Sunday, April 7, 2013

Project Management Is All About Converting A Thought Into Action




If one can transform his/her thought into concrete action then success is not a far-fetched dream. Of course, transforming thought into action is a giant leap, agreed it is difficult but it is something which is achievable. During that giant leap many risks are undertaken. One has to plan for all sorts of eventualities and lay down concrete steps which have to be completed to reach the final goal. This visualization of ideas and planning of execution of idea is what makes up project management. The project is the execution of the idea and achieving goals and the management is the analysis, strategizing and planning required to execute the idea and convert it into action.

Even in project management there are a lot of uncertainties which a project manager has to guard from. A big part of project management depends on the identification and factoring of risks in the planning to prevent any kind of delays in execution. Despite the risk factor, the project manager has to ensure the smooth execution of the project work.

For this a proper and detailed plan of execution is required. The project manager should start by first setting the motive, goals and targets that the project should achieve. Once done, a high level strategy of how the target is to be achieved should be outlined, identifying the various channels which would be used. This high level strategy serves as a road map towards the achievement of the goals, this then needs to be broken down into smaller milestones and targets with tasks that need to be completed along with a timeline. All these put together makes a strong project plan and will help the project manager ensure that the targets are achieved and the project runs as scheduled.

Throughout the process, there is several Project Risk Management faced by an organization. Each decision maker should be well prepared for any outcome and take the risk. Certain Risk factors include costs, delay in schedule, shortage of raw materials, shortage of human resources, lack of infrastructure and political uncertainties. Amidst all this, a Project Manager must implement the project work as it is critical for a company’s reputation. In this the project plan established will help and guide the project manager.

In any economy, there are several wants and needs that arise amongst the government organization, people or other clients. They include demand for infrastructure, new product or services, scientific machines etc. These projects can be of varied strengths. The project plan established will ensure the conversion of ideas into action and help in project management by ensuring completion of work in a timely fashion.

One of the best ways to become good is to understand the nitty-gritties of Scrum Master and the working environments of Prince2.


Sunday, February 17, 2013

Quote Blast

And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
                                                                                                                                      - Khalil Gibran


-> SJ

Monday, January 7, 2013

How do Indians spend time online?


How much time in a day do you spend online?

Indian's are said to spend an average of 8 hours per day on the internet. Most of the time spent online is on communication, entertainment and social media.

Stats on India:

India has a population of 1.2 Billion

934.1 Million (78%) have mobiles
137 Million (11%) are internet users
60.5 Million (5%) on social networks
31% of the population live in Urban areas and 69% in Rural areas. 56% are under the age of 30 and 30% are under the age of 15.

What this says about the future is that 10 years from now there will be 26% of the population (factoring growth at 1.33%) which would be between the age of 15-25 reducing our new available work force to just 1/4th of the population.

Internet usage in India:

Now lets talk about the internet users in the country. Number of internet users in India is growing by 150K every month or 1.8 Million new users every year. India is the fastest growing online market in the world with 75% of the users being below the age of 35. Unfortunately the sex ratio (like the population) is very skewed with only 39% of the users being women.

11% of the populace are currently online leaving a scope for the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to expand by 89%. E-commerce yet has a very large untapped market. Which is what attracted investors and VCs to invest in e-commerce in India. The number of middle income houses here is larger than the population of USA.

The main question which remains is what are these new and old internet users in India doing online. The average urban Indian is looking for communication and social networking rather than browsing or purchasing while the average rural Indian uses the internet mostly for entertainment and communication.

What is the future of internet in India?? Is wired broadband the future in India or is it wireless broadband or is it Mobile internet??

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-> SJ

Friday, September 7, 2012

IF - A poem for everyone


IF
by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!



-> SJ

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Quote Blast

History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamour of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. 
                                                                                   - Martin Luther King Jr.

-> SJ

Quote Blast

For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.
                                                                                                                                             - Stuart Chase
 

-> SJ

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Quote Blast

Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it can not be conquered by it.
- Ayn Rand

-> SJ

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Guns, Guns & More Guns...

Extra! Extra! "Every minute someone is killed by a gun!"

This really great infographic came out in today's Economic Times claiming the above.
I'm not disputing the claim infact i'm surprised it isn't worse.

We have come to believe that we live in the most peaceful of times in the last 200-300 years... Do we really??

Think again. For the last 11 years majority of the superpowers have been fighting terror in Afghanistan and then in Iran. The Ghaza Belt is also active and keep shelling each others. India and Pakistan have set times to fire their Bofors Guns at each other across the border and aim to miss (what they want to achieve by missing is beyond me!). Pakistan's ISI plots against Indians by using USA's tactics of breeding terrorists, which by the way is what led to the rise of Osama Bin Laden and the Al Qaeda. Btw the Taliban is making a come back in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Not to forget the random killings in the USA itself. The citizens go around schools and colleges randomly and mindlessly killing other innocent children. Iraq is still under oppression and looks prime to become another failed state like Pakistan and Afghanistan.

With so much violence everywhere the statistics should have been worse! 

With 1 gun per 7 people worldwide how long is it before we get shot?





-> SJ