1. Unleash The Power of
Project Management for
‘A Better Tomorrow’
V. Srinivasa Rao (VSR)
Chairman, PM Conference - 2009
Vice President @
HYDERABAD, INDIA

2. Big Thanks!
• Project Management conference - 2009, is driven by passionate
volunteers – Big Thanks to my „A class‟ Volunteer Team
• I congratulate PMI TEAM INDIA (Conglomeration of 7 PMI
Chapters) for coming together to arrange for this first national
conference @ Hyderabad
• I thank PMI Organization Center Pvt Ltd, India for sponsoring this
unique conference
• I also thank all Guests, delegates, sponsors and our partners for
joining their hands with us!

3. • Leaders with foresight and Right Projects are
the catalysts to build ‘A Better Tomorrow’
• Let me share some of the great projects
executed by committed leaders in India

4. A Better Tomorrow
Free India
• The most successful project in the world is
“Freedom Fight in India through Satyagraha”
• Leader: Mahatma Gandhi (Father of Nation)
• Mahatma Gandhi executed this project for
more than 25 years by inspiring millions of
Indians
• the result is that we are living in our own
Mother India today

5. A Better Tomorrow
Space Technology in the service of human kind
• Projects to best leverage the advanced
technologies to solve real problems of
man and society
• Leader: Dr Vikram Sarabhai (father of
Indian Space Program)
• Results:
– ISRO - Tele-communications, television
broadcasting, weather forecasting and
societal application services such as
tele-medicine, tele-education etc

6. A Better Tomorrow
Safer Transportation
• “A man on a two-wheeler with a child
standing in front, his wife sitting
behind, add to that the wet roads-
was a family in potential danger.“
– Ratan Tata
• Unique Automotive Project
• $2500 USD car, the cheapest car in
the world to bring safety to family
• A common person in India can
afford to purchase this car
• Leader: Ratan Tata

7. A Better Tomorrow
Unlock the growth potential of rural India
Time-bound project for rural infrastructure by the
Government of India in partnership with State
Governments and Panchayat Raj Institutions
Leader: Dr. Manmohan Singh

8. A Better Tomorrow
For 50,000 employees, 100s of customers
• Jan 7th 2009 - 50,000+ employees and
their families were uncertain of their
future
• A ‘highly respected and society
conscious person’ has become fraudster
Satyam
to • Investors were upset, Customers were
Mahindra Satyam shocked
Journey
• Government of India has started a Just
In Time Crisis management project
Today it is Stable Mahindra
Satyam
• Leader: Kiran Karnik

9. A Better Tomorrow
Leaders & Right Projects made it happen till now
• Mahatma Gandhi, Dr Vikram Sarabhai, Ratan
Tata, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, Dr.
Manmohan Singh, Kiran Karnik and others
have executed best in class projects to
provide „A better tomorrow‟ for people.
Is it enough??
We have bigger dreams to realize!

10. Our Dream: A Better Tomorrow!
For Billion Hearts & Billion Minds
• Billion hearts and billion
minds want to live in A
Peaceful, Green, Healthy,
Prosperous & Happy India
A Better Tomorrow
India Mission 2020

11. A Better Tomorrow - India 2020
NEW INDIA - 2020
1 Total Employment
2 Enhanced Purchasing Power of People
3 Self reliance for fuel, Water and food
4 Global Workforce & Businesses
5 Healthy & Delighted Citizens
6 Secured and Environment Friendly India
7 Gender Equal India
8 Thin divide between Rural and Urban Areas
9 Equal education opportunities
10 Corruption free Governments

12. We need another
national movement to
build
A Better Tomorrow
India Mission 2020

13. Projects act as catalysts &
Change Agents and play a
vital role in National
movement to build ‘A
Better Tomorrow’
But, we have many challenges to address
– What are they?

14. Not Many Projects are
Successful !!
Unless we have successful
projects it is difficult to build
‘A Better Tomorrow’

15. Project Success Rate
Infrastructure Projects – Govt of India
• 423 of the 925 infrastructure
projects monitored by the central
government were behind schedule
as of March 2009, which will result
in cost overruns of about $8.13
billion.
Source: Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation - Jan-Mar,2009

16. Project Success Rate
IT Projects (General)

17. The 5 Key Challenges
for the failure of projects
Non-Aligned Non involvement No Benefits Non Availability Execution
Projects of Stakeholders Realization of Budgets Failure

18. 2 Point Solution
for Addressing Challenges
S. No Challenges Solution
1 Non Aligned Projects Next
Non Involvement of Stakeholders Generation
Communities
No Benefits Realization
Non Availability of Budgets
2 Execution Failure Execution
Excellence

19. Next Generation
Communities
to build a better
tomorrow
India Mission 2020

20. Next Generation Communities
Stakeholders Involvement in Projects
Identification/Prioritization
Community Stakeholders
• Citizens/Common People (VOICE OF INDIAN)
• Members of Legislative (MLA)
• Members of Parliament (MP)
• Political Leaders
• Government Officials
• Academicians/ Subject Matter Experts
• Business/Industry Leaders
• NGO Leaders
• Project Management Institute Press/Media
Involvement of Stakeholders &
Minimizing problems

21. Next Generation Communities
Prioritization, Alignment of Projects & Logical Grouping
Community 1 Community 4 Community 7 Community 10
Self Reliant Environment Global Ready Made in India
India Friendly India India Leaders
Community 2 Community 5 Community 8 Community 11
Enhance
Gender Equal Corruption Free
Healthy India Purchase
India India
Power
Community 3 Community 6 Community 9 Community 12
Equal
Rural Friendly Total
Secure India Education
India Employment
Opportunities
Alignment of Benefits Realization Availability of
Projects through through logical Budgets for
Communities grouping of Projects Prioritized Projects

22. Execution Excellence
to build a better
tomorrow
India Mission 2020

23. Execution Excellence
• Culture & Environment
– Executive Sponsorship, Next generation policies, systems and
Change Management
• Project Management Competency
– [Project Power]3 = Project [Management + Leadership +
Entrepreneurship]
– New Avatar of Project Management
– Millions of Qualified Project Managers through ‘Applied Project
management’
• Breaking the Myths
– Change in mindset

24. My (VSR’s)Commitment
& Aspiration

25. My (VSR’s) Commitment
Community 1 Community 4 Community 7 Community 10
Self Reliant Environment Global Ready Made in India
India Friendly India India Leaders
Community 2 Community 5 Community 8 Community 11
Enhance
Gender Equal Corruption Free
Healthy India Purchase
India India
Power
Community 3 Community 6 Community 9 Community 12
Equal
Rural Friendly Total
Secure India Education
India Employment
Opportunities
I will drive ‘Made in India Leaders Community’
– The Journey starts now @ Hyderabad………

26. My (VSR’s) Aspiration
I want to hear from Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam
saying….
“Today I am very happy to live in A Peaceful,
Green, Healthy, Prosperous & Happy India”
Date: 15-Oct-2020

27. • Project Management is Not only for
achieving business results but also
for transforming the nation
- VSR
Unleash The Power of Project Management for
‘A Better Tomorrow’

28. Let me conclude my session with
a short film on India 2020

29. Jai Hind
Thank You!
V. Srinivasa Rao (VSR)
09866893307
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