If you want to hone your managerial skills and climb the corporate ladder, management consultancies are where you should be, says Rahul Chawra Management consultancy is fast becoming indispensable in assisting mainstream management in issues regarding innovation and change. It is a dynamic profession offering a wide range of services to senior corporate management. Kennedy Information estimates that total management consulting revenues worldwide hit a whopping $100 billion in 1999 and was growing rapidly at that time. Experienced in industry and commerce, one can apply one’s skill and knowledge on a wider basis as consultants, drawing from a variety of situations that no one firm can provide. Management consultancy thus acts as a good training ground for those wanting to broaden their managerial skills and a veritable ladder to senior management positions in the industry. Of course, to those who are prepared to accept the challenge and discipline the profession demands. Professor Rajat S Bakshi of Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, defines the management consultant as, “a person who has to address the same problem as a manager, that is, how to tailor situations, external and internal, to arrive at the desired objective for an enterprise. It is not that capable internal managers cannot achieve this but there are certain inherent advantages when you call for outside specialists, which is mainly the unbiased and detached way of looking into the problems.” What consultants really do Management consultants are primarily required to provide wider expertise than is available within a single organisation. Thus a change in production or marketing may require expertise in designing and implementing a new system. Secondly, management consultants are needed to provide objective appraisals where it is often easier for the trained outsider to see the long-term requirements of the company. Thirdly, the management consultant may have to provide additional assistance where there is a temporary increase in the management workload, which may arise with a major change or a new development. Reet Chaudhuri, a business consultant in a renowned consulting firm, says, “We usually have two types of work. Firstly, an assignment wherein we have to work on the site of the client. Secondly, the internal work of an organisation such as preparing proposals.” On joining a management consultancy firm, a novice will normally receive several months of induction and training whilst also being under the guidance of an experienced consultant. During this period, the diagnostic skills of the trainee consultant are developed and the professional standards of the firm impressed on the mind. Possessing good communication skills is a must, for the ability to present thoughts and ideas clearly to clients is of utmost importance. Trainees are also given the opportunity to conduct detailed day-to-day assignments and surveys designed to diagnose clients’ problems and establish agreed terms of reference for future consulting work. Assignments are reviewed regularly at meetings where progress is monitored and recorded. At the end of an assignment the consultant presents findings and recommendations in the form of a report. He/she may also be involved in the process of implementing the report’s recommendations or for having regular progress checks. A consultant often has to work with both senior management and employees of lower levels, depending upon the nature of the assignment. Dr M L Shrikant, Dean S P Jain Institute of Management and Research, says that the consultancy professionals should also be socially savvy to be able to interact with all kinds of people representing different hierarchies. Some typical assignments n Reviewing an organisation’s corporate objectives and strategies.

MIEL e-Security is a security information and consulting services business in India. Information Security training programs have been a central element of the HONEY services, they are by their security in the Information Technology Division of Training (ISTD).

Over the past six years, HONEY has trained more than 3500 professionals from more than 300 organizations. In recent years, the company has implemented PRISM (Program Information Security Management), an IP one-year full-time post-graduate diploma programme in information security management. The objective of this course is to bridge the demand supply gap of information technology professionals in the field of security.

Kutty Nair, Chairman and Managing Director, e-Security HONEY said, “There are a lot of threats, and consequently there for the security of demand for professionals. Information Security, it is no no computer security, it is a matter of people, processes and technology. PRISM encompasses all aspects of information and network security. ”

PRISM has come to existence at the end of 2006 and the first program began in January with two academic partners, KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR) in Mumbai and the International School of Corporate Management (ISCOM) in Pune. Currently there are about 40 students in Mumbai and Pune in 20 with two full-time trainers in each university, with the support of HONEY E-Security personnel.

After Nair trainers are professionals and they have the experience. He adds: “The content is dense, because students are prepared for computer security experts during a short period of about a year.” He believes that students be able to demonstrate knowledge of the concepts in relation to information security management by one of these courses.

The course is divided into four quarters by themes with six quarters. Each topic has taken between 20 and 40 within the framework of meetings. Each session is 75 to 90 minutes. The students participated in four sessions of five days of the week.

Some of the topics are of the Internet and Web Security, Application Security, UNIX and Linux, security, Windows, security, continuity and disaster recovery, security and the security architecture of businesses. The course consists of laboratory work, case studies, fragment of security, exploratory studies, applied research, projects and role-playing.

PRISM costs approximately one to two lakhs, but it is tailored to the region and the university.

Nair said: “We envisage the development of these courses across India and abroad, and we expect also a part-time program for working professionals who may not be full-time.”

HONEY built and delivered public and certification training seminars. Its partners in this area are compatible with international institutions such as ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) of the Treaty, the Council for Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH), SANS training, DNV certification and other institutions (ISO 27001, Lead Auditor, Internal Auditor), subcontracting and knowledge of the transformation.

NEW DELHI: Guess who’s getting to the corridors of power Delhi? Nothing else that graduates of schools in B above, which, with the intention of the policy, to reach strategic direction and roles far cry from the levels of corporate management. And there is still much more to expect good opportunity to dive into the business of politics.

Sample. IIM Lucknow-Alumnus Ranjan Kumar, who became a full-time worker congress entries strategic Party Secretary-General Rahul Gandhi’s Team. Prodyut Bora, 1999-batch IIM Ahmedabad graduate, left his consulting activity at the BJP national convener of the cell.

To Sidharth Nath Singh, a graduate of the SGF, Delhi, is the right combination of running a business and to devote the time and energy to the BJP. Not surprisingly, Mr. Singh, who is also a British charity of engineering design and consulting company-WSP, the party is in charge of Nagaland, in addition to his appointment as advertising in the BJP-tax for the next elections Gujarat.

Admittedly, there are several MBAs and entrepreneurs who have finished their work, politics, SundayET picked up a few above examples of the B-schools in the countryside.

Young Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit, himself a graduate of the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), has another motivation IRMA few graduates working full-time on a project to care for more than 50 deputies of district and development policy.

Nidhi Tiwari, IRMA Alumnus such, should not be excluded from active politics for membership at a later date. “For us, this is a good platform for policy issues and to understand the policy of romanticise. From the outside, it seems that a member of Parliament is very powerful. But if the exception to the Interior, which will help in determining how difficult it is, for a MP to work, when people have too many expectations of them, “said Tiwari.

There are a lot of top B-school are contemplating leaving their jobs in the Blue-Chip companies in the Indian polity. Swati Sharma, Senior Manager in an MNC, and a product of Symbiosis, Pune, said: “With the policy is such that the entrepreneurial spirit. You must risk. Yes, I am seriously considering the opportunity to register a political party. I am ready, To work hard and to develop a constituency for me to Jerusalem-Kolkata. Finance and comfort are alone are not enough. ”

“We can do much more for people active in politics,” said Sharma. It is important to note that a number of young faces in Indian polity B-school degrees. Congress MP Sachin During pilot held a degree from the Wharton Business School of Business, his party, Mr. Milind Deora has an MBA from Boston University. In addition, two other members of Congress Jyotiraditya Scindia and Naveen Jindal American MBAs are high-B - schools.

After BJP-Bora increasingly leave school B should be noted that the policy is a powerful tool for bringing people together. “The principle of management that can be applied everywhere - whether an NGO or a political party. Example, the management of learning is always an advantage. Again, as I BJP, as this is the only national party, to estimate the merits. Indeed, a farmer’s son is now president of the party, “he said.

Mr. Singh, also of the BJP, said that the B-school learning is useful, even in politics. “I think that is the key, you can use your time as well. If your time, it can be a lot in politics, “he said.

NEW DELHI: Guess who’s getting to the corridors of power Delhi? None other than graduates of top schools B, which, with the intent of the policy, the conduct and strategic roles far from the levels of corporate management. And there is still much more to wait for the opportunity to immerse yourself in one of the business of politics.

Sample. IIM Lucknow-Alumnus Ranjan Kumar, who became a full-time worker congress entries strategic Party Secretary-General Rahul Gandhi’s Team. Prodyut Bora, batch 1999-graduate IIM Ahmedabad, left his consulting activities as BJP national convener of the cell.

To Sidharth Nath Singh, a graduate of the SGF, Delhi, it is the right mix for devote to the management of an enterprise and energy and time to BJP. Not surprisingly, Mr. Singh, who is also an association with the United Kingdom in the design and engineering consulting firm WSP is in charge of the party in Nagaland, in addition to his appointment as advertising in the BJP fee for the upcoming elections Gujarat.

Admittedly, there are several entrepreneurs and MBA, which ends its work to active politics, SundayET picked up a few above examples of the B-schools in the countryside.

Young Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit, himself a graduate of the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), has another motivation IRMA few graduates working full-time on a project to care for more than 50 deputies of the district and of development policy.

Nidhi Tiwari, a IRMA Alumnus not exclude the policy of the active membership at a later date. “For us, this is a good platform for policy issues and to understand the policy of romanticise. From the outside, it seems that a member of Parliament is very powerful. But if the exception to the inside, as you acknowledge that it is difficult for a MP to work, when people have too many expectations of them, “said Tiwari.

There are a lot of top B-school are contemplating leaving their jobs in the Blue-Chip ventures in the Indian polity. Swati Sharma, Senior Manager MNC employed in a product and Symbiosis, Pune, said: “With the policy is such that the entrepreneurial spirit. You must risk. Yes, I am seriously considering the opportunity to register a political party. I am ready to work hard to develop and a constituency for me to Jerusalem-Kolkata. Only Finance and comfort are not enough. ”

“We can do much more for people active in politics,” said Sharma. It is important to note that a number of young faces in Indian polity B-school degrees. Congress MP Sachin During pilot held a degree from the Wharton Business School of Business, his party, Mr. Milind Deora has an MBA from Boston University. In addition, two other members of Congress Jyotiraditya Scindia Naveen Jindal MBA from the top and are American B-schools .

BJP-Bora after-B increasingly to leave school should be noted that the policy is a powerful tool for bringing people together. “The principle of management that can be applied everywhere - whether an NGO or a political party. Example, learning is increasingly managing the benefit. Again, as I BJP, since it is the only national party, to estimate the merits. Indeed, a farmer’s son is now president of the party, “he said.

Mr. Singh, also of the BJP, said that the B-school learning is useful, even in politics. “I think that is the key, you can use your time as well. If your time, it may be in many of the policy, “he said

Pune: First, it was John Buchanan. While Ricky Ponting and now Kapil Dev Corporate houses have a new mantra to motivate his staff - a reminder of the Kricketspieler.

Corporate Management have begun to put more and more to recognize the co-relation between performance and the team sport and the economy.

The attributes that have an impact on better performance in a team are common to any field where teamwork exists.

In connection with the exercise of human resource, Alfa Laval (India), on Thursday invited former captain Kapil Dev Pune in India to visit her plants and interaction with colleagues and leaders separately.

Ajay Joshi, director of Alfa Laval, in principle, Kapil said time and again, as it targets and the success achieved in the language, despite the problems when he was younger.

Kapil expressed happiness over the year. “If a person does not receive motivation of my presentation here, my day. It was also a learning process for me.”

A few months ago, Mahindra British Telecom (MBT), had held such an exercise with Australian cricket coach Buchanan, where he has a weekly basis in an MBA offices in Mumbai, Pune and the United Kingdom to negotiate, training and coaching Lessons Manager, Team Leader and Top-All rights.

Gagvani Meena, a project leader at MBT, of the discovery, said that the management of Buchanan had thoughts relevance in the software. “In motivationaler perspective, the mental health of a player and a software programmer or an executive could be similar - it’s co-relation.”

Last week, the Aussie skipper Ponting Indira was invited by the group of institutions to make a presentation on “management studies.

But why are Kricketspieler guests? Said Satish Tandon, CEO of Alfa Laval, “Cricketers are our ambassadors of the brand and a lot of people connect it successfully. We want to show our employees that successful people are people like us, but to win their attitude and approach centered on the life and she does business in particular. “

Pune: First, it was John Buchanan. While Ricky Ponting and now Kapil Dev Corporate houses have a new mantra to motivate his staff - a reminder of the Kricketspieler.

Corporate Management have begun to put more and more to recognize the co-relation between performance and the team sport and the economy.

The attributes that have an impact on better performance in a team are common to any field where teamwork exists.

In connection with the exercise of human resource, Alfa Laval (India), on Thursday invited former captain Kapil Dev Pune in India to visit her plants and interaction with colleagues and leaders separately.

Ajay Joshi, director of Alfa Laval, in principle, Kapil said time and again, as it targets and the success achieved in the language, despite the problems when he was younger.

Kapil expressed happiness over the year. “If a person does not receive motivation of my presentation here, my day. It was also a learning process for me.”

A few months ago, Mahindra British Telecom (MBT), had held such an exercise with Australian cricket coach Buchanan, where he has a weekly basis in an MBA offices in Mumbai, Pune and the United Kingdom to negotiate, training and coaching Lessons Manager, Team Leader and Top-All rights.

Gagvani Meena, a project leader at MBT, of the discovery, said that the management of Buchanan had thoughts relevance in the software. “In motivationaler perspective, the mental health of a player and a software programmer or an executive could be similar - it’s co-relation.”

Last week, the Aussie skipper Ponting Indira was invited by the group of institutions to make a presentation on “management studies.

But why are Kricketspieler guests? Said Satish Tandon, CEO of Alfa Laval, “Cricketers are our ambassadors of the brand and a lot of people connect it successfully. We want to show our employees that successful people are people like us, but to win their attitude and approach centered on the life and she does business in particular. “