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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Leading Project Management Author and Authority Dr. O. P. Kharbanda Passes Away in India
Reported by Raju Rao in Chennai
Dr. O. P.(Om) Kharbanda, acknowledged by many to be the "Peter Drucker of India," passed away on July 19, 2008. After graduation from Jhang, alongside the Nobel Laureates Abdus Salaam (1940), and earlier, Har Govind Khorana, Professor Kharbanda earned his MChE and DChE Degrees from The Polytechnic University of New York.
Professor Kharbanda authored over 30 books on project management,engineering, disaster response, finance, management and other topics. They included What Made Gertie Gallop?; Lessons from Project Failures; Successful Project Managers, Total Project Management: From Concept to Completion; Capital Cost Estimating for the Process Industries; Successful Projects: With a Moral for Management; and Project Cost Control in Action.
After extensive industrial teaching experience in the USA, UK and India, Dr. Kharbanda set up his Cost and Management consultancy, advising clients worldwide. He was a Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (UK).Dr. Kharbanda was interested in the areas of diversification and investments. His experience included doing techno-economic studies, including feasibility, marketing, company restructuring, strategic planning, project management and cost control systems.
Projects were his lifetime mission in America, Europe, India and developing countries. He also developed and was involved in projects in the Far East and Middle East. His clientele included small and medium-sized companies, as well as multinationals. He advised Master's, MBA, and Doctoral students doing practical and research courses.
Professor Kharbanda was UNIDO Visiting Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and Distinguished Professor in Management at Rushmore University. When not writing, consulting, or teaching, Om taught the three L’s (love, laugh and listen) to school teachers at the K-4 (infant) level.He also enjoyed trekking, swimming and enjoying the countryside and the hills.
Dr. O. P.(Om) Kharbanda, acknowledged by many to be the "Peter Drucker of India," passed away on July 19, 2008. After graduation from Jhang, alongside the Nobel Laureates Abdus Salaam (1940), and earlier, Har Govind Khorana, Professor Kharbanda earned his MChE and DChE Degrees from The Polytechnic University of New York.
After extensive industrial teaching experience in the USA, UK and India, Dr. Kharbanda set up his Cost and Management consultancy, advising clients worldwide. He was a Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (UK).Dr. Kharbanda was interested in the areas of diversification and investments. His experience included doing techno-economic studies, including feasibility, marketing, company restructuring, strategic planning, project management and cost control systems.
Projects were his lifetime mission in America, Europe, India and developing countries. He also developed and was involved in projects in the Far East and Middle East. His clientele included small and medium-sized companies, as well as multinationals. He advised Master's, MBA, and Doctoral students doing practical and research courses.
Professor Kharbanda was UNIDO Visiting Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and Distinguished Professor in Management at Rushmore University. When not writing, consulting, or teaching, Om taught the three L’s (love, laugh and listen) to school teachers at the K-4 (infant) level.He also enjoyed trekking, swimming and enjoying the countryside and the hills.
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