IMPRESS

Indian Railways Network

• 65000 Kms• 10000 stations• 13000 trains daily• Round the clock• 7 classes• 30+quotas• 100+concessions• Cancellations /Induction of coaches / trains at short notice

The significance of a man is not in what he attains but in what he longs to attain.

- Kahlil Gibran

The beginning is the most important part of the work. - Plato

Define your business goals clearly so that others can see them as you do.

- George F. Burns

Key Considerations• Social relevance• System Specifications• Universal window• System driven• Closely integrated (end to end)• Streamlining of operations• Optimal utilization of seats / births• No Pen• Bilingual• Simulation (Performance improvement)• Tricky Testing• Inbuilt Audit & Vigilance• Inbuilt training module• Hooks for connecting to other systems• Parameterized• Strict system engineering guidelines• Excellent documentation• Flexibility • Scalability• User Directory Management / Privileges• Contingency procedures• Meet critical response time requirements• No dependency on properietory products• Security• Team spirit• Top Management support

Benefits• Passengers• Railway operating staff• Railway Management• IT Scene transformation• Management of large turn-key projects• National Significance (self reliance)• Add-ons• Bilingual• Developed complex Algorithms, • Hardware developed - Line Drivers, Intelligent terminals and

unreserved ticketing machine• Maintainable with user resources• Export potential • Demonstrate socially relevant applications can be profitable as well

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm.. in the real world all rests on perseverance

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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