Participant Interview - Saurav Gupta, Student, Mba (Icfai Business School, Gurgaon).

Saurav Gupta is a student who recently finished his MBA from IBS Gurgaon. Saurav did his Green Belt training From 17th Feb 2010 to 20th Feb 2010 at New Delhi. The following interview has details on why Saurav did GB training at an early stage and what benefits he expects to reap from it. Read on...

Q1) Tell me briefly about your educational and professional journey so far.

A) B.tech in Biotech, 2001-2005 from IP University main campus. I worked as a career counsellor for 8 month in Princeton review 2005-2006, then in construction business from 2006 till present. I recently finished my MBA from ICFAI Business School (Gurgaon) with Finance as Major. I am a Qualified CSIR NET, ICMR, GATE qualified. Appeared in GRE and TOEFL ended up with excellent scores. I currently head a construction company called Builders For All (BFA).

Q2) How was the experience overall?

A) The Green Belt experience was quite insightful. Barring some points, it was largely relatable to my work area. Therefore it was nevertheless a valuable session for me!

Q3) How do you plan to apply the learning of this program on the professional front? What methods do you think will you apply most?

A) Learning from this program would definitely be applied in my future ventures things like identifying critical X and FMEA and CPM are some of the relevant aspects of this course that could be applied to my area of operation.

Q4) What are your views on importance of Six Sigma at an earlier stage? How beneficial and relevant it was?

A) Considering its personal relevance to me, I think Six Sigma would add value to my business and my skill sets and help me in self actualising my strengths. For early starters like me, it helps us know how to avoid doing wrong things at least, if not how to do right!

Q5) Are you looking forward to pursue higher belts at some later stage in your career?

A)Yes definitely.

Q6) In case you need help during implementation, will you be comfortable in using the Fraternity for discussions?

A) Yes

Q7) Like you, there would be more students willing to pursue this GB programme. If they seek guidance or feedback, would you be willing to assist them in taking a decision?

A) Yes I would be happy to do it.