Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Tuesday, 11 August 2020

Monitoring Projects in Real-time ?





After a long wait , this suggestion seems to be on the verge of “ acceptance “


Suggestion :

Ø  Getting all Infrastructure Projects Status updated in real time

Ø  Enabling “ Distributed Updating “ of Project Status by different Ministries / Agencies

Ø  Allowing all citizen to view latest status of any project, online on a Govt website



What tells you this might happen ?

Following news report in today’s Business Line ( 11 Aug 2020 ) :




Extract :

Ø  The online dashboard will be a one-stop solution for all stakeholders looking for information on infrastructure projects in India. The dashboard is being hosted on the India Investment Grid (IIG)


Ø  Speaking at the event, Sitharaman said, “NIP will provide a boost to the vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat. The availability of NIP projects on IIG will ensure easy accessibility to updated project information and attract investors for PPP projects. This is a great step in the direction of implementing NIP — giving a fillip to infrastructure development in the country”.


Ø  She asked all concerned department/ministries to immediately update the status of projects on NIP portal and keep it updated in real time.

    Sitharaman has also asked all concerned department/ministries to show concrete
    progress in terms of project and reforms implementation.


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Why do you say, “ might happen “ ?

I just searched following government websites but could not find any LINK that shows me, a GANTT chart / PERT chart / ACTIVITY Time-Line chart etc for any project !





Now , if you enter ( in the search-bar ), 


Dashboard “ , 

this is what you will find :


Sorry we couldn't find any matches for 'Dashboard'



How about trying to search for “ NIP Portal “ ?


Sure , you will find :

6835 results found for 'NIP Portal'




What was your suggestion ?

Ø  Remembering Admiral Rickover ! …………………………………………..[ 04 June 2017 ]

 

     Extract :

 

     My suggestions  :


·           When any Ministry submits any Project Proposal for Cabinet approval , it must be accompanied by a PERT ( Program Evaluation and Review Technique ) chart , clearly showing all the " Activities " lying along the CRITICAL PATH

     ( earlier known as the CRITICAL PATH METHOD )


Ø  That PERT Chart must accompany a tabulation showing , for each " Activity ",

     #    Pessimistic Time

     #    Optimistic  Time , and the

     #    Most likely Time


Ø  Since Admiral Rickover , introduced this mandatory requirement for awarding tender to build the first nuclear submarine, some 50 years ago , all US government departments follow this procedure for all govt contracts


·           Insist that all the government departments / contractors, responsible for execution of any of these "activities", update the PERT chart status online on the web site of the Project Monitoring Group



·           PERT charts for all the projects should be made visible to the general public


·           If there is any " slippage " in any activity lying on the CRITICAL PATH , the name of the department or contractor responsible , must appear in bold RED letters , against that activity


Ø  This is the only INNOVATION that we need , to ensure that the projects get completed in time and within budget

 

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Did you follow-up on your suggestion ?

     PERT for Digital Dashboard   ………………………………………………………………………[ 27 Feb 2018 ]

 

Earlier ( on 07 May 2016 ) , I sent following E Mail to NITI Aayog :

 

Dear  Sir  :

Economic Times (  05 May  ) talks about a PMO letter to NITI Aayog , as follows :

"  NITI Aayog is requested to undertake monthly monitoring of the implementation of decisions taken, create a dashboard for constant Monitoring, Evaluation and Review, and fix up outcome targets for all major schemes of infrastructure and social sectors for FY2016-17 and submit them to PMO by May 21, 2016  "


 As you would have noticed in my earlier suggestion , the best results would be achieved , when department / ministry proposing the project is , itself made responsible for :


 #   Preparing a comprehensive list of Project Activities and their " sequences " ( parallel or
      consequential )


#   Estimating " Time " , each activity will take to complete


#   Defining ( by name / designation / mobile number / email ID ) , those responsible for
     each activity


#   Uploading all of these DATA , in the PERT INPUT page on web site of NITI Aayog


#   Updating  the PERT CHART on daily basis



Entire idea is to put the ball in the court of these departments / ministries !


If created / maintained by NITI Aayog , the chart ( Dashboard ) would become an instrument of endless arguments !

 

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hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  12 Aug 2020


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