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I am Manoj George Kadakampally, SPP, working as a Principal Consultant at the Centre for Management Development (CMD), Government of Kerala. The job entails offering consultancy services to various departments and public sector undertakings in the areas of strategic planning, business model innovation, evaluation of schemes, measuring objectives of project management units (PMU’s), the specific stages (ideation, project governance and outcome) of project management for projects in the social sector.

I have over 20 years of work experience that cover private, multinational and the government. These include, business unit management for Information Technology companies, Entrepreneurship advisory services for small businesses, Consulting and third-party Audit services of Quality Management Systems to PSU’s, Policy Research studies for the Government, Strategic Planning, Performance Measurement and Project Management for Administrative Reforms initiatives of the government of Kerala.

Prior to joining CMD, I offered my professional services to the Administrative Training Institute (ATI) of the government of Kerala, the Institute of Management in Government (IMG), where I managed several department-wide projects, undertaken as part of administrative reforms in the government. These include, developing cadre-wise competency frameworks (based on duties and responsibilities), for cutting-edge level of employees, belonging to Social Justice, Police, ST Development and Local Self Government departments, in collaboration with UNDP and the Government of India; in an advisory role to the core team at IMG, for the strategic repositioning and renewal exercise, with support from LBL Strategies, USA; and finally, to develop performance scorecards (Citizen and Community Score Cards) for 14 welfare institutions under the purview of Social Justice and the Department of Women and Child Development, with the support of Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore.

I have a bachelors in Electronics & Ind. Electronics Engineering, a post-graduation in management from IIM Kozhikode, a specialization in Entrepreneurship from IIM Kashipur, Project Management from IIM Kozhikode, Strategic Management Performance Systems from George Washington University, USA, a Strategic Planning Professional certification (SPP) from the Association for Strategic Planning, USA, Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI, USA and a Lead Assessor for Quality Management Systems (QMS), from National Quality Assurance, UK. To keep myself abreast of developments in technology and business management, I invest in myself regularly. A course in Business Consulting from AIMA is what I completed most recently. I am now pursuing a course in Sustainability Management to understand how the concepts of sustainability can be incorporated into the strategy, thought process and actions of a company.

I am a qualified Independent Director and I aspire to serve the board of one of the leading listed companies, in the near future.

I have a passion for coaching and facilitating. In my free time, I coach entrepreneurs and their senior management to align their business towards a single vision, to determine key success factors, plan strategies, create new business models, conduct value proposition analysis and design, using EOS tools and techniques. I am a volunteer at the International Association for Strategy Professionals (IASP), USA.

Area of Expertise / Research Interests

• Management of strategic business units
• Strategic Planning – Corporate, Business unit and Functional
• Project management
• Developing Competency framework for strategic human resource management
• Developing Community and Citizen Scorecard for performance management
• Management & Business consulting
• Developing Quality Management Systems for organisations
• Third-party audits (QMS)
• Conducting Life-cycle Assessment (LCA)
• Corporate Governance