Senior Consultant, Ernst & Young

Volunteer, PMI Mumbai Chapter

Been a PMI member since: November 2019

The biggest hurdles I face as a project manager: Dealing with stakeholders (internal and external), poor team Communication and acknowledging problems in time to take actionable measures.

The top skills I have learned through PMI: Intellectual curiosity and leadership.

My new success mantra as a project manager: Consistent, agile and technology-advanced.

The big takeaway for me from volunteering: Grabbing opportunities to explore, grow and network with inspiring professionals to become better.

The future is: Agile and hybrid project management for the betterment of society.

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Senior Program Manager, Unisys

Associate Vice President –Communications, PMI Chennai Chapter

Been a PMI member since: April 2013

The biggest hurdles I face as a project manager: Organizational project priorities and budget restrictions.

The top skills I have learned through PMI: Effective communication.

My new success mantra as a project manager: To support and convert leadership/organizational vision into reality.

The big takeaway for me from volunteering: Networking and giving back to society.

The future is: Keeping an eye on the industry revolution and upgrading skills as required to grow in the leadership role.

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Senior Project Manager, Wells Fargo

Associate Vice President ─ Social Media Task Force, PMI Chennai Chapter

Been a PMI member since: January 2013

The biggest hurdles I face as a project manager: Scope creep.

The top skills I have learned through PMI: Leadership, communication and risk management.

My new success mantra as a project manager: Build the best team through a servant leadership approach.

The big takeaway for me from volunteering: The servant leadership can get things done without authoritarianism.

The future is: Artificial-intelligence-powered project management tools that help in automating manual tasks and generating insights on project performance.

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Delivery Manager, TCS

Associate Vice President ─ Marketing, PMI Chennai Chapter

Been a PMI member since: January 2018

The biggest hurdles I face as a project manager: Scope ambiguity and creep.

The top skills I have learned through PMI: Giving back to the community.

My new success mantra as a project manager: Persistence.

The big takeaway for me from volunteering: We grow as we make a difference in others’ lives.

The future is:Resplendent.

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Full-time volunteer

Associate Vice President ─ Branches, PMI Chennai Chapter

Been a PMI member since: August 2022

The biggest hurdles I faced as a project manager: A specific project, the execution of Delhi Metro, because it was so new in India.

The top skills I have learned through PMI: Improving my reading habits to understand topics I had never come across before.

My new success mantra as a project manager: Quality and safety are always my two biggest goals.

The big takeaway for me from volunteering: Bringing project management concepts to students in senior schools and engineering colleges.

The future is: Increasing the number of leaders in project management by conducting sessions for new students.

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Associate Director ─ Project Management, Real Estate and Data Center Services, Kyndryl Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Volunteer, PMI Pune-Deccan India Chapter

Been a PMI member since: October 2022

The biggest hurdles I face as a project manager: Uncertainty in executing the plan due to some unforeseen and unexpected reasons.

The top skills I have learned through PMI: Systematic study of project management, agile project management, agile methodologies like Scrum, stakeholder management and cost management.

My new success mantra as a project manager: Work with the team, work in the team and work for the team.

The big takeaway for me from volunteering: Sharing knowledge gives me satisfaction and even more pleasure when someone acknowledges my efforts.

The future is: Agile project management.

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Principal Architect/Project Manager, One Vision Architects

Volunteer, PMI Bangladesh Chapter

Been a PMI member since: May 2020

The biggest hurdles I face as a project manager: Managing change.

The top skills I have learned through PMI: Risk management.

My new success mantra as a project manager: Clear your preconceived notions about the outcome.

The big takeaway for me from volunteering: Developing new skills.

The future is: An amalgamation of human creativity and artificial intelligence in project management.

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Senior Project Manager, Millennium Information Solution Ltd.

Volunteer, PMI Bangladesh Chapter

Been a PMI member since: March 2019

The biggest hurdles I face as a project manager: Finding the right stakeholders and setting clear goals for a project.

The top skills I have learned through PMI: How to make a difficult task easier and achieve more.

My new success mantra as a project manager: Build trust within the team to accomplish goals.

The big takeaway for me from volunteering: Discovering my passion for social work.

The future is: Full of potential for project managers.

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Senior Associate, Cognizant Technology Solutions

Lead Volunteer, PMI West Bengal Chapter

Been a PMI member since: 2022

The biggest hurdles I face as a project manager: Budget management.

The top skills I have learned through PMI: Negotiation skills.

My new success mantra as a project manager is: Motivate the team.

The future is: Networking.

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Program Manager, Cheil India Pvt. Ltd.

Volunteer, PMI Pearl City, Hyderabad Chapter

Been a PMI member since: 2021

The biggest hurdles I face as a project manager: Scope creep and volatility in the business environment, which can result in unrealistic deadlines at times.

The top skills I have learned through PMI: Transformation and change management.

My new success mantra as a project manager is: Set priorities based on business requirements and viable planning to achieve them.

The big takeaway for me from volunteering: Every small contribution makes a huge impact. One must be able to multitask and understand the importance of communication.

The future is: To remain agile and possess cognitive flexibility to manage new challenges and changing priorities and demands.