Understanding ISRO Project Management Competencies through — Nambi Narayanan Series
The success of ISRO’s many projects holds many lessons for project management community. S. Nambi Narayanan shares his learnings on the way the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) team achieve success with the help of project management knowledge and competencies
Nambi Narayanan — a retired ISRO scientist, who is known for his work in the field of liquid propulsion and cryogenic fuels for satellite launch vehicles, gives you a close look at the leadership styles of some of India’s biggest leaders in the space research. The S. Nambi Narayanan interview is structured in a manner to cover the key attributes of project management approaches used by ISRO.
As per S. Nambi Narayanan — the scope of what a management team can learn from the ISRO is very vast. However, there are a few important takeaways that stand out in this case study.
In this case study, Nambi Narayanan talks about:
• Project Vision
• Emotional Bonding and Sense Of Ownership Towards Work
• Accepting Failure as a Stepping Stone and
• Why an in-depth understanding of a project is important?
ISRO achievements have always been an inspiration for young leaders, managers and citizens in India. They urge you to get thinking and encourage you to inculcate effective project management skills in your own projects and life.
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