PGSEMer speaks at Mobile World India 2012

Mobile World India 2012 is an event covering all aspects of mobile content development and brings together thought leaders and experts from different aspects of the mobile ecosystem. Our own PGSEMer from 2009 batch Krishna Kumar Balaraman was one of the speakers in the event which was held on Jan 21, 2012. http://www.siliconindia.com/events-speakers/mobile-world-india-Bangalore-MobileWorldIndia2012.html


Congratulations Krishna! Wishing you many more successes..

Krishna Balaraman

Technical Manager, Alcatel-Lucent

Krishna is currently involved in developing network management solutions for optical networks which is used by major telcos around the world. He has Nineteen years of experience in key leadership roles of product development and management in the domains of Wireless, Telecom, Datacom, Mobile Handset, Optical Networks, and Data Center IT Infrastructure. He has extensive cross-functional experience with P&L responsibilities for independent business unit and new product introduction. He has experience in the complete product development value chain from the program inception to customer delivery. He has played leadership roles as a senior member of management and country leadership councils for organisational development, scaling and transformation. Krishna holds a Engineering degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Madras , a Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights from National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and an MBA (PGSEM 2012) from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

A 'Good' Friday

PGSEM 2009 student Sanjeev Kumar PS has a unique experience to share:

We have got inspired by them, We look upto them, we are proud of them... They are our Armed forces!
There is a program ongoing in IIMB for officers from Armed forces. Participants include guiness book record holders, commandos, brigadiers etc.  

PGSEM students hosted a buffet lunch for these wonderful people on Good Friday. The day really turned out to be literally a "good" Friday. PGSEM students met them in person to get inspired, listen to their leadership thoughts and of course to increase their networking.

As the armed forces shared their stories with pride, PGSEM students listened to them with great intent. There were stories of valour that were heart wrenching and at the same time inspiring. 

At the end of the day, it was PGSEM students who felt more proud to have spent some quality time with these great country men who have offered so much to our nation!

Diwali break that was

It’s been an end to a very festive season here in India and the school gears to start the PGSEM classes this Friday. Most students have utilized the time to network and catch up with family. Even though the end term is lurking just 3 weeks ahead, it was time to unwind and stretch considering the whole batch was finishing up the R assignment till 2 days before Diwali. This was the time when almost all groups would have worked remotely, a very important aspect of today's business world. Learning to balance leisure and work is as good a lesson at MBA School as is the actual subject.

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Coming to the R package: I cannot end this post without a few words of appreciation for this excellent statistical tool. Beyond a class on introducing the various possibilities at R, most of the learning happened through moodle (An open source collaborative platform). It was a collective effort of many that could help everyone learn the nuances of R. Working on R reminds you of beginner days as a programmer where you know what to do logically but have to read a lot of stuff on internet to actually accomplish it. Possibilities of R package are amazing and with so many folks with IT background, I am waiting for the date when all share their assignment outcomes. For now I’d say there’s some interesting data that we’re analyzing.

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The activities at campus would have already picked up, number of remaining classes before end term is dwindling and so most of the students would be putting their head down to study and various student committees would get into action for upcoming events. The first of which is the open house for the prospective students. What you get out of an MBA depends to a great extent on how well your short term and long term goals are aligned with what the institute offers. So my advice to those interested is to contemplate and come prepared to the open house where you can see the campus, get your questions clarified and most importantly meet the current students.

Till then have a smooth transition to some interesting work. Cheers!

India's First Ever Product Management Conclave - Conducted by IIMB

PGSEMers at IIMB conducted the first ever Product Management Conclave in India on 19th September 2010. The event aimed to leverage the vantage position of IIMB to pitch fork the aspirations of the industry to realizable heights. The event saw 300+ people in attendance and had Product Managers and Product Marketing managers from the IT industry discuss, debate, network for common goal of excellence in their fields. 


Links: 'Make India a hub for productising innovation' by The Hindu
'Focus on Products, say IIM Students' by The Times of India