Project Management National Conference, India 2017 is a two day professional development event, organized and hosted by PMI Chennai Chapter and Co Hosted by PMI Trivandrum, Kerala Chapter from 16th to 17th September 2017.

The conference theme Project Management - Powering India's Global Leadership builds on the ability of Governments and businesses to rise and meet the challenge that Indian economy is currently facing.

We thank all delegates, speakers, sponsors, organizers and our partners who made this event a grand success.

SOME OF THIS YEAR'S STAR SPEAKERS...


Nambi Narayanan


Former Senior Scientist,
ISRO


Vishwanathan Anand


Indian Chess Grandmaster and
former World Chess Champion


Dilipkumar Khandelwal


MD, SAP Labs India &
Exec. Vice President,
Enterprise Cloud Services, SAP SE


Mark Dickson


Chair,
PMI Board of Directors


T. V. Mohandas Pai


Chairperson, Board of Manipal Global Education Services Pvt. Ltd.


Anu Vaidyanathan


Indian Writer,
Entrepreneur, and Triathlete


Commodore G. Prakash


Chief of Staff, Southern
Naval Command, Indian Navy


Anshu Gupta


Goonj, Founder Director


Gaurgopal Das


International Life Coach

MANY MORE FABULOUS SPEAKERS, CASE STUDIES, PAPER PRESENTATIONS WERE PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE

AGENDA

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Day 1

Day 1 - Saturday, 16th September
Time Hall Name Session Detail
08:30 - 09:45 Level 1 - Lobby Badge & Delegate Kit Pickup
09:45 - 10:00 Rajendra 2 & 3 Welcome note & Lamp lighting Ceremony
10:00 - 10:45 Rajendra 2 & 3 Inaugural Key Note - Nambi Narayanan | Former Senior Scientist, ISRO
10:45 - 11:30 Rajendra 2 & 3 Key Note - Vishwanathan Anand | Indian Chess Grandmaster and former World Chess Champion
11:30 - 12:00 Rajendra 7 & 8 Networking Break - Tea / Coffee Service
Parallel Track Sessions


12:00 - 12:45
Invited Speakers

Hall R2&3 		Topic: India’s global leadership – restoring the glorious days
Invited Speaker: Brajesh C. Kaimal | irector, Experion Technologies
Hall R4		 Topic: Leadership challenges in manufacturing world. Invited Speaker: Ganesh Mani | Senior VP Production, Hyundai Motor India Ltd.

Hall R5 		Topic: Divide and Conquer Projects using The Work Insights Framework
Invited Speaker: Hari Ram Narayanan | Product Marketing Manager, Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
Hall R6		 Topic: Respect culture or face failure: Leadership lessons from four continents
Invited Speakers: Karthik Ramamurthy | Founder & Principal Consultant, KeyResultz Sripriya V Narayanasamy, Director, KeyResultz


12:45 - 13:30
Paper Presentations

Hall R2&3 		Paper Title: Towards a paradigm shift in stakeholder engagement of PPP projects
Author: Anand Lokhande
Hall R4		 Paper Title: Sustaining economic growth in a VUCA world A PSU perspective
Author: Kavitha Gunasekaran

Hall R5 		Paper Title: Leveraging project performance analysis to achieve sustainable business goals
Author: Sachin Koranne
Hall R6		 Paper Title: ELV management through project management and leadership
Author: Sougato Chattopadhyay
13:30 - 14:30 Rajendra 7 & 8 Networking Lunch
Parallel Track Sessions


14:30 - 15:45
Agile Track

Hall R2&3 		Topic: Agile LITE 2020: Gearing up towards digital revolution
Invited Speaker: Nana Vijayanagaram | Assoc. Director - Business Excellence, KPMG
Hall R4		 Topic: Enterprise Agile Transformation – Intuit’s incredible journey
Invited Speakers: Rathina Kumar | Enterprise Agility Transformation Leader, Intuit India Rajeev Kumar | Group Program Manager, Intuit India

Hall R5 		Topic: Agile for low cost country aerospace manufacturing sector
Invited Speaker: Nikhil Tayade | Project Manager, Woodward INC.
Hall R6		 Topic: Build a city using Agile scaling frameworks (Workshop)
Invited Speaker: Rahul Sudame | Program Manager/Agile Coach, Persistent Systems Ltd.
15:45 - 16:15 Rajendra 7 & 8 Networking Break - Tea / Coffee Service
Parallel Track Sessions


16:15 - 17:00
Paper Presentations

Hall R2&3 		Paper Title: Bridging the skills vs Employability gap for a SMART INDIA
Author: Anita Ganesh
Hall R4		 Paper Title: The job ready Indian workforce
Author: Gaurav Buddhadev

Hall R5 		Paper Title: Repository of excellence
Author: Zoya Fatehally
Hall R6		 Paper Title: Leading a diverse millennial generation: Lessons from Everest base camp trek
Author: Sandeep Chatterjee
17:00 - 17:10 Transfer Break
Time Hall Name Session Detail
17:10 - 17:55 Rajendra 2 & 3 Key Note - Dilipkumar Khandelwal | MD, SAP Labs India and Executive Vice President & Head - Enterprise Cloud Services, SAP SE
Topic: Building a culture of Innovation
17:55 - 18:15 Rajendra 7 & 8 Networking Break - High Tea
18:15 - 18:45 Rajendra 2 & 3 Special Address - Mark Dickson | Chair, PMI Board of Directors
Topic: Developing Project Leaders
18:45 - 19:15 Rajendra 2 & 3 Special Address by Chief Guest - T. V. Mohandas Pai | Chair, Board of Manipal Global Education Services
Topic: Leadership in the Age of Disruption
19:15 - 20:15 Rajendra 2 & 3 PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition release and PMI India Awards, 2017
20:15 - 21:45 Rajendra 7 & 8 Networking Dinner
The agenda is subject to change

Day 2

Day 2 - Sunday, 17th September
Time Hall Name Session Detail
9:30 -10:15 Rajendra 2 & 3 Key Note - Anu Vaidyanathan | Author, Entrepreneur & Triathlete
Topic: The Through line
10:15 - 11:00 Rajendra 2 & 3 Key Note - Cmdre. G. Prakash | Indian Navy
Topic: Powering India's Gobal Leadership - Lessons in Project Management from the Indian Navy
11:00 - 11:30 Rajendra 7 & 8 Networking Break - Tea / Coffee Service
Parallel Track Sessions


11:30 - 12:15
Paper Presentations

Hall R2&3 		Paper Title: A multi-level, parameter based project success definition framework
Author: Nagaraja Gundappa
Hall R4		 Paper Title: Framework for successful implementation of E-procurement in Indian construction industry
Author: Mamta Negi

Hall R5 		Paper Title: Role of process innovation in achieving project management leadership
Author: Sundara Raghavan Rangarajan
Hall R6		 Paper Title: Converging themes of Innovation and project management
Author: Tanish Mathur

Paper Presentations

12:15 - 13:00
Invited Speakers

Hall R2&3 		Paper Title: Survival analysis of automobiles
Author: Bharani Kumar Depuru
Hall R4		 Paper Title: Project analytics to improve project and portfolio decision making
Author: Vikram Shende

Hall R5 		Topic: Project analytics
Invited Speakers: Dr. Arpan Kar | Asst. Professor, School of Management IIT Delhi
Prof. Krishnamoorthy | Founding Dean, Sun Pharma Academy, Baroda
Hall R6		 Topic: Complexities in mega projects
Invited Speakers: Prof. Tapash Ganguli |
Senior Professor and Dean - Executive Education, NICMAR, Pune
Dr. Ashwin Mahalingam | Asst. Professor, IIT Madras
13:00 - 14:00 Rajendra 7 & 8 Networking Lunch
14:00 - 14:15 Rajendra 2 & 3 Paper presentation competition winners
14:15 - 15:00 Rajendra 2 & 3 Key Note - Anshu Gupta | Founder Director, Goonj
Topic: The story of Non-issues!
15:00 - 15:30 Rajendra 2 & 3 Rewards & Recognition
15:30 - 17:00 Rajendra 2 & 3 Valedictory Address - Gaurgopal Das | International Life Coach
Topic: Conscious leadership for a gracious future
17:00 - 17:15 Rajendra 2 & 3 Vote of Thanks & National Anthem
17:15 - 18:00 Rajendra 7 & 8 Networking Break - High Tea
The agenda is subject to change

ABOUT CONFERENCE

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PAPERS

The conference is a platform where Project Management professionals get the opportunity to showcase their best practices, leaning and share their wealth of knowledge with fellow practitioners. Further, the top-ranking papers get published here for the larger benefit of the community.

Paper Theme: Project Management Leadership > To accelerate Economic Growth

Paper Theme: Project Management Leadership > Leveraging India's skilled population for competitive edge

Paper Theme: Project Management Leadership > In a Rapidly Changing World

Paper Theme: Project Management Leadership > Harmony in Diversity & Millennial Generation

MEMORIES

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PDU’s

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