Timing8:30 onwards

Tutorial 1 Project Complexity Dr. Tapash Kumar Ganguli, Senior Professor and Dean-Executive Education, NICMAR, Pune

Tutorial 2System Dynamic Modelling in Project ManagementDr. Padmanav Acharya Associate Professor, NITIE, Mumbai

11:30 to 11:45

11:45 to 13:1513:30 to 14:30

Tutorial 3Project Risk including tools Prof. Krishnamoorthy, Dean-Sunpharma Academy, Vadodara and Mr. Vinit Thakur, Independent Consultant and faculty at TAPMI, Manipal

Tutorial 4Project simulation and planning SoftwareDr. Tapan Bagchi, Director PGDM, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar

16:30 to 17:30

PMI (INDIA) ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2015NITIE Mumbai

13 - 15 February 2015

DAY 0: Friday, 13 February 2015

Inaugural Function- Lighting of Lamp

- Welcome Address by Conference Chair Dr. Ashok Pundir, NITIE, Mumbai

Professor & Dean –Student Affairs & Placement

- Address by Academic Advisory Group (AAG) ChairpersonDr. Karuna Jain, Director, NITIE, Mumbai

- Address by PMI IndiaMr. Raj Kalady, MD, PMI India

- Address by Guest of HonorDr. Vijay Kanabar,

Professor & Director of Project Management programs at Boston University, USA

Address by Guest of HonorDr. Mangesh Korgaonker, Director General, NICMAR, Pune

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18:00 to 20:30

(Delegates can attend either Tutorial 3 or 4)

14:30 to 16:30

High Tea and Networking Break

Registration

Discussion on PM curriculum development led by Dr. Vijay Kanabar, Professor & Director of Project Management programs at Boston University, USA

All FDP delegates & AAG members

Tea Break

Activity

Lunch

9:30 to 11:30

(Delegates can attend either Tutorial 1 or 2)

20:30 to 22:00

TimingTRACK 1

(Construction and Infrastructure) TRACK 2

(R&D)TRACK 3

(IT)

Session Chair: Dr. K.Satyanarayana, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT, Madras

Session Chair: Prof. Krishnamoorthy, Dean-Sunpharma Academy, Vadodara

Session Chair: Dr. Saji Gopinath, Dean Academics & Professor, IIM, Kozhikode

A Novel Approach to Construction of Elevated Corridors in Metros / Urban AreasMr. Venkateswararao Surati, Manager L&T Construction

Research Trends in Project Management: A ReviewMr. Milind Padalkar, Doctoral Student, IIM, Kozhikode

Successful Business Analytics Projects Rollouts with Project Management Processes InnovationsMr. Ashutosh Dubey, Associate Director, Capgemini India

Lean Implementation in Construction IndstryMs. Nishtha Jain, Student, IIM, Kozhikode

Process excellence from “Managing projects” perspectiveMs. Adity Bhushan, Sr. Manager Biocon Ltd.

Productivity Improvement for Small and Medium Scale Software IndustriesMr. Mayur Nawale, Student, VJTI, Mumbai

Bandra-Worli Sea Link Project “Learnings from Time & Cost Overruns”Mr. Bhavnesh Agale, Student, NITIE, Mumbai

Effective Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for Project Management of Infrastructure Sector in IndiaDr. Jonardan Koner, Professor, NICMAR, Pune

Dynamics of a Large Scale Project driven by In-House R&D in a multi-product engineering companyProf. Seshadri Viswanath, Professor, MPSTME

11:00 to 11:30

11:30 to 13:00

- Address by sponsorMicrosoft

- Address by Chief Guest Mr. K. Subrahmanian, Vice Chairman and MD, Afcons Infrastructure Ltd., Mumbai

Unveiling of Conference Proceedings and PMI India white paper on Project Management

- Vote of thanks – By Conference Co-chair.

Prof. Vivekanand B. KhanapuriAssociate Professor, NITIE, Mumbai

Banquet Dinner

DAY 1: Saturday, 14 February 2015Activity

9:30 to 11:00

Tea and networking break

Keynote 1Mr. G.S. TutejaChief Signal & Telecommunications Engineer, Western Railways, Churchgate, Mumbai

13:00 to 14:00

TRACK 4(Construction and Infrastructure)

TRACK 5(Organizational Projects)

TRACK 6 (Social and Public Systems)

Session Chair: Dr.Tapash Ganguly, Senior Professor and Dean, NICMAR, Pune

Session Chair: Dr. Mangesh.G.Korgaonker, Director General, NICMAR, Pune Session Chair: Prof. L. Ganapathy, NITIE, Mumbai

Formulation of a Trapezoidal resource Profile of manpower requirement during a Construction project using various empirical formulae of Resources levellingProf. Swapnil Wanjari, Assistant Professor, VNIT, Nagpur

Schedule Estimation: The Missing Piece of Project Estimation and ControlDr. Roger D. H. Warburton, Associate Professor, Metropolitan College

Stakeholders’ Assessment of the Infrastructure Project Delays and their Causal FactorsProf. Ramakrishna Nallathiga, Associate Professor, NICMAR, Pune

Nuclear Power Project- Issues Related to Appraisal and RiskMr. Ganesh Shinde, Student, NITIE, Mumbai

Applying Organizational Project Management principles for implementing Scale - Up projectsMr. Raju Rao, Founder & Principal Consultant, Xtraplus Solutions

Positives, Negatives and Future of AADHAR - A Project Management PerspectiveProf. Rupesh Kumar Pati, Associate Professor, IIM, Kozhikode

Telecom Tower Project - Challenges and SolutionsMr. Upendra Kushwah, Student, NITIE,Mumbai

Project Priority and Pressures from Portfolio ManagementDr. Chakradhar Iyyunni, Faculty, L&T Institute of Project Management

Implementation of Organic/Food Waste Management in Goa through Decentralized Bio Gas Plants.Mr. Samrudh Hegde Desai, Business Development Manager, AlterEnergyz

15:30 to 16:00TRACK 7

(Construction and Infrastructure)TRACK 8

(Emerging Issues in Project Management)

Session Chair: Dr. Tapan Bagchi, Director PGDM, KIIT, Bhubaneswar

Session Chair: Dr. Anil Sawhney, Associate Dean, Director& Professor, School of Built Environment, RICS, Amity

University, Noida

Key issues for Success of BRT ProjectsMr. Amol Dudhabale, Student, NITIE, Mumbai

Embedding Project Management In Engineering Curriculum In Accordance with Accreditation GuidelinesDr. Hariharan Subramanyan, Faculty, L&T IPM

Workflow Based Schedule Optimization of Multistorey Housing Projects in IndiaMr. VPS Nihar Nanyam, Assistant Professor, RICS

Can India leverage Chinese Model for its economic growth?Dr. Kappagomtula Lakshminarasimham Chandrasekhar, Professor, VIT University

The Role of BIM in Reducing Information Asymmetry in Construction Projects Evaluation of Australian and Indian PerspectivesProf. Shankar Sankaran, Professor, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Process Innovation for Sustainability leading to Project Excellence in Infrastructure Projects Mr. Asim Prasad, Deputy General Manager, GAIL (India) Limited

Lunch

Tea and networking break

16:00 to 17:30

14:00 to 15:30

Keynote 2Dr. Vijay KanabarProfessor & Director of Project Management programs at Boston University, USA

AWARDS PROGRAM

20:45 to 22:00

TimingTRACK 9

(Construction and Infrastructure)TRACK 10

(Managing Dynamic Project Environment)TRACK 11

(Construction and Infrastructure)

Session Chair: Cdr. B. M. Bhandarkar, NITIE, MumbaiSession Chair: Prof. B. E. Narkhede, Associate Professor,

Dept. Production Engg., VJTI, MumbaiSession Chair: Dr. Chakradhar Iyyunni, Faculty, L&T Institute of

Project ManagementTraining to Meet The Needs of The “Y” Generation for The Successful Delivery of Construction ProjectsDr. Tapash Kumar Ganguli, Senior Professor and Dean-Executive Education, NICMAR, Pune

A ' Dynamic WBS ' - going beyond scope managementMr. Raju Rao, Founder & Principal Consultant, Xtraplus Solutions

An Empirical Investigation of Causes and Remedies for Delays and Cost Overruns in Mega Power Projects in IndiaDr. Jonardan Koner, Professor, NICMAR, Pune

Stakeholder Engagement - A Cross Sectional Analysis from Construction IndustryMs. Anuradha Alladi, Associate Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services

Identification of Risk Factors for Planning an Integrated Private Steel Plant in IndiaDr. Saroj Koul, Professor, OP Jindal Global University

Value of customer involvement in Engineer To Order scenarioDr. Vijaya Dxit, Assistant Professor, NITIE, Mumbai

Gearing Up for Project Management Challenges in Indian PPP ProjectsDr. Ganesh Devkar, Associate Professor, CEPT University

Sustainable Steel Product Portfolio-Mix in India - case of the differentiated strategyMr. Atul V., Sr. General Manager, SMS India Private Limited

Productivity and Monitoring in Shipbuilding IndustryMr. Vishwas Sharma, Head - Planning Cost and Contracts, L & T Shipbuilding

Renovation Projects- Need, Challenges and OpportunitiesMr. Parin Gosar, Student, VJTI, Mumbai

10:30 to 11:3011:30 to 11:45

09:00 to 10:30

Keynote 3Ms. Tessy Thomas Project Director, DRDO

Tea and networking break

18:00 to 19:30

Cultural ProgramIndian and Western fusion Music by noted Musician Ravi Iyer and band19:30 to 20:30

DAY 2: Sunday, 15 February 2015Activity

Banquet Dinner

Awards Ceremony - Welcome address –

- About the Awards-PMI India – Mr. Raj Kalady, MD, PMI India

- Announcement and distribution of PMI awards

- Address by Chief GuestDr. R. K. Shevgaonkar, Director, IIT Delhi

- Vote of Thanks

11:45 to 12:45

13:30 to 14:30

Panel Discussion“Emerging trends and opportunities in Project Management Research”1. Dr. L. Ganapaty , NITIE, Mumbai (Chair)2. Dr. Shankar Sankaran, Professor, University of Technology, Sydney3. Dr. Vijay Kanabar, Professor & Director of Project Management programs at Boston University,USA4. Dr. M.Korgaonker, Director General, NICMAR, Pune5. Prof. Krishna Moorthy, Dean, Sunpharma Academy, Vadodara

12:45 to 13:30

VALEDICTORY FUNCTION- Welcome Address by Conference Chair

Dr. Ashok Pundir Professor & Dean –Student Affairs & Placement

- Address by Academic Advisory Group (AAG) ChairpersonDr. Karuna Jain, Director, NITIE

- Best Presented Technical Paper Award (Non-Student Category)

- Best Presented Student Technical Paper Award (Student Category)

- Volunteer Certificates / Mementos

- Address by guest of HonorMs. Radhika Rastogi, IAS

Secretary, Accounts and Treasury, Government of Maharashtra

- Address by Chief Guest: Mr. Arun Balakrishnan, Ex. CMD, HPCL

- Felicitation of Conference Committee

- Vote of Thanks by PMIMr. Uday Yedur, Head Academic Relations

National Anthem

Conference closureLunch