This document introduces pManifold, an information and advisory services company that catalyzes emerging business models through research, consulting, and stakeholder engagement. It provides an overview of pManifold's team and advisory board, research offerings and methodology, engagement models, examples of consumer research projects, custom research teams, syndicated reports, and client list. The document emphasizes pManifold's commitment to partnering with clients, taking a systems-level perspective, being methodical and fact-based, maintaining ethical transparency, and balanced delivery while leveraging technology.

1. Introduction to our
Research Practice
Catalyzing emerging business models through
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT | CONSULTING | RESEARCH

2. About you and about us…
Partnering Value Creation!
Utility
You • Power Distribution
pManifold Franchisee
• Water utility Privatisation
Corporate • Waste Management
Strategy Research
Teams Clean Technology
• Solar
Business • Energy Efficiency and
Owners & We are an ESCO
Managers Information and Infra
Advisory Services Consulting • PPP models
Investment company catalyzing
Companies emerging business Education
models
• Higher Education
Strategy Privatization
Consulting
Boutiques Stakeholder ICT
Engagement
• Tier-2/3 City Expansion
Non-profits,
Startups Health
• KPO
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3. Our team
Globally connected, Locally immersed, functionally diverse, Knowledge driven …
Management Team Advisory
• Rahul Bagdia – Co-Founder. Leads the CleanTech • Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala
Practice at pManifold. Earlier, he led the PE fund in Rural Prof. IIT-Madras
Energy for IFMR Trust, Chennai (supported by ICICI) and
also the R&D for a German automotive component
supplier BHTC Inc. in North America. He holds dual
Masters in Mech. & EECS from Univ. of Michigan, Ann • Dinesh Jain
Arbor; and a BE in Mechanical from VNIT Nagpur Founder Agaami Inc, USA
• Faiz Wahid – Co-Founder. Leads the Education and ICT
Practice at pManifold. Earlier, Faiz worked in Product • T.R. Krishnaswamy
Marketing for NXP Semiconductors (formerly Philips) Founder Energreen Power
Netherlands and also led global Banking-Technology
consulting assignments for Cognizant in Switzerland &
India. Faiz holds an MBA from HEC Paris/Univ. of Virginia • Dr. M. Vidyasagar
USA, MS in Software Engineering from BITS Pilani and BE Prof. Univ. Texas Dallas
in Electronics and Power from VNIT Nagpur.
Business Partners
pManifold maintains links with established business partner consultants who have strong domain experience
and their own teams to deliver upon assignments of larger magnitude.
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4. What we do at pManifold?
Research, Consulting and Stakeholder Engagement Services & Solutions
Partnership/Business Development Business Performance Management
Thought Leadership Consulting Strategic Planning & Facilitation
Investment Feasibility Business Transformation
Consulting
Business
Customer studies Research & Community Management
Analytics
Industry landscape reports Conferences & Workshops
Business Effectiveness Information Stakeholder Portals, Social Media
Assessments Products Engagement
Our Core Strength Knowledge & Networks
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5. Our Research Offerings
Aim: To help clients meet their unique research needs and take informed decisions
within their time and budget constraints.
Opportunity Analysis Report
DELIVERABLES
Demand Sizing Customer Studies Company Profiling
Financial Model
Industry Reports Partner Research
Satisfaction Survey
Deal Trackers
Entry Strategy Go-to Market Behavior Studies Competitor Tracking
Trend Analysis Competitive Landscape Assessment
Due Diligence
Markets Opportunities Customers Competitors
• Market structure • New market and deal • Survey Design & • Competitive
identification Primary Interviews Benchmarking
• Size & segmentation
• Market and demand • Survey execution • Business Model
• Profile of players
sizing • Analysis of Customer Assessments
RESEARCH AREAS
• Distribution channels
• Market segmentation Records & Data • Competitor tracking for
• Value chain & pricing
by revenue, geography, • Customer insights New developments ,
• Trends, Drivers ,
customer type, end- • Trends, Seasonality, Product, Customer,
Challenges & Risks
user market, Segmentation Technology, Alliances,
• Regulatory technology etc. Investments, M&A
• Customer opinions ,
Environment
• Insights on the timing preferences and • Pricing
• Key industry/trade of key market and satisfaction • Distribution Channels
associations technology transitions measurement • Business Strategy
• Analysis of emerging • Investment Analysis
value chains • Business performance
Benchmarking
• Go –to—Market, Entry
strategy
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6. How do we engage with you ?
In a seamless manner, as if we are part of your in-house team.
You •Most suitable for Adhoc and
pManifold Project-
one-off Requirements.
•e.g. New Product or Market
Based Entry research, suspect and
Corporate prospect identification,
Strategy Team partner identification
•Most suitable for regular
Business research needs at low
operating costs
Owners & Dedicated
•e.g. Need dedicated support
Managers Teams teams for your core
business Managers or
Engagement corporate teams
Investment
Companies
Models
Custom engagement •Most suitable for multiple
models can be discussed. Multi- clients with common
requirements and shared
Strategy client costing
Consulting studies •e.g. industry research by
Boutiques association
•Most suitable for Instant
Non-Profits, requirements, Off the shelf
Startups Syndicated delivery
Research •e.g. pManifold’s reports on
Power Distribution
Franchisee model in India
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7. Our Research Methodology and Approach
Assess, Analyze, Derive, Synthesize, Report
Research Analysis Reporting
• Primary • Qualitative • Deliverables
• Interviews with different • Business Model Assessments • Whitepapers
stakeholders in the Value chain • Policy and Regulatory • Industry Reports
including opinion leaders, environment • Investment Models
vendors and customers • Profile of key players via • Trend Reports
• Proceedings of Industry events, Competitive Landscape • Tracking Reports
press conferences and workshops Assessment (CLA)
• Surveys /Assessments on • Business Analysis, Industry
Consumer satisfaction and • Competitive Assessments
Analysis for Trends & Drivers,
Business effectiveness surveys Challenges and Risks • Business Model Assessments
etc
• Quantitative • Corporate Profiles
• Secondary • Market Sizing, Segmentation and • Competitor Profiles
• Company websites, social media, Forecasting
blogs, forums and groups • Market share and Opportunity • Forecasts
• Business directories and Analysis • Guesstimates
databases
• Online and offline libraries and
government data
• Client Presentation and
• Economic and Demographic clarifications on client questions
information, Census
• Case studies, Reference
Customers, vendors, and
associations
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8. Select Project Examples of Consumer-side Primary Research
pManifold
Client Client problem Solution Value Results
Proposition
Strategy team of a The client needed to •Methodological and objective •Primary land •Profound
large Technology understand their measurement and analysis of based field understanding of
Infrastructure customers to design customer’s opinions, survey customer’s opinions,
Management company services accordingly preferences and satisfaction •Survey Design preferences and
catering to over 4 Lac across 28 key performance •Methodology satisfaction allowed
consumers through areas covering 1000+ utility •Field Data client to validate and
Power Distribution customers. collection, make significant
Franchisee business •GIS Mapping changes to their rollout
model •Data Analysis plan to address key
•Top customer issues first.
Management
Reporting
An Environment Client needed to collect •Interact with Hotels and •Identification •pManifold’s team
consulting company energy consumption Hospitals in its designated of information voluntarily improved
profiles of hotels and areas of Central and North East sources the client’s process of
hospitals across India to understand and •Prospecting data collection and also
various segments for compile their electricity and generating delivered highest
qualitative analysis and consumption profile along with Participation number of data-points
creation of supporting documentation for •Field Data across 10 national
benchmarking system validation. collection teams, in the shortest
for commercial •Validation of time
buildings in India. data
•Top
Management
Reporting
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9. Select Project Examples of Custom Research & Dedicated teams
pManifold
Client Client problem Solution Value Results
Proposition
Strategy team of a Client’s Corporate Manage research supporting •Managed •Corporate Strategy
large engineering Strategy Team need to client’s corporate strategy team research for team was able to
equipment support multiple cost-effective quickly get-up-to-speed
manufacturer having a Business Units with and fast in verticals like
portfolio of over 40 market information turnaround of Telecom, Oil and Gas,
products across multiple sectors multi-sector Railways sector and
studies; advise internal
business units on
•Demand strategic decisions.
Forecasting
A boutique strategy Client needed India Set up a dedicated and •Secondary •Client consultants can
consulting company in focused market competent team to research Research focus on client
Life sciences, based in research to help their on market segments including relationships and
US clients with Market biotech, pharma, medical •Analysis strategizing while the
Entry strategy in India devices etc elaborating on research, analysis and
market size, competitive •Report content development is
landscape, market analysis and Preparation taken care offshore by
monitoring of companies in pManifold Team.
such domains •Industry
profiling
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10. Select Project Examples of Syndicated Research Reports
pManifold
Client Client problem Solution Value Results
Proposition
A large company Client wanted to Release of whitepaper at a •Fast •200+ printed copies of
establishing presence establish thought high level NASSCOM turnaround the 38 page report
in a new market leadership and position conference bringing together within a week authored by pManifold
itself as a major key opinion leaders and leveraging was released at the
partner in their target stakeholders and sharing pManifold’s conference and
city’s growth. knowledge for attracting other knowledge and published online.
businesses to a tier-2 city. networks in
the target
space.
Multiple Clients New entrants in the Prepare a comprehensive •Syndicated •Clients were able to
emerging market of report on power distribution Research learn about the
power distribution franchisee market in India available off industry in a short time
franchisees wanted to along with a detailed financial the shelf at a and take informed
educate themselves model and educate the new reasonable market entry decisions.
about the new market entrants by addressing their cost.
from the perspective of custom queries.
competition, historical
bid analytics,
challenges, operating
model, financial model
and decide upon their
entry strategy.
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11. Select list of pManifold Research Clients
Diverse Clientele including corporate, not-for-profits and startups
Business Owners, Strategy Teams
We work with,
• Corporate Strategy Teams
• Boutique consulting
companies
• Business owners and
managers
• Startup Founders
We are sector agnostic
although we have strong
knowledge and networks
in Energy, Education, IT,
Healthcare and Investment Companies, Strategy Boutiques
Infrastructure space.
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12. Why pManifold?
Our promise sets us apart!
• We will stay committed to partner with our clients and step in their shoes to
Partner with you understand and solve their problems.
• We will take a strong system level perspective of the client requirements and
Think Systems Level proactively engage in creating solutions that, leverage our knowledge and
networks , and positively impact the client’s overall business.
• We will be methodical, objective and fact-based so that our clients can base their
Methodical & Fact-based decisions with confidence.
• We will be transparent in our work by sharing regular progress reports, our
Ethically Transparent knowledge & our networks with clients yet remain diligent enough to safeguard
our customer’s data.
• We will commit and deliver our projects on a mutually agreed, balanced
Balanced Delivery combination of budget, time and quality.
• We will make the best use of available technology to lower costs of execution
Technology Driven and improve service delivery.
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13. Let’s get in Let’s deploy our insights and actions
for your business to improve and grow!
touch…
Join us in our conversations at,
pManifold Insights
Premium & Free Reports,
Presentations, and more… Talk to us or drop by…
Rahul Bagdia Faiz Wahid
pManifold +91 95610-94490 +91 88056-55069
Community Blog Rahul.Bagdia@pManifold.com Faiz.Wahid@pManifold.com
Articles, technical notes.
India (Main office) USA (Liaison Office)
Power Distribution True
Distributed
Generation
Crystal Plaza, Level 2 2020 Calamos Ct.,
276 Central Bazaar Road, Suite 209
Franchisee
AT&C
Efficiencies
Power
Distribution Ramdaspeth, Nagpur - 10 Naperville,
Community of Interest Franchisee
Maharashtra, INDIA IL 60653, USA
http://www.pmanifold.com Mr. Dinesh Jain
+1 630-853-3520
Connecting talent & Making dinesh.jain@pManifold.com
Local companies discoverable
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