Project Vishwamitra at T.P. Engineering Corporation Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

The case describes the introduction of human resources (HR) system named "Project Vishwamitra" (PV) in 2000 in a large, technocratic public sector organizations, TP Engineering Corporation (TPEC). PV has been introduced with the strong support of management and visibility. He was supposed to provide every student with an engineer friend TPEC and guidance to facilitate their entry and socialization in the organization. Top managers are appointed to lead the audience were called "mentors". For the first four or five years, the project ran smoothly. The audience clearly felt, when they supported the need help. At the same time, the teachers were happy to guide students. After four to five years, some important changes have taken place in the organization of the staffing management positions. With the expansion and new projects, growth trajectory TPEC also showed a sharp increase. Since early people moving, and a significant increase in the number of students recruited, PV faced with hard water. However, no changes were made to the systems and processes. PV started getting ritual - a meeting of trainees and trainers have become more rare, and in some areas, there was a complete absence of any contact between them. In the midst of degeneration, one of the leaders was able to revive the project in the block Chelpur. With highly ambitious growth plans, the number of students is expected to increase from 450 in 2010 to 750 in 2011. The company faced a choice as to the form in which the PV should continue. "Hide
by S. Ramnarayan, Rekha KN, Neha Gupta Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 14 pages. Publication Date: November 30, 2011. Prod. #: W11545-PDF-ENG

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