Lessons from the Chief Executives on Project Management

After listening to the keynote from Mr. B. Santhanam (Managing Director) of Saint Gobain India @ The Gateway Hotel, Chennai on Project Management Conference yesterday (26th July 2014), I realized it is essential to document his views and insights on project management.

  1. Start with the end in mind.
  2. Give the specifications right.
  3. No multitasking. No jugaad. Also, segregate the duties and teams.
  4. Make top management out of project management. Because they change the specifications.
  5. Learn to say 'No' to top management
  6. Review, Review, Review against deadlines.
  7. Set clear expectations.

Note:
  • Study the comparison between 10 Large Infrastructure Projects in China and 10 Large Infrastructure Projects in India. Because China deliver the projects faster without any apparent knowledge like us. So learning from China is essential. 
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The essence from Mr. Prakash Iyer, author of the books 'The Habit of Winning' and 'The Secret of Leadership'.

  1. Start with Why? i.e. instead of explaining what and how to do or execute. Just make your surrounding understand Why they need to do it.
  2. A bias for actions. i.e. Just do it.
  3. Know Who's packing my parachute? or Know whose parachute am I packing? i.e. Thank and respect everyone surrounding us. It can be a janitor or a chairman. 
  4. Stop when the light is RED. i,e Value your values. 
Note: To understand point no.1 Google - APSRTC's put a family photo in front of the driver's dashboard. To understand point no. 3 Google - Captain Charlie Plumb, Former Navy fighter pilot.

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Direct from the matrimonial revolutionist Mr. Murugavel Janakiraman - Founder and CEO of BharatMatrimony.

  • Launch your site with 80% perfection, launch it with bugs. But get the feedback from the users and fix immediately. Always be creative and try different things. Because you are in internet business.

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Lessons from the startup CEO Balaraju of btechguru.com. 
  • Work hard. Law of nature works.

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