An alumnus of the prestigious IIT Roorkee with a Masters degree in Seismology, Mr. Vishvanathan has a luminous 24 year career in the IT Industry spanning across big companies like IBM and is currently heading the IT and Innovation Division at Bharti Airtel.

Mr. Vishvanathan spoke about the requirement of defining the project – how a project is planned, how it is reviewed and how well information is communicated within a team. In the interactive session which involved active participation from the audience, the speaker discussed the importance of the Project Charter and the uncanny knack that Project managers should possess to envision unforeseen risks and formulate solutions to tackle them with the available resources. Citing his personal examples in the IT Industry, Mr. Vishvanathan emphasized the need of planning and keeping provision for constant change while adapting to a specific model of project development.

The session enlightened the students with the importance of proper Project planning and management and how MBAs fit in the Project Management role in general and the Software Industry in particular. Overall it was a tremendous learning experience for the wannabe project managers and gave them “the insider perspective” about the IT Industry.