe and Opera�ons Management for a delivery center.

Where are you working currently? What is your designa�on and what are your responsibili�es?At present, I am working as Head – India Opera�ons with Crea�ve Virtual Pvt. Ltd. For last two and half years Crea�ve Virtual is a global organiza�on with head office in UK with opera�ons in Europe, US & Australia and is in the business of providing automated 'Virtual Assistant' so�ware products that recognizes natural language processing and 'Live chat' so�ware product which provides online chat facility. I am responsible for establishing/managing the India center and contribute to the growth of business in Indian market.

What is your educa�onal background? How did it help in your chosen career?A�er comple�ng gradua�on in Physics from Mumbai University, I completed Masters in Computer Applica�ons (MCA) from SNDT University. The course gave me a head start to become an effec�ve so�ware professional.

What is your family background? Who encouraged you to build a successful career? I come from an educated, open minded and cultured Goan family. My grandfather was awarded pres�gious 'Jagganath Shankarshet scholarship' for securing 100 out of 100 marks in Sanskrit in matriculate examina�on. My parents believed in value-based upbringing and gave a lot of importance to overall personality development. They encouraged both, I & my sister to become independent and responsible ci�zens. The most important thing is my parents always made us take our own decisions and ensured that we take complete responsibility of the same. They were and will be always there to provide me any support I need.

Who are/were your role models? Since childhood, our ex-Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi, the Iron lady of India, has been my role model. In the IT industry, Mr. Baru Rao (Capgemini India) is my role model. During my s�nt with Syntel, I had an opportunity to work as Execu�ve Assistant to Baru who was then COO – Asia Pacific in Syntel. His leadership style has always inspired me and working with him has been a great learning experience.

Who were your mentors in your previous organiza�ons?During my career, I had an opportunity to work with leaders, who have made valuable difference in my career. Especially Ms. Asha Sharma & Mr. Milind Palsule during my s�nt in Syntel and Mr. R. Dileepan & Mr. Aniruddha Kaprekar in Mastek, have been my mentors in this process.

Describe some of the challenges that you faced.Typical challenges I have faced during various assignments include stringent �melines, ambiguous requirements, demanding customer, cost op�miza�on pressure, managing expecta�ons of various stakeholders etc.

What do you consider as your achievements or your career highlights?In Syntel, employees with consistent outstanding performance are awarded with pres�gious 'President Award' which is an all expense paid Caribbean cruise with one family member. This award was conferred upon me in the year 2002.



Mugdha Desai

Heading India Operations at Creative Virtual with aplomb



What are your strengths?Balanced a�tude, analy�cal skills, clarity of thought & ability to connect to people and take them along, are my strengths.

How do you manage your �me?Time management is an important facet of self-management. I use various �me management techniques (for example, maintaining and tracking daily to-do list) to plan my work and ensure op�mum use of �me.

What do you do to relax? What are your hobbies?Reading fic�on, listening to music (especially classical) are my hobbies. I enjoy cooking. For relaxa�on, I normally watch good drama/movies.

What style of management have you adopted?Normally I use more of consulta�ve management. Over a period of �me, one needs to adopt management style suited to the project and team. For example, if team is fairly inexperienced, more handholding or authorita�ve style may be best suited during ini�al phases and while working with experienced teams, we need to ensure that measurable objec�ves are clearly laid down and understood and leave the how part to the team to decide and execute.

How to achieve work-life balance while pursuing a demanding career in PM?I believe if you are clear about your priori�es in life and ensure that you plan well, most of the �mes you would be able to achieve work-life balance. For example, typically during project go-live phase, you are likely to spend more �me on project and will be required to be available for work at short no�ce (like ad-hoc calls). Knowing this, I normally do not plan any personal high priority events during that week. That helps focusing much be�er on project and reducing stress.

What is your opinion about using agile on fixed price projects? You need to decide project execu�on methodology based on the nature of the project. For example, if the project requirements are likely to be get elaborated during project execu�on, agile would be more suitable.

How is P&L managed at the project/program level in the companies where you worked?Typically P&L for the project/program gets managed based on EVM technique.

What is your advice to the young project managers of today?Management is an interes�ng journey. With right a�tude, readiness to learn, out of box thinking, ability to take people along and willingness to go extra mile, you can make project a great success,

How can one develop leadership skills?I think it is a combina�on of knowledge and learning on the job. You need to con�nuously iden�fy what works best in which situa�ons/people and fine tune leadership style to achieve the objec�ves.

Based on your experience which skills are absolutely essen�al for project managers?PMs need to have the good understanding of the project objec�ves (which requires adequate understanding of domain & technology), Project management techniques like EVM analysis and stakeholder management.

A�er working in established companies what challenges did you face when you moved to a startup? A�er working with established companies for 20 years, working with startup was a different and learning experience. It gave me the opportunity to go back to basics at �mes, more flexibility to work and get overall company management experience rather than ge�ng restricted to a Delivery unit.



Do you think that appointment of cer�fied Project Managers should be made compulsory in Government/Public sector projects if we want to achieve success in Vision India? I would say it should be made compulsory that large Government /Public sector projects should have cer�fied & experienced PMs. This would bring more efficiency during project execu�on and would increase chances of �mely comple�on of the project without cost/�me overrun.

Do you think Government and Industry should have special programs to encourage women to enter and excel in project management? Can you give some sugges�ons for implemen�ng this?I would say yes. Women managers can be encouraged to take up Government/Public sector projects. Government can start special programs to formally train young women managers on project management (can do with �e-up with PMI) and provide them opportunity to manage small Government/Public sector projects (as a part of on job training). A�er successful comple�on, these managers can be put on bigger government projects (especially in women health / educa�on programs).

Any sugges�ons for PMI ? What should they do to encourage women to enter and excel in project management?PMI can help Government to train the young women in project management. It can also run PM training programs for people in rural areas (with help of Industry volunteers) for example managing vaccina�on program in village.

Date: Sunday, 19th March, 2017

Topic: "Agile, down the Rabbit hole”Speaker: Mr. Amit Khanna

Amit Khanna has been in Data-warehousing (Informa�on Technology) since past 13+ years. Currently working with Teradata as Project Manager and agile trainer. With more than a decade in Teradata, Amit is well versed with Datawarehousing projects and has been part of more than 8 end to end implementa�on of projects including 2 agile projects.

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Where are you working currently? What is your designa�on and what are your responsibili�es?I am working with Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd, Prima Division, System Integra�on SBU. I head the Program Management Office for Audio Visual Projects. My responsibility is to manage all projects from Order to Cash across India. This includes scheduling the project, movement of resources, monitoring the project in terms of project progress, �melines and cos�ng, ensuring proper documenta�on and communica�on is maintained with end client, resolving any bo�lenecks that may hamper project progress, documen�ng learnings and archival of project documents. Besides order to cash cycle, I am also responsible for developing project management processes to be followed for AV integra�on projects, standardize project document templates, analyzing project delays and learnings for improvement, conduct and analyze customer sa�sfac�on surveys, etc

What is your educa�onal background? How did it help in your chosen career?I am a BE (Electronics), MMS (Marke�ng), PGDFT, PMP. My electronics engineering background has helped me understand the solu�ons (Audio Visual System Integra�on) that we provide to customer on a deeper level. While reviewing projects with the technical team, I am in a be�er posi�on to understand the issues and help in resolving it in a �mely manner with the help of subject ma�er experts. Management Studies has helped develop the skillsets in me to work with a team which includes people who have a lot more technical and managerial experience than myself and yet make them accept to follow the processes defined and decisions made. I am be�er able to manage various stakeholders, understand the cost benefit analysis of various decisions required within a project and ensure that organiza�on goals are kept at the forefront in each decision taken. Post Graduate Diploma in Foreign Trade and PMP cer�fica�on has enhanced my knowledge and skill sets in the project management field.

What is your family background? Who encouraged you to build a successful career?I have a small family of my mom, dad and elder brother. Both dad and elder brother are into photography and video business, while my mother is a house wife. My mother has been the main mo�vator behind my success. In-spite of her being a home maker, right from childhood she encouraged me to be on my own feet when I grew up. Both my parents ensured that I had all the resources that I needed to fulfill my dreams. When I grew older and went into engineering and management field, they ensured that my focus stayed on studies and not hampered by societal pressures of learning household chores and looking for marriage prospects. For my community where finding a prospect for a girl who crosses 23-24 years is difficult, my parents stood by me and ensured that I was se�led in my career before they started looking at prospects.

Who were your mentors in your current/previous organiza�ons?I started my career with Godrej AV Solu�ons and I have spent close to 8 years in this organiza�on under various capaci�es. During my tenure, I have had the opportunity to work with various managers and team mates and am glad to say that each one of them have taught me something new. Though each one has contributed to developing me into what I am today, I would like to specify the name of my first manager, Mr. Kelkar who groomed me from being a college graduate to a working professional.

Describe some of the challenges that you faced.There have been several challenges on the professional front during my career. When I joined as a project coordinator, there were absolutely no processes in place. Each order was handled on its own accord by the respec�ve project engineer. No one centrally knew the status of each order or how it progressed. I slowly started developing processes and standard work prac�ces. It was difficult to have seasoned team mates accept to follow these prac�ces. It required several years to set the project management processes in place in the organiza�on where the concept of projects did not exist. Again it was thanks to the complete support extended by my seniors that helped me achieve the same.



Manali Khimasia

Heading PMO for Audio Visual Projects at Godrej



What do you consider as your achievements or your career highlights?Se�ng up program management office in my organiza�on single handedly and ge�ng everyone to talk the language of projects.

What are your strengths?I am eager to learn new things and experiment with new processes. While working, I always ensure to listen to other's view points and involve team members in all process changes.

How do you manage your �me?I have a set schedule for most important works. During the first 10 minutes, I jot down my to do list and priori�ze the work load. There are certain tasks that I mark to be completed on the same day no ma�er what. There are others which I pitch in only if I have �me in between. Internal Review mee�ngs with my team mates are fixed and not to be compromised upon.

What style of management have you adopted?My style of management would be inclusive. Since I work with subject ma�er experts, I should ensure that the decision is a team decision. I always encourage the team to try different things rather than downright rejec�ng an idea. A�er trying for a while, we again debate, discuss and then decide whether to con�nue or not with an idea.

How to achieve work-life balance while pursuing a demanding career in PM?I try to keep a balance between my job and personal life. I try to complete my work while in office and refrain from working from home unless essen�al.

What is your advice to the young project managers of today?Project management is one field that will teach you everything to manage your own business. Just treat each project as if it was your own business and your money at stake.

Based on your experience which skills are absolutely essen�al for project managers?Ability to work in diverse teams, listening to each team member is utmost important.

Do you think that appointment of cer�fied Project Managers should be made compulsory in Government/Public sector projects if we want to achieve success in Vision India?Cer�fied Project Managers do come in with a lot of knowledge about the proven prac�ces that can improve the efficiency of project implementa�on. But at the end, the sponsor needs to talk the project language for Cer�fied PMPs to ensure that the right processes get accepted and followed by all.

Do you think Government and Industry should have special programs to encourage women to enter and excel in project management? Can you give some sugges�ons for implemen�ng this?Yes, there should be more encouragement given to women to lead in this field.

Any sugges�ons for PMI? What should they do to encourage women to enter and excel in project management?Spread the word about this field during college courses itself.

Where are you working currently? What is your designa�on and what are your responsibili�es?I am currently working for Microso� India R & D Private Limited as a Senior Program Manager. My responsibili�es include managing large and complex programs related to the reverse logis�cs part of the Supply Chain domain for Microso� devices such as XBOX, Surface, and Kinect etc.

What is your educa�onal background? How did it help in your chosen career?I hold a Post graduate degree in Computer Management from Pune University. I have also recently completed my Execu�ve MBA from IIT Bombay and Washington University at St. Louis. It helped me in enhancing my leadership skills and other func�onal skills at my work.

What is your family background? Who encouraged you to build a successful career?My mother took responsibility of raising me and two of my younger siblings while my father worked for a defense organiza�on at Nashik. Both my parents encouraged me to be independent and helped and supported me in every possible way to build my career.

Who are/were your role models?Swami Vivekanand and my parents. They have inspired and mo�vated me all my life and helped me smoothly cross all the career obstruc�ons I faced. My parents have stood by me through all the ups and downs in my life.

Who were your mentors in your previous organiza�ons?Mr. Girish Kelkar has been my mentor from past 8+ years and has really given me valuable guidance and support to build my career.

Describe some of the challenges that you faced.During the course of my career, I have had to relocate several �me. Transi�oning from one city to another was a challenge as well as opportunity for me. I moved from Pune to Mumbai to Hyderabad, as this was essen�al for me to take up the different career opportuni�es. This process also helped me increase my awareness and embrace change willingly.

What do you consider as your achievements or your career highlights?I have always aspired to manage large and complex IT solu�ons and programs. I am happy that today I am able to do exactly what I had hoped and I achieved my goal by working for a large and prominent MNC.

What are your strengths?My biggest strengths include:

Ÿ Adaptability to adapt to change Ÿ Being a visionary and se�ng realis�c goals Ÿ Organized and self-disciplined

How do you manage your �me?Proper planning and priori�zing work and personal ac�vi�es helps me manage �me.

What do you do to relax? (What are your hobbies?)I prac�ce Yoga and medita�on to relax. I also prac�ce NLP techniques to enhance my leadership and coaching and mentoring skills



Sangita Zaparde

Ably Managing Programs at Microsoft



What style of management have you adopted?Based on requirement of the situa�on, I follow situa�onal leadership: Authorita�ve and coaching are the predominant styles of management that I rely on.

How to achieve work-life balance while pursuing a demanding career in PM?Priori�za�on, planning and at �mes saying 'NO' to the work that can be delegated to someone by administering the same.

Why did you opt for PMP cer�fica�on? How did it help in your career?I have mul�ple reasons for doing my PMP cer�fica�on: One was to gain industry knowledge and learn about best prac�ces by interac�ng with industry leaders. I also thought of it as way of contribu�ng back to society and expanding the reach of project management.

What is your advice to the young project managers of today?It's important to be a visionary. Every project is different and one needs to know the key success criteria for each project. Proper execu�on is one of the cri�cal elements for successful projects.

Date: Sunday, 26th March, 2017

Topic: There is nothing real called “MONEY”Speaker: Mr. Prakash Seernani

Prakash Seernani is Co-founder, Director and Chief Innova�ons Officer of Bluechip Fintech Solu�ons & Innova�ons (BFSI), a company created with the Innova�on DNA, focused on crea�ng innova�ve solu�ons for the BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, Insurance) industry.

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Anjali Butley is having more than 23 years Industry experience. She has worked on various capaci�es, currently she is working with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as a SAP integrated business planning (SAP IBP) Centre of Excellence (CoE) Lead and managing delivery of projects. She is having more than 19 years' experience working on SAP Applica�ons area. Her main core competency area is SAP's Supply Chain Management (SCM), SAP Integrated Business Planning, Advanced Planning and Op�miza�on (APO), Produc�on Planning (PP). She has handled couple of full life Cycle project management of SAP projects with global clients in mul�-cultural environment. She is cer�fied mySAP PP consultant and internal ISO auditor. Her ar�cles are published in SAP's well know magazines like SAP Insider, SCMExpert which is well appreciated in global SCM communi�es.

What is your educa�onal background? How did it help in your chosen career?My educa�onal background is Master of Computer Applica�on (MCA) from S.N.D.T. Women's University. I completed my master degree in 1994. In 1994 computer professionals were very less in this in demand field that was booming in India. It helped me to choose my career in so�ware. MCA syllabus was totally helpful to us in IT field and also subjects like Accountancy and Organiza�on Behaviour and Sta�s�cs helped us to understand the business. I received various trainings from the organiza�ons with whom I served. Based on these training programs and my work experience helped me to develop professional leadership skill.

What is your family background? Who encouraged you to build a successful career?My father was a mul�-talented personality, a re�red forest engineer from Maharashtra forest department. He did social service and guided many students in tradi�onal Indian Astrology, Environments. My mother is a house wife. Both parents encouraged me to build my career.

Who were your mentors in your previous organiza�ons?Mr. A.N. Chaudhari and Mr. A. Basu who mentored me while I was developing computer applica�ons in manufacturing industry.

Describe some of the challenges that you faced.a) Effec�ve Communica�on: Effec�ve communica�on is the major challenge I faced in the project execu�on. Effec�ve communica�on is related to project work which flows from one team member to another. Communica�on does happen but the right informa�on is not passed on to the other team member. Clear cut business requirement is not received from the client on �me to complete the project task.

b) Involvement of the Stakeholders: Project team members are very much focused to deliver almost all deliverables on �me. Due to limited involvement of the client stakeholders such as Subject Ma�er Experts (SMEs), Business Owners, End Users, it is very difficult to deliver clients deliverables on �me.

c) Resources scarcity: To get the project we always pretend that our project team member would have required skill. If he/she does not have he will gain on the project. Ge�ng right skilled team members in the project is the biggest challenge. Client's team members are very knowledgeable about their own business processes as well as the SAP applica�ons related specific skill which is required for the project. Due to this, resources scarcity creates lots of challenges to meet the project deadlines.

d) Implementa�on of Next Genera�on's Applica�on: Next genera�on applica�ons are evolving and Product Company markets very less implementa�on �me for fixed scoped implementa�on of the applica�on. It is a big challenge while managing projects of next genera�on applica�ons and to meet the expecta�on of the clients.



Anjali Butley

Managing SAP Projects With Elan



What do you consider as your achievements or your career highlights?Ÿ Handling Next Genera�on SAP SCM Applica�ons Ÿ Mentoring young enthusias�c team to work on next genera�on SAP SCM applica�onŸ Thought leadership and branding for the organiza�onŸ Apprecia�ons from the clients and the organiza�on

What are your strengths?Ÿ Interpersonal rela�onshipŸ Yes, Can Do ApproachŸ Posi�ve ThinkingŸ Innova�on Ÿ Team Work: Respect each team member's views. I believe in Team Work by involving each stakeholders/team members to

complete the successful project on �me.

How do you manage your �me?Effec�ve �me management on project is a biggest challenge. I priori�ze work in categories. I use Agile project management methodology.

What do you do to relax? I like to do drawings, par�cipate in interna�onal art fes�vals in my spare �me. I contribute to communi�es by wri�ng ar�cles.

What style of management have you adopted?I am very flexible based on the situa�on. I change my working style to gain the benefit.

What is your advice to the young project managers of today?Apply common sense rather than theore�cal knowledge. In case you are in doubt get advice from your mentors, friends who handled similar situa�on. Please remember that every project is unique as it involves people, process and technology which are always evolving.

Do you think Government and Industry should have special programs to encourage women to enter and excel in project management? Can you give some sugges�ons for implemen�ng this?Yes government and industry should have special programs to encourage women to enter and excel in project management. In fact they encourage but it is not on regular basis.

Any sugges�ons for PMI ? What should they do to encourage women to enter and excel in project management?PMI can encourage women to enter and excel in project management by providing pla�orm to gain educa�on, and implement project management skill. By nature women have god gi�ed quali�es to handle situa�ons. Women require mentoring and need to get the right pla�orm to work on and apply their skills.



Dr. Uma Seshadri is currently associated as a Visi�ng Faculty with Indian Ins�tute of Technology (I.I.T) – Bombay. Prior to this, as a senior execu�ve working in a premiere IT firm she has 28 plus years of experience in diversified business aligned ini�a�ves with demonstrated customer benefits. She has worked with 100 plus customers (including many fortune 500 clients) across industry sectors. She is a Gold medalist in Computer Science and engineering . ”I am passionate about my area of interest and completed Doctorate in Management. My areas of Research includes Diversity & Inclusive Talent management, Capability development, Work life Balance HR policies, Employee engagement & rewards policies , Quality and project management, Business Communica�ons and behavioral skill management for Women empowerment,” says Uma. “My track record of successfully leveraging teams and enabling teams to achieve business results through training, mentoring and coaching helped me shape my career progression so far,” affirms Uma.

Uma's family belongs to teaching profession which includes herself, her father, her husband and her father in law. Her mother is a home maker. “Educa�on was given high importance in our home. Both my parents gave full support for academics and empowered me to become a financially independent career oriented woman,” says Uma. Her parents and teachers were her role models.

“I have grown in the IT industry for nearly three decades and achieved many milestones at various levels,” says Uma. Her achievements include – 1. Doctorate Degree in Management related to working women work life balance study. 2. Paper presenta�ons at interna�onal conferences 3. Spear heading Global Quality cer�fica�on programs 4. Se�ng up learning academies and 5. HR Awards

Her strengths are -Ÿ Team building and good inter personal skills Ÿ Leadership skills Ÿ Passionate about learning

Uma manages her �me with good support from family and by applying Principles of Work life balance. To relax she spends �me with family and on reading, music & crea�vity. On the style of management adopted by her, Uma says “Learn and Unlearn principles always helped to do things be�er and helped me to set higher goals always. I enjoy working in Teams & believe in delega�on & trust rela�onship of management style.”

Regarding work-life balance Uma says, “Work life balance involves support from both employers and families. It is mainly related to how we manage our roles and responsibili�es at work and family. I had support from family and we managed our responsibili�es with a mutual agreement at family front. Any conflicts raised at work place were resolved with an open discussion and transparency.” Uma advices young project managers,”Work with sincerity and passion and you are bound to gain rich rewards for your efforts. “On ways to develop leadership skills, Uma says “The first step to developing these skills is to develop your people skills. A basic understanding of human psychology, good observa�on skills and a pa�ent temperament is also helpful. Being knowledgeable about the technical aspects of the project also helps get buy in from your team. Most importantly, in order to be a good leader, we need to know clearly our goals and mo�vate and work with the team towards the achievement of that goal with single minded focus. “

Uma Seshadri

Teaching Project Management to the next generation



According to her following skills are absolutely essen�al for project managers - Ÿ Good Communica�on Skills – must also be a good listener Ÿ Excellent problem solving and nego�a�on skills Ÿ Team management skills Ÿ Flexibility and adaptability

When asked “ Do you think that appointment of cer�fied Project Managers should be made compulsory in Government/Public sector projects if we want to achieve success in Vision India?”

Uma replied “Yes. Appointment of cer�fied, experienced and knowledgeable Project Managers is always a big advantage. Cer�fied project managers would definitely be be�er equipped to execute the project smoothly and an�cipate changes before they become major roadblocks.”

Uma suggests, “The government can have special forums or training programs aimed at helping women recognize their poten�al and become be�er project managers. They can have these forums in every city and even mul�ple forums for larger ci�es. These forums can work as offshoots to the Local chapters. Senior women project managers can meet quarterly and share their experiences thus helping other women project managers learn in the process.” Uma says “PMI is already at the forefront of promo�ng and mentoring women worldwide to enter and lead projects. They just need to con�nue promo�ng women in the field and help with training interested and willing women candidates to become proficient project managers.”

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