International Conference on Project Management Leadership 2004

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An Encore on October 01, 2004 in Delhi

Based on requests from the community, after the grand success of PML 2004 on May 07-08 and PML Redux June 02 in Bangalore, QAI brings to you excerpts from PML 2004 as PML Redux in Delhi.

About PML REDUX*

All those who missed hearing the presentations at the Project Management Leadership Conference held on May 07-08 in Bangalore, can now hear it at the PML REDUX*, the One Day Colloquium being organized by QAI on October 01 in Delhi on popular demand by the community.

*REDUX: Brought back. Used postpositively.

Earn PDU's
	The PML REDUX is approved by PMI®, USA. Practitioners earn 6 PDUs by attending.

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Interactive Tutorials

Only for the conference attendees, free interactive sessions and tutorials.

'Role of Program Management Office in enhancing Project Success'
S.Ramani, QAI India

Institution of a Program Management Offices (PMO) has been increasingly recognized as adding value to Performing
Organizations for better Management of their Projects.

This tutorial will cover the following topics:
- What is a PMO and who needs them?
- Different ( Strategic and tactical ) dimensions of the PMO functions
- Institution of the PMO processes
- Organizational Interfaces with the PMO
- Measuring the Impact of the PMO

Key Keynote Sessions

	'Software Project Management Practice - Three Problem Areas'
Gautam Brahma, Hughes Software Systems

Gautam is currently head of quality and product support in Hughes Software India's
leading telecommunication software products and services company with 2500+ staff in development centers at Gurgaon, Bangalore and Nurnberg. Alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Bangalore with 25 years of experience spread over hardware and software design, industrial engineering, quality assurance, consulting and training in NGO, public and private sectors. Special interests in HR, KM and intellectual property issues relating to
software.

	'The Paradigm of the Consultative Project Manager'
S.Ramani, QAI

Ramani has over 18 years experience in the IT and Management Consulting industry, spanning Client Relationship Management, Key Account Management, Project Management, Management Consulting (with PwC Consulting), Training / Facilitating and Systems Delivery Management. Prior to joining QAI, Ramani was Director (Projects) in an E-Business Company in Bangalore, where he initiated and managed the Project Management Practice, including setting up of the Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) facility. In this capacity, he has trained and facilitated participants from leading organizations for the PMI-PMP Contact Training Program (35 hours program), both on behalf of his Organization and the Bangalore Chapter of PMI.

	'Project Managers as Value Adding Members in a Project'
Bhaskaran S, Philips Medical Systems*

Bhaskaran is an Electronics and Communication Engineer with a Masters in Business Administration. He was earlier with Robert Bosch India heading the group responsible for Mobile Communication. He later took charge of the complete Automotive Applications group with responsibilities for fuel injection systems, navigation systems, anti-lock braking systems etc. Prior to that, he was with BHEL, and worked primarily on Real Time Systems for Plant Automation with focus on Man Machine Interfaces. He is the Chairperson of the Bangalore Chapter of the CC&EM Society of IEEE.

	'Project Managers as Business Managers'
Parthasarathy N S, MindTree Consulting

Partha handles the global delivery and operations of all Enterprise Solutions projects for Global customers. He was earlier general manager in Wipro's Technology Solutions Division, where he led the development center for Lucent Technologies. He worked in Wipro for 15 years. He has an M.Sc (Hons) in Mathematics from BITS and an M.Tech in Computer Science from IIT-Kharagpur.

	'Project Management-The Big Picture'
*Ravi Ramu,** mPhasis BFL

Ravi Ramu, CFO and Director Strategic Initiatives, MphasiS BFL Group, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He was earlier with Ivega Corporation, a technology company specializing in the financial services industry, as the Finance Director. Prior to that he was the Senior Partner and National Industry Director in charge of the Information, Communications and Entertainment Practice of KPMG India. Ravi was also with KPMG Holland and did a stint in the KPMG International Office. He was the Group Management Accountant of the Emirates Bank Group in Dubai, UAE.

Presentations

The following presentations at the PML Redux, Delhi have been shortlisted from the 100 Best Practices submitted, after multiple rigorous evaluations by a review committee.

RARE - Framework for Perennial Process Maturity
Kishore K Prem Kumar, Cognizant Technology Solutions
Use of statistical control charts for sub-process level capability optimization
Sudhendu Das, Keane India
Project Management Competency Development
Sushil Agarwal, Infosys
Effective Learning and Development Programs
P.Dwarakanath,M.Mala, TCS
Project Management- Innovativeness is the Key
Reena Dayal, TCS
Use Case Estimation Framework
Gautam Bannerjee, Birlasoft
Data Driven Project Management - A Scientific Art
Balamurali L, Annu George, NEST
Value-based methodology for better Project Management*
KiranKumar Marri, Infosys Technologies Ltd
Risk Analysis Model based on enhanced FMEA Technique for Effective Software Risk Management*
P.H. Vijaya Deepti, Ramanamurthy Nimmagadda, K. Uma Balasubramanian, TCS