Kodukula & Associates

We're super excited about Dr. Prasad Kodukula's new book “Luminary Leadership: How Top Entrepreneurs Lead in Business and in Life.” The e-book version will be released on October 25, 2022. As a contributing author, Dr. K shares his leadership journey and the leadership "do’s and don’ts" he learned as a business leader, entrepreneur, and coach. There are 25 other authors that also share their own experiences. Truly great value at a steeply discounted promotional pre-order price of $0.99! Please check it out!

Luminary Leadership: How Top Entrepreneurs Lead in Business and in Life Luminary Leadership: How Top Entrepreneurs Lead in Business and in Life

Out of the 60+ presentations during May 18–20 at Project Control Summit 2022, I was told by the organizers, mine received the highest ratings. I guess that’s what happens when you’re having fun! Many thanks for your support. - PSK

Here's a document "Project Management Skills for Life" that was just published by PMI Educational Foundation. it's a basic introduction to project management. Can be helpful if you're just getting into project management.

Project Management Skills for Life | PMI Educational Foundation Project Management Skills for Life

Please check out my latest post “Secrets to Success of Organizational Transformation – Secret Number 3: Empowerment” where I share a few thoughts on building a high performing team.
https://kodukula.com/secrets-to-success-of-organizational-transformation-secret-number-3-empowerment/

Secrets to Success of Organizational Transformation - Secret Number 3: Empowerment - Kodukula Project Management One great pleasure I enjoy in my profession is mentoring. I was a research guide and mentor for a few years at a local university. Under my direction, a small team of 3 – 5 senior/graduate level students would complete a project, write a technical paper and a poster summarizing their work, and pre...

Please check out my latest blog post on Secrets to Success of Organizational Transformation. I reveal secret No. 2 here. Please let me know what you think.

Secrets to Success of Organizational Transformation - Secret No. 2: Leadership - Kodukula Project Management Organizational transformation is more about transforming people than organizations. Successful transformations are a result of desired change in people’s habits, not the other way around. It’s the people, stupid!—to borrow a slogan from Bill Clinton’s first presidential campaign. Changing pe...

I’m excited to present a series of blogs on organizational transformation. The first one has to do with the importance of knowing the purpose of the transformation. Please check out my latest blog. More to come on the topic over the next few months.

Secrets to Success of Organizational Transformation — Secret No. 1: Purpose - Kodukula Project Management A woman walks into a virology laboratory as a visitor. She notices a group of people in their white lab coats looking deeply into their respective microscopes. She gently taps on the shoulder of one of them. As he lifts his head and turns towards her, she apologetically says, “Sir, I don’t mean ...

Please check out my latest blog on real options https://lnkd.in/eFknw7Z5
It's about an advanced project valuation tool that helps you with making the right project investment decisions at the right time. It’s based on my book (coauthor Chandra Papudesu) on this topic: https://lnkd.in/eBmFxV8F

Real Options Valuation: A Novel Approach to Make the Right Decisions at the Right Time - Kodukula Project Management Thales, a famous Sophist philosopher circa 600 B.C., gazed into the star-studded stellar sky one evening and predicted an outstanding olive harvest for the next season. For a small upfront fee, he bought the right from the owners of the olive presses to rent them for the usual rate during the harves...

Please check out Dr. K's latest blog where he introduces a new metaphor, “RISK DEBT.” What do you think?

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly “Risk Debt” in Risk Management - Kodukula Project Management The Goods, the Bad and the Ugly “Risk Debt” in Risk Management Debt: You can’t live with it, and you can’t live without it! Who likes writing checks …

Please check out my latest blog post on next generation (3G) project risk management.

3G Project Risk Management: Five Key Characteristics - Kodukula Project Management 3G Project Risk Management: Five Key Characteristics Is risk considered a four-letter dirty word and, therefore, ignored in managing projects in your organization? Or do you at least acknowledge it but formally do nothing about it? If the answer is yes to either one of these questions, you’re like...

Here's PMI's two-day virtual event (Oct 6-7, 2021) that is FREE to its members. If you're a student, the registration fee is only US$10. It'll be a great learning experience.

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Please check out Dr.K's latest blog: Four types of project risks you can't afford to ignore.

Four Types of Project Risks You Can’t Afford to Ignore - Kodukula Project Management Four Types of Project Risks You Can’t Afford to Ignore Do you set an alarm to wake up in the morning? Many of us do. We want to minimize the likelihood of showing up late at work or missing an early morning flight. Being aware or not, we use many other preventive steps in our […]