Pradeep Kumar K

Mr.K.Pradeep Kumar

Assistant Professor

Pradeep Kumar Kalampukatt currently teaches Project Management and Software Engineering. His primary research interests are in the areas of project management and linking projects with organizational
strategy. e-Governance Project Management and software estimation are some of his other interest areas.

He submitted his PhD thesis on “Project Portfolio Management- A dynamic capabilities perspective” as part of the Doctoral Program at the Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai.

Pradeep is a recipient of the Erasmus Mundus scholarship awarded by the European Agency for Culture, Education, and Arts of the European Union for pursuing his Master’s Degree in Strategic Project Management. He has been associated with some significant projects in using technology for higher education and e-Governance. Prior to joining academics, he worked in the position of Assistant Director with National Productivity Council, Dept. of Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India at New Delhi for eight years.

He completed his Bachelor of Technology from Government Engineering College, Thrissur, University of Calicut. Pradeep holds and maintains the Certified Project Management Professional (R) credential from Project Management Institute, USA from 2005. He was a member of the Board of Directors of PMI Kerala Chapter for a period of five years. He has a certificate in Project Management from the Dept of Management Studies, IIT Delhi, and Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate from KPMG.

Additional Roles: Chair- Admissions; Chair- Executive Education & Centre for Continuing studies

Past involvement

  • Member, Board of Directors, Project Management Institute, Kerala Chapter(2006-2008;2011-2016)
  • Education Grid

Recent Publications List (Last 5 years)

  • Pradeep Kumar K, Jinsha K and Umasankar R, Exploring the Different Dimensions of Challenges in E-Governance Projects – A Literature Review Analysis, International Conference on Systems Energy and Environment (ICSEE 2019), Government Engineering College, Kannur, India, 12-13 July 2019
  • Pradeep Kumar K and Vivekanand B Khanapuri, Impact of Dynamic Capabilities on Information Technology Project Portfolio Performance- Development of a conceptual framework, Project Management Institute Research and Academic Conference (PMIRAC 2019), Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, 28th Feb to 2nd March 2019
  • Pradeep Kumar K, Jinsha K and Umasankar R, Challenges in implementing e-Governance projects- A systematic literature review, Project Management Institute Research and Academic Conference (PMIRAC 2019), Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, 28 Feb- 2nd March 2019
  • Pradeep Kumar K and Vivekanand B Khanapuri, “Project Portfolio Management-A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective” at the Indian Academy of Management Conference, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, 11-12 Dec. 2015.

Conference Publications

  • Pradeep Kumar K, Jinsha K and Umasankar R, Exploring the Different Dimensions of Challenges in E-Governance Projects – A Literature Review Analysis, International Conference on Systems Energy and Environment (ICSEE 2019), Government Engineering College, Kannur, India, 12-13 July 2019
  • Pradeep Kumar K and Vivekanand B Khanapuri, Impact of Dynamic Capabilities on Information Technology Project Portfolio Performance- Development of a conceptual framework, Project Management Institute Research and Academic Conference (PMIRAC 2019), Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, 28th Feb to 2nd March 2019
  • radeep Kumar K, Jinsha K and Umasankar R, Challenges in implementing e-Governance projects- A systematic literature review, Project Management Institute Research and Academic Conference (PMIRAC 2019), 28 Feb- 2nd March 2019
  • Pradeep Kumar K and Vivekanand B Khanapuri, “Project Portfolio Management-A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective” at the Indian Academy of Management Conference, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, 11-12 Dec. 2015.
  • Pradeep Kumar K and Vivekanand B Khanapuri, “Implementing strategic vision through project portfolio management – a review” at the National Conference on Industrial Engineering and Technology Management (NCIETM 2014), NITIE, Mumbai, 29-31 Oct. 2014.
  • Pradeep Kumar K and Vivekanand B Khanapuri, “Strategy implementation through project portfolio management – case study on IT products industry” at the Doctoral Colloquium, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 3-4 Jan. 2011.

Work Experience

  • October 1994 to March 2001 – Assistant Director, National Productivity Council of India Head Quarters, New Delhi