Dr. Vittal Anantatmula, Associate Professor

DR. VITTAL S. ANANTATMULA, PMP CCE 

College of Business, Western Carolina University ♦ 828.227.3990 ♦ vittal@wcu.edu ♦ http://paws.wcu.edu/vittal 

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 

Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC 

Assistant Professor 2005 ‐ 

College of Business 

Courses taught: 

� PM650: Project Management Systems 

� PM652: Project Plan Development 

� PM656: Project Implementation: Policies and Procedures 

� PM658: Project Implementation, Monitoring, and Production 

� PM660: Project Completion and Professional Evolution 

George Washington University Washington, DC 

Director, faculty, and Associate Director 1995 ‐ 2005 

School of Business 

Project Management Program 

Courses taught: 

� DNSC262: Directed Computational Project Management 

� DNSC269: Project Management Applications 

� Developed and taught graduate level courses (DNSC262 and 290). 

� Developed curriculum for the program. Guided faculty and assigned courses. 

� Managed campus and web‐assisted distance learning project management program of about 350 

graduate students (http://business.gwu.edu/mspm/). 

� Advised all the program students on academic and administrative issues. 

� Developed a decision support model to evaluate faculty performance and successfully addressed 

equal employment and salary equity issues for minority and women faculty. 

� Designed and facilitated several training programs and management development workshops 

for GWU employees. 

Doctoral Dissertation 

Criteria for Measuring Knowledge Management Efforts in Organizations. Ref: 3123064, UMI Dissertation 

Services, 2004. 

� Ranked in the top 10 list of Best Selling Dissertations: 2005 

� Around 435 copies were sold. 

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Journal Publications 

PUBLICATIONS 

� Anantatmula V. Designing Meaningful KM Processes. Accepted for publication in the series of 

Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning. Annals of Information Systems. 

Submission Date: 16 April 2008. Accepted for Publication: 3 September 2008. 

� Anantatmula V. Project Manager Leadership Role in Improving Project Performance. Submitted 

to Engineering Management Journal. Submission Date: 27 April 2008. Accepted for Publication: 9 

September 2008. 

� Anantatmula V. and Kanungo S. (2008). Role of IT and KM in Improving Project Management 

Performance. The VINE: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, 38(3), 357‐ 

369. 

� Anantatmula V. (2008). Applying Project Management Concepts to Academic Planning: 

Undergraduate Degree as a Case Study. The Journal of Academic Administration in Higher 

Education, Spring 2008, 4(1), 37‐46. 

� Anantatmula V. (2008). Role of Technology in Project Manager Performance Model. Project 

Management Journal, 39(1), 34‐48. 

� Anantatmula V. and Stankosky M. (2008). KM Criteria for Different Types of Organizations. 

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, 4(1), 18‐35. 

� Han B and Anantatmula (2007). Knowledge Sharing in Large IT Organizations: A Case Study. The 

VINE: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, 37(4), 421‐439. 

� Anantatmula V. (2007). Linking KM Effectiveness Attributes to Organizational Performance. The 

VINE: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, 37(2), 133‐149. 

� Anantatmula V. and Kanungo S. (2006). Structuring the Underlying Relations among the 

Knowledge Management Outcomes. Journal of Knowledge Management, 10 (4), 25‐42. 

� Anantatmula V. (2005, April‐June). Outcomes of Knowledge Management Initiatives. 

International Journal of Knowledge Management, 1(2), 50‐67. 

IEEE Digital Library Electronic Journal (peer‐reviewed) 

� Anantatmula V. and Kanungo S. (2007). Modeling Enablers for Successful KM Implementation 

HICSS40. 0‐7695‐2755‐8/07, IEEE Computer Society. 

� Han B and Anantatmula V. (2006). Knowledge Management from Employees’ Perspective in IT 

organizations. HICSS39, IEEE Computer Society, 0‐7695‐2507‐5/06, IEEE, 1‐9. 

� Anantatmula V. and Kanungo S. (2005). Role of IS and KM in Project Performance. IEMC2005, 0‐ 

7803‐9139‐X/05, IEEE Computer Society, 599‐603. 

� Anantatmula V. and Kanungo S. (2005). Establishing and Structuring Criteria for Measuring 

Knowledge Management Efforts. HICSS38. 0‐7695‐2268‐8/05, IEEE Computer Society, 1‐11. 

Books and Book Chapters 

� Anantatmula V and Kanungo S. In Jennex and Smolnik (Eds.). Strategies for Successful 

Implementation of KM. Book Chapter in Strategies for Knowledge Management Success: Exploring 

Organizational Efficacy. To be published in 2009 by IGI Global. 

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� Anantatmula V. (2009). In King (Ed.). Designing Meaningful KM Processes. Accepted for 

publication. A book chapter in the series of Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning 

in Annals of Information Systems. The series will be published as a book and as a periodical (ISSN). 

� Rad P. and Anantatmula V. Project Planning Techniques. ISBN: 1567261655: Management 

Concepts, Vienna, VA: 2005. ISBN: 1567261655 

� Sold 563 copies as of 8 December 2007 

� Anantatmula V. In Sullivan (Ed). Knowledge Management Success: Roles of Management and 

Leadership. Book Chapter in Strategic Knowledge Management in Multinational Organizations. 

Information Science Reference, Hershey, NJ: 2007. ISBN: 13: 978‐1‐59904‐630‐3 

� Anantatmula V. In Jennex (Ed). Knowledge Management’s Impact on Organizational 

Performance. Book Chapter in Knowledge Management in Modern Organizations. Information 

Science Reference, Hershey, NJ: 2006. ISBN: 1‐59904‐261‐4 

� Anantatmula V. In Stankosky (Ed). Knowledge Management Criteria. Book chapter in Creating the 

Discipline of Knowledge Management. ISBN: 0‐7506‐7878‐X: Butterworth‐Heinemann: 2005. ISBN: 

0‐7506‐7878‐X 

Book Reviews 

� The Tipping Point. To be published in the VINE: Journal of Information and Knowledge 

Management Systems, 2008: 38(2). 

� Strategic Knowledge Management in Multinational Organizations. In the VINE: Journal of 

Information and Knowledge Management Systems, 2008: 38(1). 

� How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci. Published in Ashville Citizen Times, 27 November 2006. 

� The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty‐First Century. Published in Ashville Citizen Times, 20 

March 2006. 

Research work Submitted to Journals 

� Modeling Enablers for Successful KM Implementation. Submitted to the Journal of Knowledge 

Management. Submission Date: 16 September 2008 

� Greening Project Management Practices for Sustainable Construction. Submitted to the Journal 

of Management in Engineering. Submission Date: 17 August 2008 

� Agile Systems for IT Consulting Projects. Submitted to the International Journal of Agile Systems 

and Management. Submission Date: 9 August 2008 

� Applying Project Management Concepts to Academic Planning: Undergraduate Degree as a Case 

Study. Submitted to Journal of General Education. Submission Date: 6 August 2008 

Other Publications 

� Anantatmula V. (2002). Proposal for Integrated Education and Certification Program. Co‐authored 

for the College of Performance Management, Project Management Institute (PMI): April 2002. 

� Anantatmula V. and Subramanian V. (1996). Fourteen Days or Fourteen Years: A Kidnapping 

Drama. A case study written under the guidance of Prof. Srinivas Rao. Indian Institute of 

Management, Ahmedabad, India. 

� Anantatmula V. (1995). 

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� Sustainable Energy Development: Issues and Policies 

� Integrating Energy and the Environment: Analytical Framework and Applications 

� Sustainable Water Development and Desalination: Analytical Framework and Policy 

� Information and technology for Sustainable Development: issues and Policy 

� Policy and Infrastructure for Information Technology in Developing Countries 

Wrote these policy papers as a contributing author to Mohan Munasinghe, The World Bank 

Publications, Washington, DC: 1994‐95. 

� Anantatmula V. (1991). Project Monitoring System for Indian Oil Corporation (Refineries and 

Pipelines Division). Technical Paper. 

Research work in Progress 

Journal Papers: 

� Global Projects: How to Manage Them Successfully? 

� Project Management Performance Factors and the Role of Project management Maturity. 

� Managing Six Sigma Projects through Integration of Six Sigma and Project Management 

Processes. (Co‐author). 

� Organizational Support and Project Success. (Co‐author) 

� A Project Manager’s Guide to Managing Multigenerational Project Teams. (Co‐author). 

� Improving the Process of Capturing Lessons Learned. (Co‐author). 

Books: 

� Rad P. and Anantatmula V. Integrated Project Planning and Control. To be published by 

Management Concepts, Vienna, VA in 2009. 

� Rad P. and Anantatmula V. Project Management Practices of Enlightened Organizations. To be 

published in 2010. 

� Rad P. and Anantatmula V. Vital Signs of Healthy Project Management Environment. To be 

published in 2011. 

DISSERTATION COMMITTEES 

� External member of the Doctoral Dissertation Committee of Felicia Levy, School of Engineering 

and Applied Sciences, The George Washington University, 2008. 

- Developing a Methodology for Valuing Knowledge Capital: A Financial Approach 

� External member for the Doctoral Dissertation Committee of Marvin Rosenberg, School of 

Engineering and Applied Sciences, The George Washington University, 2005. 

- An Assessment of the Helpfulness of Countermeasures against Information Overload in 

Professional Knowledge Workers 

� External member for the Doctoral Dissertation Committee of Brent Han, School of Engineering 

and Applied Sciences, The George Washington University, 2004. 

- Examination of Knowledge Management Framework from Individual Employee’s Perspective 

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Invited as Speaker 

PRESENTATIONS 

� Project Management Office Implementation Strategy: Operational Excellence in Managing 

Projects. Presented at 2008 Project Management Office Summit, 15‐17 October 2008. Conference 

organized by American Strategic Management Institute, Arlington, VA. 

� Modeling Project Performance Factors. Presented at Project Management Institute Keystone 

Chapter, Camp Hill, PA: 14 May 2008. 

� Integrating Project Management with Knowledge Management for Better Results. Presented at 

the Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 6 December 2007. 

� Modeling Enablers for PM Success. Presented at the Project Management Institute North 

Carolina Chapter, 26 October 2006, Durham, NC. 

� Improving project performance through leadership and technology. Presented at Project 

Management Institute Keystone Chapter, Camp Hill, PA: 14 December 2005. 

� Project Leadership Attributes Model: Role of leader towards project teams. Presented at Project 

Management Institute Savannah River Chapter, Augusta, GA: 21 April 2005. 

� Anantatmula V. (2005). Role of IT in Project leadership and Performance. Presented at 2005 Joint 

Meeting of the South Carolina Council of Engineering and Surveying Societies (SCCESS), 21 April 

2005, Columbia, SC. 

Conference Presentations 

� Anantatmula V. and Anantatmula M. (2008). Use of Agile Methodology for IT Consulting Projects. 

Project Management Institute Research Conference, Warsaw, Poland: July 13‐16, 2008. 

� Bradey‐Robichaud L. and Anantatmula V. (2008). The Greening of Project Management: Adapting 

Project Management Practices to Deliver Cost Efficient Green Building Construction. Project 

Management Institute Research Conference, Warsaw, Poland: July 13‐16, 2008. 

� Anantatmula V. and Thomas M. (2008). Global Projects: How to Manage Them Successfully? 

Project Management Institute Research Conference, Warsaw, Poland: July 13‐16, 2008. 

� Trevino S. and Anantatmula V. (2008). Capitalizing from the past projects – The Value of Lessons 

Learned. Project Management Institute Research Conference, Warsaw, Poland: July 13‐16, 2008. 

� Anantatmula V. (2008). Applying Project Management Concepts to Academic Planning. Academic 

Business World International Conference, Nashville, TN: 26‐29 May 2008. 

� Anantatmula V. and Kanungo S. Modeling Enablers for Successful KM Implementation. 40 th 

Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS), Hawaii: January 3‐6, 2007. 

� Anantatmula V. Improving Project Performance through Leadership and Technology. Project 

Management Institute Research Conference, Montreal, Canada: July 16‐19, 2006. 

� Han B and Anantatmula V. Knowledge Management from Employees’ Perspective in IT 

organizations. 39 th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS), Hawaii: January 4‐ 

7, 2006. 

� Anantatmula V. and Kanungo S. (2005). Role of IS and KM in Project Performance. IEEE 

International Engineering Management Conference, St. John’s, Canada: September 11‐14, 2005. 

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� Anantatmula V. and Kanungo S. (2005). Establishing and Structuring Criteria for Measuring 

Knowledge Management Efforts. Presented at the 38 th Hawaii International Conference on 

System Sciences (HICCS), Hawaii: January: 3‐6, 2005. 

� Anantatmula V. and Sharif S. (2004). Towards Project Success: Leadership Attributes Model. 

Presented at the 16 th IPMC Conference ‐ PMI College of Performance Management, Tyson’s Corner, 

VA: 14‐17 November 2004. 

� Anantatmula V. and Gokhale A. (2004). Project Selection and its Role in Project Success. 

Presented at the 16 th IPMC Conference ‐ PMI College of Performance Management, Tyson’s Corner, 

VA: 14‐17 November 2004. 

� Anantatmula V. (2004). Advancing Project Management Tools beyond Quantitative Methods. 

Presented at the 18 th IPMA International Congress on Project Management, Budapest: 19‐20 June, 

2004. 

� Anantatmula V (2003). Improving Project Management Performance through Innovation. Keynote 

address at the Project Management and Innovation Conference, State University of Technology and 

Management, Moscow: 3 June 2003. 

� Anantatmula V. (2003). Improving the Performance of Project Management through Knowledge 

Management. Presented at the 17 th IPMA International Congress on Project Management, Moscow: 

4‐6 June, 2003. 

� Anantatmula V. (2002). Improving the Effectiveness of a PMO by Integrating Knowledge 

Management Concepts. Presented at the 14 th Annual IPMC Conference‐ PMI College of Performance 

Management, Tyson’s Corner, VA: 18‐20 November 2002. 

� Anantatmula V. (2002). How do you transition into a learning organization? Presented at the 2001 

Knowledge Management Training Conference – The New Knowledge Management: A 

Generational Shift, by Knowledge Management Consortium International, Arlington, VA: 20 March 

2002. 

� Anantatmula V. (2001). Vedic Mathematics: Ancient Method of Doing Multiplications Faster. 

Presented at the 24 th Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics (VCTM) Conference at James 

Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA: 9‐10 March 2001. 

� Anantatmula V. (1996). Decision Support Model for Choosing Power Plant Technologies and 

Management Approaches in Developing Countries. Presented at the 1996 annual meeting of the 

Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS), Washington, DC. 

� Anantatmula V. (1989). Operating and Maintenance of Power Generation and Distribution 

Systems of Gujarat Refinery, Baroda, India. Presented at the 4 th Refinery Technology Conference at 

Baroda, India: 1989. 

HONORS, AFFILIATIONS, AND AWARDS 

� Member of professional societies – AACE, PMI, and ASEI. 

� Ravibala Amin Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement 1995. 

� State Merit Scholar Award for undergraduate engineering study ‐ 1972‐77. 

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND RECOGNITIONS 

� Member of the Editorial Board of the Project Management Journal 

� Associate Editor, The Vine: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems 

� Member of the Editorial Board of the Scientific Journals International 

� Member of the Editorial Board of International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies. 

� Reviewer for the journals and peer‐reviewed conferences. 

� PMI Research Conference 2008 

� IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 

� IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering 

� IEEE Transactions of Software Engineering 

� Cost Engineering Journal, Association for Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE). 

� HICSS‐Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, IEEE Computer Society 

� Journal of Organizational and End User Computing 

CONSULTING AND INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE 

Project and Knowledge Concepts, Inc. 2005‐present 

� As a subject matter expert, consultant, and trainer, provided management consulting services 

several client of the Project and Knowledge Concepts, Inc. 

Prime Solutions, Inc. Virginia 

2006‐present 

� Provided project management training, and developed project management practices and 

standards. 

6k Systems, Inc. Washington, DC 

2007 

� As a subject matter expert, guided the project team in developing project management office 

practices, project management plan, and other planning documents. 

International Development Institute. Washington, DC 

2005‐08 

� Designed and conducted several project management and knowledge management workshops 

for senior‐level government delegates of Nigeria. 

Arthur Andersen, LLP. Washington, DC 

Consultant 2001 

� Led a team of four in conducting systems analysis, research, and preparation of a report for a 

NASA Project. 

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Hagler Bailly Services, Inc. Arlington, VA 

Consultant 1997‐98 

� Conducted systems analysis, identified user requirements, and designed databases for a new 

information system, Environmental Information Clearinghouse, USAID. 

� Designed and conducted a global survey about existing greenhouse gas mitigation support 

technology infrastructure in several countries. Prepared a report to Department of Energy. 

� Analyzed large database on performance parameters of power plants and developed strategies 

for energy conservation and sustainable development for a large utility company in Asia. 

The World Bank Washington, DC 

Consultant 1994‐95 

� Conducted research and wrote five policy papers as contributing author on sustainable 

development of energy, environment, water, and information technology policy. 

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Refineries) New Delhi, India 

Power and Utilities Manger 1980‐95 

(Project Manager, Personnel Manager, Deputy Power Manager, Senior Engineer, Electrical Engineer) 

� Played a decisive role in project planning and execution of a power plant project (60 MW). 

� Executed several power plant expansion projects from project concept stage to closeout. 

� Modified and designed control systems to ensure uninterrupted and reliable power supply to 

refineries. 

� Developed a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) scheme to improve power plant 

stability and reliability. 

� Member and leader of various committees to improve energy conservation, safety, and HAZOP 

studies. 

Education 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 

D.Sc. Engineering Management George Washington University 

M.S. Engineering Management (GPA 4.0) George Washington University 

MBA (major: project management) MDI with Indian Institutes of Management 

B.S. Electrical Engineering Andhra University, India 

Certifications 

Project Management Professional (PMP) Project Management Institute 

Certified Cost Engineer (CCE) AACE International 

UNIX/C++ IT George Washington University 

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