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: IAF helicopters, snipers on rooftops, CCTV cameras, bar-coded tickets, car scanners, dignitaries, delegates, officials, VIPs, 71 teams of the old British empire and 8500 athletes, all come together in Delhi next year. With the 2010 Commonwealth Games being held in the city from the October 3-14, 2010, management skills of the organising committee of the 12-day event come under scrutiny. The timing of the event coincides with Dussehra, Navratras, Durga Puja and Id-ul-Fitr, increasing pressure on the already scarce resources of the city. The head of the committee, Suresh Kalmadi, can take a few lessons from the b-school graduates in this respect.
One of the most important lessons to be learnt is that of time management. With 13 out of 19 venues running behind schedule, the very essence of planning has been lost. With the Games just around the corner, a lackadaisical attitude would turn out to be the greatest enemy for the management. The Commonwealth Games should have been a tool to enhance the credentials and prove the capabilities of India as a host, to be able to bid for the Olympics. However, this opportunity is seen turning into nothing but an opportunity cost.
Control and appraisal of any project are of utmost importance. The Organising Committee seems to be shying away from any such measure. Kalmadi, who is also the president of the Indian Olympics Association, has complained about the independent technical review panel which the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) plans to set up for overseeing the progress of the preparations, as a hindrance to the execution of the plans.
When management students put themselves in the shoes of Suresh Kalmadi, they see the Commonwealth Games as a great opportunity to overhaul the face of New Delhi. They also address environmental issues at the same time. Plastic roads have been successful in Chennai in the recent past. The organising committee, instead of building more and more coal tar roads, should have followed the example of Tamil Nadu. Plastic roads are not burnt, but melted. The huge amounts of carbon emissions could have been missed. The plastic used for the roads would come from recycling, solving one of the major problems facing the world currently. These roads would withstand the monsoons as well as the heat that Delhi experiences. The sustainability factor has been ignored altogether. The very short-lived cycling tracks, that are expected to be incapable of use after the event,...
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