Comments on issue of Raj...

It was good to see that my blog did start a healthy discussion within the Pappu group (more about Pappus later - suffice to say they are a close group of friends with whacky sense of humor).
Vinod was angry because of the recent issue of Shiv Sena and Kannadigas over Belgaum. Rajendra, being from Konkan, had a view of Rane and Raj getting together but not in Congress. Whereas Rakesh had important suggestions about bringing quality processes in the management of a political party. Though the suggestion was made in a lighter vein, I think it does have certain merit.

The following are the excerpts from the chain of mails:

I agree with you on most of the points, BUT it was true when Balasaheb was in full swing. Now the TIGER being quiet old and Shiv Sena is being run by four clerks as said by Raj recently. I am no longer in favour of Uddhav led ShivSena. Lets see whether Raj is going to Start a new Party and how many existing ShivSainiks join him. Also I think it would have been better if Rane and Raj had decided to quit together and started a new party.

Existence of some political party that stongly acts in the interest of Maharashtra is must, may it be Shiv Sena or Shiv Raj Sena. Balasaheb Thakare had such party, but all power was concentrated in one person, and now when that person is planning to resign from active politics, existence of the entire party has become a concern. One of the point in CMM is that the organisation should not be person dependent. Even in the project management sessions it is thought that if dependency on one person increases then conduct knowledge sharing sessions and create a strong backup for that person. So that in absence of that key person the project is not sufferred. Similar logic can be applied to a political party.

So as per Vengu's logic we can expect Partys such as Congress CMM level 5, Shiv Sena CMM Level 3 , Rashtravadi Congress ISO 9002 etc by the next election and Voters (Client) will decide whom to give the Nation (Project) depending on their certification.....

Actually, not sure if political parties (at this point in India) can be compared to Projects… the level of transparency is the key as many other factors as execution/delivery commitments/penalties if breached and many others. Of course, common thing is sacking…

Rakesh's idea of quality based process can really provide a good start to Raj Thackeray - no kidding. But I disagree on the not to depend on a personality / leadership point. Because good managers can be groomed/created with defined processes, leaders cannot - leaders have to be born. I think history can provide lot of these examples - not just in politics or religion, but also in the industry.