Project Management Learnings from Ramayana

Ramayana is the first Indian Epic also known as Adhi Kavya comprising 24000 shlokas, grouped in 500 sargaswhich are divided over 7 kandas. The first author of Ramayana, written in Sanskrit, is Maharishi Valmiki. These authors have discovered multiple dimensions and implications of Ramayana in diverse fields like Management, Philosophy, Spirituality, Literature, Indian Mythology, etc. There are many teachings from this epic that can be applied in todays management life in areas such as Project Management, Strategic Management, Leadership, Human Resource Management, and the like. In Ramayana, after the evil spirited Ravana abducted Goddess Sita, Lord Rama who is in search of Goddess Sita, along with his brother, Lakshmana finds Lord Hanuman, a noble monkey, who played a predominant role in search of Goddess Sita and destruction of Ravana, the king of Lanka. After finding the whereabouts of Goddess Sita, they prepared for a war with Ravana to bring her back to Ayodhya. They also prepared for the Coronation of Lord Rama so that the Prince in exile becomes the King of Ayodhya . Objective The application of Agile Project Management at the time of searching Goddess Sita in Ramayana. Methodology Agile Project Management methodology is used in this research study, which has four main stages Project Initiation, Project Planning, Project Execution, and Project Closure The research study tries to understand in detail how Ramayanas knowledge repository is integrated into the modern day Agile Project Management Methodology. Results Valmiki Ramayana is extremely wealthy in portraying multiple examples of Project Management methodologies, synthesizing of Agile Project Methodologies from Ramayana, and application of Project Management to modern day Projects. Implications The results from this article can be applied to todays management life like – Project Management, Strategic Management, Leadership, and Human Resource Management. S V Raghavan | Dr. Jaya Chitanshi | Dr. Pravin Kumar Bhoyar "Project Management Learnings from Ramayana" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-1 , December 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47731.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/operations-management/47731/project-management-learnings-from-ramayana/s-v-raghavan