B Swaminathan
Kolkata: Kolkata based Naresh Agarwal, a veteran technology leader with more than 20 years of experience in project management, ERP Advisory, Business Process Re-engineering, Supply chain management, BI/data Analytics, RPA, and Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, IT governance has become a consultant targeting the SME companies in Eastern part of India.
“A Charted Accountant by qualification and heading IT in various companies along with experience in a leading research agency, I am thinking of sharing my knowledge and experience with others in the industry.”, Naresh says further adding that there is a huge scope for such individuals in many family-owned and SME companies. “Many companies are in need of professionals not just ensure the technology in their organization is working but ensuring that the business objectives co-relate with the technology infrastructure of the organization. “ says Naresh adding that Kolkata is a hub for many such companies. Me having played the role of a CFO, CEO in my previous assignments, I am sure I can transfer those knowledge and experiences. On the other side, on the challenges, he said, “We will have those typical challenges of any start-up. We have to find new clients, make them understand what way we are different from a regular IT-admin or a service provider. However, the culture will slowly evolve in this market”, he says.
Some of the services he is planning to offer include, ERP Implementation and Support ( SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamic, ERP Post Implementation Audit, ERP Project Management, Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence with Machine/Deep Learning), BI/Data Analytics, Cyber/IT Security compliances and audit, System Application Solution, Supply Chain Management-Advisory
Solutions based on Machine Learning, Mobile App Advisory, IT Strategy and Infrastructure along with policies and procedure and Business Model for the retail industry. Naresh is expanding his team and is already expanding his team. Some of the key industry verticals he is currently providing advisory services include retail, health care, hospitality, healthcare, textile, steel and, mining and FMCG. “We had also created a CRM tool, developed for companies in the B2B space. The best solution for dealer-distributor network, the solution will be a boon for companies to reach out to the dealer and distributor network”, he concluded.