India is a land of multiple and very complex tax laws and rules. The things can get more complicated for businesses due to lack of tax certainty and stability. These tax laws and interpretation thereof, are also subject to revenue biased approach...

Archaeological records demonstrate that as far back as 3500 BCE the ancient Sumerians had royal scribes who performed record-keeping duties not too dissimilar from the work of modern bookkeepers and accountants. Near home, Chanakya in 4 BCE...

At the outset I want to thank the Government of the day and the previous Government for allowing the Goods and Services Tax Act (in short ‘GST’) to see light of the day after approvals from both houses of Parliament under Indian...

Kids ask lot of questions in their quest to grow and understand the world and we should promote this habit among kids for their overall growth.  I’m not an exception to this and my son used to ask me many questions during his growing...

With the Government of India stepping up its efforts for speedy implementation of various campaigns and programmes aimed at fast-tracking India’s growth towards a more prosperous future, project management has become a highly valued skill....

Rising Challenges Industry Be it a brick and mortar industry or hi-tech industry or research driven industry such as pharmaceuticals, projects become an inherent part of the growth strategy. While more and more products becoming commodities due...

Though project management has been practiced for thousands of years, dating back to the Egyptian pyramids, it was the 1950s which marked the beginning of the formal project management era. However, since then,the management of projects in...

Few decades back, project management was mostly a tactical endeavor deployed in construction engineering and technology, focused on technical tools such as WBS, EVM, Gantt charts and success was measured in - On time, on budget, and on scope...

While we may argue what is a complex v/s a simple project - a few things are common to all projects. They have a definite start/end date and each project is unique. However, the life cycle of all projects could be divided into phases like...

Whilst project management has been widely used in developed countries since decades, it has been, over the past few years, gaining popularity in many developing countries due to its inherent ability to lend a structure to complex projects, by way...