Transcript Future of Project Management in India

Future of Project Management
in
India
Raju Rao
India Vision 2020
Year 2025
Focus Areas
SWOT
The Future
Agenda
 4th
largest country in terms of
GDP
 Quadruple
 Progress
per capita income
from
◦ Low income …Upper middle income (UMI)
Expected outcomes – India Vision 2020
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Availability of Skilled manpower
Large middle class and significant upper
and upper middle class
Manufacturing capability
Agriculture / Food processing
Infrastructure
◦ Power,
◦ Transport,Roads/Highways
◦ Telecom
Strengths Opportunities 2025
Appropriate manpower and skills non
availability
 Inadequate infrastructure and insufficient
power
 Lack of institutionalized innovation
 Environment and health care
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◦ Water shortage
◦ HIV /AIDS
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India v/s Bharat
Threats Weaknesses 2025
Can India become a developed
country by 2020 ?
How can project management
contribute and help in reaching this
goal ?
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49 Billionaires (Forbes list ) … more than many
advanced countries
Largest consumer of Gold yet one of the
poorest countries
Largest pool of engineering graduates yet
shortage of manpower and skills
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…….and many more
India – a country of paradoxes
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• Agility | Adaptability
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• Organization | Team work | Discipline
• Diversity
• Cost consciousness | Crisis mgt
• Productivity | Quality | Safety
• Self confidence | Spirit of excellence
India and her traits
Team work
Applying PM
processes
Core competencies - gaps in the future
 Alexander
Porus
and
 Babur
at Panipat ,
Khanwa
Source :
Gurcharan Das - India Unbound
Teams and India - History
Why crab
mentatility ?
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•Chess
•Hockey
•Billiards
•Soccer
•Cricket
•Basketball
Teams –in sports
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Past – based on caste , division of labour –
strict boundaries ,status consciousness,
hierarchical ,feudal … works well
when functional org structure required
Now and in the future – pan indian ness
caste , language , religion not important in
working life
requires …projectized or matrix structure
Teams – Understanding Indian context
‘Hero’ approach
Getting certified / trained
but no processes followed
Business as usual
Applying PM processes – road blocks
DMIC
2011Census
UIDAI
Infrastructure
projects
Are formal pm processes /standards
used here ?
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Test ground for project management methodology
, processes and practices
Is India Vision 2020 possible ? …without
◦ Project mgt standards and processes
◦ Appropriate tools
◦ Research
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Project management in non traditional and new
areas
The next decade in India
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Future goals-India Vision 2020 possible ?
without
Formal project management processes
Concepts and practices to be
◦ Communicated at senior and operative levels
◦ Education and training done
◦ Implemented
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Improving team work important
Final thoughts
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