International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) This book … shares a range of experiences over the various domains of Management Consulting. I commend this anthology to all who wish to understand consulting in a demystified form with operational overtones. — Dr Vinayshil Gautam ― Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
The book brings perspective to the growth of the management consulting profession in India…covers a wide range of subjects…would be useful for practicing consultants as well as those interested in taking up consulting as a career.
— The Economic Times, 3 August 2012
This book can be highly beneficial in the growth of management consulting as a serious and sought after profession…the editors of the book have discussed new pathways to management consulting in India…provides deep insights with practical examples of how and what role management consulting can play in different societal domains. It can be a good read for all those who wish to understand basics of management consulting. It will be proved very fruitful training resource for both individual and small consultants.
— Journal of Marketing and Communications
About the Author
U K Srivastava is founder of P.S. Management Consultants, Ahmedabad, and Chairman of P.S. Software Services Pvt Ltd. He is also Vice-President, Institute of Management Consultants of India (IMCI). Apart from a long stint at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), he has also been founder and Honorary Director, National Institute of Cooperative Management, Gandhinagar, India. He has authored several books and journal articles in refereed professional journals. His list of consultancy clients includes the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, NORAD, the Commonwealth Secretariat, several ministries of the Government of India, the Government of Gujarat, the Government of Madhya Pradesh, the Government of Uttar Pradesh, and a large number of reputed Indian companies and organizations. He has also undertaken consultancy assignments in Bhutan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Burma, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Pramila Srivastava is Chief Executive, P.S. Management Consultants, and Executive Director, P.S. Software Services Pvt Ltd. Her specializations include decision support systems and financial analysis. She has been involved extensively in preparing management control and information systems and growth strategies for several organizations. She is also engaged in the improvement of teaching methods at primary and secondary school levels.