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Shubhadha Iyer
November 2013
Achievements in
Thought Leadership
This document describes the impact and benefits of White Papers, Business
Plans, books, general writing and other documents prepared by ShubhadhaIyer 2000-2013. Prominent visionary accomplishments are Highlighted, in
particular those having a worldwide impact.
S.Iyer
11/2/2013
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 3
Proof of Innovation and Thought Leadership 2000- 2013 ............................................................................. 3
Nature of Contributions and Impact .................................................................................................................. 3
The Industry Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Trendsetting & Popularity .................................................................................................................................. 5
Raising Popularity of Progressive Ideas and practices in Industry ..................................................................... 6
Improvement and Adoption Cycles .................................................................................................................... 6
Improvement and Adoption Cycles (Cont’d) ...................................................................................................... 7 Optimal Timelines .............................................................................................................................................. 7
Private Unemployment Insurance (UI) ............................................................................................................... 7
Business Analysis- The Past Two Decades ........................................................................................................ 8
People Management .......................................................................................................................................... 8
People Management (Cont’d) ............................................................................................................................ 9
Ideas on Entrepreneurship ................................................................................................................................. 9
Business Plans prepared by the Analyst ........................................................................................................... 10
Product and Service Ideas ................................................................................................................................ 10
Summary .......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Author Profile ........................................................................................................................................................... 15
Future Plans ..................................................................................................................................................... 15
Volume of Work ....................................................................................................................................................... 16
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Executive Summary
Proof of Innovation and Thought Leadership 2000- 2013
This document provides an overview of Thought Leadership contributions by Shubhadha Iyer (also
referred to as “Author”, “Consultant” or “Contributor”) from 2000 to 2013 in the field of IT,
Business and Management. In addition to general writing it concerns the Business Plans and White
Papers (and Books) prepared by the author, initially circulated among a few online and Investor
groups/Networks, then followed up with promotional Blogging and online Publishing.
The author sought opportunities for professional growth by publishing papers and articles online
- a strategy that many professionals follow these days for career and business advancement. It was
to raise awareness of ideas and concepts being written about, and initiate progressive efforts- such
as Consulting projects; Meetings and Discussions involving the author, with a view to developing
ideas considered feasible. While working to benefit organizations, the stated aim was to allow the
author to actively participate in similar initiatives in Industry and/or locate career opportunities in
domains of choice, at appropriate levels.
Date time stamps to indicate original dates and mode of publishing of books, eBooks,
documents and other communication are available in all cases and can be provided upon request.
Event Timelines are provided to give a clear view of chronological developments. This should serve
as proof of “first -in-line” Thought Leadership by the author. All documents were copyrighted.
Nature of Contributions and Impact
- A good Business Analyst can put two and two together no matter how far apart, to clearly
and logically arrive at four- bringing together different ideas and concepts to construct
logical patterns. Typically, gathering requirements from diverse work groups.
- A good Entrepreneur gets two and two together, to project a five! (Or more, depending on
how far ahead the projection is). Among other qualities, it requires good “showmanship”,
futuristic thinking, marketing and of course- original ideas and the ability to innovate.
- And let’s not forget the good Management Consultant - who can assess to determine what
type of solutions the project requires; whether the four, five or six is being arrived at
through optimized and cost-effective paths and how to manage these practices for the
organization. And an important question for these turbulent times- whether the work of
these people- analysts and entrepreneurs- is being given fair treatment and due credit , and
what can be done to improve these practices as well.
The following sections will explain how the Author/Consultant Shubhadha Iyer’s efforts worked
to create benefits at large, and at multiple levels.
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Table 1 Areas of Thought Leadership
Type of Contribution Topic of work prepared by the Consultant/Author
Popularized Ideas and
Concepts in the field of
Management, Business &
Technology
- Business Analysis (1998- 2011)
- Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Expert Systems category of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) software (initiated in 2000)
- Private model for Unemployment Insurance (2002)
- Network-based Marketing (2002)
- Decision Making and People Management (initiated in 2004)
- Selected aspects of Entrepreneurship e.g. Small-scale ventures
(2002-2007)
- Placement Services and solutions (2002-2012)
Forwarded Ideas for
Products and Services in
the field of Technology &
Business
- Private Unemployment Insurance- UI offered through private
organizations with Career Services added (2002)
- HRIMS to classify Industry Expertise (2000)
- Automated Troubleshooting tool applying FTA and Expert Systems
(AI) for IT and Business Support (2000)
- Outsourced Analysis Services (2002)
The Industry Overview
Promotional activities are undertaken from time to time by various entities in industry. While there
is a veritable information explosion now, when the author first started writing and publishing on
business topics at the turn of the century, it was much easier to see who’s done what. It was easier
to establish thought leadership!
Therefore, the author does feel confident in stating that she had a distinct head start in some
areas. Luckily, that covers the product ideas and Business Plans prepared in 2000- 2002. Recent
years have involved more abstract high level concepts in Management. A tougher challenge, but
the author has taken steps to clearly distinguish existing information from new ideas, to minimize
confusion from “information overload”.
In addition to preparing Business Plans and White Papers, promotional activities included
writing to networks and online groups; and blogging (The author’s Blog on Placement practices had
25000+ views in 2011-12). Following sections examine the type and scale of impact that resulted
from each of these contributions.
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Trendsetting & Popularity
Shubhadha Iyer’s contributions involved visionary concepts and approaches. At one level, it had an
indirect impact as Trendsetters and Catalysts, raising Awareness and adoption of best practices. Some
of these views were absorbed into functional Improvement cycles. And at another level, there are
specific product ideas, originated by the same consultant.
The author’s efforts to popularize certain practices were always successful, often triggering other
initiatives and competitive events in the same arena.
Outlined in the document are trends that followed in the wake of White Papers and Plans
prepared by her. The author’s efforts paved the way for progressive trends in a number of areas
while lending impetus to growing trends. A distinct “Ripple effect” could be observed and these
are constructive effects that Industry widely benefited from.
Effects of the Author’s work have been analyzed in terms of- the Product or Service value,
Business impact, value in trend-setting, its impact in raising popularity and related factors. These
effects often reinforce each other, e.g. ideas formulated to raise the popularity of a concept or
idea, may also set a trend in that direction. So it is the overall effect and end results that should be
considered.
For example,
In the 1990’s Business Analysis (BA) existed mostly as domain-specific or financial functions.
While not disturbing this niche, starting 1998 the author undertook high-risk career moves
from IT to BA mode. In parallel, highlighted the value of Business Analysis per se, toorganizations. The years that followed saw a phenomenal growth in BA and IT-BA roles. Refer
the section Business Analysis- The Past Two Decades for further details.
HRIMS for Industry Expertise -The importance of registering and classifying Industry expertise
online, highlighted through a Business Plan in 2000. Similarly, in areas like Expert Systems ( AI
Software) - the author wrote to raise awareness and popularity and also outlined a specific
product idea.
How these Trends were observed
- Analysis of News and Business Articles that concerned the same or closely related areas that
the author took initiatives in. These often involved organizational and industry events that
happened in the months after the author made some visible move or constructive effort.
- The progressive sequence of events is therefore relevant in estimating the precedence and
impact of an effort.
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Improvement and Adoption Cycles (Cont’d)
Most far-reaching Management practices and paradigms go through cycles that involve not one but
several waves of adoption, sometimes spanning decades. Lean Management, Six Sigma, even Flat
structures are prominent examples.
People Management may have had similar waves generated since inception. In this context, the
author played an important role in a resurgent wave that happened in the concerned time
frame 2003- 2012. Read the People Management section on how this evolved.
The author’s contributions often worked at multiple levels. For example, People Management
involved waves of awareness as the author wrote extensively on the need for Decisions, and
other people management principles. All of which led to a greater strategic focus in these areas.
New Management ideas were also originated. For the past 5-7 years, the author has desisted
from publishing entire (new) documents online. But the latest Book on People Managementcontains her original copyrighted ideas; as well as general discussions on established theories.
Optimal Timelines
Initiatives in IT Business Analysis, Outsourced Analysis, Expert Channel – were provided “just in
time” for the IT/ Outsourcing boom, and Web-based revolution to derive maximum value from.
Private Unemployment Insurance anticipated the need for Job and Career Services well in
advance, and its potential as a viable model to be offered through private organizations which
was its unique differentiator. Read “Private Unemployment Insurance” below.
Private Unemployment Insurance (UI)
The author prepared a business plan and paper on “Private Unemployment Insurance” (2002).
Shubhadha Iyer was among the “first movers” who proposed Private Unemployment Insurance
in March 2002, while in US.
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Business Analysis- The Past Two Decades
In recent years, the Business Analyst role has grown and diversified dramatically. But it was during
the 1990’s IT boom that a few intrepid IT Analysts ventured into BA space (notably, Shubhadha
Iyer) and worked to add Analysis-intensive skills on IT projects. Propelled by such cross-functionalmovements in the US jobs market, these trends later gathered momentum.
What we have at the turn of the century is-- the immense benefits of business analysis on IT
projects had been pointed out to industry. Companies started hiring for “BA skills” in large
numbers, on IT outsourcing projects. Business Analysts- whether Functional or Techno-
functional, have since expanded their presence in many industries.
The extent of specialization within this role has increased, with differentiation between Domain
Specialists and Generalists. And then there are versatile, multi-skilled Analysts – like the Author,
who can do both and work across verticals. In another interesting trend, growing fields such as
Analytics have been quick to absorb Business Analysts.
People Management
The author started writing for the need to improve decisions related to people practices, in 2004-
and argued for improvements in decision making, team management, placement and even people
management practices in Entrepreneurship.
These ideas were later assembled in a book “V.G. Whine’s Emails” published in 2007-2008. Aunique experimental style set this book apart, as content was in Email or online communication
format (Chat, Phone conversations- entirely fictional). It was not marketed widely and sold but
a few copies; later removed by the author who felt that her ideas in People Management
deserved a more specialized treatment. Initial views and ideas from 2004 onwards can be found
in this book (2007).
The same vision and principles were later developed into focused solutions for the book “Ideas
in People Management (2013)” with a wealth of new ideas added.
Ideas were initially in the form of generically stated arguments. Based on logical thinking, best
practices and Management principles, but- admittedly, some of it may have resembled
powerful exhortations- and that seems to have increased the impact!
In following years, the author noticed the same people management ideas echoed in
Newspapers, Business Articles and Forums. Once again, the strongly expressed views created a
“viral buzz” and reverberated across the corporate world.
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People Management (Cont’d)
Nobody likes a critic who can’t be diplomatic; and the one who, mentally speaking- keeps
attacking those comfort zones and disturbing the peace, is- Never too popular. The fact remains
that it was never disruptive or negative, only meant to argue the benefits of improving practices
with emphasis on decision making. If certain parts sounded like a “rant against the system”, it was
only criticism of certain dysfunctional aspects. And always accompanied by positive and
constructive insights for improvement . (Do refer the next Entrepreneurship section, an excerpt of a
typical Blog by the author).
And what if, in rare cases, the vision behind those views is distinctly superior, the direction it
points is actually- if you think about it, the best optimal path that an organization could take, and
those arguments were also very logical, intelligent and inspiring? As the author realized, the system
has its ways of absorbing the ideas, and rudely leaving the critic out!
But is this the right way to react?!
Ideas on Entrepreneurship
The following arguments on Entrepreneurship Management were initiated, written and discussed
by the author from 2002 to 2007-
…The current world of Business opportunities is set up to follow the same patterns- Decisions
are largely based on low-risk "group psychology". The system only invests in people who have
popular acceptance and the right connections, even if it is entirely for non-entrepreneurial
accomplishments.
The same risk-taking decisions that investors apply to technology or science, is never evident in
"people-centric" areas. But Entrepreneurship Management practices need to be innovative, creating
their own merit-driven patterns. Entrepreneurial networks are in a position to introduce progressive
change more easily. They stand to gain by giving due importance to "people entrepreneurship".
“ The objective of Entrepreneurial management services is to encourage enterprise and initiative. And that should include aspirants with no clout or connections. People at all levels should be
allowed the freedom to experiment, and contribute to innovation” . (Last but not least, a point that
was often stressed was that “ small-scale Entrepreneurial ventures” should also be encouraged).
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Business Plans prepared by the Analyst
Refer Business Plans prepared by Shubhadha Iyer 2000-2002 listing the prominent early-stage business
ideas. The Analyst was not in a position to take these Plans forward. Nevertheless, it should
demonstrate the strategic value of each idea, along with the thought leadership and aptitude to
spot futuristic trends with high profit potential. It can be inferred that in general, ideas and views
forwarded by the Analyst have a high probability of succeeding, if allowed to develop within the
opportunity time limit.
This Analyst does not like to “rest on past laurels”. Evolving new ideas and solutions will
continue to be the key driver, though in certain cases it was necessary to analyze trends. While
doing so it is observed that some of the identified opportunity areas- outsourced analysis,
network-based marketing, and expert databases have been saturated; but there are a few others
that still retain the space for further development!
Product and Service Ideas
The above mentioned list of B Plans is a snapshot of product and service ideas. As discussed,
Private Unemployment Insurance- was a product idea that drew worldwide attention.
Fault Tree Analysis and Troubleshooting knowledgebase were popularized. Exact Product design
and solution refinements that the author had in mind was however, never published. The author
has been working on these solutions independently and might be in a position to develop to
completion, once her next in line career goals are achieved.
Summary
In retrospect, the contributor accomplished the following through distinctive works of Thought
Leadership —
Wrote extensively on ideas and concepts that led to waves of awareness, popularity and
adoption in Industry .
Popularized methods and tools that are now industry standard
Played an important part in initiating Improvement Cycles in certain areas.
Acted as a catalyst for change, growth and innovation
Supported the introduction and absorption of best practices in a given area
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Table 2 Business Plans prepared by Shubhadha Iyer 2000-2002
Date Idea/ Initiative/ Business Plan initiated by Shubhadha Iyer 2000-2002
1 March 2002 PRIVATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE Product: --
A Business Plan titled “Private Unemployment Insurance” was first prepared in
2002 and sent to prospective investor groups, with copyright. After preparing
this B-Plan in March 2002, the author filed a USPTO titled “Career Insurance” for
the same product. In later years, the same B Plan was re-formatted as a
Research/Feasibility Paper (same title) and published online. (In an effort to
promote the author’s thought leadership).
The above 2002 Plan/paper proposed a mid-tier Insurance product in the
category of “Private Unemployment Insurance"-- aimed at providing funds and
career resources for people facing between-job situations and other career
contingencies. As a key differentiator, it would be offered through Privateorganizations (as stated in USPTO disc.)
2 September 2000 INDUSTRY EXPERTS Site:—The Business Plan (2002) proposed a type of web-
based HR Information Management System that comprised of a database of
Experts in finely segmented industry areas, with enhanced classification to
showcase an Expert’s portfolio—termed Expert Information Management
System (EIMS). This application would also have the infrastructure to quantify
and exchange expert information over a web-based platform. In 2002,
suggested the EIMS as an add-on to existing sites and portals.
3 September 2000 TROUBLESHOOTING and DIAGNOSTICS Tools and Methodologies: Proposed —
an Expert Systems-based methodology and tool, for applications in
Troubleshooting, Diagnostics and Internal Technical Support. It would work at
Technical, Administrative and Operational levels. A Business Plan was first
prepared in 2000, circulated to prospective investor and entrepreneur networks
then re-formatted as a White paper, both published online.
4 May-June 2002 OUTSOURCED ANALYSIS SERVICES: A Business Plan was prepared in 2002. This
service aimed at taking up outsourced work from bigger projects, based on the
concept of "Outsourced Analysis Services". The service category wouldspecialize in taking over Analysis-intensive project tasks -- be it technical,
business, systems analysis, etc. applying structured and efficient methodologies.
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Table 3 Estimated Impact of Thought Leadership contributions by Shubhadha Iyer 2000-2013
Idea proposed by the Consultant
(Shubhadha Iyer)
Business Plan/
Proposal Name
Date
(Mon/Year)
proposed
Description of later Developments
(Events, Initiatives) that followed in
the same or closely related areas in
Industry - for the purpose of Trend
Analysis
1. INDUSTRY EXPERTS Site:
Proposed a type of web-based HRIMS
that comprised a database of Experts in
finely segmented industry areas, with
enhanced classification to showcase an
Expert’s portfolio—termed an Expert
Information Management System. This
application would also have the
infrastructure to quantify andexchange expert information over a
web-based platform.
ExpertInformationManagementSystem : a Web-based HRIMS forclassification ofExperts
September2000
Over the past decade this design and
concept has been incorporated in many
websites and various online portals
including a few Job Sites.
For example,
Experts Registration link on the site
http://cdc.org.in
(Consultancy Development Centre)
2. OUTSOURCED ANALYSISSERVICES:
Proposed a model, aimed at taking up
outsourced project work from bigger
projects, initiating the concept of
"Outsourced Analysis Services" -- a
service category that would specialize
in taking over parts of a project cycleinvolving analytical work at various
levels -- be it technical, business,
systems analysis, etc. using structured
and efficient methodologies.
Outsourced Analysis Services
May-June 2002 As envisioned in the original Plan- The
practice of Business Analysis, and its
Tools and applications have grown
dramatically in the last decade,
especially in the outsourced- offshore
model.
3. NETWORK MARKETING:
This Plan discusses the merits of
Network based Marketing, by offering
Outsourced Analytical B2B services to
a Community/ Network of Users.
Project Plan forXYZ Networks(Actual name(s)not disclosed)
2002 This project was not specifically taken
up anywhere, but Network based
Marketing is now a widely deployed
strategy, primarily for online channels.
Professional and Business networks
also avail of it.
4. BUSINESS ANALYTICS:
Proposed a consulting project (in US)
aimed at researching Business Analytic
tools and applications available in the
market, based on the increasing
importance of Business Analysis tools
and methodologies in the IT
environment.
(Written as Partof the Plan forOutsourced AnalysisServices)
2002 This project was not specifically taken
up anywhere, but it drew attention to
the importance of “Analytic Tools” that
could be applied for Business Analysis
as well as Analytics companies.
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Idea proposed by the Consultant
(Shubhadha Iyer)
Business Plan/
Proposal Name
Date
(Mon/Year)
proposed
Description of later Developments
(Events, Initiatives) that followed in
the same or closely related areas in
Industry - for the purpose of Trend
Analysis
5. PRIVATE UNEMPLOYMENTINSURANCE Product:
Proposed a mid-tier Insurance product
in the category of "Career Insurance"
or "Private Unemployment Insurance"-
- aimed at providing career resources
for people facing between-job
situations and other career
contingencies.
PrivateUnemploymentInsurance(Feasibility Study)
March 2002 Globally, State–run Unemployment
Insurance (UI) is found in many
countries including USA and Europe. In
India, ESIC (Employee State Insurance
Corporation) has previously been in
existence for decades. While noting the
many benefits provided by ESIC and
other State-run models, the point to be
noted is that- the model proposed in
this paper, aimed to be different.
S.Iyer’s paper highlighted the benefits of
UI offered through Private entities (in
contrast to State-owned or
Government). The core product idea
was for “Private UI” but t he paper also
suggested that add-on benefits can be
derived from “career/ placement
networks” if developed further.
6. Tools and Methodologies-
TROUBLESHOOTING&DIAGNOSTICS:
An Expert Systems-based methodology
for applications in the Troubleshooting
and Internal Technical Support arena.
Product design brought together
elements of Fault Tree Analysis (FTA),
AI Software (Expert Systems) and
applied it for Troubleshooting andDiagnostics for IT and Business
environments.
Automated Trouble-shooting,Maintenance and Diagnostics forTechnical Support- an ExpertSystem Approach
September 2000
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) is now a partof mainstream desktop software; and
Troubleshooting Knowledge bases in IT
support have been enhanced.
Following years saw a number of
startups being recognized by
Entrepreneurial and VC Networks in the
field of AI software (2007-2008) and
also Expert Systems.
Exact implementation of this tool or
approach has not been observed inindustry. The Consultant wanted to
develop a Proof-of-Concept but this plan
has been held up (so far) for lack of
funding and Entrepreneur support.
The consultant has original ideas to
develop this further, and the future plan
is to take it up later, if possible.
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Idea proposed by the Consultant
(Shubhadha Iyer)
Business Plan/
Proposal Name
Date
(Mon/Year)
proposed
Description of later Developments
(Events, Initiatives) that followed in
the same or closely related areas in
Industry - for the purpose of Trend
Analysis
7. JOB ROLES & CAREER MOVES
Business Analysis and DGM
Following the initial move in 1998-
2000, Shubhadha Iyer worked as BA on
various projects in India. Received a
CSBA Certification in 2010.
In 2007, Shubhadha Iyer held a DGM
(IT) position.
Career Moves asindicated byEvents that tookplace in the giventime frame
BA-January1998 onwards
DGM- July 2007onwards
IT MNCs launched many drives to hire,
develop and promote Business Analysts,
as observed from 2000-2012. Job
requirements indicate that many were
placed onsite.
Shubhadha Iyer progressed from
Business Analyst to DGM mode in 2007
and worked successfully. However, in
2008 left to complete a PGDBA (92%)
with the intent to resume Management
positions thereafter. Also trained on
cutting edge areas like Analytics, BI
during this gap.
2008 onwards, job requirements for
“DGM Business Analyst” started
appearing online. Articles that
prominently featured Lady DGMs from
IT MNCs, increasingly appeared in
Newspapers and magazines.
Shubhadha Iyer’s well-planned re-entry
into Management was however, metwith barriers and general inertia. Her
move is still being unreasonably
blocked. Since 2010- S. Iyer was forced
to fall back on Business Analyst projects
yet again for lack of other options,
despite having far out grown this mode
of work.
MANAGEMENT:
8. People Management practices
9. Entrepreneurship Services
Arguments andideas arecontained in theBooks written in
2007 and 2013on peoplemanagement
PeopleManagement(2004- present)
Entrepreneurship (2002-2007)
There has been a surge in people
management awareness (2004-2012)
S.Iyer forcefully advocated “small scale”
and “people entrepreneurship” (2002-
2007). These principles are aligned with
Micro- Finance, an area that has seen
many developments in the past decade.
There has been growth and
standardization in services provided by
Entrepreneurial Networks.
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Author Profile
Shubhadha Iyer is a Management Business Analyst -has been in the Business and IT field for 17 years,
with a total work experience of 12+ years interspersed with Training. Has specialized in all facets of
Business Analysis including senior-level functions. Progressed from Analyst to Management level in
2007 and held a Management position as Deputy General Manager (DGM-IT).
Initially worked on consulting projects in USA that largely focused on IT/ Applications Analysis, then in India-
primarily as Business Analyst from 2002 to 2013 in several domains. Wrote entrepreneurial Business Plans
and White Papers in 2000-2002 and more recently, in advanced Business Analysis and Management (2011-
2013). Academic background comprises M.S. degree from WSU, Kansas, USA (1995) with specialization in
Computational Fluid Dynamics (Aerospace Engineering), Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
(PGDBA 2010), Certification in Business Analysis (CSBA from Quality Assurance Institute, 2010-2012) and
B.Tech from IIT Bombay (Aeronautical Engineering, 1988).
In addition to her work in Business, Management and IT, Shubhadha Iyer has been a creative contributor in
Dramatics (Playwright, Production-in-charge) and Performing Arts (Event management) as Cultural Nominee
in 1987-88 in college. Participated in Wildlife Treks and other adventure sports, and continues to lead an
active lifestyle.
Future Plans
Shubhadha Iyer is looking for a High level Executive placement while making efforts to widely
publicize her Thought Leadership contributions and latest eBook. Plans to further develop some
ideas that her B Plans initiated-these are ideas for improved product design that have not been
published and are currently on hold. The plan is to revive this effort after she gets a placement,
based on agreement with concerned organizations. Once her own rights and privileges are
restored, would also like to help the under-privileged.
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Volume of Work
Previous Business Plans, Brochures, White Papers and Recent work (as listed below) can be viewed online at
the Portal: http://www.siyerconsult.com/white-papers
Books written by Shubhadha Iyer-
o Ideas in People Management (Book/ eBook), 2013
o Other Books/ eBooks and supporting material referenced in this document, are Off the shelf; but
can be viewed upon request
Business Plans and White Papers prepared by Shubhadha Iyer-
o Management Business Analysis (White Paper), 2012
o Rapid Business Analysis- Process & Methodology (White Paper), 2011
o Business Analysis Consulting Services (Brochure), 2011
o Expert Information Management System : a Web-based HRIMS for classification of Experts
(Business Plan), 2000
Industry studies and Feasibility Analysis -
o Private Unemployment Insurance (Business Plan, Research and Feasibility Analysis), 2002
o Objective Decision Models in People Management (White Paper), 2011
o OD Interventions in Change Management (White Paper), 2012
Blueprints and Plans -
o Automated Troubleshooting, Maintenance and Diagnostics – an Expert System Approach
(Business Plan), 2000
o Outsourced Analysis Services (Business Plan), 2002
o Project Plan based on Network Based Marketing strategy (Business Plan), 2002
Consultant Resume & Bio – (detailed version can be provided upon request)
http://in.linkedin.com/in/shubhadha
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