The need for an organization to define & maintain formal annual goals cannot be overemphasised. They act not only as a magnetic compass providing a sense of purpose to teams but also help focus the collective energies of the various entities within an organization. There are two main aspects of organizational goals. Firstly, the very […]
With increasing complexity of projects, it is common to see project sub-teams (headed by a team leader), relatively independent but still, working towards the creation of a common product or service. The project manager, as always, must play the role of integrating the teams. It is obvious that in the interest of the final deliverable […]
When I started on my journey of Mind Mapping, one of the initial areas that I experimented with Mind Mapping was for planning and conducting meetings. And the first time I applied it in my meetings I was pleasantly surprised by the increased engagement and energy of the team. In a very short time, using […]
This happened many years ago with me while auditing a project. I requested the auditee for a project plan, and he asked, “Which one?”. I was a little surprised and said, “What do you mean by which one?”. He calmly answered “I am maintaining 3 project plans, one for the customer, one for my management […]
Recently I was conducting a session on Advanced Project Management using Mind Maps for a group of bright employees from a large MNC. I was deeply impressed by the high level of participation of the group over the two days of the session. These were Project Managers from a diverse background ranging from R&D, New […]
Given the fact that in today’s world we can store everything on our smartphones and our cloud space, we may erroneously believe that memory & learning techniques are meant only for students. This is definitely not so; everyone across hierarchy, jobs, sectors can benefit from such techniques. And the reason for this is simple: all […]





