Presentation is made by keeping in mind about the Subject Project Management . In these slides we are able to see certain Project Management Skills and their use in Real Project

2. E. Sreedharan
(Metro Man Of India)

3. E Sreedharan
• He served as the Managing Director of Delhi Metro between
1995-2012.
• He is also known as a person who completes scheduled sections
before their target date and within their respective budgets.
• It was due to his efforts, the Delhi Metro is fully operational
before its schedule time.
• Being a Civil Engineer he joined Indian Railways Service of
Engineers

4. Early Career
• Given a Charge to construct a bridge washed away by a cyclone
• The Railways set a target of six months for the bridge to be repaired
• Sreedharan's boss, under whose jurisdiction the bridge came, reduced
it to three months
• Sreedharan was put in-charge of the execution and he restored the
bridge in just 46 days

5. Challenges
• Kolkata Metro
In 1970, as the Deputy Chief Engineer, he was put in charge for
implementation, planning and design of Kolkata metro, the first
ever metro in India.
• Konkan Railway
He retired from Indian Railways as Member Engineering in 1990 the
Government needed his services and he was appointed the CMD
of Konkan Railway.
The project was unique in many respects. As was first such
project undertaken by Indian Railways as it involves 93 tunnels
and 150 bridges cutting through mountains on soft soil over a stretch
of 720 Km

6. Delhi
Metro
Project

7. Delhi Metro
The need for a reliable public transportation was felt in Delhi
for a long time. A comprehensive traffic and transportation
study completed in 1990 highlighted the urgent need for a rail-
based transit system comprising a network of underground
elevated and surface corridors to meet the traffic demand
projected for 2021. To make this dream a reality , the Delhi
Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) was registered on 3rd
May 1995 and it is solely responsible for the construction and
operation.

8. Reason
• Population of over 1 million.
• More registered vehicles than Mumbai, Kolkata & Chennai
put together.
• Automobiles contributing to more than two – thirds of the
total atmospheric pollution.
• High rate of road accidents

9. Challenges
• DMP is the biggest urban invention in India since independence
in 1947
• Project has to be executed in very difficult urban environment
• Being the capital city, all actions under close scrutiny of VIPs
• Project implementation period compressed from 10 years to 7
years
• Metro being constructed to world class standards with frontline
technologies
• Expertise and technology not available in the country.

10. The Delhi Metro Project
• Second project in country after Kolkata Metro:1984.
• A 50:50 joint venture of GoI and GNCTD
• DMRC incorporated under Companies Act 1995
• Duration of completion of Phase I – 10 years by the end of
2005
• P-I to connect Delhi’s business, education and shopping
districts.

11. Funding & Cost Structure
• GoI and GNCTD arranged the all capital required.
• Initial estimation of cost in 1996 Rs 60 billion
• Revised estimation cost in 2002 was Rs 89.27 billion
• Final cost of project approx Rs 99 billion 2.2 million
passenger/day to become the project viable later revised to 1.5
million passenger/day
• Economic IRR 21.4% & Financial IRR 3%
• This project was exempted from custom and excise duties.
• Repayment period 30 years including 10 years grace period.

12. The Project Team
• Mr. E. Sreedharan was appointed as project manager and
managing director in Nov 1997.
• A technocrat retired from IR in 1990.
• Earned reputation for completing the project on time and
within budget.
• 70% of senior staff hired on deputation from IR
• DMRC opted lean structure.
• Effective contract awarding and procurement process (to
tackle with time, cost and corruption)
• Contract awarding process transparent and simple & fair and
just
• Removed subjectivity from tender evaluation.

13. Continued…
• Had two departments: project organization and operation &
maintenance
• Experts required from: Civil, electrical and communications
area etc.
• Young 18-30 years motivated team of professionals personally
interviewed by MD.
• Faced skill shortage problem everyone was new to metro
project
• No technical institute of such kind in the country.
• Suitable candidates sent Hong Kong MTRC for training.
• Metro Training School at Shastri Park
• Unique work culture: hard working, dedicated and
professionally competent

14. The Project Plan
• Individual accountability.
• Daily monitoring of progress.
• Weekly reviews and targets.
• Delhi Metro Act, 2002
Superseded Delhi Municipal Laws.
Lower courts barred from issuing stay orders.
Dedicated team of lawyers to prevent property disputes.
• Cost centers
Manpower.
Energy.
Material & maintenance.

15. Road Blocks
• Low Financial IRR prompted second thoughts on the project
• Criticism due to inability to recruit, 70% were deputed from
Indian Railways
• Lack of experience & specialized experts in Civil, Electrical &
Communication Engineering
• Loss of Rs 5 million if one day lost
• Difference of opinion on gauge to be adopted

16. Critical Success Factors
• ‘We mean business’ attitudes.
• Efficiency, courtesy & integrity in corporate culture.
• Corruption free Contract Awarding System & Procurement
Process.
• Autonomy in decision making.
• Advance planning in utility diversion, minimizing public
inconvenience.

17. What exactly Sreedharan
does as a Project Manager ?

18. His Beliefs as Project Manger
• Punctuality
• Professional Competence
• Fast Decision Making
• Ethical in behavior
• Courage to stand and take decisions
• Trade offs between the project goals of cost, time and
performance

19. Learning's from him
• Lets deadline motivate rather than pressurize you
• Work with honesty, others will co-operate
• Believe in yourself, believe in impossible
• Criticism not deter you

20. His Achievements
• Railway Minister's Award (1963)
• Padma Shri by the Government of India (2001)
• Man of the Year by The Times of India (2002)
• CNN-IBN Indian Of the Year 2007: Public Service (2008)
• Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India (2008)

21. Thank you for viewing
Yogesh Vijay
JIIT, Noida