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Interviews
Meet our Real Heroes and Inspiring Leaders
Innovation
The Crux of Growth
Volume 05, M ay 2010The A2Z GROUP Newsletter
Message from the Founder & MD
It is my privilege and take this opportunity to
congratulate all those who have contributed in making
the new Horizons a huge success. It gives me immense
pleasure to see the A2Z Family communicate through
this interactive platform. Effective communication in
any organization is important as it creates a mutual
understanding between the management and the
employees. At A2Z, efforts are being made to streamline
the communication process and Intranet will soon be
introduced. Our cover story tells you all about this.
As you all know, innovation is critical to the A2Z Group
and I am sure you will enjoy reading the in-depth story
explaining why innovation is the key to a sustainable
and competitive business advantage today. While Stop
Press and Group Updates will inform you about the new
national developments, Global Footprints will update
you about our forays in the international market.
I am sure you appreciated the Book Review in the last
issue. It’s always inspiring to read about the works of
some of our eminent leaders. This time, acquaint
yourself with N R Narayana Murthy’s A Better India, A
Better World.
Realizing the impact of leaders on the young generation,
Leadership Profiles have been made more intensive,
exploring some of the eminent personalities of the A2Z
Group. We are also starting Real Heroes, a section
featuring the engineers from our sites who bring result
to all our projects.
I urge you to actively participate and make Horizons an
even bigger success. You can reach me at
Cover Story
Bonding the Organization through Intranet Intranet, as we Intranets are secure and easily Procurement, etc. In addition to
all know, is a accessible via the internet. They static documents repository,
platform enable employees to access Workflow applications like
within the relevant information from any requests for leave, stationery
organization location simply by using a web and support from various
where browser. This helps the departments may also be
employees organization in effective and integrated with intranet to make
exchange instant communication. it more useful and effective. It
information Intranets help organizations in therefore can act as the single
and get insight into latest building knowledge base, saving point of contact/support
development. It is a website/ overhead costs and reducing platform for all.
portal created for the paperwork.Depending on the business
employees, not meant for usage It is also an effective tool for needs of the organization,
by the external world. It is storing information related to Intranets differ in their
backed by security measures Process Documentation of appearance and content.
that restrict unauthorized various departments like Following are some of the
access to information available Finance, HR, Information examples frequently sought
in the intranet database.Technology, Projects,
Mr Navneet JainGroup CIO
Cover Story
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information with problems with
which may be made hardware, software and
available on intranet: networks, various IT
policies Vision and Mission Appraisal procedures and
statements schedules, employee Message from top
policies, expenses forms management listing out
and annual leave requests, priorities of the
staff discount schemes, organization / general
new vacanciesspeech Personalized pages Latest news about projects,
covering employee services, new customers
personal details, payslips, acquisitions, press
appraisals, trainings, coverage including
movements, etc.pictures and videos Various applications like Announcements like new
Document Management recruitment and their
System (Scan, Index, Store and profile, organization
View of important structure changes, training
documents), ERP, email, chat, schedules, who is who
etc. can also be made Telephone / Address
available through extended directory
Intranets which truly make E-newsletter
one platform for employees to Calendars, meeting room
communicate fast and bookings, car bookings
Departmental budgets, effectively.
business plans, annual At A2Z, we plan to introduce
reports and organizational Intranet at the earliest.
performance
Virus alerts, tips on dealing
by employees Mjooz: The
A2Z Group comes together
Mjooz has helped knit the
organization together and bring a
synergy in all its operations. Mjooz
is a revolutionary technology which
can convert a SMS into an email and
vice versa.
All employees in the A2Z Group have
been provided a set of unique
numbers corresponding to the
various departments in the
organization. A simple SMS sent from
their mobiles can be escalated in the
form of formal requests/complaints
through Mjooz by converting them
into emails. It has made the work life
of employees a lot simpler. A
employee when faced with any
difficulty, has 24*7 access to all
departments of the organization. He
gets his query resolved within a day.
Employees also receive important
news and information from various
departments through this unique
mechanism. The change has
helped A2Z do away with the old
and redundant ways of logging
complaints.
‘A to Z’ of
Group Updates
A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services Private Limited
becomes a Public Ltd Company
A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services Private Limited has recently been converted into a Public Limited
Company. Its name is changed to A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services Limited and a fresh Certificate of
Incorporation, consequent upon the change of name dated 26th March, 2010 has been issued by the Registrar of
Companies, NCT of Delhi & Haryana.
It must be noted that all future correspondences should be done with this new name - 'A2Z Maintenance &
Engineering Services Limited'. The registrations, tenders, office stationery, letter heads, seals, etc. will hence forth
reflect New Entity's Name.
Conservation, a state of mind
Worldwide, more than 300 million metric tons of
paper and paperboard is produced every year. We
are perennially complaining about the depleting
green cover of the Earth but what are we doing to
ensure a greener tomorrow?
Bring in a CHANGE
Use paper judiciously. Take printouts if you really
need to. Recycle paper. Use your discretion while
using paper napkins.
A2Z Scholarship ProgramThe A2Z Group, since its inception,
has achieved great heights and has
crossed many milestones. This
growth would not be possible
without the inexpressible hard
work and integrity of all the
employees of the A2Z Family. In its
endeavour to recognize the efforts
of its employees' children in
academics, the management has
consented to award Scholarship to
Top 5 scorers in Class X & XII. The
scholarship will be awarded on
the following criteria:
Eligibility
90% & above aggregate in Class X or XII for the
academic year 2009-2010
Duration of Scholarship:
1 Year
Number of Scholarships
5 for Class X
5 for Class XII
Procedure to apply for Scholarship:
Send your applications on a plain paper mentioning the following details, along with the necessary documents:
Employee name & Staff ID
Name of the child
Name & address of the school
Education Board
Class passed
Aggregate percentage
Attested copy of certificate & mark sheet
The employees are requested to send the above
mentioned details to Head HR by June 15, 2010.
Management's decision in awarding the scholarship
will be final and binding to all applicants.
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Mr Rajesh Kataria
Head HR & Insurance
09650877555.
Welcome on BoardThe A2Z Group
Ms Kohli comes with experience of 12 years
in teaching and 6 years in the insurance
sector. An entrepreneur, Ms Kohli is MA
Economics, B Ed and a Diploma holder in
Business Management. She was Director,
Advatech Implex Pvt. Ltd. She comes with a
vast knowledge in developing and
maintaining public relations and enhancing
CSR practices.
Ms Vandana Kohli
Mr Navneet Jain
An Information Technology Professional
from NIIT, Mr Jain brings with him 23 years
of experience in leadership roles. He has
worked in pharmaceuticals, FMCG,
healthcare, consumer electronics and retail
sectors. His last assignment was with
Continental Engines as Group CIO. He has
worked with companies like VLCC Health
Care, Punj Group, and Honda Motorcycles at
senior levels. He will report to Mr Amit Mittal
and will be based at HO, Gurgaon.
A Successful Leadership MeetA leadership meet, with the agenda of introducing
new businesses and leaders to the members of the
A2Z Group leadership team and different functions
was held on April 16 & 17, 2010. Insights and plans
to find ways to resolve the prevailing grid locks and
to make the A2Z Group a leader in its respective
fields were discussed at the meet. The issues
covered were: Risk factors, both internal and external
Business and Industry details
Company history
Details of management
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Mr Karnail Singh
Mr Singh comes with very rich experience of
34 years in the field of engineering, design
and construction of EHV transmission line
up to 765 kV. He retired as chief engineer
from the central electrical authority.
Mr Anand Deshande
Mr Deshpande comes with
experience of 17 years and
has held important positions
in the hospitality sector. He
was actively involved in
o p e r a t i o n s i n f a c i l i t y
management services. He
has been associated with our
team since March, 2010.
CNCS
Details of group
companies
Regulations and
policies related to
the industry and
economies.
Mr Arjun Khanna and Mr Arnab Roy from Zeus
Consulting also participated at the meet.
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Head CSR- A2Z Group
Group CIO
Sr VP Transmission
Mr AnandDeshpande
Regional Head Operations (West)
Dr Vatsa brings with him
experience of 19 years in the
a r e a s o f B u s i n e s s
Development, Business
Administration and Project
Coordination. An MBA and
PhD, his last assignment was
with Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn
Ltd. Prior to that, he has
worked with companies like
BIPS Systems, Orient Craft
and JMIC at senior levels. He
will report to Mr Rajneesh
Mehra and will be based at
HO, Gurgaon.
Infrastructure
Dr KaushlendraPandey Vatsa
Assistant VP Business Development
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Business report carda2z Infrastructure has been making
steady progress in all its projects. The
4 SPVs have now been officially
formulated. Agreements for Aligarh
and Meerut have been signed on
April 5, 2010 and that for Varanasi on
April 21, 2010. The operations at
Patna have already become
profitable. An official from the
British High Commission during his visit to Patna
was given a demonstration of vehicle tracking
system using GPS at the commissioner's office and
a video on C&T operations was also displayed. He
was highly impressed by the same.
Kanpur ProjectThe production of phosphate rich organic
manure has commenced in addition to the
production of vermicompost, organic compost
and RDF
Marketing arrangements have been finalized
with leading fertilizer companies such as IPL
(Indian Potash Limited) and KRIBHCO (Krishak
Bharti Co-operative limited). A fully functional
modern laboratory has been set up.
A training program with 10 managers and 40
supervisors was conducted for the first time.
They were given exposure on subjects such as
HR management, Waste Management (both C&T
and P&D), Cost Analysis, MIS, Computer
Application, and the impact of the projects on
our environment.
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Mr Rupesh Sharma
We care.
CNCS grows by leaps and bounds
New Business
CNCS has grown as a company
proving its mettle to one and all,
establishing a firm footprint in
the Western region of the
country. The quality process
delivery has ensured a continuing
relationship with the existing
clients which has prospered and grown in a
great way. Apart from the existing set of clients,
CNCS has acquired several fresh contracts in
the recent times.
a2z Infraservices Pvt Ltd is delighted to
announce its new clients, won over recently.
U.N.Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research
Centre, Pantaloons Retail, ITC limited, Apollo
Hospital, VVF Ltd, Voith Hydro Ltd, Mercure
Hotel, Tata Nano. As always, the company will
live up to its clients expectations at all times.
Nitu MishraSenior Business
Development Executive CNCS
Business Development
Manager
MuzzafarnagarThe civil work is on the verge of completion and
after the installation of machines and electrical
connections the project will be at its full swing.
Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has signed
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with A2Z
Maintenance and Engineering Services Ltd, the parent
company of A2Z Group, for adding 45 MW of renewable
power to the state grid from their three cogeneration
power projects being set up by the company in the
Cooperative Sugar Mills at Morinda, Nakodar and
Fazilka in Punjab.
Announcing the news, PEDA Chief Executive Tejinder
Pal Singh Sidhu, informed that the MoU was signed by
Mr Balour Singh, Director, PEDA and Mr Amit Mittal,
CMD, A2Z Maintenance and Engineering Services Ltd.
April proved to be a great month for Powercom projects
as the dreams turned into reality. Bhoomi Poojan was
performed at Fazilka, Nakodar and Morinda Projects
and this marked the commencement of civil work at all
the three projects in Punjab.
a2z Powercom Private Limited
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D12 project: A2Z MES adds another feather to its cap
a2z Powertech, after its inception in September,
2009 has facilitated A2Z MES in conception and
commissioning of the Effective Metering Project
under MPPKVCL Jabalpur utility. The Project has
commenced from Sep, 2009 and is being considered
as a prestigious project by the utility. The Projects
has been funded by ADB. A one of its kind, project
initiated by any power utility, it focuses on the
reduction of AT&C losses in actual demonstrated
manner.
The Art of AppraisalBig Boss: This year your performance was good,
excellent and outstanding. So, your rating is “average”.
Kumar: What? How come 'average'?
Big boss: Because .. err.. uhhh … you lack domain
knowledge .
Kumar: But last year you said I am a domain expert
and you put me in this project as a domain consultant.
Big Boss: Oh is it? Well. In that case, I think your
domain knowledge has eroded this year.
Kumar: What???
Big boss: Yes, I didn't see you sharing knowledge on
purchasing domain.
Kumar: Why would I? Because I am not in purchasing ,
I am in manufacturing.
Big boss: This is what I don't like about you. You give
excuses for everything.
Kumar: huh? *confused*
Big boss: Next, you need to improve your
communication skills.
Kumar: Like what? I am the one who trained the team
on “Business Communication”.
You sat in the audience and took notes, you remember?
Big boss : Oh is it? Err… well I mean, you need to
improve your Social Pragmatic Affirmative
Communication.
Kumar: Huh? What the hell is that? *confused*
Big boss: See! That's why you need to learn about it.
Kumar:*head spinning*
Big boss: Next, you need to sharpen your recruiting
skills. All the guys you recruited left within 2 months.
Kumar: Well, not my mistake, you told them you will
sit beside them and review their code, and most
resigned the next day itself. Couple of them even
attempted suicide.
Big boss: *stunned* (recovers from shock) Err….
Anyway, I tried to give you a better rating, but our
Normalisation Process gave you only 'average'.
Kumar: Last year that process gave me 'excellent '.
This year just 'average'? Why is this process pushing
me up and down every year?
Big boss: That's a complicated process. You don't want
to hear about it.
Kumar: I'll try to understand, go ahead.
Big boss: Well, we gather in a large room , write down
the names of sub ordinates in bits of paper, and throw
them up in the air. Whichever lands on the floor gets
'average' whichever lands on table gets 'good',
whichever we manage to catch gets 'excellent' and
whichever gets stuck on the ceiling gets 'outstanding'.
Kumar: (eyes popping out) What? Ridiculous! So who
gets poor rating?
Big boss: Those are the ones we forget to write down.
Kumar: What the hell! And how can paper bits stick on
the ceiling for 'outstanding'?
Big boss: Oh no, now you have started questioning our
20 years old organizational process!
Kumar: *faints*
Management Quotient
Bringing out the best in your peopleConsider a vice president of else has much to offer”. These flaunting their own IQs and
product development who, leaders – we call them more about fostering a culture
despite having more than “diminishers”- underutilize of intelligence in their
4,000 top-notch software people and leave creativity and organizations. Under the
engineers on staff, admits that talent on the table. leadership of these
he listens to only a couple of “multipliers”, employees don't At the other extreme are the people at development feel just smarter, theyleaders who care less about meetings, claiming “no one become smarter.
Diminishers
The Empire Builder:
Hoards resources and
underutilizes talent
The Tyrant: Creates a tense
environment that suppresses
people's thinking and
capabilities
The Know – it –All: Gives
directives that demonstrate
how much he or she knows
The Decision Maker: Makes
centralized, abrupt decisions
that confuse the
organization
The Micro-manager: Drives
result through his or her
personal involvement
Multipliers
The Talent Magnet:
Attracts talented people and
uses them to their highest
potential
The Liberator: Creates an
intense environment that
requires people's best
thinking and work
The Challenger: Defines an
opportunity that causes
people to stretch their
thinking and behaviors
The Debate Maker: Drives
sound decisions by
cultivating rigorous debate
among team members
The investor: Gives other
people ownership of results
and invests in their success
From their boss From their company To learn
Will help me navigate my career path
Will develop my skills for the future
Technical skills in my area of expertise
Will give me straight feedback
Has strong values Self-management and personal productivity
Will mentor and coach me
Offers customizable option in my benefits/reward package
Leadership
Will sponsor me for formal development programs
Allow me to blend work with the rest of my life
Industry or functional knowledge
Is comfortable with flexible schedules
Offers a clean career path
Creativity and innovation strategies
The five types of Multipliers and Diminishers What Millennials WantMillennial is referred to youth or the young generation people.
Harvard Business Review; May, 2010
Kudos to our Team in Gujarat
Rajeev Kumar Srivastava
Ankit Dixit
Chetan Modasia
We bagged our first job from BHEL for Construction ( Civil Works ) of
220 KV Switch yard at GPPC's 700 MW Power Plant in village
Kovaya, Taluka Ruajua, Dist Amreli, Gujarat. This is the first project
for the company in Gujarat and is proving to be quite challenging.
Firstly, because of its remote location (9 hours by bus from
Ahmedabad). Secondly, due to the three-tier supervision by BHEL,
Tata Consulting Engineers & GPPC Officials, and Thirdly, due to the
nuisance created by the local anti social elements.
The project work started in June, 09 while India was reeling under drought
conditions , we, in Pipavav faced 46% excess rains that added to our difficulties. Our
team, headed by Mr Rajeev Kumar Srivastava, Mr Ankit Dixit and
Mr Chetan Modasia, played a crucial role in getting the work completed.
As on date, major parts of the project including complete foundation work, earth
mat, drainage , CLF and roads etc. have been completed. We are confident of
completing the project much before the deadline of July, 2010.
Mr Atul Vashishta
VP Projects
Mr Joydeb Majumdar AGM Project
Jharkand is in the midst of an internal that. We have also faced destruction from the
turmoil and extremism is a real challenge twister.
facing the state. In such a scenario, getting Despite the odds, the project is now on the any work done here poses multiple verge of completion because of real heroes problems as danger lurks everywhere. like Mr Joydeb Majumdar, who has worked
The main purpose of the Lohardaga Project hard and fearlessly, for days and nights.
is to provide electricity to the people living Mr Majumdar communicated with Naxalists, below the poverty line. People like Mr and was the one who went and met them and Joydeb Majumdar are risking their lives for negotiated with them for saving the life of bringing electricity and hope to such people. Mr K P Tripathi and Mr Vikas Jha. He The A2Z Group took the pledge to complete educated farmers about the benefits of the the project in such a critical area. project by distributing pamphlets. A2Z's
The problems we faced during the project initiative was unstoppable and now, two
were not normal. Kidnapping of employees, substations are at the stage of completion.
extortion, threats of getting killed, The project will be completed by end of
opposition from local farmers and not just July 2010.
Real Heroes
From the FieldHere, we met our Real Heroes, the engineers from our sites who deliver results to all our projects.
Mr Ved Pal State Manager
Facility Management Services
FMS has two main departments: Technical challenging task, to say the least.
and Housekeeping. The technical division is Some of the clients are - Hindustan Times, providing services for equipments like Hindware and Fosco Engineering Works. generators, air conditioners (air handling A2Z's key strengths in this business are good units), fire fighting, transformers, high team coordination and good support from voltage distribution etc. The Housekeeping the management. division is providing housekeeping and
The management tries to solve all problems cleaning services.
with mutual coordination. Deployment of The A2Z Group uses systematized approach manpower in remote locations, training in planning, procuring, installing and them frequently, ensuring customer maintaining the spare parts of equipments satisfaction through constant feedbacks are for providing excellent services to clients. few of the challenges which are efficiently
Our Security services are currently managed by strong planning and processes.
operative in area of 1150000 sq ft. and are
handling around 55 different clients. It's a
Mr Abhishek Anand
Operations Manager, Patna
An IBS Hyderabad pass out, Mr Anand has experts. Technically very sound and
worked for companies like B P Energy and innovative, the team is providing solutions for
British Petroleum. He has the experience of waste management.
working with government organizations and The biggest challenge in the Patna project was the Income Tax department as well. His that of liasoning. A number of players were recommendations made Tropicana achieve not able to execute the project because they the number one position in the Indian fresh were not equipped to communicate effectively juice market. He joined the A2Z Group in with the government officials. But the A2Z October 2009 inspired by his noble thought of Group didn't encounter any problems because wanting to contribute to the development of of its communication strategy. First, we Bihar. created a communication platform, and then
Mr Anand is responsible for the planning, approached all the officials with it and today,
strategic management and levelling of the the project is in full swing.
Patna Project. He is directly dealing with The concept of Green Field Area has a lot of Patna government. A2Z's key strength in potential because it is a virgin territory and Patna is its good relations with the clients. presence of private players in this area is very This has been possible because of the efforts limited. The scope of business opportunities in of a hardworking and collaborative team of solid and liquid waste management is huge.
Mr Mohit PandeySenior Manager,
Powertech
Mr Pandey is working on a project with The biggest challenge in this task was
Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut managing the highly dispersed terrain that
Vitran Company Ltd (MPPKVVCL) for meter made the integration of the system
data acquisition, development of IT cumbersome. The A2Z team solved the
infrastructure and erection. Mr Pandey is problem with strategic resource planning and
working with a team of 35 qualified IT implementation. Because of decentralized
engineers and till date they have installed architecture of the system, managing and
8000 modems, operative in 16 circles. Also, monitoring data was difficult. But the A2Z
they are providing ERM (Enterprise Resource team solved this problem with effective
Management) solutions to clients for project management. Our key strengths in
MECOMS, SAP and Oracle. His last this business: providing cost effective and
assignment was with HCL technologies. flexible solutions.
Mr S S BhindarProject Manager,
a2z Powercom
Mr Bhindar has been associated with the A2Z operations for the 33 MW Cogen Plant and was
Group for the last one year. He is the Project promoted to the post of Assitant General
in-charge for the Powercom projects in Manager for his exemplary work. Mr Bhindar
Punjab. Mr Bhindar comes with rich holds a long association with Rana Sugars
experience of more than 17 years in Project where he had been responsible for the
Management. He has handled several power erection and commissioning works of the
plant projects at Bajaj Hindustan. He has Sugar Plant.
handled erection and commissioning works Mr Bhindar describes his journey with A2Z as while he was posted at Muzaffarnagar and highly challenging and is very enthusiastic Amritsar. He has also been associated with about the three upcoming projects at Nakodar, AB Sugar Ltd. where he had undertaken Morinda and Fazilka in the state of Punjab.
Success = Dedication & Perseverance
Mr Mehta is Vice President,
Finance, A2Z Group. He has more
than three decades of experience
in the field of Banking and Finance.
He has pursued his education from
Meerut and holds a Bachelor's
Degree in Science and is a post
graduate in Economics. He had an
illustrious career at Union Bank of
India where he served for 34 years.
A family manMr Mehta is blessed with 3 children. While his
eldest daughter is married, his elder son is an
advocate and owns a law firm. His youner son is
pursuing Engineering in Computer Science from
Manipal University. He describes his mother and
his elder brother as his pillars of strength from
whom he has imbibed the virtues of patience and
perseverance.
Life beyond workA self confessed workaholic, he loves to come to
office even on Sundays and holidays. Even when
he is not working, he engages himself in different
activities. He enjoys watching news channels and
financial channels and is particularly fond of
following the share market. He advises making
sound investments in long term financial
instruments. His most cherished moment was
when he built his own home at a young age of 27.
Despite being a workaholic, he strikes perfect
balance between work and social life and never
fails to fulfill his personal commitments.
Success mantraHis success mantra is to work hard with dedication
and perseverance and not desire for result. "One
must be focused to attain goals," he says.
Life at A2ZHe joined A2Z on September 1, 2006 as GM Finance
& HR. He describes his journey so far as exciting
and challenging.
Leadership Profiles Meet the Leaders We realize the impacts leaders can have on the young generation. Here, we explore more about three eminent personalities of the A2Z Group.
Mr Mehta highly commends the book “How to
Stop Worrying and Start Living” and describes it
as a must read for everyone. He summerises the
book in three key learnings :
Live in a day tight compartmentEvery yesterday was Today and every
Tomorrow will be TodayWhenever one faces tough times one must
think of the worst possible situation and then
try to improve the situation. Doing so
whatever small gains one would achieve one
would gain maximum satisfaction as one was
prepared for the worst situation
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Of Life and Power
Mr Anil Sharma has been
appointed as Executive Director,
a2z Powertech. He comes with
over two decades of rich
experience in Power Sector. He
hails from a middle class family
and has spent his formative
years in the city of Calcutta. He
did his schooling from Calcutta
and pursued his Bachelors of Technology in
Electrical from Rural Engineering College,
Kurukshetra. He has, to his credit, several
professional courses which he attended at
various training programmes at BHEL, NTPC
and NPTI.
Professional journeyAfter his graduation, he joined erstwhile Haryana
State Electricity Board now known as DHBVN
since 1993. At the time of joining, his assignment
was to operate 210 MW Thermal Power Plant at
Panipat. He remained as Thermal Operation
Engineer till August, 1996. After which, he was
assigned to work on the distribution and retail
supply business activities in the Distribution Wing
of DHBVN. During the tenure of working with
DHBVN from August, 1996 to October, 2007; he
was posted in different activity centers whichi n c l u d e h a r d c o r e o p e r a t i o n s ,
Mr Anil Sharma
V P Finance
Mr Subhash Mehta
Executive Director
metering and protection, construction, material
management, vigilance, planning and design cell
in the capacity of Executive Engineer.
Later on, he quit DHBVN in November 2007 and
entered the corporate world by joining a2z
Powertech as Executive Director for developing
businesses in areas of IT application in power
sector, substation automation, DMS, distribution
franchisees etc.
He recalls his seniors and professional colleagues
at DHBVN, as some of the most significant people
who played a major role in his professional life,
together with his family and friends.
When not at workHe relishes spending time with family and
friends. He shares a passion for sports especially
cricket, swimming, TT and badminton. He is also
fond of soft music and long drives. He gives credit
to his wife for balancing his work and social life.
Life at A2ZHe joined A2Z on Feb 18, 2008 and the journey so
far has been very exciting and challenging. His
most cherished moment was when he, along with
his team, was awarded the first IT related project
for AMR application by MPPKVCL, Jabalpur.
Success mantraSuccess to him is all about being a true
professional and exhibiting zeal, dedication and
sincerity towards work.
Focus on Actions, Results will follow
Mr Nand Sardana has been
appointed as Senior Vice President –
Finance for the A2Z Group. He hails
from a humble background with a
small but a close knit family. Born
and brought up in Delhi, Mr
Sardana completed his graduation
(BSc. H) from Shaheed Bhagat Singh
College of the Delhi University.
Subsequently, he passed Chartered Accountancy
in November, 1989 and Company Secretary in
Mr Nand Sardana
December, 1994. He has twenty years of
experience in Accounts, Finance, Audit, Taxation,
Secretarial Matters, Public Issues (IPOs) & Fund
Management with different companies and
consultancy organizations.
His last assignment was with a listed 100%
Export Oriented Unit (R Systems International
Ltd., a listed software development and BPO
company) where he was working as CFO
India/Vice President (Finance) & Company
Secretary (Compliance Officer) heading Finance,
Accounts and Secretarial Department. He has
also worked with Ernst and Young.
A family manA working life partner and a school going son
completes his family, who he considers have
played a very significant role in shaping up his
life. A proud father, Mr Sardana believes the birth
of his son to be the most cherished moment of his
life.
Life beyond workMr Sardana believes that in today's day and age,
maintaining a healthy work life balance is an art
and can be achieved only with consistent efforts.
He is an apt example that all work and no play lead
you to nowhere. An avid cricket lover, he loves to
play cricket in his leisure time. He can also be a
couch potato off and on. He loves to be break off in
between his hectic work life to recharge his
energy for the battles ahead.
Success mantraSuccess, according to Mr Sardana, is an
accomplishment of the goals set by an individual.
He believes in doing the work consistently and
focusing on action rather than the results, which
follow automatically.
Life at A2ZHe joined A2Z as Senior Vice President Finance.
He believes the journey so far has been very
challenging and satisfactory.
“Never stop or get disheartened, continue the
efforts and you will get success,” his mantra for
life.
Sr V P Finance
Key to Sustainable, Competitive Advantage
'Innovation' is the new buzz word in today's
business world. Companies use this word to
justify just about everything.
But the question is: Do the companies use it in
right way? In simple terms, Innovation is the
process that transforms ideas into new business
values. Innovation is different from invention.
While Invention is the creation of new ideas,
implementing those ideas into business
practices is innovation.
Innovation enables faster and accurate actions
and allows companies to better anticipate
disruptions in day-to-day business operations
that help in taking proactive and quick measures
to improve results. Some of the business giants
like GM got bankrupt and the biggest reason for
that was that they failed to innovate and adapt.
What is innovation?Here are a few examples? Some years back, a soap manufacturing unit at
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) was facing a
problem. They had an automated soap packaging
line and some of the soap wrappers escaped
without the product. This was of serious concern
for the management as those empty covers were
attracting a bad image on the brand. Experts
deliberated and concluded that they should
install an X-ray soap scanner on that automated
line. It called for an investment of a few million
dollars. One day they were about to place its
order, a worker came up with an idea. He
suggested the installation of a high speed fan
instead of an X-ray scanner. The fan would blow
the empty boxes out of the line and ensure no
empty soap wrappers. Simple and innovative!
? Colgate is another case in study. The company's
management was worried about its decreasing
sales. The quality measures were fine, sales and
distribution channels had no problems and
expenditure on advertisement, promotional
activities were high. So, what was the problem? A
clerk suggested a way to increase sales. An
increase in the diameter of the toothpaste's
mouth. With this, more paste would come out of
the tube and will lead to an increase in the sales
of the toothpaste, he suggested. How unique and
effective!
Innovation
Companies need Innovation for
attaining sustainable advantage
as this is the best way to stay
ahead of competition. If a
company wants to retain and
increase its customer base,
constant innovation is the key.
Innovation helps in creating
flexible and more adaptive
business processes with changing
business environments.
A genius idea alone has a zero-value. What
makes it priceless is the quality of follow-through
and the speed of execution around the genius
idea. Daily ripples of excellence becomes a
tsunami if success.Robin Sharma
It is not necessary that only research experts and the business models that is 'Public Private
think tanks can be innovative. A middle level Patnership'. A2Z is using unique solutions like
employee or a machine operator can also be an installing the biggest HVDS in Punjab. Another
innovator because he is the one who knows the example of A2Z's unique approach is its practice
process, and he is a part of it. One just needs to of identifying Waste as a valuable Resource for
think out of the box. the future. Waste Management is one of the biggest challenges for India and and our We, at the A2Z Group, are aiming to sustain our organisation has taken a definite Leadership innovation edge. We are seeing the best results in position.
A2Z's Field Innovations
In-house designed Transformer mounting Mechanism using Tractor hoist
In-house designed Augurs and saw-toothed Spiral Augurs
Mr Sujoy Kr MitraDeputy Manager,
Corporate Development
Special in-house designed vacuum cleaner
EHV Transmission LineAt present, the highest rating of
transmission line available in India
is 765 kV. Efforts are being made by
Power Grid Corporation of India
Ltd. to go up to 1200 kV in the near
future. The first EHV transmission line for
A2Z in the category of 765 kV,
awarded by Power Grid
Corporation of India Ltd., is under construction.
This is S/C line having Quad ACSR Bersimis
conductor, total length of 130 KM(approx.), from
Meerut to Khurja passing through wind zone - 4
(47 meters/sec) having normal span of 400 mts.,
height of tower around 45 meters and the weight
of tower without extension varies from 23
MT(type–A) to 47 MT (type–D).The maximum
extension allowable in this line is up to 25 meters
and due to extension the increase in the weight of
Tower will be 7 to 8 MT (approx.). Total value of this contract is Rs 99.68 Cr excluding
cost of Conductor and Insulators which will be
supplied by POWERGRID. At Khurja end, this line
will be connected with another line( 765 kV S/C
Khurja-Agra line), being constructed by M/s EMCO
for POWERGRID. The total time period to complete
130 KM Meerut-Agra (Khurja) line is 22 months as
per order but A2Z has planned to complete it, 2
months ahead of the schedule. The walkover survey has been done in record time
of 3 days and within 2 days, the reports were
submitted to POWERGRID indicating 3 routes.
After detailed presentation made by A2Z to
Engineering Dept. of POWERGRID, Regional Head
Office at Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi and
POWERGRID site office , the final most suitable
line route was approved by POWERGRID. The
detail survey and check survey work are already
in full swing and expected to finish by June/ July
’10 against the schedule i.e. Sep’10 for detail
survey and Nov’10 for check survey. These days, the survey of EHV transmission lines
is being made by Modern techniques. Fundamentals of survey of EHV transmission lines
by modern techniques.
Construction and Checking
Mr R RanjanProject President
In this phase, three alternative alignments are
drawn for the Transmission line keeping in mind
all relevent constraints. These routes are then
analysed for minimum forestry, minimum length,
considering different types of crossing of line etc.
These routes are surveyed using the high
resolution GPS Equipment (Global Positioning
System) for checking the actual situation on the
ground. All the required co-ordinates are
collected using the GPS at all Angle Points,
crossings etc. Once the walkover is completed,
one final route is chosen as the best route out of
three identified routes. The required topo sheets
are procured & scanned and geo-referenced in
WGS 84 system. The co-ordinates obtained from
field are verified with this database. (GPS gives
the co-ordinates of the location identified on
ground).
distance and angle. Once the line is surveyed, the
profile is prepared using PLS CADD Software.
During survey, tree are counted and forest
proposal is also prepared wherever forest trees
need to be cut. The proposal for various
statutory clearance is also initiated by the Client
based on survey feedback. The Survey of India
topo sheets(scale 1: 50000) are further updated
with the help of latest satellite images which is
being purchased from identified sources. During
detailed survey, fixed marking etc. are made for
all angle points and different crossings to
ascertain the route in the future.(PLS CADD
Software prepares the profile and the Tower
Schedules).
The Walkover Survey
The Detailed Survey
The Check Survey
Once a route is identified as the proposed route,
detailed survey is done using the Total Station
and GPS. Total Station will give exact
The check survey is conducted just before the
construction of the line. This check survey
establishes the exact route on the ground. Pegs
are placed at each tower location.
(The soil investigation is also a parallel activity
which is preferably done during the check survey)
A2Z Knits 16000 employees through www.MJOOZ.com
In an effort to provide immediate and direct access to
the 14000 employess of the A2Z Group across India, an
enterprise communication solution has been
developed. The solution provides every employee,
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internet or PC or even GPRS, to connect directly to
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What will it take for India to bridge the The book is a collection of 38, well-
great economic divide? When will the arranged speeches delivered by
fruits of development reach the poorest of Narayana Murthy on different occasions.
the poor, and wipe the tears from the eyes Murthy, who took the world by storm
of every man, woman and child, as with software revolution, spells out his
Mahatma Gandhi had dreamt? And how vision on modern India. A country that is
should this, our greatest challenge ever, be growing with one of the highest GDP
negotiated? growth rates, in the world, with
advancements in technology, industry N R Narayana Murthy, the founder and and entrepreneurship. On the flip side, a mentor of Infosys and who pioneered, number of people are in the clutches of designed and executed the Global hunger, unemployment, illiteracy and Delivery Model that has become the malnutrition. 'What will it take for India cornerstone of India's success in to bridge this great divide?' Through this information technology services book, the author tries to offer a solution to outsourcing. In his extraordinarily a seemingly difficult question. Overall, inspiring and visionary book he shows us the book will be an enjoyable reading if that a society working for the greatest we consider the context of each speech. welfare of the greatest number — samasta However, the book falls short on reader's
jananam sukhino bhavantu — must focus expectation on offering a comprehensive
on two simple things: values and good view to 'bridge the gap between the rich
leadership. Drawing on the remarkable and the poor' and to lead India and its
Infosys story and the lessons learnt from masses to a brighter tomorrow. The book
the two decades of post-reform India, has an ability to move our thoughts on
Narayana Murthy lays down the ground various subjects concerning our polity.
rules that must be followed if future The thoughts that guide the Infosys generations are to inherit a truly employees on accountability and progressive nation.transparency are worth mentioning, and
Compiled from Narayana Murthy's they are repeated at several places in the
lectures delivered around the world, A book. 1. The softest pillow is a clear
Better India: A Better World, is a manifesto consciousness. 2. In God we trust,
for the youth, the architects of the future, everybody else brings data to the table. 3.
and a compelling argument for why a You can disagree with me, as long as you
better India holds the key to a are not disagreeable. 4. When in
better world.doubt, disclose.
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Mr Sujoy Kr Mitra
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For staying relevant and "live-wired" in this age of "Digital Economy", A2Z Group launches the following digital initiatives:
1. A2Z Group on Twitter
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