Management Development Programs and Research Projects

Consultancy is an important aspect of JIMJ functioning. JIMJ offers a range of consultancy services covering various areas of management. The Institute provides exposure to professionals to consulting process, practices and tools, project management, problem solving skills and exposure to various concepts having applications in consulting across Management disciplines and functions.The driving force in JIMJ is the team of distinguished faculty team which has extensive experience and expertise in diverse fields.

MDP: Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of business/professional executives Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur conducts Management Development Programs (MDP) at industries and corporate houses to meet the ever increasing demands for efficiency and effectiveness on business/professional executives.

5 days Management Development Program for RIICO from 9-13 February, 09 There were 30 participants from mid-level management, handling diverse and varied responsibilities at RIICO. The MDP was inaugurated by Dr. Subhash Datta, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur. Resource persons of acclaim were engaged to deliver this 5 day program.

The theme of the program was “Experiential Learning” –Learning made easy through Management Games like Win as Much as You Can, Team Building Exercises, Broken Square and Minefield. The topics included Problem Solving and Decision Making, Strategic Planning, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Time Management, Motivating Self and Staff, Team Building and Multi Criteria Decision Making.

The MDP concluded with a Valedictory session and a vibrant and motivating Valedictory address by Dr. Subhash Datta. Ms. Rajesh Yadav, Advisor (A&M) RIICO asserted the need for such programs to increase output by simply increasing efficiency and not utilizing further resources. The next MDP in this series has been scheduled in mid-April. 

2 Day Management Development Program for Jaipur Rugs Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur conducted a 2 day Management Development Program for Jaipur Rugs on 20 June and 27 June, 2009. The MDP was designed keeping in view the ever increasing demands for efficiency and effectiveness on business/professional executives.

There were 15 participants from top-level management, handling diverse and varied responsibilities at Jaipur Rugs Group. The MDP was designed and delivered by Dr. Subhash Datta, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur.

The MDP concluded with a Valedictory address by Mr. N.K. Choudhary, CMD, Jaipur Rugs. He asserted the need for such programs for the growth of any organization and offered acknowledgements to Dr. Datta for this enlightening programme.

2 Day Management Development Program for BSL Ltd. Bhilwara Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur conducted a 2 day Management Development Program for BSL Ltd. Bhilwara on 23-24 February, 2007. The theme of the interactive program was Change Management and Transformational Leadership and was designed for the top management personnel including senior Vice President and General Managers of BSL

JIMJ Project on Training Needs Assessment of DOIT&C  Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, conducted a Training Needs Assessment for the Department of Information Technology (DOIT) of the Government of Rajasthan. DOIT is the nodal agency created specially to implement computerization projects in Government. The TNA was conducted in the technical as well as management area of the DOIT&C with data collected from all its offices. The objective of the study was to analyze the training needs at DOIT&C and improve the performance in the planning, implementation and management of the DOIT&C functions. The study was conducted during October 2009. A questionnaire was specifically designed and administered for the purpose of collecting information from the respondents. The respondents were the key functionaries of the DOIT&C. Some of the key personnel were interviewed.

The questionnaire was analyzed to find out the key areas of training as perceived by the respondents. Almost all respondents recommended conducting the training in a participatory manner with group work and cases. The general pulse of the people was very encouraging and some of the officials look forward to training programs.

The recommendations on the basis of the analysis are presented as follows:
	Prioritize the training needs as a first step towards an agenda for action.
	Design both functional and general training to bring necessary changes in an integrated manner. Specialized training in specific functional areas might help bringing in requisite skills and general training in other areas will improve the capacity building.
	Determine the duration of training for different groups at different levels. Higher level of functionaries will have less duration for training.
	Address the issues raised in the planning and delivery of training for making the training program effective and meaningful.
	The training should be need based, participatory, hands on and effective.
	Specific cases should be developed for imparting training to the participants so that effective learning might take place and slowly we might transform the whole set up as a learning organization.
	Since the basic aim of training is capacity building, the authorities must come up with specific strategies for training. An integrated systems approach should be undertaken for imparting both specific functional and general capability improvements.
	As DOIT&C is purely a department of Information Technology but it does not have a website, so a web site should be developed immediately.
	While collecting data by the research team DOIT&C employees were found insecure and hesitated to specify their training needs as per their jobs. It shows they require managerial skill along with technical skills so that they can deliver the desired out put.
	Employees feel that training will be imposed on them. The reason behind this feeling is that trainings are generally theoretical and class room type. There is a need that training module should be so designed which involves a participatory approach.

Multi-Criteria Facility Location in Pratapgarh This report describes the significance of constructing facility location models in developing regions, where the new facilities can play a key role in promoting economic growth, alleviating poverty and decreasing disparity in micro level planning.

Seven scenarios have been generated by varying the criteria's importance weights. These scenarios have been constructed under the premise that favouring any of the criteria a different facility hierarchy can be generated.

Management of Technology in the Automotive Ancillary The objective of the study, sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology, was to initiate innovations in the automotive sector. Knowledge management, management of emerging and breakthrough technologies, aligning technology with business strategy, bringing technological foresight and conducting technological forecasting studies, exploring the critical success factors, creating case studies and investigating the provision of support for innovation in Small and Medium Firms were the issues that emanated further. The study presents three case studies on Sona Koyo Steering Systems, Technological Forecasting of Magnesium Alloys and Napino Industries Ltd.

Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) Jaipuria Institute of Management has been given project Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (RUSDIP) under Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) by Government of Rajasthan. The project has the loan assistance from Asian Development Bank to economically strengthen the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and empower them for decision making. The work is extended to 15 towns - Alwar, Baran-Chhabra, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dhaulpur, Jaisalmer, Jhalawar-Jhalarapatan, Karauli, Nagaur, Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur and Sikar. The initial work under this project is to identify the selected towns as large, medium and small, as per 2001 census. A feasible and sustainable model for ULBs of each town has to be developed for holistic improvement of urban environment and quality of life of people, keeping the following issues in focus.