Himanshu Bansal

I am Program Manager (Application Support) at TCS with more than 10 years of experience in application development, maintenance and support. I write about project management, technical development of this site and other topics related to success. Read my posts below or contact through Contact us page.

Jul 192011
 
Working with Japanese Customer

If you have Japanese customer then learning Japanese rules are imperative to conduct day to day operation and earn new business. Respect low tolerance for risks (Uncertainity Avoidance Index 92, refer Power Distance Index) Maintain status quo. Japanese companies promote predictability and thus like to maintain status quo. Many a times, they would stick to the same methodologies, […]

Jun 082011
 
Disaster Strikes

A Project Manager may have planned for almost every risk in his project plan but forced majeure, ignorance, human error, and changing laws, technology or business demand are bound to strike a disaster (Major risk that may cause Project to fail) that no Project Manager can plan. However, how we perform before and during a […]

May 262011
 
Motivate to Succeed

If ordered, soldiers will walk to the front. If inspired, they will die for the mission. – Himanshu Inspiration is mightier than any order. In IT (Information Technology) industry, Project Managers get a group of intelligent people who when perform can make even the most difficult project successful. A motivated team member works collaboratively with […]

May 222011
 
Challenges and Remedies of more Communication

In my previous post Basic Tricks to successfully execute a project, I recommended web communication instead of star communication in the team. The web communication ensures that Project Manager is not overwhelmed and the team collaborates to successfully execute a project. However, with more communication, a team member may get only 1 hour in a day to concentrate […]