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You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n

Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};

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Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
  Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
  \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
  You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
  https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
  
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  He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
  Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
  - Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  - Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  - Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  - Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  - Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  - Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  - Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    \n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Learning in a classroom also moving from a command control to a democratic view of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Games provide a fail safe environment and makes a smaller area of learning from each other and creating games to the level of the learner within the same batch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning in a classroom also moving from a command control to a democratic view of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Learning has shifted just like the evolution of testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Games provide a fail safe environment and makes a smaller area of learning from each other and creating games to the level of the learner within the same batch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning in a classroom also moving from a command control to a democratic view of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Spent about 15 years in software delivery before chancing upon gamified learning, which he has been practicing for the last 12 years. ( last 4 years full time ).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning has shifted just like the evolution of testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Games provide a fail safe environment and makes a smaller area of learning from each other and creating games to the level of the learner within the same batch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning in a classroom also moving from a command control to a democratic view of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Neutral way of looking at the code was the need that exploded testing and validation services\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Spent about 15 years in software delivery before chancing upon gamified learning, which he has been practicing for the last 12 years. ( last 4 years full time ).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning has shifted just like the evolution of testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Games provide a fail safe environment and makes a smaller area of learning from each other and creating games to the level of the learner within the same batch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning in a classroom also moving from a command control to a democratic view of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Decisions around why he shifted from a product org to a services sector and staying out of your comfort zone and being in the learning zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Neutral way of looking at the code was the need that exploded testing and validation services\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Spent about 15 years in software delivery before chancing upon gamified learning, which he has been practicing for the last 12 years. ( last 4 years full time ).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning has shifted just like the evolution of testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Games provide a fail safe environment and makes a smaller area of learning from each other and creating games to the level of the learner within the same batch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning in a classroom also moving from a command control to a democratic view of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Kartic narrates his start up journey being highly energetic and \u2018Being an average of the people around you\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decisions around why he shifted from a product org to a services sector and staying out of your comfort zone and being in the learning zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Neutral way of looking at the code was the need that exploded testing and validation services\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Spent about 15 years in software delivery before chancing upon gamified learning, which he has been practicing for the last 12 years. ( last 4 years full time ).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning has shifted just like the evolution of testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Games provide a fail safe environment and makes a smaller area of learning from each other and creating games to the level of the learner within the same batch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning in a classroom also moving from a command control to a democratic view of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Kartic talks about the evolution of quality engineering through his journey in the product and services sector<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic narrates his start up journey being highly energetic and \u2018Being an average of the people around you\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decisions around why he shifted from a product org to a services sector and staying out of your comfort zone and being in the learning zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Neutral way of looking at the code was the need that exploded testing and validation services\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Spent about 15 years in software delivery before chancing upon gamified learning, which he has been practicing for the last 12 years. ( last 4 years full time ).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning has shifted just like the evolution of testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Games provide a fail safe environment and makes a smaller area of learning from each other and creating games to the level of the learner within the same batch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning in a classroom also moving from a command control to a democratic view of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    \n
    Kartic also talks about the need for one to be having directional awareness of oneself<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic talks about the evolution of quality engineering through his journey in the product and services sector<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic narrates his start up journey being highly energetic and \u2018Being an average of the people around you\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decisions around why he shifted from a product org to a services sector and staying out of your comfort zone and being in the learning zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Neutral way of looking at the code was the need that exploded testing and validation services\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Spent about 15 years in software delivery before chancing upon gamified learning, which he has been practicing for the last 12 years. ( last 4 years full time ).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning has shifted just like the evolution of testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Games provide a fail safe environment and makes a smaller area of learning from each other and creating games to the level of the learner within the same batch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning in a classroom also moving from a command control to a democratic view of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Kartic shares the need for EQ and life skills are needed to build better adults and he also credits for the visionaries in the college to encourage non-engineering courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the need for one to be having directional awareness of oneself<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic talks about the evolution of quality engineering through his journey in the product and services sector<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic narrates his start up journey being highly energetic and \u2018Being an average of the people around you\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decisions around why he shifted from a product org to a services sector and staying out of your comfort zone and being in the learning zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Neutral way of looking at the code was the need that exploded testing and validation services\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Spent about 15 years in software delivery before chancing upon gamified learning, which he has been practicing for the last 12 years. ( last 4 years full time ).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning has shifted just like the evolution of testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Games provide a fail safe environment and makes a smaller area of learning from each other and creating games to the level of the learner within the same batch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning in a classroom also moving from a command control to a democratic view of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Kartic shares the story of becoming a visiting faculty teaching life and coping skills in IIT Madras<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic shares the need for EQ and life skills are needed to build better adults and he also credits for the visionaries in the college to encourage non-engineering courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the need for one to be having directional awareness of oneself<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic talks about the evolution of quality engineering through his journey in the product and services sector<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic narrates his start up journey being highly energetic and \u2018Being an average of the people around you\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decisions around why he shifted from a product org to a services sector and staying out of your comfort zone and being in the learning zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Neutral way of looking at the code was the need that exploded testing and validation services\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Spent about 15 years in software delivery before chancing upon gamified learning, which he has been practicing for the last 12 years. ( last 4 years full time ).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning has shifted just like the evolution of testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Games provide a fail safe environment and makes a smaller area of learning from each other and creating games to the level of the learner within the same batch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning in a classroom also moving from a command control to a democratic view of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Talks about accidentally becoming part of the technology journey due to the sheer popularity of studying in a premier institute\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic shares the story of becoming a visiting faculty teaching life and coping skills in IIT Madras<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic shares the need for EQ and life skills are needed to build better adults and he also credits for the visionaries in the college to encourage non-engineering courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the need for one to be having directional awareness of oneself<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic talks about the evolution of quality engineering through his journey in the product and services sector<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic narrates his start up journey being highly energetic and \u2018Being an average of the people around you\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decisions around why he shifted from a product org to a services sector and staying out of your comfort zone and being in the learning zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Neutral way of looking at the code was the need that exploded testing and validation services\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Spent about 15 years in software delivery before chancing upon gamified learning, which he has been practicing for the last 12 years. ( last 4 years full time ).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning has shifted just like the evolution of testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Games provide a fail safe environment and makes a smaller area of learning from each other and creating games to the level of the learner within the same batch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning in a classroom also moving from a command control to a democratic view of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    Talks about accidentally becoming part of the technology journey due to the sheer popularity of studying in a premier institute\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic shares the story of becoming a visiting faculty teaching life and coping skills in IIT Madras<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic shares the need for EQ and life skills are needed to build better adults and he also credits for the visionaries in the college to encourage non-engineering courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the need for one to be having directional awareness of oneself<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic talks about the evolution of quality engineering through his journey in the product and services sector<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic narrates his start up journey being highly energetic and \u2018Being an average of the people around you\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decisions around why he shifted from a product org to a services sector and staying out of your comfort zone and being in the learning zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Neutral way of looking at the code was the need that exploded testing and validation services\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Spent about 15 years in software delivery before chancing upon gamified learning, which he has been practicing for the last 12 years. ( last 4 years full time ).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning has shifted just like the evolution of testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Games provide a fail safe environment and makes a smaller area of learning from each other and creating games to the level of the learner within the same batch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning in a classroom also moving from a command control to a democratic view of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Kartic Vaidyanathan, Founder of Play 2 Learn and visiting faculty at IIT Madras shared his journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about accidentally becoming part of the technology journey due to the sheer popularity of studying in a premier institute\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic shares the story of becoming a visiting faculty teaching life and coping skills in IIT Madras<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic shares the need for EQ and life skills are needed to build better adults and he also credits for the visionaries in the college to encourage non-engineering courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the need for one to be having directional awareness of oneself<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic talks about the evolution of quality engineering through his journey in the product and services sector<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic narrates his start up journey being highly energetic and \u2018Being an average of the people around you\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decisions around why he shifted from a product org to a services sector and staying out of your comfort zone and being in the learning zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Neutral way of looking at the code was the need that exploded testing and validation services\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Spent about 15 years in software delivery before chancing upon gamified learning, which he has been practicing for the last 12 years. ( last 4 years full time ).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning has shifted just like the evolution of testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Games provide a fail safe environment and makes a smaller area of learning from each other and creating games to the level of the learner within the same batch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning in a classroom also moving from a command control to a democratic view of the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic advocates, everyone to identify their passions and cultivate curiosity and quotes Thomas Friedmans' advice passion Quotient(PQ) + Curiosity Quotient (CQ) > Intelligence Quotient( IQ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic also talks about the 4 pillars one should always focus on lifelong and cherish - fitness, relationships, learning+Skill and spiritual growth\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic as Consultant: As a part of LetsPlayToLearn, we help clients from corporates and educational institutions enable joyful learning through the power of play\/games. This provides a fail-safe environment, encourages a growth mindset, and provides motivational elements especially when topics are monotonous or difficult. Depending on the problem, situation, and domain, we have help with a variety of solutions that include simulation games, game platforms, board\/card games, activity games, and many more. We also have tie-ups with a lot of industry-leading channel partners in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic in Teaching: Co-facilitates sessions on LifeSkills, HHS (Habits, Happiness, and Success) at IIT Madras students. These are much-needed skills that most individuals of our generation learnt the hard way navigating life but are now made available (at least some exposure) to UG students at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The conversation with Dr. Ramya that is referred in this podcast can be accessed https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDwrzD-sux4 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Refernce to Tom Friedman\u2019s advice https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-21\/tom-friedman-interview-jobs-learning-future-of-work.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Kartic can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karticv\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-04 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-04 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/being-in-the-learning-zone-with-kartic-vaidyanathan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19575,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT Trichy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US education system that grounded towards curiosity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding that the future is in e-commerce and large data processing was a big step from his internship in ISRO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Decision to shift from sunny Florida to a green Seattle knowing Amazon and the possibilities of e-commerce\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Drivers for moving into search and data based modeling for Microsoft and looking at early DevOps model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about moving away from compile satisfaction[code named as compile sook] to Release satisfaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Being a first time manager encouraging the team and mentoring in a subtle way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Interdisciplinary thinking together processes aided by the three page narrative - stepping away from command-control ppt to a democratic narrative\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Strengthening one\u2019s communication skills using the clarity of thought was the biggest leap that Prakash took the longest<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Understanding the changes in the data sciences is like knowing the sinusoidal wave - sometimes its asynchronous and sometimes its in sync.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash talks about decision making in the customer behavior analytics - machines taking more decisions objectively and humans weighing in where ambiguity plays a part<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash shares how future would be in the convergence of Quantum computing, Data sciences and 5G with ethics being the foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    One wisdom Prakash wants to share is that Technology is rapidly changing and each of us have to adapt quickly with that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu, Senior leader with a proven track record across Software, Analytics and Consumer Business in E-Commerce, Search, Marketing and Online applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specialties: Large scale distributed and data intensive Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Applications, Data Platform, Computational Marketing, Understanding Customer behavior, Data Science, Email Marketing automation, Product Search relevance and Data quality, e-commerce, Experimentation (A\/B testing) and Experimentation Platform, Software test design and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Prakash Bulusu can be contacted at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prakashb\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-28 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-28 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/riding-the-sinusoidal-wave-with-prakash-bulusu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19532,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at Zum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Talks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as \u2018point of no return\u2019\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards women<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the pride moment of digitisation of files and decision making system across multiple years in Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares about the stories of maintenance of the hardware and the missile guidance was architected and built self reliantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He shares with pride that Inventory management is one of the largest across the globe with first being Air force and second as Indian navy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Talks about the software that has been indigenously developed and given confidence at the heart of every frontline person that warfare is top notch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    His journey to move to US to understand different culture and taking an internship program with school<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    He has been an india head for AnitaB and his views on equitable data and the level of impact software could make<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Now Pallav is working for zum to solve the school bus transportation in a carbon neutral model and how one has to be inside the problem to solve it and not on top of it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can software communities come together to improve society as a whole is a question Pallav leaves with all listeners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Shares the story of the girl who pursued computers to get the comfort of AC to changing the landscape and provide an environment for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav brings over 20 years of leadership experience in diverse business and technology. He has successfully managed large cross-functional, multi-national teams deploying strategies to take operations, programs and products on a high growth path. Pallav is a career program manager implementing high stake programs for the Indian Navy. He has done full time MBA from The Johns Hopkins University and a Management program alumnus (with specialization in Marketing) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. He has worked in Indian navy in executing several high tech projects as well as being chief of staff in Indian Navy in executing some of their HR programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav is a proven leader in managing offshore multisite programs and projects with client interface with passion towards furthering the mission of Women in Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Pallav can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pallav-prakash\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-22 09:32:17","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-22 04:02:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/leapfrogging-the-technology-with-pallav-prakash\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19505,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this conversation, Nani talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Realizing the need to understand a client\u2019s business side, learning banking as a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How the thinking process is similar across solving business problems or systems software solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand why something needs to be done to be able to think strategically and understand the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Handling time constraints for a consultant, who is expected to solve problems in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Prioritize what is to be done, before jumping into how it is to be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    A \u2018horror story\u2019 when a design worked in principle and in the test environment, but resulted in a \u2018race\u2019 condition that led to the system being unusable in a production environment, and how this problem was resolved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Considerations of teams to be scalable: how this may be different based on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How to bring efficiency with remote teams, or even when the team members are not of a homogeneous background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The need to understand various members, backgrounds and the business context to build high performance teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    The Prostyle model explained in the book Producing results with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Career tips: for new entrants to the field : a combination of data science, bio-studies, to get into analytics or data science careers; or security for those looking at software application solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data science as a technique will get embedded in everything we do, like internet has now become a basic component in most solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Learning Python, Kotlin, R etc for those interested in programming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    For the mid-career professionals, understand the business side and go with the flow of business; in whatever you do, contribute to the revenue side of business, for an assured career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Many technologies are coming back - like old wine in new bottles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Entrepreneur and seasoned technology professional with senior leadership roles in Financial Services (Real Estate Investment, Banking\/ Mortgage), High Tech R&D, Telecommunications and SI Consulting. Led successful delivery of large and complex engagements in product development, data sciences and modeling, CRM, online banking, web applications, and mortgage servicing \u2013 many with original contributions to Intellectual Property. Guided teams implementing over 200+ industrial strength websites. A strategic thinker, designer and architect of key products with hands on practical delivery approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 12:18:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 06:48:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/understanding-the-why-first-with-nani-narayanan-srinivasan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19494,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_date_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content":"\n
    Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wear<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Data to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ways of managing complexities across organization and system boundaries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Onboarding application teams right at the start instead of making it an after thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    How can you manage data errors and keep the sanctity of data clean<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Challenges that are encountered while handling master data, data definition and gaps in data setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Working with regulatory bodies and keeping the right level of data without infringing into compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Perspective of work has changed across three decades from task centric, business centric and what-if possibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Ensuring that foundations are clearly understood on data prior to diving deeper into technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram started his career with TCS after his graduation from JNU. Sriram has worked in IBM, NetApp Inc, and Informatica, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of Data Governance, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Data protection, privacy, and data lifecycle management. Sriram is a data analytics and strategist at heart with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results in high-growth environments. He excels at cultivating collaborative professional relationships and delivering data-driven and business-centric solutions; Result-driven with extensive expertise across scalable enterprise architecture, value-driven data science, and full-stack engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Sriram can be reached at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mrsriram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-07 13:59:02","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-07 08:29:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/immersing-into-data-lineage-and-career-contours-with-sriram-rangarajan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19492,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/sivakumar\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-31 03:15:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-30 21:45:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/curiosity-and-crafting-stories-with-sivakumar\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19491,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Linkedin : https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/svasudev\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/vasu\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","post_title":"Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-25 14:39:53","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-25 09:09:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/power-of-observation-and-note-taking-with-vasu\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19485,"post_author":"26","post_date":"2021-12-20 00:07:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-19 18:37:28","post_content":"\n
    You are the\nAgile coach in an organization that has embarked in its journey to adopt Agile.\nYou have completed the initial assessment, done tailored training sessions for\nthe teams and started coaching the leaders and teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    The Scrum\nteams are formed by drawing members from various domains to make it cross\nfunctional and a Scrum Master is identified. This is a major change from teams\nthat were previously led by functional managers who were monitoring the day-to-day\nwork if team members in their function (such as Testing\/QA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    One of the\nteam members Arpit Basu is concerned about how performance management will work\nin the new arrangement. He is from the testing functional group and feels that\nhis functional manager, who will do his performance review, will not have a\ndetailed insight on how he is performing due to limited exposure compared with\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    What can be\ndone to resolve Arpit\u2019s concern?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Solution:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Performance\nmanagement is always a favorite subject of debate \u2013 especially among software\npeople! More so when the organization is pursuing the Agile journey when\ntraditional performance management systems need a ground-up re-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I am\nsharing the approach in a similar situation as Arpit\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Firstly,\nencourage frequent 1-1 between the team member and their manager, at least once\na month to go over the performance. Provide inputs and feedback more often so\nthat the team member can make changes where needed. Of course, this is\nsomething that can be done normally too. This will help in quick redressal of\nany concerns or disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Second, a\ntouch point with concerned stakeholders, it was a collateral benefit. A regular\nmeet of the Scrum Master with the Product Owner and the functional managers was\nput in place to iron out any delivery issues and impediments. This meeting was\nleveraged for getting inputs from multiple sources. This coupled with frequent\n1-1s helped the functional manager and the team member stay in sync with each\nother at a detailed level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Lastly, the\nleadership team was proactive and the performance goals were enhanced to\ninclude team members contributions towards the team, other team members etc.\nThis too helped in sending a clear message on what is valued and the importance\nof overall team performance rather than just individual brilliance in Agile\nadoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Fortunately,\nthe above was in place when the Arpit raised the concern, so the response to\nhim was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Frequent 1-1s, which was in sync with Agile Principles of frequent delivery and interactions<\/li>
    Functional manager seeking inputs from multiple sources: the \u201cThree stakeholder touchpoint\u201d meet. It was three \u2013 SM, PO and Manager, but in practice at least two managers would be involved due to Dev and Test. The knowledge of this meet was reassuring to Arpit.<\/li>
    Changes in goal setting, this had a good impact. More than anything else it showed that leaders are aware and taking steps to deal with the altered context. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Would like to hear your suggested solution for the CHOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Here is an in-depth look at this topic: Agile performance management | McKinsey<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"CHOW #277: How will my manager review my performance in an Agile team?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"chow-277-how-will-my-manager-review-my-performance-in-an-agile-team","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:30:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/?p=19485","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19477,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content":"\n
    Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    More about Gopal at <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/gopalan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    Can reach Gopal @<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gopalgopalan<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-17 15:19:12","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-17 09:49:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/maintaining-calm-under-pressure-with-gopalan\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":19461,"post_author":"36","post_date":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content":"\n
    In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    Explore, expand an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Collaborate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Research, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come out<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for metaphors, analogies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Define some boundaries.. scope.. 108 facts..<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Look for gaps in models \/\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    Getting a coach \/ teacher; being self aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Know more about him here<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \nhttps:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/experts\/parameswaran\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    You can reach him at<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paramu-kurumathur-01489a6<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-09 18:30:00","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-09 13:00:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/pm-powerconsulting.com\/blog\/from-ideas-to-actions-with-paramu-kurumathur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":20},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_11"};
    
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