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Project story: Are 10 years too long to achieve your goal?
Project story: Are 10 years too long to achieve your goal? Back in 2015–17, during my early consulting days at ZS, I was deeply...
Vivek Rathod
May 10, 20251 min read


Team story: How regenerative braking concept is used in Ops projects?
Team story: How regenerative braking concept is used in Ops projects? My wife zips around on her scooter like a rocket. Recently, her TVS...
Vivek Rathod
May 4, 20251 min read


BI story: How do you generate insights rather than just reporting?
BI story: How do you generate insights rather than just reporting? Since 2016, I have am reporting pharma commercial data across various...
Vivek Rathod
Apr 29, 20251 min read
Team story: Feedback - Say it once, Write it once!
Team story: Feedback - Say it once, Write it once! I come from a time when feedback was often repeated and hammered in. For example, my...
Vivek Rathod
Apr 23, 20251 min read


Diagram story: No block diagram, no marks!
Diagram story: No block diagram, no marks! Year 2004: At COEP Technological University , one of our professors was adamant about...
Vivek Rathod
Apr 13, 20251 min read
Team story: Journey from my approach to our approach!
Team story: Journey from my approach to our approach! Initially, I made decisions and then informed the team – like a dictator. Now, I...
Vivek Rathod
Apr 1, 20251 min read


Deliverable story: Client caught errors in dashboard
Deliverable story: Client caught errors in dashboard If your client is spotting errors in the dashboard immediately after data refresh, ...
Vivek Rathod
Mar 31, 20251 min read
Tech story: My first interaction with tech!
Tech story: My first interaction with tech! During my second year of engineering at COEP Technological University in 2004, I...
Vivek Rathod
Mar 17, 20251 min read
Communication story
Communication story: When in doubt, don't take "Executive Decision", better "Escalate to the client" Typically, the incentive...
Vivek Rathod
Mar 5, 20251 min read
Insight story: Time to generate insights!
I began my journey in pharma consulting at ZS in November 2015. Just a month in, I was tasked with an ad-hoc analysis on product (drug)...
Vivek Rathod
Feb 26, 20252 min read
Manager story: Choices I make, determines my destiny!
Manager story: Choices I make, determines my destiny! I joined ZS in November 2015 as a consultant. After six months, my manager...
Vivek Rathod
Feb 24, 20252 min read
Market $ story
Market $ story: Quick method to estimate the market size for a new drug Understanding market size is crucial, as emphasized during my MBA...
Vivek Rathod
Feb 18, 20251 min read
Client story
Client story: Data analytics vs Client perspective A few months ago, I was working on an Incentive Compensation (IC) design. The previous...
Vivek Rathod
Feb 14, 20251 min read
Sorry Story
Sorry story: A Sincere Apology is More Effective Than Justifying Your Mistake Reflecting on the controversy sparked by Larsen & Toubro...
Vivek Rathod
Feb 14, 20252 min read
Exit story
Exit story: Your Focus Shapes Your Reality In 2015, I was part of the marketing team at eInfochips (An Arrow Company) . My role, along...
Vivek Rathod
Feb 13, 20252 min read
Team story
Team story: Team members hardly agree with me! I've been working as the India Delivery Lead for couple of Pharma Consulting Analytics...
Vivek Rathod
Feb 11, 20251 min read
Resignation story
Resignation story: "What do you need to Stay?" In 2014, I decided to resign from my position as a marketing executive after receiving a...
Vivek Rathod
Feb 10, 20251 min read
Team story
Team story: The Power of teamwork: hashtag#Mumbai I have lived in Mumbai from 2007 to 2009. This city, often called the "City of...
Vivek Rathod
Feb 10, 20251 min read
Change story: Minor change in formation leads to victory!
Change story: Minor change in formation leads to victory! The Battle of Waterloo, fought in June 1815, was a decisive conflict that...
Vivek Rathod
Jan 31, 20251 min read
WW2 story: How data analytics and insight changed the course of World War II
WW2 story: How data analytics and insight changed the course of World War II Sep'1940: Adolf Hitler initiated the bombing of London,...
Vivek Rathod
Jan 28, 20252 min read
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