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Two Seminars, One Conviction — Building Leaders Who Deliver

March 2026 · SAI Japanese Management Center of Excellence

We are pleased to share a brief account of two recent learning sessions delivered by SAI JMCoE — each addressing a distinct but deeply connected dimension of leadership and project performance in the infrastructure and construction sector.

Seminar 1 — Strategic Essentials for Infrastructure Project Leaders On-site · 28 February 2026 · ~30 participants

This on-site programme brought together approximately 30 senior professionals for a focused, full-day engagement on strategic thinking tailored to the unique complexities of infrastructure leadership. Participants explored frameworks for decision-making at the intersection of project scale, stakeholder complexity, and organisational accountability — drawing on Japanese management philosophy to anchor discussions in clarity, discipline, and long-term value creation. The intimate cohort size enabled deep, facilitated dialogue that connected theory to participants' live project realities.

Seminar 2 — Value Engineering Essentials for Project Excellence Online · 20 March 2026 · 166 middle managers

The second session was delivered as an online programme to a significantly larger audience — 166 middle managers drawn from across project, technical, and site functions. The session introduced the fundamentals of Value Engineering as a structured methodology to maximise project value while minimising unnecessary cost and effort — without compromising on quality, safety, or scope. Participants were guided through the function analysis approach and its practical application to infrastructure projects, reinforcing the mindset that every rupee of project investment must be purposeful. The scale and diversity of this cohort reflected the wide relevance of VE principles across project roles and disciplines.

196 total participants across both programmes, delivered in two formats — on-site and online.

Taken together, these two programmes reflect SAI JMCoE's commitment to building leadership capacity at every level of the project hierarchy — from the strategic decisions made in boardrooms to the execution discipline exercised on the ground. Whether it is a senior leader navigating the complexity of large infrastructure programmes or a middle manager seeking to eliminate waste and unlock hidden project value, our programmes are designed to deliver insight that is immediately applicable.

We thank all participants and partner organisations for their engagement and trust. SAI JMCoE, recognised by AOTS Japan and supported by METI, Government of Japan, continues to advance Japanese management excellence in the Indian industry context.

To explore our training programmes, write to us or visit www.saijmcoe.org

TOSHIBA

Ongoing : Internship training programme on JAPANESE MANUFACTURING under the aegis of Japan Institute of Manufacturing for Diploma, ITI pass outs for intake as operators in Toshiba.
18th batch running since 2021. Custom programmes can be designed similarly.
3-day Training programme of two batches of officers from TOSHIBA Transmission & Distribution Systems was also successfully completed.
The work included developing lesson modules, content preparation, training and assignments.
Successful participants were awarded completion certificates.
Other Topics for officers also included Advanced Excel Features such as Functions, Conditional Formatting, Consolidation of Data using Query and use of Pivots to quickly generate reports, Data Validation, Creation of MACROS using Record, Visual Basic Environment and queries with ChatGPT.

VINNER LABS

SAIJMCoE has entered into a long term MoU with Vinner Labs for training and consulting on Japanese Management Concepts.

17th Feb, 2024 marked the groundbreaking day and the first training programme on 5S for Workplace Excellence was launched in presence of the top Management of Vinner Labs.

NAPTIN, Nigeria

Improving the vocational training delivery of National Power Training Institute (NAPTIN), Nigeria to the power sector stakeholders in Nigeria and WAPP (West African Power Producing)countries.
Resources optimization in teaching (Training Development expert), developing course content, assessment, market needs survey, trainer assessment vis a vis domain knowledge, cognitive, behavioral, affective and psychomotor abilities etc.
Liaison with stakeholders for needs confirmation, content adequacy and approval etc.

Dr Reddy's Lab

Human Resource Optimisation.
Waste identification and solutions to eliminate waste.
5S training and implementation.
Facility management resource optimisation.
Total Productive Maintenance training and implementation.

Aurobindo Pharma

5S training and implementation at various units in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam.

BFW

5S training and implementation for their Peenya, Bengaluru factory & Oragadam, Chennai.

Nagarjuna Agrichem Ltd

Gemba Kaizen Training to Middle Management

Many more companies...

Organisational Excellence Through Team Work, 5S, TPM, SMED, 5S audits, Waste reduction, Resource optimisation studies etc.

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