A Study to Identify the Need of Technical Leadership Programs in an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) Organisation

The objective of this paper is to understand the need of Technology Development programmes required in an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) Organisation which will enable the organisation to differentiate themselves from similar organisations in the industry. Larsen & Toubro Limited through its Construction division, has been focussing on infrastructure development including areas of Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D), in India and abroad. The PT&D organisation has been working in the areas of construction of Extra Heavy Voltage Substations (EHVSS), Transmission Lines (TL), Utility Power Distribution (UPD) and Solar systems, being the four verticals. As a Project Management Organisation, there is a strong focus on Time, Cost & Quality. A study was conducted to understand the business critical roles and the roles impact on the business. As part of the study the authors worked on the need to understand and develop the technical competencies of few of those critical functions / roles in the value stream which is the differentiating factor in this highly competitive industry. It also required to develop Technical Leadership Programs to enhance the talent requirements, including identifying the knowledge delivery partners, who will be training the employees, performing these critical roles. The pedagogy of this technology leadership programme is a combination of Experience, Exposure and training (70:20:10), as identified by the Centre of Creative Leadership. Thus the study reveals that, Technical Leadership Programme so planned has helped to improve the efficiency of the employees handling the critical roles.