UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM

& ENERGY STUDIES

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Residential
Management Development Program on

Project Management
Benchmarks Redefined

May 3- 6, 2011
Management Development Centre
UPES Dehradun

Industry Partner
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Knowledge Partner
International Partner
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ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
The demand for energy is growing at a steady pace to meet the requirements of the fast
growing Indian economy. The emerging growth in the infrastructure sector not only requires
substantial funding but also the professional capabilities of the highest order, in various
spheres for effective planning and implementation of the projects. University of Petroleum &
Energy Studies with an objective to add impetus to much needed knowledge sharing and
enrichment in various areas of project management is organising a 4 day residential MDP
titled “Project Management: Benchmarks Redefined ”.
The residential MDP designed for industry and academia aims to address the mosaic of
project management concerns and issues through presentations by eminent project
management professionals and practitioners. Seasoned speakers from energy and
infrastructure sector promise lively and insightful discussions on challenges in project
management and the way forward there to.

TOP REASONS TO ATTEND

The MDP aims to equip the participants with the contemporary project management
strategies and practices which they can leverage in their professional endeavors. It will
highlight the best practices in project management and its changing dimensions with
reference to the present economic conditions. The MDP will emphasize on various phases
and issues of project management from concept to commissioning through interactive
sessions and live cases.

PONDHA VALLEY CALLS…

This MDP provides the participants with an opportunity to enjoy
the picturesque valley of Pondha and experience nature very
closely.
Located in outskirts of Dehradun, Pondha Valley is known for its
lush green surroundings and presence of mesmerizing scenic
beauty. A blur view of Mussorie marks this valley with
unforgettable experience. With towering hills in the back ground
the scenic beauty speaks for itself, ever flowing river Nimmi
spreads its music on right side and at the left the tall Devdar
tress always remind the visitors that the nature has a part to play
in the overall elegance and beauty.
This valley is very famous amongst trekkers, as they have to
pass through it, while treking their way to Bhadraj Temple.
 PREWORK
Participants are expected to develop and submit a Presentation on the most challenging project
ever executed by them. The selected participants will share their project presentations on the
first Day.

MAY 2, 2011
COLLOQUIUM

7:00pm to 8:30pm
PRE EVENT

Pre-event Address by an eminent Expert

8:30pm to 9:30pm
Networking Dinner

Introduction to Team Assignments and Team Projects

PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
Dr. M. Ramachandran is a doctorate in Project Management from IIM
Lucknow. He has also received his M. Phil. in Economics Planning
from University of Glasgow, UK.
An administrator with a difference, former Secretary, Ministry of Urban
Development, Government of India, Dr. M. Ramachandran is currently
acting as advisor to U.P. Government.
He joined IAS UP Cadre in 1972 and has served Government of India as Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Shipping and also held the position of Board of Directors of Shipping Corporation of
India, Cochin Shipyard and National Waterways Authority of India.
Dr. M. Ramachandran was selected to be on deputation to United Nations Development
Programme from 1986 to 1992 where he specialized in Projects and Programmes.
His postings in the State of Uttarakhand include Principal Secretary, School Education, Higher
Education, Technical Education, Principal Secretary to Hon’ble Chief Minister, Additional Chief
Secretary and Infrastructure Development Commissioner in the State.
 DAY I MAY 3, 2011
CEREMONY 9:00am: Registration & Welcome Tea
OPENING

9:10am: Official Opening/Inaugural Address

9:30am: Opening Remarks - Dr. M. Ramachandran, Programme Director
9:40am: Pre-work Project Presentations

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES

12.10pm: Identifying Project Requirements:
Resources – Man, Money, Material and Information.
Opportunities and Challenges in a Globalised World.
Invited Speaker: Dr. Rupa Devi Singh, CMD – PXIL*
12:55pm: Sourcing Resources: Balancing on the Tight Rope

CAPSULE - I
Invited Speaker: Satnam Singh, CMD – Power Finance Corporation Limited.*
01:40pm: Lunch Break
02:25pm: Types of Projects – PPP/ Infrastructure/ Government / Societal
Projects: International Perspective
Invited Speaker: N.K. Puri, Former MD – State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur*
03:10pm: Organizational Dynamics: Managing Multicultural
Project Teams
Invited Speaker: Sanjay Mathur, President HR – Reliance Industries Limited*
3:55pm: Refreshment Break

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: SOURCING FUNDS, NEWER STRATEGIES

04:15pm: Formatting the Projects- Collaborative Needs and
Compulsions : Arriving at the Best Fit
CAPSULE - II

Invited Speaker: C. Ramalu, Chief Finance - Hinduja Group*

05:00pm: Sources of Funds, Raising Funds & Dealing with
Commercial Banks
Invited Speaker: Speaker from Ambit Corporate Finance Pvt. Limited*
5:45pm: Closed of Day I

* Confirmation awaited
 DAY II MAY 4, 2011

09:30am: Summary of Day I & Schedule of Day II

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: MANAGING FUNDS

09:45am: Feasibility Analysis: Newer Approaches

CAPSULE - III

Invited Speaker: Speaker from ICAI

10:30am: Refreshment Break
10:50am: Cost Management Tools and Techniques
Invited Speaker: Speaker from ICAI
11:35am: Risk Management, BOQs and Costing
Speaker: Neeraj Bansal, Director KPMG

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: CONTRACT & MANAGING RISKS

12:20pm: Legal Aspects of Contract Management
Invited Speaker: Rajiv Luthra, International Contract Lawyer - Luthra & Luthra*
1:05pm: Lunch Break
1:50pm: Break out Time

CAPSULE - IV
3:20pm: Managing Stakeholders in Project Management
Participation of Local Community, NGOs, Bankers, Industry
Associations, Customer Organizations and Govt. Bodies
Speaker: Ashwini Khanna, Vice President DIAL
4:05pm: Case Study of Delhi Metro Railway Project
Speaker: Satish Kumar, Director DMRC
5:30pm: Refreshment Break
5:50pm: Close of Day II

* Confirmation awaited
 DAY III MAY 5, 2011

11:30am: Excursion Trip

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: TECHNOLOGY & IT APPLICATIONS

04:15pm: Summary of Day III & Schedule of Day III

CAPSULE - V

04:30pm: Technological Project Management

Invited Speaker: John Hoppe*, Manager Development - Shell India
05:15pm: Project Management using Cloud Computing
Invited Speaker: V Shrinivasa Rao, Vice President - Mahindra Satyam
06:00pm: Close of Day III

DAY IV MAY 6, 2011

09:30am: Summary of Day III & Schedule of Day IV

PROJECT COORDINATION: MONITORING COST & TIME OVERRUNS

09.45am: Coordination and Communication among Stakeholders &

Project Integration
Invited Speaker: Sandeep Ghosh, Head – Sales, Mother Dairy India Ltd.
10.30am: Third Party Quality Assurance in Project Management
Invited Speaker: Akhil Gupta, Lead Auditor - DNV

CAPSULE - VI
11:15am: Refreshment Break
11:35am: Project Success Factors, Governance Issues and Dispute
Avoidance
Invited Speaker: J.S. Pandya, Project Consultant - U.S.A.
12:20pm: Final Team Project Presentations
01:50pm: Lunch Break
02:25pm: Final Team Project Presentations (contd.)
03:55pm: Summary & Valedictory Session

* Confirmation awaited
GOLF, FIRE, SHOOT & TREK YOUR WAY TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT

FRIMA Golf Course is a 12 hole course managed by IMA. The Golf

Course derives its name from Forest Research Institute and Indian
Military Academy, Dehradun. The most striking feature of FRIMA Golf
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Course is its natural environs. The course is situated amid towering

and magnificent Sal and conifer tree Forest. It provides natural abode
to diverse species of flora and fauna. It is challenging to play on this
course with pristine surroundings and serene atmosphere. The
topographical configuration provides natural roughs and hazards to
the design of the course.

Jaspal Rana Shooting Range in Dehradun is for people who are

sports enthusiast, in sports and specifically shooting. The

SHOOT
Shooting Range in Dehradun is only 6 years old but has
achieved national and international fame among sports people.
The institute offers state of the art training and aims at producing
world class champions who can take the Indian flag further in
international sports.

Trekking and adventure tourism in Dehradun is the most important part

of the campaigning in Dehradun. Dehradun, situated in the Garhwal
region of India, is a land possessed with the lush green mountains,
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extensive wildlife, deep gorges which attracts the tourists to explore

the land and embark on a journey of unfolding the secrets on the land.
Trekking and adventure tourism in Dehradun reveals a harmony
between the supreme beauty and the harshness of nature.

EXCITING AND ENJOYABLE TREKS AROUND PONDHA VALLEY

Than Gaon Patti Mishras Hathi Pao Bhadraj

A village on the nearby A village on the nearby A hike marked by IMA An ancient temple of lord
hills. hills, surrounded by tall cadets for regular trekking Balram. A punishment/
tress of devdar. schedules. Mussoriee is compulsory hike for IMA
around a trek of 8 Km from Cadets. Mussoriee is
this place around 18 km from this place.
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 TAKEAWAYS
Exposure to new benchmarks in managing projects using state of the art technology.
Opportunity to work in a real time situation through live projects, simulate risks, and project delivery.
Gain understanding of the effective resource management processes under modes like PPP, BOO,
BOLT etc.
Gain insight into the dynamics of project management and importance of interpersonal skills in
multi-cultural teams.
Enhanced ability to use techniques of financial feasibility, funding, consortium approach and
management of projects in volatile financial markets/economic conditions.
Sound acquaintance with legal framework of project management.
Updated knowledge of contemporary practices in quality assurance.
Improved ability to articulate a persuasive Project risk management framework.

DISCUSSION ANCHORS
Identifying project requirements: Resources –
man, money, material and information;
Opportunities and challenges in a globalised
world
Sourcing resources: Balancing on the tight
rope
Types of Projects – PPP, Infrastructure,
Government or Societal Projects
Organizational Dynamics: Managing
multicultural project Teams
Formatting the Projects: Collaborative Needs
and Compulsions; arriving at the best fit
Sources of Funds, Raising Funds & Dealing
with Commercial Banks
Feasibility Analysis: Newer Approaches
Cost Management Tools and Techniques
Legal Aspects of Contract Management
Managing Stakeholders in Project
Management – Participation of Local
Community, Bankers, Industry Associations,
NGOs, Customer Organizations and Govt.
Bodies.
Risk Management, BOQs and Costing
Case Study of ETA Freight Star – Setting up
Logistics Centre and ICDs
Project Management using Cloud Computing
Technological Project Management

SPEAKERS AT THE MDP ARE FROM

Power Finance Corporation Ltd. WIPRO Cairn Energy
Reliance Industries Limited Mother Dairy Helion
Jai Prakash associates GMR Feedback Ventures
DIAL ETA Freightstar DS Construction
DNV IBM
GVK BIO Delloite

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Project Management Technical advisors on regulatory issues
professionals from Refinery, Oil,
Contractors
Gas, EPC, Infrastructure, power
and other allied companies. Bankers

Govt. policy planners Research organizations /Consultants/

Advisors/Analysts
Ministry/Department of energy and
infrastructure officials
ABOUT UPES ROAD TO UPES
Born out of a unique vision, UPES is India's first Energy University and
Asia's first and only Energy & Core Sector University. UGC and NAAC
recognized, UPES offers over 42 graduate, postgraduate and doctoral
programs to more than 4200 students in the high growth sectors of Oil &
Gas, Power, Aviation, Shipping, Automobile, Infrastructure, Electronics, Nanda
IT and Logistics & Supply Chain. The Centre for Continuing Education Ki Chowki
(CCE) and Centre for Aviation Studies (CAS), UPES offer Executive IMA
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programs through distance learning mode for the working Nagar
professionals.
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Since its inception, UPES has emerged as a world-class institution; Chowk Tower
dedicated to developing super-specialized, ready to deploy managers
and engineers for domain specific Industry. UPES is committed to
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provide training, research, consultancy or outreach services in Energy & Bus Stand Railway
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allied areas. Moreover, within a very short span of time, UPES has
become the "Institution of Choice" for students and corporates in the
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ABOUT PARTNERS
INDUSTRY PARTNER Indian School of Petroleum & Energy (ISPe) in the past has been providing business
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executives across the energy sector continuum with tailored practical conferences, large
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scale events and topical seminars, keeping them up-to-date with industry trends,
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technological developments and the regulatory landscape. ISPe’s large scale
Indian School of conferences are market leading “must attend” events for their respective industries.
Petroleum & Energy
ISPe has in the past produced more than 40 events annually across the Oil & Gas,
Transportation & allied Sector.

INTERNATIONAL PARTNER The Energy Institute (EI) is the leading professional body for the energy industries,
supporting almost 13,500 professionals internationally. A Royal Charter membership
I N S T I T U T E
energy
organization, the Energy Institute serves society with independence, professionalism
and a wealth of expertise in energy matters, creating a home for energy professionals and
a scientific and technical reservoir for industry. The EI is licensed by the Engineering
Council (UK) to offer Chartered, Incorporated and Engineering Technician status to
engineers, the Science Council to award Chartered Scientist status, and also licensed by
the Society for the Environment to award Chartered Environmentalist status.

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER PMI is the world’s leading not-for-profit institution established with the primary goal to
advance the practice, science & profession of project management throughout the world.
PMI has the privilege of being the only global institution that certifies project management
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expertise, develops global standards, and supports extensive research for the project
management profession. PMI is the world’s foremost advocate for the project
management profession, and is comprised of over 250 chapters, 30 Specific Interests
Groups (SIGs) and 2 colleges present in over 185 countries. Today, PMI has over 320,000
members and over 403,000 certified professionals worldwide. . In the last two years
alone, over 1 million professionals have undergone training from PMI-emplaned
organizations on various aspects of project management. The PMI India office has been
set up with the key mandate of driving advocacy of Project Management across
organizations, academia and governments in India. The charter of this office is thought
leadership and dissemination of information related to project management through
various vehicles like roundtables, seminars, events and development programs.

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