PMI Inks Strategic MoU With CSI To Strengthen Indian IT Industry To Combat Global Challenges

Mumbai, Envisioning the future needs of the India IT sector, Project Management Institute (PMI), a leading global association for the project management professionals, has inked a strategic MoU with Computer Society of India (CSI), Indias largest body of computer professionals, at the recently held CSI National Execom in Thiruvananthapuram. The MoU aims at implementing PMIs Best Project Management Practices & Standards and CSIs ICT domain expertise through Project Management Certification, Education and Research across India in the field of Information Communication Technology. It also aims to mutually strengthen and consolidate the geographical reach and capabilities of the 2 premier institutions to propagate the benefits of Project Management Certification in the Industry.

PMI (India) was represented by its Managing Director, Mr. Raj Kalady, while Mr. Suchit Gogwekar, Executive Secretary signed the MoU on behalf of CSI. Others present included the President of CSI, Prof. P. Thrimurthy, Mr. M.D, Agrawal, CSI President elect, Mr. S. Mahalingam, Immediate Past President CSI, ED & CFO of TCS, and CSI Secretary and Senior Professor at VIT University, Prof. H.R. Vishwakarma.

Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Raj Kalady said, Indias Information Technology sector is very competitive and has unique features to assess the potential for training and certification in project management. The IT sector probably undertakes more projects than any other sector, going by a more inclusive connotation of the term. Major export destinations being US and EU, and also that all major global players have India operations, making it imperative for Indian IT/ITES to implement high induction of project management practices. Today the Indian IT Sector applies professional project management practices largely followed from the widespread and popular practices in the U.S. The MoU is expected to give a fillip to India to meet the rising challenge from China and other nascent players in the IT field.

The memorandum assumes significance since client-led demand has been and continues to be the biggest influence of skill needs and standards in Indias IT Sector. And this partnership between PMI and CSI seem to be the answer the industry seeks on how best to meet this challenge.

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