Innovation

Got in the mood to write again. Some time in the future, I am going to look back at the frequency and content of my blogs and this will probably give me some deep insight into myself :-)

To get back to more mundane things - I have finally gotten around to giving the PMP exam and I am a certified PMP now. That's one thing off the list.

I have gotten back into the site management role and I am the project manager in two areas now... so I am keeping myself busy at work. Working on product development is a lot more fun and satisfying than working on more lifecycle projects.

I had been to the PANIIT meet in Madhavpur last friday and the talk by Professor Ananth - Director, IITM was very good. He talked about how IITM is trying to build up an University Park for driving innovation.

I keep wondering about how we can do more from NCR, Hyderabad. We just don't seem to have the right kind of discussions going on between people to start thinking in terms of creating new products or improving existing products. The center has been around for more than 4 years now and we should ideally start thinking of contributing higher up in the value chain. There are very few people around who seem to be willing to think about more than what is required for getting along on a day to day basis.

Another thing that is bothering me is that I am getting away from technology myself. While I am fairly comfortable with my skills in General Management and Project Management, I just seem to have gotten off track with my programming skills... and with my skills to think in terms of technical details. The question before me is to whether to even try to acquire the skills back or to whether hone my management skills. The downside with not having technical expertise is that you are always dependent on someone else to make a beginning. It is very difficult to start off with an idea and explore it unless you can start grasping the details.