Interview with SiliconIndia Online

Jobins Abraham's Advice:

Dream Higher - Always dream high, be fair and dedicated, always keep a positive mind of approach towards work, accept challenges, and avoid short-cuts as hard-work only brings you success 

Handling risky decision:

Yes. Definitely Risky decisions are part of Client Handling and of-course I come across various situations in which I need to take strict stand to favour my company policies and also to create and follow a win-win situation with the clients.

Avoiding mistake and connecting right dots:

I always try to maintain the right mix of personal & professional life balance. The most encouraging thing favouring me to define it correctly is the work-life balance policy my company, Calpine Group is always stick to. I always use a thorough review system to evaluate the doings; a kind of SWOT Analysis in both professional & personal activities to work on betterment every month. I also believe communication is the key in connecting correctly in all terms and make sure to be in touch with colleagues and peers; through team meetings, project discussions, client meetings and thereby keep myself aware with the needed information on all the projects in discussion. Since I, being the liaison between the client and the company.

Initiative taken by professionals to develop a country:

Everybody have to make sure that they keep high grade of Business Ethics to their on daily doings or works. Everyone should find joy in whatever work you do and have to move with self motivation to fuel your efforts. Do think that no work is bad in nature and have to keep self goals to achieve self esteem.

My advice to professionals:

Always dream high, be fair and dedicated, always keep a positive mind of approach towards work, accept challenges, and avoid short-cuts as hard-work only brings you success.

Current Job Description:

Business Analyst is a key position, as he acts as the Account Manager role for the company. My role with Calpine Group as Business Analyst includes Client Handling, Requirement Elicitation, Business Vertical Evaluation, Gap Analysis, Solution Consulting, Proposal Management, and Liaise the Client with the Technical Team, Account Manager Role for change Management & Project Deliverables/Updates and leading the Customer Service Division to cater the Support & Service requirements of the clients. Also here with Calpine, I associate to the Marketing Strategy Development Team part of Top Management in suggesting Market changes & new Marketing models to them for improving the Marketing efforts and change the corporate website up-to-date.

My thought on education system in India:

I believe the Education system here in our India is better in comparing with other nations. There can be more emphasis been given to improve the entrepreneurial skills of the students and there to transform them as employers; to offer job opportunities rather not just as employees and thus to be part of the development of our nation, India. Also there need to be efforts for attract more students to research activities and should utilize the young talents to improve efficiency on our Agriculture patterns & Energy sectors.

Influenced by:

I would say, that's my Father. My father, Mr. Avirah Ulahannan is a retired Teacher from a High School, near to my hometown. I am very much fascinated by his way of dealing people and the thirst to transfer his knowledge to others. The social commitment he holds is admirable. I believe, if I am something today, its all because I learned the basis of dealing and managing people from him only. And of course, he is the icon for me to understand how to keep the work-life balance in the right mix and thereby how to become successful. I am really proud of my Father.

My Strongest Skill:

In my current role as Business Analyst I believe my qualification in Engineering and the post-graduation in Management enables me to understand the requirements from a Business point of view and this helps me a lot to understand the pin points of the Business of the clients and there to suggest the most suiting solutions to them. This gives the advantage of blending my Technical background correctly with the Business Needs and there improvements.

Qualities require to be successful:

Analyst, the role is more into analyzing the Business processes and finding the gaps in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the processes. So an Analyst should have a through understanding on the Business Processes; knowledge on various company departments, the key positions in corresponding divisions and their roles and responsibilities, knowledge of the same referring to different International Standards. Then there should be good communication skill to engage the client in meetings to make them comfortable. Also there need a passion to be aware on the Market Trends and Industry changes are concerned and utilize the information correctly while suggesting Solutions or changes to define the new Road-map.

Courtesy: SiliconIndia March 2012

PERSONALITY

Personality:

We could say Personality as the Unique and Distinct Mental State of an Individual; that means Personality defines the behavioral pattern of an Individual. An exact definition to Personality can be stated as “the characteristic pattern of an individual based upon his/her thoughts, feelings and behaviors relating to the different situations of being”. The prime point we could underline here is; Personality arises from within the Individual and almost it remains consistent throughout his/her life.

Importance of Personality:

In Today’s real world we all know that a Good Personality is the key to success in each sort of our Life. A Good and Strong Personality enables oneself to be a good individual to have wonderful social and family life/relations. Personality also has vital role in the success of everyone’s professional life; and that to mix the managerial and leadership skills well in handling a Team/Teams or being with a Team. So we could say the key to success itself is about having a Strong Personality.

Apart from all these Good/Strong Personality enable one to establish self control and self direction to discover the truth and values of life. Good Personality also generate trait to think and visualize things in front to sense the pros and cons of each action. A good personality can direct an Individual to enlighten his thoughts, control his emotions and regulate his attitude for the betterment of the society.

Factors influencing Personality:

When we look deeply into personality traits we may find that there are lot factors influence the formation of a good personality. Here we will discuss some of the key influential factors on Personality and are:

    v  Biological Factors

    v  Social Factors &

    v  Situational Factors

Biological Factors: Here in the Biological factors there include different points like the Genetic Nature, Brain Power and the Physique of Body. Genetic Nature corresponds to what we have inherited at the time of Birth; while Brain Power relates to the Intelligence Quotient & Emotional Quotient (IQ & EQ) of the Individual. And for some Individuals on certain situations the physique of the Body designs the Personality trait for them (Ex: Handicapped).

Social Factors: In the Social Factors Family Atmosphere and Societal Interference are the key in shaping the Personality of an Individual. An Individual’s Childhood is purely revolves around with his/her Family and the Home Environment; which is why it is critical in shaping each one’s Personality. When the Individual is in the Teenage and at the start of Adulthood stage the influence is mainly from the Society and thus the role of Society is key in shaping the Personality.

Situational Factors: These correspond to the factors that are being gathered through Learning, Experiences and Behaviors during each one’s life. Here the Positive Experiences and Negative Experiences of life can deliberately shape each one’s Personality Trait.

Now combining all these we can understand that these all factors do not exist in isolation; instead they all constantly interact to produce complex combinations for each individual and thus to produce a Unique Personality to each Individual.

Business Plan Overview - Product based Company

Defining Company Overview

·         Summary on the Company

·         Vision

·         Mission

·         Objectives

·         Differential Factors (competitive edge)

·         Management Profile

·         Service Offerings

Check list for starting the Business

·         Company Name

·         Domain Availability

·         Logo & Need of Trademark

·         Ownership type

·         Office Location and Address

·         Business Phone, Fax, contact details etc…

·         Check the Business Insurance Need

·         Apply for Sales Tax Number

·         Confirm details regarding Tax Information & Corporate Business Bank Account

·         Confirm details on Labour Laws

·         Confirm details on Zoning Laws (geographical wise)

·         License Agreement

·         Decide upon Website design and development

·         Need of Software Development Team?

·         Need for Employees?

·         If employees are there decide on the Employee code, compensation pattern and labour laws

·         Inventory Details and Inventory Management System. (Detailed Process List to Follow)

·         Order Processing and Fulfilment System (Detailed Process List to Follow)

·         Marketing & Promotion Kit (Detailed Process List to Follow)

·         Organisational Hierarchy (Detailed Process List to Follow)

Asset & Inventory Management System

·         Decide upon the Office Space, Premises, Amenities & Accessories

·         Decide upon the Inventory items needed

·         Inventory Process definition:

o   Inventory Budget allocation

o   Prioritising the Inventory Requirements with Ref No: and releasing the checklist

o   Tender Notice/Invitation with Ref Number

o   Tender Doc acceptance with corresponding Ref No:

o   Tender Evaluation list

o   Purchase Order Release

o   Purchase order acceptance

o   Invoice Acceptance

o   Inventory Acceptance

o   Payment Confirmation

o   Receipt Generation

·         Inventory System Forms

o   Inventory Checklist Form

o   Tender Notice Form

o   Tender Doc Acceptance Form/Register

o   Tender Evaluation Form

o   Purchase Order Form

o   PO Acceptance Form/Register

o   Invoice Acceptance Form/Register

o   Payment Details Form

o   Receipt Form

Order Processing and Fulfilment System

·         Sales Lead List

·         Proposal Document with Version No: (should include Project Introduction, Project Scope, Project Description, Change Management, Project Estimates, Maintenance & Training Details, Company Profile )

·         System Specification Doc if needed

·         License/Service Contract Agreement

·         Purchase Order Acceptance

·          Payment Confirmation (Initial)

·         Invoice Generation

·         Order Release

·         Project Closure

·         Renewal Agreement

·         Fulfilment  System Forms

o   Proposal Document Form

o   System Specification Doc Form

o   License/Service Contract Agreement Format

o   PO Acceptance Form/Register

o   Payment Details Register

o   Invoice Format

o   Invoice Ref Register

o   Project Order Details Register

Marketing & Promotion Kit

·         Corporate Logo and Name

·         TAG Line if necessary

·         Corporate Brochure

·         Corporate Slideshare Presentation

·         Corporate Video Presentation

·         Corporate Website

·         Business Cards

·         Corporate Email addresses

·         Common Email Signature

·         Email Font & Size

·         Email Formats

·         Call Script

·         Social Media Initiatives

o   Twitter Profile

o   LinkedIn Profile

o   Facebook Profile

o   Slideshare Account

o   Youtube Profile

o   Blogs & White Papers

o   Podcasts

o   Webinars

·         Attending Tradeshows & Events

·         Participating in various Technical Sessions

·         Survey Forms on Customer Satisfaction, Brand Building etc…

·         Advertisement Plan – Medium, Audience or Segment to be aimed

·         News Letter Formats with Market Trends

·         Testimonials

·         Strategy development for Customer Interaction using Social Media Sites

·         Demo Material

Organisational Hierarchy

Initially we could start with a small and decent hierarchy and we can add posts when needed.

·         Managing Director & CEO

·         Project Manager

·         Manager, Operations & Business Development

·         Consultant – Taxes, Accounts & Laws

·         Executive - Human Resources & Customer Services

For more details on all the above please try Business in a Box Tool. (http://www.biztree.com)

An Overview On Internet Marketing Trends

If we really look into the World Wide Web we can definitely see Internet is continually evolving in a very fast and pace manner; from a communication platform to information source and then to the largest marketing platform of all business and services. During these transformation times various techniques have been evolved to get the attention of the users or to grab maximum reach to the Internet users to their own Websites. Here we could see some of the finest techniques in use and which really transformed the way the Business Marketing was taking place in World Wide Web.

Ø  SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION (SEO)

When the websites and the information sources in the internet became very large it became a tough job to grab the attention of the users; this lead to the evolution of search engine sites. So search engines started as the platform to combine the internet information sources according to the user/customer preferences. But due to the vast data availability in the web world it became challenging to various providers/business houses to be on the top of the lists that the search engines populate. Search engine optimization (SEO) emerged as a technique to cater this requirement.

Yes, as the name suggests Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines. SEO helps in achieving top rankings in the search engines using website’s most relevant search terms and other certain measures. The basic idea of SEO is to improve the volume and quality of the traffic to a website. Aiming this as the objective there are few basic methods followed in SEO. They are

v  Keyword Research

SEO helps in achieving top rankings in the search engines using website’s most relevant search terms. The most relevant search terms are the phrases/words that the people are most likely to type/use into a search engine when looking for what the website has to offer. To find the search keys we can list down the possible key words relating to our Business/Services and can opt various Keyword Tools like Google Ad-Words, Google Insights, Quintura and wordtracker

v  Content Developing

Here the idea is basically creating the website content in such a way that the users who visit your site with the researched keywords get the information they were looking for. If we can combine the information which the users/visitors expect to have we could drive-in good traffic and increase the site ranking. Also there are certain content developing tips during Web Development that we could use the keywords in URL, Title, Meta Tags and Meta Description, Heading and content, Images etc…

v  Link Building / Social Media

This works on the link sharing concept. (Artificial link building: is the method of creating links to your website from other directories or sites by submitting your website links to those directories. Organic link building: By creating good content in your website other people add a link to your site because they think the information in your web site or page is useful for the readers of their site.)

v  Analysis Reports

Google analytics is a free service by Google which will help users to study the performance of your website and content. Basically you can see how each content, page, image etc are performing with page view and by returning customers to your site.

Ø  SOCIAL MEDIA OPTIMIZATION (SMO)

If Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is about shaping your website to suit it to the search engines, Social Media Optimization (SMO) is about refining a website (optimizing it) in a manner that the awareness and the content are easily spread through social mediums and online communities by users/visitors of the website. And yes, with the large effect of social sites, community forums and discussion groups SMO has taken over SEO; but it alone cannot give the needed result and thus both SEO & SMO together acts as integral parts of Internet Marketing now a days.

Nowadays Social Media are the online tools and platforms that people use to share opinions, insights, experiences, and perspectives with each other. Social media can take many different forms, including text, images, audio, and video.

Popular Social Mediums/SMO Tools include:

v  Blogs & Message Boards

v  Podcasts, Wikis and VLogs

v  Social Websites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Slideshare etc…

v  Social Bookmark Creator

v  RSS Button Maker

How SMO Works:

The concept behind SMO is simple: implement changes to shape a website so that it is more easily linked to, more highly visible in social media searches on custom search engines (such as Technorati), and more frequently included in relevant posts on blogs, podcasts and vlogs.

I would say SMO as a Link Generating Tool, if we maintain the SMO activities in the right way, presented at the right time; to the right audience it can bring an unimaginable amount of traffic to the website. For a Company just starting out, getting on to the SMO can offer instant visibility and credibility. For an Established Company, it can strengthen the brand, and can establish a Brand Identity/Brand Image.

The key to social media is studying and understanding your consumer behavior and thereby knowing how to leverage it, the ability to attract, engage and convert new visitors. At most all we need to have a mechanism/system to capture the first-time visitors and should be able to convert them into loyal site community members/leads.

SMO Benefits:

v  Increase the Link Ability of the Website with Blogs, White papers, Case Studies etc…

v  Make Tagging and Bookmarking more easy using Add to or sharing Tools

v  Reward us with Inbound Links

v  Help our Content Travel through PDF’s, Slides, Video Files, Audio Files

v  Encourage the Mash-up (Example: Embedded Codes of YouTube, RSS Feeds etc…)

v  Enable Community Discussions & Participation (Forums, Disc/Fan Groups, Facebook, Twitter etc…)

v  Enables us to Be Real - The community does not reward fakers

Ø  SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING (SMM)

SMM meant to refer the activities that take place outside of your website (on other websites). And of course, SMO can be one of the finest ways to encourage SMM activities by users and visitors of your website. In recent times SMM plays a vital role in relating your website to the social media by referring to the creation and distribution of content and other messages through the social web by some form of Viral Marketing.

Now Social Media Sites become a platform were people used to share opinions, insights, experiences, and perspectives and most of the consumers are available in online world SMM got its importance much easily. The great advantage of SMM over the traditional marketing is that it is relatively inexpensive platform for organizations to implement marketing campaigns.

Web 2.0

The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that paved the way for the SMM trend. Web 2.0 Development model facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design and collaboration on the World Wide Web. This enables users to create an virtual community in contrast to the website page for open discussion or report views/suggestions.

The Key Social Networking Sites that revolutionized the concept of SMM by providing business promotional measures include:

v  Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, SlideShare etc…

And currently with the help of Social Sites the Digital Marketing also taking a turn from the other marketing Medias to Internet through

v  Banner Ads, Video Brochures, Gadgets, Blog, RSS Feed, Web Video, Webinars etc…

Now the current Trend is websites specific to various devices like Apple, Android, Tab etc… and that too distinct to work with the above Social Site Techniques specific to each type of device. Yes, The Internet Marketing Trends are changing an unimaginable way at fast pace providing more and more promotional opportunities to the Business World.

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Idukki, District, Kerala

Kerala is Known as "The God's own Country", definitely the Name came from Idukki District. Yes, Obviously the "God'd own District" with A landlocked district, Idukki is one of the most nature rich areas of Kerala. High ranges and wooded valleys are girded by three main rivers - Periyar, Thalayar and Thodupuzhayar - and their tributaries. The River Pamba also has its origin here.

Tourism:

Idukki is known for the splendid green mountains, streams and spices. It is one of the a main tourist destinations in Kerala with its hill stations, Devikulam and Munnar, surrounded by lush hills, tea plantations and valleys. Mattupetty, is the headquarters of the Indo-Swiss Cattle Project, about 11 km away from Munnar.

Attraction	Geography
Idukki	Notable for the first double curvature Arch dam in India and wild life sanctuary. Attached to Idukki dam there are two other dams Kulamavu and Cheruthony. Idukki Reservoir is formed by these three dams. The underground power station is at Moolamattom beneath Nadukani hills. The sanctuary formed in 1978 spread over Thodupuzha and Udumbanchola taluks and located 40 K.M from Thodupuzha town. Idukki wild life sanctuary spread over an area of 7700 hectares with plenty of wild animals. The Malankara lake spread over about 11sq km in Thodupuzha – Moolamattom route (6 K.M from Thodupuzha)
Thekkady	Thekkady is one of the finest wild life reserves in India – the Periyar wild life sanctuary spread over an area of 777 Sq. K.M of which 360 km2 is thick ever green forest. The Periyar wild life sanctuary was declared as a Tiger Reserve in 1978. The Mullaperiyar Dam built across the river Periyar with Surki mix before 121 years, still exist as a wonder to the tourists.
Mangaladevi Temple	The temple is located 15 km from Thekkady The ancient temple built in Pandian style stands in the dense forest at the top of a peak 1337 meters above the sea level. It is situated in Tamil Nadu Kerala boundary. The visitors are allowed on the Chithrapournami festival day. The peak commands a panoramic view of the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. and the towns and villages of Tamil Nadu.
Kattappana	is the spice city of Kerala. Kattappana is the centre of all type of spices. It is the centre of cardamom and peper market. It is a nice place to stay. It is situated at the centre of Idukki. It is easy to go to any part of Idukki as there good transport facilities available here. Idukki dam is just 25 km, Thekkedy is 38 km away from Kattappana. Kattappana is the commercial capital of Idukki.
Thommankuthu	Thommankuthu is a chain of cascades 17 km off Thodupuzha in KarimannoorPanchayath. This is a remote place with beautiful scenery of seven step water fall. This is developing to an important Tourist spot in the district.
Munnar	Situated 55 K.M from Idukki Town at an elevation of 1524m in above the mean sea level and on the confluence of three mountain streams Kannimalayar, Nallathanni and Kundala. It is health resort especially in summer season. It is the centre of Tea Industry and also the Head quarters of the Kannan Devan Hill produce Company (now owned by Tata Tea Company). Munnar also has the highest peak in South India Anamudi.
Mattupetty	The Indoswiss Project for the development of livestock is located at Mattupetty 15 km from Munnar. The Mattupetty lake and Kundala dam are other attraction. It is known for its highly specialised dairy farm.
Eravikulam National Park	(15 km North of Munnar) The 97 km2 park is situated in the Devikulam taluk and is home to the Nilgiri Tahr. The Anamudi peaks is located in the southern region of the part. The park is divided into three regions. The core area, the butter area and the tourism area. Visitors are allowed only to the tourism area which is the Rajamala region. The Eravikulam was declared as a National Park in 1978.
Rajamala	Part of Eravikulam wild life sanctuary 14 km from Munnar. Neelekurinji unique with its feature of keeping the rhythm of flowering in twelve years. The only place where ibes (Varayad) is seen.
Pallivasal	8 km from Munnar is the venue of the first hydroelectric project in Kerala and place for immense scenic beauty.
Marayoor	Situated 42 km North east to Munnar, and important place in Munnar - Udumalpetta Road. There is a megalithic burial sites consisting of dolments and cists. This is a remote village of Devikulam taluk on the eastern slope of Western Ghats. This is the only place in Kerala where natural growth of sandal tree is seen.
Chinnar wild life sanctuary	Chinnar wild life sanctuary having an area of 90.4 22 km2 is located in the rainshadow region on either side of Marayoor-Udumalpetta road. This is the second habitat of the endangered giant grizzled squirrel of India. The location of the sanctuary offers the unique advantage of watching its fascinating wild life at close quarters from the road without venturing deep into the jungle.
Ramakkalmedu	Located about 16 km from Nedumkandom on Munnar-Thekkady route. The hamlet bordering Tamil Nadu gives a panoramic view of Tamil Nadu villages and towns around Bodi and Cumbum on the eastern side of Western Ghats, the proposed site for power generation from winds.
Nadukani Tower (Near Moolamattom)	Panoramic view of Moolamattom Power house, hills and villages over a vast area of Thodupuzha taluk is available from this tower.
Kalvari Mount (between Idukki & Kattappana)	An enchanting atmosphere with a charming view of Idukki Reservoir from Idukki to Ayyappancovil on one side of the hill and Panoramic view of Kamakshy and Mariyapuram panchaya ts on the other side.
Meenuliyanpara	Only pedestrian path for about 10 km from Mullaringad in Vannappuram Panchayath from where we can see Cochin Port and parts of Trichur district. An enchanting atmosphere and natural beauty.
Malankara Dam	The Dam is constructed across Thodupuzha river 5 km from Thodupuzha for irrigation purpose. The tail water from Moolamattom Power house is stored here. The banks of the Reservoir can be developed to a beautiful tourist attraction. Efforts are made in this direction by the Tourism organisations.
Anakkara	This is one among the developed area in Idukki district which has a Govt School, Montfort English Medium School, Nalanda English Medium School and a Church run school for special kids located. Anakkara Siva Parvati Temple, Chittanpara Ganapathi Temple, St. Thomas Church, Anakkara Vikasana Sangham are located here. Aruvikkuzhi & Pandikkuzhy (border to TN) near Chellarkovil is hardly 4 km from here. The near by junction Sulthankada is notable for Cardamom plantations. Also, SreeSankara (which is a Ayurvedic resort) is located at Sulthankada. As per the new survey, the proposed Airport will be made in the paddyfields of Sulthankada, Pampupara and Anakkara