Released on: June 18, 2008, 5:00 am

Press Release Author: QAI

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Infosys wins the top honors, with Microsoft, Xpanxion win the
second spot and Wipro finishes as a close third, Kris Gopalakrishnan (CEO, MD,
Infosys) delivers the keynote

Press Release Body: Bangalore, 30 May 2008 : The much-awaited QAI\'s
(www.qaiasia.com) Project Management Leadership Awards have been announced at the
4th Annual International Project Management Leadership Conference (
http://www.qaiasia.com/Conferences/PML08/index.htm) in Bangalore. QAI\'s Project
Management Leadership Awards recognized leadership & contribution in the field of
Project Management. It also encouraged breakthrough achievements & innovative
approaches in the PM process that aims to help run successful projects in the IT
Industry.

The winner of the 4th Annual International Project Management Leadership Award is
Venkatesh V.C.
and Sanju K.P for their paper on "KPI Driven Collaborative IT Performance
Management". The winners feel that "Winning the Award was an amazing experience for
us, even though the topic of the paper was a very fresh concept we never expected
that we could reach at the first place, thanks to QAI for organizing such wonderful
conferences and we are looking forward for more such conferences where in which we
can exhibit our experience and learn from others experiences."

The first runner up position was awarded to Mukesh Jain (Microsoft) and Pravin
Mukhedkar (Xpanxion) for their paper on "SCRUM Management : An Offshore
Perspective".While commenting on the conference, Pravin says "@PML I have came
across various Project Management experiences under one roof. No classroom training
could have done this for me" and Mukesh says that "PML is the only forum I have seen
that focuses on Innovation and Leadership in Project Management. It was an honor to
present at this conference and we were excited to see the response we received for
our presentation and delighted to received this award and recognition." LakshmiDevi
from Wipro Technologies, while commenting on winning the second runners up position
said that, "I value PML award as a great recognition from the entire PM community
and tremendous motivation to achieve more."

The Project Management Conference 2008 had over 150 Author Intent submissions and a
final of over 100 best practices and papers received from all across India. The
three-member expert jury short listed these down to the best of 80 top papers.
Further analysis and evaluation brought up the Top 18 papers - which were then
chosen for presentation in this conference. The final countdown by a second jury
panel narrowed the competition down to the Top 10 best papers which were announced
at the Awards Night, out of which the best three got awarded.

The International Project Management Leadership Conference was opened with a keynote
session by Kris Gopalakrishnan (CEO and MD, Infosys) who shared his perspective and
highlighted upcoming trends in Project Management. Also, Raj Kalady (MD, PMI, India)
addressed the gathering and predicted the trends and the path forward for PM in
India.

Commenting on the same, Navyug Mohnot (CEO, QAI) says "Projects have been managed
even long before distinctive management processes were identified. Now, with the
advancement in the Body of Knowledge, even complex projects are being managed across
multiple geographical locations and distributed environments. The progress seen by
this profession has led to the emergence of Project Management as a critical element
in this era of globalization."

About QAI:

QAI is a leading global consulting organization set up in Orlando, USA in 1980. QAI
addresses 'Operational Excellence\' in IT, BPO and Knowledge intensive service
organizations. QAI helps organizations do a better job of Project Management,
Quality Management, Process Management, Human Capital Management, Innovation
Management etc.

QAI, today has regional bases across the globe in the US, Singapore, China,
Malaysia, UK and India which help to innovatively distribute and manage engagements
across multiple locations. QAI facilitates enhanced competitiveness through
multi-faceted interventions leading to Business Improvement through Consulting,
Training, People, Process and Assessments, Benchmarking, Certification, Conferences,
Resource provisioning through Quality Outsourcing and e-Learning.

QAI clients include IBM, Accenture, Wipro, Prudential, Genpact, American Express,
Sony, TataMotors and 200 others across 30 countries. For more information, log in to
http://www.qaiasia.com.

Web Site: http://www.qaiasia.com

Contact Details: Pooja Bhalla
poojab@qaiindia.com
Phone : 09811155798