Capability building - the new HR challenge
Software organisations today are struggling to get management staff in place, realising that technical competency alone is not enough but people management skills play a very important role in business success, says EJ Sarma

Common mistakes job seekers make
After 10 years as a state unemployment counselor, it’s clear to me that job seekers are wont to follow their same old routine every day, yet they expect it to yield different results.

People power: The impact of emerging human values
Corporates in search of developing the cutting edge have experienced that it is the knowledge worker who has to be developed, trained and retained to survive in the wake of the opening up of the Indian economy, says Kesho Prasad

Planning is the key in software development
It is essential to plan well before initiating the development process. Dr R Srinivasan explains why 20 percent of an engineer’s time should be devoted to planning

‘Our goal is to maintain a high-energy culture’
One of the few product-oriented companies in India, Aditi Technologies has been a pioneer in HR for a long time. The company continues to innovate with talent development systems and policies with a special focus on keeping its 226 employees in India and the US motivated in a market that is just bottoming out.

MOVEMENTS Mastek has appointed Malati Hota as general manager, human resources. She has been in the field for over 17 years since she graduated in HR from XLRI, Jamshedpur. She started her career in June 1983 with Tata Infotech (Tata Burroughs) and worked with them for over four years learning the ropes of HR while she was there. She moved to CMC Calcutta in 1987 handling the HR operations for the eastern zone. From Calcutta she moved to Mumbai and continued with CMC heading the HRD for the western region. Malati joined Mastek as their HR head in 1994 and worked with them till 1997. She moved to Delhi in 1998 and freelanced for sometime before moving to the US. At US she had a short stint at Majesco, the Mastek subsidiary in US. She moved back to Mumbai in 2001 to take on the mantle of the HR at Mastek, Mumbai for the Mastek Group Companies. Infinite Computer Solutions has announced the appointment of Anand Veerkar as director, offshore business development. In his new role, Anand Veerkar will be responsible for managing offshore developing operations of the company. His main responsibilities would include serving as offshore delivery interface between the US and the company’s Bangalore development centre. “I am delighted to welcome Anand Veerkar into the ICS family. His rich experience in consulting services, ERP hardware and networking will be a definite asset to ICS,” says Commodore Navin Chandra, director & CEO-India Operations, Infinite Computer Solutions. Anand brings more than 13 years of experience in sales and marketing with a variety of firms including Tata Unisys, Digital Equipment India and Atos Origin. His most recent assignment was with a European service organisation, focusing solely on offshore development for the company’s India-based centre. Anand has won numerous awards for sales performance in his previous assignments at Tata Unisys and Digital Equipment India (Now Compaq). Xansa a company specialising in business consulting, information technology and outsourcing has appointed Narendra Saxena as its new managing director for its India operations. Commenting on his appointment Saxena said, “I look forward to positioning Xansa as one of the top organisations working across three key areas of expertise: business consulting, information technology and outsourcing. I also plan to have our three new development centres in Noida, Chennai and Pune, spread over a total area of 46 acres, complete by 2003.” Saxena joined Xansa in February 2001 as the CEO of Education Solutions Division in India. Having more than 35 years of experience in IT, Electronics and Telecom industry Saxena has worked in multiple portfolios.