The Centre for Software & Information Technology Management consolidates research, consulting, teaching and training efforts on management issues concerning the Indian and Global Software Industry, while fostering close links with the software industry.
The Software Industry is characterized by swift and continual changes. Individuals and organizations have to be able to learn, change and adapt constantly or risk obsolescence.
The Centre through its research programmes and other academic and other academic activities sustain the leading edge character of the PGSM and other programmes offered to the IT industry. The activity of the Centre is guided by an Advisory Board, which sets policies and directions of development for the programme.
Some of the research projects recently undertaken by the IIMB faculty with the support of CSM are on the following themes:
- Global Software outsourcing opportunities for Indian Software Industry.
- Globalization of the Indian Software Industry.
- Emerging Relationship between Buyers and Suppliers in Internet Business Models.
- System dynamics modeling for Software Project management.
- An Evaluation of Internet Business Models in the Indian Environment.
- A Study of the practice of Planning and Control Systems in Software companies in India.
- Managing People in the Software Industry.
- Resource Management Practices in Software Firms.
- Combined E-Business Model for Indian Customers