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AIM-Square
Vision for AI/ML enabled decision-making in Manufacturing industry
Frequency: Weekly
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4 August 20267 min readFrom ERP to Enterprise Cognition
A practical guide for ERP to Enterprise Cognition, with manufacturing examples, decision frameworks, architecture guidance, and an actionable path from AI ideas to operational value.
3 August 202620 min readThe Decision-Centric Supply Chain: Why AI Should Optimize Decisions, Not Dashboards
Discover how manufacturing leaders can use AI to improve supply-chain decisions, reduce decision latency, and turn planner expertise into measurable operational learning.
23 June 202615 min readThe Steel Industry's AI Moment Has Three Speeds — And Business Teams Are Stuck in First Gear
AI in steel is ready. The bottleneck is business teams. Explore a three-tier taxonomy: Assist, Replace, Unthinkable, across every function of an integrated steel plant.
Lessons for Life
Bits of Life, and Learning, Appreciation for Divinity and Humanity
Frequency: Occasional
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19 February 20225 min readRamu bhaiyya - A big-hearted Autowala
During a stressful evening at Mumbai's crowded Dadar station, the author missed his train after being stopped by police and then discovered his pocket had been picked, leaving him stranded with almost no money. A kind-hearted auto-rickshaw driver, Ramu Bhaiyya, recognized his plight, drove him back to safety without demanding payment, and reminded him that genuine humanity often shines brightest among ordinary people.
25 July 20205 min readShoo away the dogs!
During a routine lockdown-era morning walk to buy milk, the author stumbled upon a strange roadside ritual involving lemons, seeds, flowers, and broken pots, allegedly performed to ward off COVID-19 through superstition and black magic. Amused and skeptical, he later watched a security guard clear away the offerings and feed them to stray calves, reflecting on the persistence of irrational beliefs even during a modern pandemic.
22 March 20195 min readA Good Samaritan - Story of a Rare Compassionate Old Man
While waiting for a delayed train at a busy Chennai railway station, the author became intrigued by an elderly man who appeared distressed and ultimately missed his own train. Later, he learned that the old man had selflessly stayed behind to guard the luggage of a stranger's family whose baby had been rushed to a hospital, demonstrating a rare act of compassion and responsibility in an age when most people hesitate to trust strangers.
Project Pulse AI
Explore how artificial intelligence is transforming project management, enterprise systems, leadership, and operations into intelligent, adaptive, and human-centered ecosystems
Frequency: Weekly
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18 July 202610 min readJourney-Based Product Teams: Why Org Charts Fail Customers
Organizations built around internal functions ship working systems that still fail customers, because nobody owns the journey between the systems. This piece argues for cross-functional, journey-owning product teams accountable for outcomes, not deliverables, and lays out a practical way to get there.
13 July 202617 min readThe Death of the "IT Project" - Governance and Funding for Programmes That Never Close
Programmes are now continuous product/platform journeys. What does governance look like when there's no end date? Funding models (project-based vs. persistent teams) are being rethought too.
3 July 202610 min readThe Governance Compact: Why Information Integrity Is the Load-Bearing Wall of Every Large Programme
A ten-part series, from the PM's quiet instinct to select Green, to the cascade nobody saw coming, to the view from the other side of the table, and what it actually takes to build a programme where honest information flows by design and not by heroics.