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Telecom Risk Management

1. E & Y (Ernst & Young) ten risks for global telecom sector in 2009

2. Capital for expansion & sharing infrastructure

3. Financing of Telecom Projects

4. Project implementation risks vs Business Risks

5. Project risks: technology risks, procedural/legal risks

6. Risk Sharing

7. Attracting & managing talent & intellectual capital poaching risk

8. Management of strategic partnerships. Value added services as differentiators

9. Inappropriate processes & systems to support exponential business growth experienced

over past 4-5 years

10. Forecasting returns from technology & infrastructure investments

11. Completion risks

12. Operational risks

13. Revenue risks

14. Regulatory risks15. Political risks

16. Foreign currency risks

17. Privacy & security risks

18. Contain & reduce costs

19. Manage consolidation & mergers & acquisitions

20. Corporate social responsibility & sustainability

21. Lack of protection for digital intellectual property

22. Concentration of equipment manufacturers

Global trends in Telecom & Forecasting

Analysis of Gartner Telecom Reports

Estimates of total Telecom Market worldwide from multiple sources.

Growth/ Decline in fixed voice vis--vis mobile voice.

Forecast of Telecom service revenue versus telecom equipment revenue.

Implications of changing rates & Convergence.

Ernst & Young reports on convergence in telecom in India.

Analysis of implications of increasing demand for convergence solutions.

Geographical Telecom revenues from different regions:

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North America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, MEA (Middle East of Africa), South America

Legacy telecom markets

Role of communications, Mobility and VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) for competitive

differentiation.

Corporate Strategies in Telecom

1. Strategic Management Concept: Defining strategy Mintzerbgs 5Ps of strategy2. Strategic Intent & Strategy Formulation for Telecom companies : Vision, mission andpurpose Business definition, objectives and goals

3.Strategic analysis: resources & competitive position, Organizational Capability Profile Strategic Advantage Profile Core Competence - Distinctive competitiveness.

4.Analyzing Telecom Companys External Environment: Environmental appraisal Scenario planning Preparing an Environmental Threat and Opportunity Profile

(ETOP) Industry Analysis - Porters Five Forces Model of competition.5.Corporate Portfolio Analysis: Business Portfolio Analysis - Synergy andDysergy - BCG MatrixGE 9 Cell Model - Concept of Stretch, Leverage and fit

6.Generic Competitive Strategies: Low cost, Differentiation, Focus7.Grand Strategies: Stability, Growth (Diversification Strategies, Vertical

Integration Strategies, Mergers, Acquisition & Takeover Strategies, StrategicAlliances & Collaborative Partnerships), Retrenchment, Outsourcing Strategies.

8.Tailoring strategy to fit specific industry Life Cycle Analysis - Emerging,Growing, Mature & Declining Industries. (4)

9.New Business Models and strategies for Internet Economy: Shapingcharacteristics of E-Commerce environment E-Commerce Business Model and

Strategies Internet Strategies for Traditional Business Key success factors inE-Commerce Virtual Value Chain. (6)

10.Strategy implementation - Project implementation Procedural implementation Resource Allocation Organization Structure Matching structure and

strategy. (3)11.Behavioural issues in implementation Corporate culture Mc Kinseys 7s

Framework - Concepts of Learning Organization (3)12.Functional issues Functional plans and policies Financial, Marketing,

Operations, Personnel, IT. (2)13.Strategy Evaluation Operations Control and Strategic Control - Symptoms of

malfunctioning of strategy Balanced Scorecard. (2)