Counting to twenty

 Ishaan asks me to count his reps as he exercises.

Just to irritate him, every day, i count to twenty in a different language. Predictably, he gets irritated. And warns me: If you want to be in my exercise room, you will only count in English or Hindi.

Insights you get while counting to twenty in English and Hindi.

In English, scores of something is a lot of something.

In Hindi, सैकड़ों means a lot of something.

The meaning of these words:

Score: 20

सैकड़ा: 20

In both these languages, "a lot of" is a multiple of 20. Not ten. Not 100. 20.

Why??

Thoughts on Project Management

Today, during a session on understanding a project, I shared this format which the class loved. 

To understand all the dimensions of a project, just go over the 7 vibhaktis of Sanskrit 

Karta ne - कर्ता  ने - Who is doing this project? 

Karm Ko - कर्म को - Exactly WHAT do we want done? 

Karn se - करण से/के द्वारा - What are the tools/tech platforms that we will use to deliver this project? 

Sampradan ke liye - संप्रदान के लिए  - For whom is the project being done? (End users and key stakeholders) 

Apadaan se prithak - अपादान से पृथक -   Who are the people/entities who will lose some ground/role after this project goes live? Who will be alienated? 

Sambandh Ka, Ke, Ki - संबंध का, के, की - All related entities that share an interface/data exchange with the project. 

Adhikaran Mein/par - अधिकरण में/पर - What all will this project encompass? What business processes does it own? 

We created a 360-degree view of the project using this thought process and it was a huge success, allowing us to identify our stakeholders and our scope in a fun way.