IMPRESS
Dec 23, 2015
IMPRESS
Indian Railways Network
• 65000 Kms• 10000 stations• 13000 trains daily• Round the clock• 7 classes• 30+quotas• 100+concessions• Cancellations /Induction of coaches / trains at short notice
The significance of a man is not in what he attains but in what he longs to attain.
- Kahlil Gibran
The beginning is the most important part of the work. - Plato
Define your business goals clearly so that others can see them as you do.
- George F. Burns
Key Considerations• Social relevance• System Specifications• Universal window• System driven• Closely integrated (end to end)• Streamlining of operations• Optimal utilization of seats / births• No Pen• Bilingual• Simulation (Performance improvement)• Tricky Testing• Inbuilt Audit & Vigilance• Inbuilt training module• Hooks for connecting to other systems• Parameterized• Strict system engineering guidelines• Excellent documentation• Flexibility • Scalability• User Directory Management / Privileges• Contingency procedures• Meet critical response time requirements• No dependency on properietory products• Security• Team spirit• Top Management support
Benefits• Passengers• Railway operating staff• Railway Management• IT Scene transformation• Management of large turn-key projects• National Significance (self reliance)• Add-ons• Bilingual• Developed complex Algorithms, • Hardware developed - Line Drivers, Intelligent terminals and
unreserved ticketing machine• Maintainable with user resources• Export potential • Demonstrate socially relevant applications can be profitable as well
In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm.. in the real world all rests on perseverance
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
THANK YOU