Faculty Profile
Dr. Prakash Sai L
Professor
Ph.D. (Technology Management) — IIT Madras (1997)
M.Tech. (Industrial Engineering) — S.V. University (1990)
PG Diploma (Computer Methods) — AP Productivity Council (1989)
B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) — S.V. University (1987)
Teaching & Research Interests
Teaching Interests
- Strategic Management
- Business Models
- IT Outsourcing & Strategic Planning
- Technology Management
- Global Business Management
- Contemporary Issues
Research Interests
- Modelling Technological Change
- Innovation Management
- Organizational Frameworks
- Total Quality Management (TQM)
- Global IT Outsourcing Strategies
- Education Management & e-Learning
Experience Highlights
[Image of IT strategy consulting]- Corporate Leadership: Served Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for over a decade. Formerly Director (Strategic Planning) for TCS North America, managing budgeting, forecasting, competitive intelligence, and business excellence initiatives.
- Global Consulting: Led complex software projects and IT strategy formulation for Fortune 500 firms in the USA. Expertise in Technology Strategy, Techno-Economic Feasibility, and Activity Based Costing across automobile, telecom, and banking sectors.
- Academic & Board Roles: Visiting Faculty at University of Applied Sciences, Hof (Germany). Certified ISO 9001 Lead Auditor. Currently serving as Director on boards of niche consulting firms and mentoring student entrepreneurs.
Selected Publications
- N. R. Mukundan and L. Prakash Sai, “Perceived information security of internal users in Indian IT services industry,” Information Technology and Management, 2013.
- Vidyashankar, G.S. and L. Prakash Sai, “Benchmarking Indian States’ Performance On Educational Development: A DEA Approach,” International Journal of Educational Management, 2012.
- L. Prakash Sai and V. Sudhir, “The Evolution of the Indian IT Services’ Industry: Global Politics, Government Policies and Growth Pangs” in Entwicklungsland, Schwellenland, Global Player: Indiens Weg in die Verantwortung, ATHENA-Verlag, Germany, 2010.
- Sayeda Begum, Chandrasekharan Rajendran and L. Prakash Sai, “An Empirical Study of Total Quality Management in Engineering Educational Institutions of India,” Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2010.
- Panchapakesan Padma, Chandrasekharan Rajendran and L. Prakash Sai, “Service Quality and Its Impact on Customer Satisfaction in Indian Hospitals,” Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2010.
- T.J.Kamalanabhan, L. Prakash Sai and D.Mayuri, “Employee Engagement and Job Satisfaction in the Information Technology Industry,” Psychological Reports, 2009.