Thursday, June 26, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Campus Series: CRM - RFM Scoring
1. http://www.drilling-down.com/RFM-tour.htm (includes insights about RFM Scoring Toolkit)
2. http://www.drilling-down.com/recency-example.htm (advanced articles, very good Web Retailing example)
3. http://www.drilling-down.com/tutorial.htm
2. http://www.drilling-down.com/recency-example.htm (advanced articles, very good Web Retailing example)
3. http://www.drilling-down.com/tutorial.htm
Thursday, April 24, 2008
International Glory to Chirag..!!
Keeping the tradition of PGDSM-MIT alive, Mr. Chirag Bhatia made us proud by representing India in the second Münster University International Model United Nations from 1st April ’08 to 5th April ‘08. This event was organized by University of Münster where 200 students from across the globe met to debate on the topics of Global concern.
The participants took up the role as an ambassador of a country which was different from their own. For instance a participant from Afghanistan had to represent Pakistan where he had to speak against Eradication of Opium production from Afghanistan in front of the Peace Building Commission.
Chirag Bhatia was one of the 10 scholars who were granted full scholarship. He represented USA in the World Trade Organization committee of United Nations to discuss on the following two topics:
1. Subsidies on Fisheries
2. Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), related to Pharmaceutical Patents.
He was awarded for proposing the best solution in the WTO Committee.
He was also covered by German newspapers in recognition to his contribution in the conference.
Way to go buddy… you made us proud..!!
The participants took up the role as an ambassador of a country which was different from their own. For instance a participant from Afghanistan had to represent Pakistan where he had to speak against Eradication of Opium production from Afghanistan in front of the Peace Building Commission.
Chirag Bhatia was one of the 10 scholars who were granted full scholarship. He represented USA in the World Trade Organization committee of United Nations to discuss on the following two topics:
1. Subsidies on Fisheries
2. Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), related to Pharmaceutical Patents.
He was awarded for proposing the best solution in the WTO Committee.
He was also covered by German newspapers in recognition to his contribution in the conference.
Way to go buddy… you made us proud..!!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
April 16 2008: A Day of Remembrance
"We will continue to invent the future through our blood and tears and
through all our sadness.... We will prevail...."--
Nikki Giovanni, University Distinguished Professor, poet, activist
On the morning of April 16, 2007, the campus of Virginia Tech experienced acts of horror so unspeakable and unimaginable that, even now, our minds cannot fully grasp them. The shooting tragedy that occurred has nonetheless irrevocably changed our university and our nation.
Equally hard to imagine are the depths of profound and limitless sorrow felt by all members of the university community, particularly the families, friends, colleagues, and classmates of those who died here that day. They have lost sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, spouses, friends, classmates, and professors in a sudden and senseless act of horrific violence, and they must learn to live with agonizing absences that will never be filled. As a part of the larger Hokie family, we grieve alongside them, our hearts filled with sadness and sympathy.
We as a part of Virginia Tech form a special family, one defined not by a single tragic event but by our storied past, a community not frozen in the present but poised to invent our future. The events of April 16 have changed us, to be sure, but they have not--and will not--set us back. Today, we are pressing ahead with a renewed commitment to the university, a deeper understanding of the quality and depth of its character, and a steadfast resolve to excel so that we may honour the memory of those we have lost.
[Excerpted from a letter by Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger '69]
Among the deceased there was also an Indian, Minal Hiralal Panchal. she was from Borivali Mumbai. (Her Bio can be found at http://www.remembrance.vt.edu/biographies/panchal.html)
through all our sadness.... We will prevail...."--
Nikki Giovanni, University Distinguished Professor, poet, activist
On the morning of April 16, 2007, the campus of Virginia Tech experienced acts of horror so unspeakable and unimaginable that, even now, our minds cannot fully grasp them. The shooting tragedy that occurred has nonetheless irrevocably changed our university and our nation.
Equally hard to imagine are the depths of profound and limitless sorrow felt by all members of the university community, particularly the families, friends, colleagues, and classmates of those who died here that day. They have lost sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, spouses, friends, classmates, and professors in a sudden and senseless act of horrific violence, and they must learn to live with agonizing absences that will never be filled. As a part of the larger Hokie family, we grieve alongside them, our hearts filled with sadness and sympathy.
We as a part of Virginia Tech form a special family, one defined not by a single tragic event but by our storied past, a community not frozen in the present but poised to invent our future. The events of April 16 have changed us, to be sure, but they have not--and will not--set us back. Today, we are pressing ahead with a renewed commitment to the university, a deeper understanding of the quality and depth of its character, and a steadfast resolve to excel so that we may honour the memory of those we have lost.
[Excerpted from a letter by Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger '69]
Among the deceased there was also an Indian, Minal Hiralal Panchal. she was from Borivali Mumbai. (Her Bio can be found at http://www.remembrance.vt.edu/biographies/panchal.html)
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Life @ PGDSM-MIT SPJIMR
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Come April and the Admissions frenzy begins! We have had many students sending in queries about how life would be at PGDSM-MIT... So here's to all of them...!!
A plethora of impending exams, pending assignments and a flurry of Autumn placements did not discourage the students from working their way off till 7.00 A.M on the morning of 15th of August for the independence day celebrations! This is the spirit of the SPJIMR students wherein even twenty fours are not sufficient to live through a typical day at SPJIMR; that the day ends slightly before dawn is another case! The pre-reads, classroom discussions, surprise quizzes, group discussions, case studies, impending deadlines, night outs, projects do not deter them from taking active initiative in committee work, on-campus clubs, cultural festivals, Dandiya night, Republic day and numerous other activities. We have a very interactive curriculum where students travel to Lonavala for Personality Growth Lab, AnandWan to understand the self sustaining cottage industry for the under-privileged and finally are exposed to Gita Shibir for spiritual and thus, holistic development.
Be it the next CEO guest lecture or a workshop by the industry stalwarts; a panel discussion by eminent personalities or - the annual business festival; Holi celebrations or Sonu Nigam on Campus the students are all set ready to get going any minute of the day. It is indeed more than a jampacked two years but what makes it worthwhile is the peer interaction, group learning and team spirit all-pervasive in the AdMap committee work or Academic groups. We all always encouraged to explore every avenue like never before in these two years such that we pass out as polished, energized and mature individuals!
Happy Looking Forward to the best two years of your life! :)
Monday, March 17, 2008
Virginia Tech Contact Session - Dr. Osman Balci
We take great pleasure in welcoming Dr. Osman Balci.
Dr. Balci is a professor of Computer Science, Virginia Tech and President of Orca Computer Inc. He will be here along with us from March 17th to March 21st, 2008. He would be teaching "Systems Simulation" to the participants of PGDSM-MIT04.
His presence will indeed be a great opportunity for all participants of SPJIMR to interact and gain insight into his areas of expertise.
Dr. Balci is a professor of Computer Science, Virginia Tech and President of Orca Computer Inc. He will be here along with us from March 17th to March 21st, 2008. He would be teaching "Systems Simulation" to the participants of PGDSM-MIT04.
His presence will indeed be a great opportunity for all participants of SPJIMR to interact and gain insight into his areas of expertise.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Virginia Tech Contact Session : Dr. James D. Arthur
We take great pleasure in welcoming Dr. James D. Arthur .
Dr. Arthur is an associate professor of Computer Science at Virginia Tech. He is here along with us from March 10th to March 14th, 2008. He would be teaching "Software Design & Quality Management" to the participants of PGDSM-MIT04.
His presence will indeed be a great opportunity for all participants of SPJIMR to interact and gain insight into his areas of expertise.
Dr. Arthur is an associate professor of Computer Science at Virginia Tech. He is here along with us from March 10th to March 14th, 2008. He would be teaching "Software Design & Quality Management" to the participants of PGDSM-MIT04.
His presence will indeed be a great opportunity for all participants of SPJIMR to interact and gain insight into his areas of expertise.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Virginia Tech Contact Session - Dr. Parviz Ghandforoush
We take great pleasure in welcoming Dr. Parviz Ghandforoush.
Dr. Ghandforoush is a professor of Business Information Technology, Virginia Tech and Director of the MBA Proram in Northern Virginia. He will be here along with us from February 11th to February 15 th, 2008. He would be teaching "E-Commerce Solutions and Perspectives" to the participants of PGDSM-MIT04.
His presence will indeed be a great opportunity for all participants of SPJIMR to interact and gain insight into his areas of expertise.
Dr. Ghandforoush is a professor of Business Information Technology, Virginia Tech and Director of the MBA Proram in Northern Virginia. He will be here along with us from February 11th to February 15 th, 2008. He would be teaching "E-Commerce Solutions and Perspectives" to the participants of PGDSM-MIT04.
His presence will indeed be a great opportunity for all participants of SPJIMR to interact and gain insight into his areas of expertise.
Saturday, February 09, 2008
DFL Week...An Outstanding Success!!!
Seven days, Seven Domains, excitement, learning, commitment and vision – some apt words to best describe the week long knowledge extravaganza at SPJIMR conducted by PGDSM_MIT. With the objective to develop managers with well rounded domain knowledge of various business verticals, DFL week brought together veterans from various walks of the industry to facilitate domain learning for the students. Good domain knowledge materializes the USP of our batch by enhancing understanding the business of prospective clients, making them better Marketers, Consultants, Analysts and Managers.
The topics of lectures were as diverse as they can be. From Strategy to Implementation, from Change Management to User Experience, from Aviation to ERP, it was truly an amazing learning experience.
The topics of lectures were as diverse as they can be. From Strategy to Implementation, from Change Management to User Experience, from Aviation to ERP, it was truly an amazing learning experience.
Friday, February 08, 2008
SPJIMR's PGDSM-MIT Program Records Stupendous Rise in Average Salary
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference." No one would agree more with Robert Frost than the 63 students of SPJIMR's dual degree program.
The third batch of SPJIMR's PGDSM-MIT put-up an exemplary performance in their final placements which concluded last week. As many as 21 companies participated and the first day saw 104 offers being made. In all, 145 offers were generated with the icing on the cake being the 2 international offers from ConVista Consulting (Germany) and Cedar Consulting (UAE).
The highest domestic salary was pegged at INR 15.0 Lakhs per annum. There has been a stupendous rise in average salary as compared to last year's placement season. The course has thus spawned 19 millionaires in the current batch of students.
Total Batch Size 63
No. of Companies that Made Offers 34
No. of Pre-placement Offers 33
Total No. of Offers 145
Maximum Salary (Domestic) INR 15.0 Lakhs per annum
Average Salary (Domestic) INR 10.9 Lakhs per annum
No. of Millionaires 19
Aricent, Arthur D. Little, Capgemini Consulting, Cedar Consulting, HP, IBM, McKinsey KC and Mindtree were some of the companies that participated for the first time in the placements of this unique systems management program. Other companies on campus included Cognizant, CitiGroup Global Services, Frost & Sullivan, GE, HCL, Honeywell, HUL, i2 Technologies, ICICI, Infosys, KPIT Cummins, KPMG, Mphasis, Satyam, Siemens Information Systems Ltd., TCS and Wipro for Day 1 placements. Genpact, NIIT, iNautix & Maersk Line were among the few other companies that visited on Day 2. IT consulting, strategy consulting, project management, pre-sales and business development was among the key roles offered. Almost 50% of the class of 2008 had bagged pre-placement offers soon after their autumn internships.
PGDSM-MIT (Post Graduate Diploma in Systems Management & Master of Information Technology) is a two year globally focused dual degree program in systems management awarded by SPJIMR in collaboration with Virginia Tech, USA. These placement statistics lucidly demonstrate that there is a growing demand for managers with strong business acumen along with ability to appreciate and handle technology. With this as the vision, SPJIMR joined hands with Virginia Tech and pioneered the concept of this unique dual degree program in 2004. The firm footing that the course has gained in the industry coupled with the growing trend for such foreign collaborations reinforces SPJIMR's vision to bring in international exposure and global focus to management education.
Without doubt, SPJIMR's innovative pedagogy and ingenious education model to cater to the demands of the industry are well-received. The foreign offers made this year for this course are indicative of the value of the association with Virginia Tech. In times to come, the industry, the academia and the government bodies have to come together and take up the responsibility of creating, nurturing and sustaining such promising courses. The nation's interests will be well-served if the regulatory authorities embark on a facilitating role rather than just a regulating role.
The third batch of SPJIMR's PGDSM-MIT put-up an exemplary performance in their final placements which concluded last week. As many as 21 companies participated and the first day saw 104 offers being made. In all, 145 offers were generated with the icing on the cake being the 2 international offers from ConVista Consulting (Germany) and Cedar Consulting (UAE).
The highest domestic salary was pegged at INR 15.0 Lakhs per annum. There has been a stupendous rise in average salary as compared to last year's placement season. The course has thus spawned 19 millionaires in the current batch of students.
Total Batch Size 63
No. of Companies that Made Offers 34
No. of Pre-placement Offers 33
Total No. of Offers 145
Maximum Salary (Domestic) INR 15.0 Lakhs per annum
Average Salary (Domestic) INR 10.9 Lakhs per annum
No. of Millionaires 19
Aricent, Arthur D. Little, Capgemini Consulting, Cedar Consulting, HP, IBM, McKinsey KC and Mindtree were some of the companies that participated for the first time in the placements of this unique systems management program. Other companies on campus included Cognizant, CitiGroup Global Services, Frost & Sullivan, GE, HCL, Honeywell, HUL, i2 Technologies, ICICI, Infosys, KPIT Cummins, KPMG, Mphasis, Satyam, Siemens Information Systems Ltd., TCS and Wipro for Day 1 placements. Genpact, NIIT, iNautix & Maersk Line were among the few other companies that visited on Day 2. IT consulting, strategy consulting, project management, pre-sales and business development was among the key roles offered. Almost 50% of the class of 2008 had bagged pre-placement offers soon after their autumn internships.
PGDSM-MIT (Post Graduate Diploma in Systems Management & Master of Information Technology) is a two year globally focused dual degree program in systems management awarded by SPJIMR in collaboration with Virginia Tech, USA. These placement statistics lucidly demonstrate that there is a growing demand for managers with strong business acumen along with ability to appreciate and handle technology. With this as the vision, SPJIMR joined hands with Virginia Tech and pioneered the concept of this unique dual degree program in 2004. The firm footing that the course has gained in the industry coupled with the growing trend for such foreign collaborations reinforces SPJIMR's vision to bring in international exposure and global focus to management education.
Without doubt, SPJIMR's innovative pedagogy and ingenious education model to cater to the demands of the industry are well-received. The foreign offers made this year for this course are indicative of the value of the association with Virginia Tech. In times to come, the industry, the academia and the government bodies have to come together and take up the responsibility of creating, nurturing and sustaining such promising courses. The nation's interests will be well-served if the regulatory authorities embark on a facilitating role rather than just a regulating role.
The Rampage Continues…!!
Hey people.. There has been some time since we updated the success stories of PGDSM-MITians in various B-school events across the country. Well..The wait has been worth its value in gold. Be ready to get yourself literally swept by the sheer volume of the prizes we have won with Ady, Loki and Shubham leading the pack. We have done it anywhere and everywhere. ..Following are the details:
Monday, February 04, 2008
DFL Week - Today's Speakers
We are pleased to invite you for the lectures scheduled for today, planned as part of Domain Focus Learning.
1) Speaker: Mr. Shubhjit Sarkar , Wipro
Topic: Understanding ERP and role of system managers in ERP
Venue: MIT 02 classroom
Time: 8:30 am – 9:45 am
2) Speaker: Mr. Prasanth Mohanchandran, Executive Director, Ogilvy & Mather
Topic: New Age/ Digital Advertising
Venue: MIT 02 classroom
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Loooking forward to your active participation.
Cheers,
PRCom
1) Speaker: Mr. Shubhjit Sarkar , Wipro
Topic: Understanding ERP and role of system managers in ERP
Venue: MIT 02 classroom
Time: 8:30 am – 9:45 am
2) Speaker: Mr. Prasanth Mohanchandran, Executive Director, Ogilvy & Mather
Topic: New Age/ Digital Advertising
Venue: MIT 02 classroom
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Loooking forward to your active participation.
Cheers,
PRCom
Saturday, February 02, 2008
DFL Week
Eminent speakers from the industry will be addressing us on a variety of topics ranging across domains such as BFS, Insurance, Retail, Telecom, Media, Entertainment and Travel, Manufacturing and High Tech.
The lectures will be scheduled between 2nd and 8th of February.
The lectures will be scheduled between 2nd and 8th of February.
Details of today's lecture:
Speaker: Mr. Ripal Doshi, Senior Consultant, Siemens Information Systems Ltd
Topic: Developing effective IT Strategy & Management Consulting
Venue: MIT 02 classroom
Time: 2pm – 4pm
Speaker: Mr. Ripal Doshi, Senior Consultant, Siemens Information Systems Ltd
Topic: Developing effective IT Strategy & Management Consulting
Venue: MIT 02 classroom
Time: 2pm – 4pm
Cheers,
PRCom
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Session on SSME by Dr. Jim Spohrer, Director-IBM Research
We take pleasure in inviting you for a session on SSME (Services Sciences, Management and Engineering) by Dr. Jim Spohrer, Director , IBM Research.
Date: 29th Jan
Venue: Dome 2
Time: 5.00 p.mThe schedule for the session is as follows:
1) Lecture by Dr. Jim Spohrer on Business & Socio Economic Value of SSME to ALL students and faculty members - 30 mins.
2) Proposal by Jim, Guru and Zaheer to launch and exclusive IBM Service Business Simulation Center at SPJIMR to the Executive and Academic Advisory Board of SP Jain - 40 mins.
3) Defining the scope and activities of the exclusive IBM-SPJIMR Service Business Simulation Center with Jim, Guru and the Executive and Academics Board - 20 mins.
4) Presentation of IBM SSME Education Materials and Software Tools under Academic Initiative License by Zaheer to the SP Jain Institute - 10 mins.
Profile of Dr. Jim Spohrer
CAREER HISTORY
IBM, San Jose, California (1998 - Present)
Director, Almaden Services Research (2003-Present)
- Established first services research group in IBM Research, and service science discipline
- Research Division Accomplishments (>$10M impact): CBM, IDG, BIW, EUS, SSME projects
CTO, IBM Venture Capital Relations Group (2000-2003)
- Co-founded group to establish win-win relationships with VCs, entrepreneurs, and IBM
Global Services
Functional Manager, Computer Science Foundations (1999-2000)
- Managed advanced user experience design group (HCI) as well as theory of computation
group (Theory)
Manager, USER Experience (HCI) Group (1998-1999)
- Managed web services, user-aware and context-aware information environments
(InformationInPlaces)
Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA (1989 - 1998)
DEST, Distinguished Engineer, Scientist, and Technologist (1996- 1998)
- Conceived and led Educational Object Economy (EOE) and WorldBoard initiatives
Program Manager, Authoring Tools & Titles (1993 - 1995)
- Managed authoring tools development, including SK8, Squeak, NSF/DARPA East-West
Consortium
Principal Scientist/Project Manager, End User Programming (1991 - 1992)
- Managed an co-invented KidSim/Cocoa
Senior Scientist, Business Learning Research (1989 - 1990)
- Developed intelligent multimedia learning systems: MrFixit (Boeing) and Role’m (Apple
Learning)
Verbex: Exxon Enterprises, Bedford, MA (1978 - 1982)
Senior Research Scientist (1978-1982)
- Speech recognition HW/SW based on Markov models of human speech
Cheers,
PRCom
Date: 29th Jan
Venue: Dome 2
Time: 5.00 p.mThe schedule for the session is as follows:
1) Lecture by Dr. Jim Spohrer on Business & Socio Economic Value of SSME to ALL students and faculty members - 30 mins.
2) Proposal by Jim, Guru and Zaheer to launch and exclusive IBM Service Business Simulation Center at SPJIMR to the Executive and Academic Advisory Board of SP Jain - 40 mins.
3) Defining the scope and activities of the exclusive IBM-SPJIMR Service Business Simulation Center with Jim, Guru and the Executive and Academics Board - 20 mins.
4) Presentation of IBM SSME Education Materials and Software Tools under Academic Initiative License by Zaheer to the SP Jain Institute - 10 mins.
Profile of Dr. Jim Spohrer
CAREER HISTORY
IBM, San Jose, California (1998 - Present)
Director, Almaden Services Research (2003-Present)
- Established first services research group in IBM Research, and service science discipline
- Research Division Accomplishments (>$10M impact): CBM, IDG, BIW, EUS, SSME projects
CTO, IBM Venture Capital Relations Group (2000-2003)
- Co-founded group to establish win-win relationships with VCs, entrepreneurs, and IBM
Global Services
Functional Manager, Computer Science Foundations (1999-2000)
- Managed advanced user experience design group (HCI) as well as theory of computation
group (Theory)
Manager, USER Experience (HCI) Group (1998-1999)
- Managed web services, user-aware and context-aware information environments
(InformationInPlaces)
Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA (1989 - 1998)
DEST, Distinguished Engineer, Scientist, and Technologist (1996- 1998)
- Conceived and led Educational Object Economy (EOE) and WorldBoard initiatives
Program Manager, Authoring Tools & Titles (1993 - 1995)
- Managed authoring tools development, including SK8, Squeak, NSF/DARPA East-West
Consortium
Principal Scientist/Project Manager, End User Programming (1991 - 1992)
- Managed an co-invented KidSim/Cocoa
Senior Scientist, Business Learning Research (1989 - 1990)
- Developed intelligent multimedia learning systems: MrFixit (Boeing) and Role’m (Apple
Learning)
Verbex: Exxon Enterprises, Bedford, MA (1978 - 1982)
Senior Research Scientist (1978-1982)
- Speech recognition HW/SW based on Markov models of human speech
Cheers,
PRCom
Monday, January 28, 2008
Virginia Tech Contact Session - Dr. Steven D. Sheetz
We take great pleasure in welcoming Dr. Steven D. Sheetz.
Dr. Sheetz is an associate professor in ACIS department of Pamplin School of Business, Virginia Tech. He will be here along with us from January 28th to February 1st, 2008. He would be teaching " Advanced Database Management Systems " to the participants of PGDSM-MIT04.
His presence will indeed be a great opportunity for all participants of SPJIMR to interact and gain insight into his areas of expertise.
Dr. Sheetz is an associate professor in ACIS department of Pamplin School of Business, Virginia Tech. He will be here along with us from January 28th to February 1st, 2008. He would be teaching " Advanced Database Management Systems " to the participants of PGDSM-MIT04.
His presence will indeed be a great opportunity for all participants of SPJIMR to interact and gain insight into his areas of expertise.
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