India’s construction and infrastructure sectors are entering a new era marked by enhanced project management practices and growing investment inflows. Given that complex projects are common today, careful planning, controlling risks and ensuring quality is now more crucial than ever. Amidst this evolving environment, project management has emerged not just as a support function but as the strategic backbone of successful infrastructure delivery.
It is within this dynamic environment that RANP Professional Services was established, providing straightforward solutions with true benefits for complicated projects. Based on knowledge and experience in the field, the firm gives expert project control services like planning, scheduling, managing contracts, support on monitoring costs, organizing stakeholders and resolving conflicts. Balancing time, cost and quality has always been the firm’s way of delivering effective results on major infrastructure projects.
Delivering Transparency & Return on Investment
One of the key differentiators of RANP Professional Services lies in its ability to align with the modern client’s expectations of sales transparency and measurable ROI. “We emphasize that project success is not determined just by meeting deadlines, but by understanding a value chain that truly drives value in line with contract”, says Ramakrishnan Manavalan, Managing Partner, RANP Professional Services. The process RANP Professional Services follows the dynamicity of the project through concurrent Planning with Project Control that leads to project outcomes, shift resources towards what is vital, whistle blow on possibility of contract variation. On envisaging delay events, the firm openly talks with both client and contractor, providing clear information with consequences and holding all parties accountable. It helps avoid legal complications and ensures projects keep moving forward with proper mediation.
Spearheading the Company’s Growth
Ramakrishnan Manavalan has gained experience in large and complex project both nationally and internationally. Domestically, Ramakrishnan has worked in EPC project for 1960MW power Project in Maharashtra and 660MW in Tamil Nadu as Senior Planner and Project Planner. Internationally, Ramakrishnan has worked as Owners Engineer for Planning and Contracts Administration for 235MW Oil Shale project which is a strategical project in Jordan. He had handled Planning & Contracts from Engineering Phase till Commissioning of the Plant, played a vital role in the dispute over Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) through International Arbitration.
Proven Track of Fostering Excellence
With the experience gained and practiced through the years, RANP Professional Services was established with the motive of the projects with smooth dispute resolution and project close-out. The company received a challenging assignment of handling a dispute between an investor and EPC Contractor in the Middle East governed by ICC Hong Kong bench and its (Project) close-out.
With due diligence, RANP Professional Services has played a role of Module Representative from Engineering phase till Construction and executed the assignment on time in Forensic Planning, delaying substantiation to support Solicitors on Witness statement.
Also, closely worked with Expert Witness on defining delay and study of its consequences through Schedule Delay analysis. Project close-out service is concurrent to dispute resolution where RANP Professional Services actively involved in estimation of balance work in EPC project and supported Client’s Commercial team on Cost estimation.
“The firm’s strength in teaming up with agencies, managing disputes on the site and supplying factual updates to officials shows it understands both fieldwork and high-level objectives”, says Ramakrishnan.
A Vision for an Evolving Industry
As the infrastructure sector in India is growing, RANP Professional Services foresees many factors that will influence how projects will be managed in the future. Every venture begins multiple processes concurrently which is the inherent value of the investment/project, strong coordination in each phase of the project from Project Initiation till Handover will be essential that will determine its edge in the market. The firm believes that on-time delivery is useful only if the project quality is strong, so it continues to treat time, cost and quality as a standard that can’t be ignored.
The firm also emphasizes the importance of technology integration and ecosystem alignment. Domestic and international project protocols need to be streamlined through consistent practices. RANP Professional Services believes that India must develop a more unified framework for approvals, standards, and project governance particularly to compete seamlessly in the International arena. Moving forward, it highlights the need for human capital development through real exposure to ground-level challenges that enhances their decision-making and adaptive thinking.
Project Management as a Process-Driven Discipline
What sets RANP Professional Services apart is its process-oriented mindset. Rather than seeing project management as a rigid application of frameworks, the firm treats it as a living discipline, one that adapts to the nuances of each project environment. This level of contextual awareness allows the team to execute with confidence, precision, and accountability. It also empowers clients to better understand the mechanics of their own projects, enabling stronger partnerships and more informed decision-making.
At RANP Professional Services, it is believed that project success is not determined just by meeting deadlines, but by understanding the value stream that truly drives value
A Holistic Project Management Vision
In line with its big vision, the firm is adding more services to its offerings. It started as a project control and contract management, but now it is becoming a complete project management consulting firm. In the near future, the firm aims to give integrated solutions, including contract drafting, risk reviews, execution, audit and project completion. This integrated approach is designed to simplify project execution for clients while maintaining high standards of governance and efficiency.
With an expanding client base, growing industry recognition, and a strong ethical foundation, RANP Professional Services is poised to become a trusted name in India’s infrastructure industry. The founder believes that facilitating seamless project management is all about ensuring a perfect balance between people and processes with devised plans and projections. “As India aspires to global leadership in infrastructure, RANP Professional Services stands ready to support that ambition, project by project, milestone by milestone”, concludes Ramakrishnan.
Ramakrishnan Manavalan, Managing Partner, Ranp Professional Services
Ramakrishnan Manavalan is a seasoned project controls and risk management expert with over 18 years of experience across infrastructure and power sectors. Specializing in delay analysis, EOT claims, and arbitration, he holds PMI-RMP and IPMA-B certifications. As an independent consultant, he actively contributes to professional development through professional forums and workshops, offering practical insights into project management and risk analysis.
He had published 2 International Scientific publications, namely Strategy for digitizing the Project Ecosystem (ISBN: 978-4-902378-76-4) in Japan, Method of infusing Agile methodology in the Conventional Waterfall model in Capital Project (ISBN: 978-1-5275-5373- 6) in the UK.
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