Selection or Elimination; Potential or Laurels.
When we choose a candidate for any job/career, what do we choose him for?
Do we look at what he can bring to the table! what he can help us achieve! How he can gain Value!
or
How he has gained that one mark more than his fellow "passenger"?
Would non academic but innovative brilliant minds (like Steve Jobs) fared in the indian system?
What do we look at his records for?
I hope that we take our decisions based on the future and not on the past. Lets judge people on what they can potentially do and not be too finicky about the past laurels.
We do not want him to sit on them, Do we?
So lets hope that we spot the spark and not focus on the source of IT.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Swiss Knife V/S Paring Knife
Product Features v/s Requirement
When we envision a product to suffice a need in the market place, what is the threshold, the limit beyond which if we tread we miss the point .
Most of our IT products are "packed" with features or Functions which the customer never uses/wants.
We assume that he would need it but he never does.
Take the case of any word package, most of the times we hardly use 20% of the features of the package, or for that matter our CPU utilization is hardly 25 to 30% at the max.
So are we making our products overtly complex?, unusable feature packed? and thereby increasing the cost of ownership?
As to include all such "unwanted" features, we would have cost overrun to the project, time delays and increased cost on account of a longer development time.
So are we selling a Swiss Knife ( multi utility knife) when the customer needs/wants only a "paring" knife.
Point to Ponder, Mr Dump.
When we envision a product to suffice a need in the market place, what is the threshold, the limit beyond which if we tread we miss the point .
Most of our IT products are "packed" with features or Functions which the customer never uses/wants.
We assume that he would need it but he never does.
Take the case of any word package, most of the times we hardly use 20% of the features of the package, or for that matter our CPU utilization is hardly 25 to 30% at the max.
So are we making our products overtly complex?, unusable feature packed? and thereby increasing the cost of ownership?
As to include all such "unwanted" features, we would have cost overrun to the project, time delays and increased cost on account of a longer development time.
So are we selling a Swiss Knife ( multi utility knife) when the customer needs/wants only a "paring" knife.
Point to Ponder, Mr Dump.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Swiss Knife v/s Paring Knife
Product Features v/s Requirement
When we envision a product to suffice a need in the market place, what is the threshold, the limit beyond which if we tread we miss the point .
Most of our IT products are "packed" with features or Functions which the customer never uses/wants.
We assume that he would need it but he never does.
Take the case of any word package, most of the times we hardly use 20% of the features of the package, or for that matter our CPU utilization is hardly 25 to 30% at the max.
So are we making our products overtly complex?, unusable feature packed? and thereby increasing the cost of ownership?
As to include all such "unwanted" features, we would have cost overrun to the project, time delays and increased cost on account of a longer development time.
So are we selling a Swiss Knife ( multi utility knife) when the customer needs/wants only a "paring" knife.
Point to Ponder, Mr Dump.
When we envision a product to suffice a need in the market place, what is the threshold, the limit beyond which if we tread we miss the point .
Most of our IT products are "packed" with features or Functions which the customer never uses/wants.
We assume that he would need it but he never does.
Take the case of any word package, most of the times we hardly use 20% of the features of the package, or for that matter our CPU utilization is hardly 25 to 30% at the max.
So are we making our products overtly complex?, unusable feature packed? and thereby increasing the cost of ownership?
As to include all such "unwanted" features, we would have cost overrun to the project, time delays and increased cost on account of a longer development time.
So are we selling a Swiss Knife ( multi utility knife) when the customer needs/wants only a "paring" knife.
Point to Ponder, Mr Dump.
Competence & Talent; Greed & Intelligence.
Competence & Talent; Greed & Intelligence.
"India is having a shortage of Employable talent! Most of our Engineers are unemployable!" claim our major Indian IT Companies
How Ironical that a country of billion people but our established IT companies cry hoarse that that there is a talent drought!
Is it really so!
Scratch the surface and you will see that the "Employability of the Engineer is the root cause of the unemployability of the Engineer!" Does it sound like a recursive void statement. Let me elaborate.
No one denies that, considering the fact that out of 1.2 million students who complete Higher Secondary, the 0.3 million in Engineering are the "talented" ones.
But do They(students) have the "intelligence" to build up their "competence", when you get "employed" by companies in the 2nd year of a 4 year engineering course;
OR
Do you follow your "greed" of looking for a better offer using the offer letter as a bargaining tool with other companies.
So we can only conclude that the "Greed" of the HR recruitement process of filling up numbers has created the Artificial shortage of "Competence" in our "talent"(dead) Professionals.
So much for "Intelligence" of the company!.
Looks like our companies are keen on killing the goose that lays the golden egg.
Mylo Dumps
"India is having a shortage of Employable talent! Most of our Engineers are unemployable!" claim our major Indian IT Companies
How Ironical that a country of billion people but our established IT companies cry hoarse that that there is a talent drought!
Is it really so!
Scratch the surface and you will see that the "Employability of the Engineer is the root cause of the unemployability of the Engineer!" Does it sound like a recursive void statement. Let me elaborate.
No one denies that, considering the fact that out of 1.2 million students who complete Higher Secondary, the 0.3 million in Engineering are the "talented" ones.
But do They(students) have the "intelligence" to build up their "competence", when you get "employed" by companies in the 2nd year of a 4 year engineering course;
OR
Do you follow your "greed" of looking for a better offer using the offer letter as a bargaining tool with other companies.
So we can only conclude that the "Greed" of the HR recruitement process of filling up numbers has created the Artificial shortage of "Competence" in our "talent"(dead) Professionals.
So much for "Intelligence" of the company!.
Looks like our companies are keen on killing the goose that lays the golden egg.
Mylo Dumps
Mr. MYLO DUMPS.
Mr. MYLO DUMPS.
Welcome to MY Life Online, Download Ur Major ProblemS.
The official avataar of MDP Consulting. This friend of yours will be your online Support structure, your sounding board, your friend in need, your networking partner to help you get a fresh perspective on your business Ideas, A place where you can have a healthy discussion about the next steps.
The plan is to have it on NEN online.
So welcome on board.
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Welcome to MY Life Online, Download Ur Major ProblemS.
The official avataar of MDP Consulting. This friend of yours will be your online Support structure, your sounding board, your friend in need, your networking partner to help you get a fresh perspective on your business Ideas, A place where you can have a healthy discussion about the next steps.
The plan is to have it on NEN online.
So welcome on board.
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Sunday, July 22, 2007
Human Emotion & Entrepreneurship
I am just pondering over a thought, "We think we know what we know but do we know What we do not know" in the context of a customer and a startup.
When we get to creating a product, a service, a solution or lately an experience, We focus on a customer, a person who is willing to "pay" to consume the "offering".
This thought was initiated by couple of articles by two veterans/stalwarts in the Marketing/Strategy/Consumer Behaviour space, Prof "Jag" Seth and Guru/Father of Strategic Management Peter Drucker.
When we plan, do market survey, try to understand consumer behaviour, we are limited by our assumption of a customer/consumer(person whose "need" we service). but thereby are we putting blinders on ourselves?
The key is "learning" not only from supplements, complements but also from others where similar experiences serves the "basic human emotion".
I am still learning and exploring.
Come share my journey on finding opportunities to satisfy the basic human emotion.
When we get to creating a product, a service, a solution or lately an experience, We focus on a customer, a person who is willing to "pay" to consume the "offering".
This thought was initiated by couple of articles by two veterans/stalwarts in the Marketing/Strategy/Consumer Behaviour space, Prof "Jag" Seth and Guru/Father of Strategic Management Peter Drucker.
When we plan, do market survey, try to understand consumer behaviour, we are limited by our assumption of a customer/consumer(person whose "need" we service). but thereby are we putting blinders on ourselves?
The key is "learning" not only from supplements, complements but also from others where similar experiences serves the "basic human emotion".
I am still learning and exploring.
Come share my journey on finding opportunities to satisfy the basic human emotion.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Creating World Scale or World Class Companies. What is more important?
Creating World Scale or World Class Companies. What is important for India?
When we offer the same solution as the rest of the world but do it faster, cheaper and better, say Large size Indian MNCs, we are competing to create a world scale company and not necessarily a world class company.
But when you focus on Value creation, you emphasize doing it right and also pricing it right.
You will be the best in Class and right priced and not run after the "man hour rate" as most of us do.
And my debate is not limited to Services or products, It also includes Consulting, Process Outsourcing & "Mentoring".
Do we have any World class companies? I fear not.
Most of the Indian Companies do provide solutions to many MNCs but they are like the assistants to the Executive Chef. What is being created for the palate is not known and the "Why" of it unfortunately is never understood.
When we want to create world class companies, we have to be close to the customer and have the ability or the "Listening" to influence the buying decision.
Unfortunately while our exports have grown substantially we have missed catering to our own country.
Considering that India has 1/6th of the world population (may not be in Purchasing power parity), the mobile revolution has highlighted the ability of Indians to consume and appreciate World class technology if provided at the "right price".
There cannot be substantially different buying behaviour of Indian consumers over the rest of the world.
Most of Indian multi billion deals (Bharti, Tata Teleservices) have been "won" by non Indian MNCs like IBM, Accenture, Erricson. So why do we miss out?
Indian Companies have to break out of the self created mental block of not servicing the Indian market and therby not miss the opportunity of creating sustainable value at the right prices.
So lets create Value and gain Value in India.
When we offer the same solution as the rest of the world but do it faster, cheaper and better, say Large size Indian MNCs, we are competing to create a world scale company and not necessarily a world class company.
But when you focus on Value creation, you emphasize doing it right and also pricing it right.
You will be the best in Class and right priced and not run after the "man hour rate" as most of us do.
And my debate is not limited to Services or products, It also includes Consulting, Process Outsourcing & "Mentoring".
Do we have any World class companies? I fear not.
Most of the Indian Companies do provide solutions to many MNCs but they are like the assistants to the Executive Chef. What is being created for the palate is not known and the "Why" of it unfortunately is never understood.
When we want to create world class companies, we have to be close to the customer and have the ability or the "Listening" to influence the buying decision.
Unfortunately while our exports have grown substantially we have missed catering to our own country.
Considering that India has 1/6th of the world population (may not be in Purchasing power parity), the mobile revolution has highlighted the ability of Indians to consume and appreciate World class technology if provided at the "right price".
There cannot be substantially different buying behaviour of Indian consumers over the rest of the world.
Most of Indian multi billion deals (Bharti, Tata Teleservices) have been "won" by non Indian MNCs like IBM, Accenture, Erricson. So why do we miss out?
Indian Companies have to break out of the self created mental block of not servicing the Indian market and therby not miss the opportunity of creating sustainable value at the right prices.
So lets create Value and gain Value in India.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Even the Eagles need a push
Welcome to MDP Consulting.
This will be the place for Entrepreneurs to "Dream and Conquer".
For people with dream in their eyes and hope in their hearts, MDP Consulting will provide the wind to your sails, platform/sounding board for all you eagles out there to flap your wings and take the plunge, after all : Even the Eagles need a push.
This will be the place for Entrepreneurs to "Dream and Conquer".
For people with dream in their eyes and hope in their hearts, MDP Consulting will provide the wind to your sails, platform/sounding board for all you eagles out there to flap your wings and take the plunge, after all : Even the Eagles need a push.
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