Press release-Setting bech mark in project management

Press release-Setting bench mark in Project management.







To enlighten professionals on the importance of project management and how it can help organization create a roadmap to achieve business results, Jamia Milia Islamia Alumni organized an evening on “Setting Global Benchmark in Project Management” on the 25th of April at the Dubai Grand Hotel, Al Ghusais Dubai.
The event which is being supported as a Knowledge Partner by AstroWix Corporation featured experts on the domain of Project Management.
The event proved to be an ideal platform for networking among the professionals from various verticals and industries to discover how project management can be a common thread in bringing businesses together.
The program started with Recitation of Quran by continuing traditional way of Jamia Millia Islamia, One of the three central universities in New Delhi, India founded in 1920 at Aligarh & shifted to its present place in okhla in 1935.
The key note & session delivered by Mr.Upendra Giri, who is probably one of those few professionals who is known for his tremendous contributions to the project management community, in both Private and Public Sector in India as well as around the globe. Upendra Giri (PMP®) is the Founder and CEO of AstroWix Corporation, a company exclusively committed to the Project and Program Management discipline. A true leader and evangelist of the profession, Mr. Giri is also the President of the PMI North India Chapter and Charter Member of TIE, The Indus Entrepreneurs.
He is an entrepreneur, consultant, mentor, trainer, and adviser to some of the most able minds in the field of project management. Upendra has trained over 45,000 professionals on best practices in project management around the globe and is responsible for many of the pioneering efforts towards promoting Project Management Principles in the Asia Pacific.

In 1991, Upendra completed his BS in Civil Engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia. Upendra has been actively involved in evangelizing the young minds in around the world on project management practices to prepare the next generation in project management. In 2007, he was awarded by Jamia Engineering Alumni Association for his innovative practices in the country..

For the past few years he has been directly involved in hosting land mark events on Project Management to educate professionals on the best practices of Project Management. Proficient speaker and an expert on the predominant issues in project management; Upendra has been quoted time and again in most of the leading publications in the country for his views.
The evening further blessed by Punit Modhgil, Director Marketing, heads Microsoft’s marketing for Enterprise and Public Sector segments in India. Prior to joining Microsoft, Punit co-founded Pro-more, a London based marketing services firm focused on online marketing and demand generation programs. Punit had complete P&L responsibility and systematically built this company into a profitable venture within 12 months of incubation.
He counts over 18 years of experience success in creating new models to unlock value in technology products and services. He has a track record of building category leading CRM products for leading companies like Oracle Corporation (US), Siebel Systems (US) and Talisma (India).
Event has been presided by Mr.Khursheed Yusuf, a Jamiaets, civil engineer & director of Al mezan trading company.
Vote of thanks delivered by Zubair Irshad, A jamiaet & a civil engineer working with a leading consultancy firm in Dubai,
Zubair conveyed his thanks to all participants, facilitators (Team Jamia), mentors, distinguished guests & Dubai Grand hotel for their support & promised to continue with the trend to enlighten professionals.
It was an evening of about 120 professionals who listen carefully to the mentors for about 3 hours before enjoying a tasty dinner.
Most of the participants overwhelmed by such a professional environment & importance of project management in their respective fields & urged to have similar events in future.