career workshop26th march 05 st johns auditorium
fastest things in the world are still slower than intel
phenomenal growth
which ladder to choose ?which one is for me ?growth in managerial role ?
Seetharam , synopsys

TTR time to release
cost of quality and timeTechnology excellence
Technical roleTech understandingTech publications (visibilty)passionate being hands onTend to make lot more compensation
mgmt roleenable technical culturepeople managementGut feel80% factor
planning and tracking manager
misconcepttions/myths
Tech fellow business headTalent reviewscareer counselling


Rakesh Godhwani- philips , sense and simplicity
career is like a tree. tons of mistakes
who is the managerleast competent and put him in a least dangerous zone.
KBC
hones side of ithardwares/plaftormslaptops/desktopsgraphics and audio storage
not fond of coding*s and &sgood at peoplekey message here isget the technology in your blood
bottom layer of the periodbasic element
basic skillcomplex skills


knowledgenegotiationskill - quick learning
what is it right for you ? develop and update the planGet one mentor
I should have been more specificit has been pleasure talking to you
Noah's arc. we need executors
QA team member support roles in the organisation core roles
CMM is getting defined outside and coming here
hogwash of an answerrespect from the teams
finsish the race. finish fast.
forum members
stagnation of the job growthI'll assume certain things to answerplethora of infmnneed of technology is immensestrategic sight for growth
Growth phasecomplete ownership
parent organisation300 design houses in taiwan. 2nd to USA
jack of all trades. master of one.having said this...
slow thinker. give me a week.
excellent sense of humour. dont fight with your manager, let them fight for you.
gentelmen, warm welcome to all of you.
PIP- performance improvement plan
Technical FunctionalDiplomats
Glamorisation of labour Barber Vs hair stylis Tailor Vs Designer
Visible ambiguous
Vice Versa KSA - knowledge skill attitude
dead ladderIBM ydayIntel - microsoft -todaycisco broadcom - microsoft of networking
technology , core strength
real estate3 attributes ...location, location, location
communication,communication,communication,
organisational skills and planning
sandeep ray
disclaimer changing the sexthought crossed my mind
tech trackmgmt track
just to make the story completekeeping out the most obvious ones
articulating the thgoughtschannelising the ideajokingly said,no presentation is complete withouta graph
alumni, boss network hardread extensivel6y ( ocean of literature)
list things what you likeemotionally inclinednever burn bridges ( exit interview) it's a small world
manage perceptionsinnovate
trilogy universitycareer advisors
Craig helpdesk desktop mgmtBig companies are focussing integration acquisistion distn. channels
what worked y'day may not work tomorrow
past 10 year of IToff shore projectsdotcom, y2kslowdowncall centre
gold rush
Theoretical standpointdinosaur- works with the old technology
flatter vs hierarchial
thoughts brought forward by the panel
pgmg experience reqts. gatheringasking the right questions role change within organisation
trade offit's going to leave a holedon't bring surprises - dialogue
that said..biz dev- product mgmtwhat is the compelling need ?
switching services to product companyplz join me in welcoming
sales presence in silicon valleyproduct startup

Serviceslow initial investmentclient driven and reactivevery clear requirementscales with people
pay . avg per employeeimmediate returnscreates man managers
productneeds VC/angelmkt drived and proactivehigh level reqtsproduct managedscales with productshigg employeeslong term returnscreates business managers
rewardslook mom, i built this
recongition prideearly responsibility
startup
as salaries increase, service will move to low cost countriesstandard processes in services industry
let me know request...
Intra day high, nasdaq, mar26th 2005five years down
project oriented service industryproduct oriented product industry
service indstry -head countwork content
identity crisis - identity confirmationundefined trajectory
sell your comptencyhigh avaliability softwarelarge scale data manipulation
spend mgmt mkt leadership
it's about value propositionlook far beyond services0-100$ in sw in just 4 years
key differentiators
mktrequirementrisk mgmt
mobile phone- enduser-nokia-vodafone
personality traitmaking sense of out of chaos
how to prototypeInsource/outsourceshare risk
key elements that I managed to captureelaborate more
invest lean and get most
tread on service requirementswipro
sales marketing product developmentshould be closer with customer
granular study90% 10% sw export china
whole industry is symbiotic not a paralytic relationship
IT services wing in a product development companyservices after release 1
product you are delivering is a service
Indian account/international accountprofitable proposition to customerssell what you understand
attitude shift
develop the conceptand validate the concept
career contingency plandon't leave the onus to the company

Ashish Sonal
120 million in next 10 yearsout of ordinaryKey findings . key driver
cost savings measuresquality was not expected.
R&Dchallenges knowledge and competency building stumbling block phenomenol growth
keeping paceIntegrity of support processes
Risk for one is shared by all
Going forward...
Innovation shifts from mother company to outsourcing company
maturity outsourcing model
methodology of the study-alarming attrition rates-unearthing what matters
absolute fresher mix of graudates
points of discontentforced choice - questionnaire
salary hikebetter designation
key findings nature of work environment 36% Lifestyle related 35% unclear 30%
youth orientedinternational work environment
career growthexposure to international markets
reasons for exitnature and requirements of job 58%lifestyle related 28%
key insightsexitting dissatisfactionwork environment related issuesexpectation mismatch
responsepromotion/growth 30%salary incentive 47%Changing the shift 23%
better job contextlack of growth arenascommunication gap
employee friendly policitesincentives are a source of stressconflicting with the social dyanmicsstress/depression/anxiety
source of unaddresses reasons for exit - expectation mismatch ( hiring process) - aspiration mismatch ( over qualified candidate) - lack of awareness of role/ job
reversing the biological clockindustry driven by good practices
how did one hear about the job ?news paper advts 39%selling the moon
Top class professionalspecifics to be changed
Timing and shifts
recognition system is not realisticcompetition being setup is too highattrition lowest among through peer referral
walk in interviews - highest attrition ratesPost graudates - Discontent
Desire to work with the big brand names India BPO MNC BPO firm
Nutshell
Least desirableIndian BPO10%Team LeaderUSA Timings
solutionsFinancial independent( First Generation)social support from family
Peer pressurecompetitive examsmidnight oil
successful few
conclusions BPO jobs into career Problems are not diffused can be identified what kind of people should we hire ? creating role models within the industry
job fairs transient solution real discomfort factor
manufacturing industry - people have been working in shiftsTheoretical standpoint - constand amusement
HospitalsHotelshotels
old fitter and jigs
period of turbulencemanagement will emerge to work
creating stakesholdersrole model creations- floor heads( industry is just 4 years old)End of session1
Panel discussion
Prakash Gurbaxani, Transworks, aditya birla groupSudesh Venkatesh, TESCOAkshaya Bhargava, progeonRichard scheigh,Sanmitra Trivedi
On the ground experienceTESCO- largest retailer
Plz take the diaspoints are getting reinforcedproductivity getting hinderedwork life balancefragility of the work naturecommute, pace of shiftbrighter side of it...
people managers, growing insideattrition rae dropping
Silver bullet to retentionpraise more than criticise, celebrate more
Fair wages
kick off the discussion
Is an issue of the HR management or Free market dynamics
Voice industry in India over heated( room ful of blind people - one eye is a king)
non- voice industry" supply channel disconnect"50% industry growth rate - lethalsuper human workviscious circleimmaturity of the whole industry45 yrs old and growing at enormous pace
growth level sustainable
25 million graduates every year (top5%make it)how many of them employable ?mundane process - hiring rocket scientistsdeal with young populationtime for instant gratificationthis problem is rampantissues are same , companies are finding it's own solution
shortage of skilled.hiring the wrong people
from a business perspectivecatch 22if the attrtion is high..
people are not there ...!
HR is more than recruitmentorganisation car touches the road.Good supervisiondemand led industry ( tha's frightening)105% attrition. every year is a new companyhandling on the ground
what is coming across is...Major short comings ( would you have any comments)emotional committmentkey thingsreal attrtionfundamental disconnectdichotomyenglish communication skills40% to family incomeconservative crowd+ve reaffirmation
sign of failure / success
open the discussion to the audienceshould we go out of india ?workable indstrydiscovering the oil in the middle eastsix cities 20 locationscommercial reasonsBPO curriculum.BPO entrace exam.decongest Bangalore. 108 vans
cultural issues in the small townissues of the gender. issues with politicsperception of the caste system.
regularities of the work stressbiological clocksocia=ological clock
demgraphic groupTimes have changed,things have moved.ears are not trained to indian accentyou can hone test for skilss and knowledgecouple of thoughts occured to me
fluency grammar comprehensionpsychometric testsquit army and join navypeople are not leaving the indstry
can you profile and predict teh behaviour
imaature workforce on board
complex mix of thingscreate purpose. create fun.blend of all
adopt colleges. visibility at early stages.,unclean exits
ITes eating into each othersfree enterprise attrition
longterm fixliving in a free marketsingular effort/collaborative effort
Session 3esteemed panel membersprobability of success
pre employment testing aptittude skill psychological IQ
give me a smart person and I will teach the industryavg iq 115curvilinear
Big six perosnality traits
amount of aggressioninsight into yourself7 extrovertismskill testing, minimal qulification test30% technical, tactical
good doctors/ bad doctorsgood attorney/bad
all of them passed board exams
general aptitude
actual job needs
job speicifc aptitude testslate consequences
10 best people . why ?how they do their job.standards
best are 2 or 3 times more productive than ...+ve attitude, team players
job specific, observalble behaviour
high performance behaviour/lowrobust samplingsubstandard performancepsychological constructscross selling. teleforce7 habts, covey. pre employment assesmentsoft and sifttons of money on training/
HR folkshiring tools - multitasking/ buckling under the pressurefalse +ve and false -ve
behavioural interviewingsubjective interview
drug abuse/USgender issues/india
basic test is customised to india
conginitive skills

7th march '05MAIT, Leela Royal Ball room
Pankaj, stanford
2nd larges wireless market
wimaxd vs eIEEE layer 1&2
Basic Advanced Entertainment Korea,US video clips Momentum
HSDDA evolution of WCDMA4G beton(2010)Full mobility,para mobility16e mobile Korea nomadic China,Japan,USA
802.16e Fixed 2006 2007 2008 2009
Vs 3G
PHY-OF DMA-VSF Multipath equalisation
(MIMO)Multiple Antenna SupportMAC featuresRadio Link protocolCN architecture SGSN (Base stations are IP aware)Deployment issues Antenna shrinking Backhaul
16e network will be cheaper (Multipath,Multicell,Multi CDMA)forklift
Summary lower cost option(3G\3GPP) Multi service ntwk Future proof Mkt momentum
Line of sight why not? Diversity My view is that.. 16e
Beceem Mindset to take the risks
Beceem suppl matter of national will of Korea
IXEVDO 100Mhz spectrumWCDMA(UMTS) 2or 3 carrierIS-9 VIBRO NEC,S
Wiman fone/Deo foneeskay telecom
VSPHDs16e-Licensed band unLicensed bandpull spectrum out of defence
single chip 5 MAC
moving to a new cell-requires new IP
June next year certification
Sanjay Handu,MAITVP,VSNLService provider's perspective
TRAI ahwayON,256 Kbps>
Broad band drivesTriple play,home netwking,Edu,Home office, Gaming Ecommerce,E-governance
0.02% Vs 25 India Korea
Mobility mkt
Induction of technologies GSM,3 yrs CDMA,2 mnths EVDO,(no)
Last mileCDG,CDMA
DSLMetro Ethernet -wireless
ROW-?
GSM 1800-900
Migration plan
End2End integration Broadband wirelessmatured technologies 200$+Billing & customer care CPE (25$+30$)CPE cost
Task on handpanel discussion Basic pager 25,000/-Unicode 200/- 'missing out on standards' 'how to get an action plan?'
Rastogi pronto ntwksjasbir singh,ss7 switch political will
solns upgraded to 16e
wifi/wiman FrontHaul/Backhaul -cheap n best fliesIs there an alternative for broadband wireless
Early adopters
Stop-gap arrangement
16d e only Korea,JapanFacility creation
Highly automated lines-cheaper mobileMuch of IP if the chips the cost goes to
chips cost money<10$wet the appetite of infmn