HAL & Tech Mahindra sign Rs 400 crore contract for ‘Project Parivartan’

• HAL & Tech Mahindra have signed Rs 400 crore contract for the implementation of 'Project Parivartan'

• Project Parivartan is a comprehensive business transformation exercise initiated by HAL through technology enhancement and centralized ERP 

New Delhi: Navratna Defence PSU, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Thursday said that It has signed a contract with Tech Mahindra, worth Rs 400 crore for implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to support HAL's 'Project Parivartan.'

Under the contract, Tech Mahindra will be responsible for the transformation and modernisation of the ERP System as an implementation and support partner enabling HAL to streamline and standardize its business processes across the organisation. As a system integrator, Tech Mahindra will implement 'Project Parivartan' over a period of nine years at a cost of Rs 400 crores. Tech Mahindra will transform the distributed application to a centralized application, for all the 20 divisions and R&D centres of HAL based on a business transformation engineering process. This includes centralized ERP Turnkey Solution to meet HAL's business requirements with the implementation of SRM, CRM along with select non-ERP applications.

The 'Project Parivartan' is a comprehensive business transformation exercise initiated by HAL through technology enhancement and centralized ERP, said R Madhavan, CMD, HAL. The exercise will enable HAL to adopt some of the best practices followed in some of the similar industries globally, he adds.

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Tech Mahindra's President (Corporate Affairs and Business Head Emerging Markets) Sujit Baksi said, "Tech Mahindra's selection by HAL extends our vision of supporting government's 'Atmanirbhar' initiative to enhance our indigenous capabilities. This project will transform HAL's ERP system, serving the Armed Forces in an efficient and effective manner. This is in line with our TechMNxt charter that focuses on leveraging new generation technologies with original equipment manufacturers and aims to deliver an enhanced experience to our customers."

The contract has been signed by HAL's Executive Director (Corporate Planning) Dibyendu Maiti and Tech Mahindra's Group Competency Head Prashanth S in the presence of R Madhavan, recently in Bengaluru.

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