Tackling Attrition in IT: How Should I Approach This Project?

Hi, I am doing a project on attrition management in the IT industry. How should I go about it?

Please let me know if you need any further assistance or guidance.

Hi Rashmi,

How are you? Well, coming to the topic:

1. Conduct an organization study and analyze the attrition trend chart.
2. Look at the positions where attrition is higher.
3. Analyze the work environment.
4. Review the recruiting process, benefits, training, career plans, and appraisals.
5. Conduct a satisfaction survey.
6. Analyze exit interview data.
7. By that time, you will be able to identify the root cause of the problem.
8. Suggest recommendations on how to reduce the attrition rate.
9. Utilize a competency-based approach to HRM, including competency-based recruitment and selection, training and development, and career planning.

These are some general steps that may not be in line. This information may help you. If you want, I can try to provide you with data in an aligned way.

Take care, Rashmi.

Regards,
Devanand

Thank you very much, Devanand, for guiding me. I am pursuing an MBA from Mumbai, and this is my final project. Can you help me with that? Which companies should I select for my project work?

Hi Rashmi,

Sorry, the links are not working. Click on this link http://bpmwatch.com <link updated to site home>. It's better to do the project using a questionnaire on attrition rate, as your project focuses on the industry. If you stick to just one company, it may not provide enough depth.

If your synopsis is related to "Attrition Management in XYZ Company," it would be easier as you would concentrate on just one company. However, since your project is on the IT industry, consider preparing a questionnaire, circulating it to employees in various companies, collecting the data, plotting graphs, and providing suggestions.

If you have the option to change the synopsis, I suggest, just as a suggestion, that you switch it to a specific company. This would make it easier for you to work on the project. Think about it, and could you please explain why you chose this subject?

Regards,
Dev

Hi Dev,

The inputs you sent for the attrition were very useful as I am also preparing a project on attrition - the haunt for IT and ITES.

Thanks for helping, and please allow me to contact you for further assistance.

Regards,

Pinkii

Hi, Pinkii,

The inputs you sent for the attrition were very useful as I am also preparing a project on attrition - the haunt for IT and ITES. Thanks for helping, and please allow me to contact you for further assistance.

Regards,
Pinkii

Hi, Pinkii (Is it exactly how you spell?) :) You are most welcome. :) I will help you as much as I can. What is your objective? :idea: Is this a curriculum project or are you working? :?:

Regards,
Devanand

You understood it right. My project is a part of my MBA. Though we have not got a deadline yet, and therefore, I am going very slow 😉. But yes, I do spend time to read more in order to make my project. The biggest problem that I am facing is if at all I make a questionnaire, where would I go to get it filled? Because I have not got a job yet, and moreover, no company is giving me permission to speak to their employees for this work 😳. So, I am a bit confused as to how to go about it.

But thanks a lot, Dev, for a quick response 😂.

Hi Pinkii,

Great, you are proactive. See Pinkii, no companies will give you permission for meeting employees because attrition is something which is internal to the company. You have 3 ways to do your projects:

1. Change your synopsis to focus on a specific company, like XYZ company, instead of the industry. Try to get permission from any one of the companies and execute the project there, suggesting strategies for retention.

2. This will be a bit harder to do, but some of my friends did it. During the company's leisure time (during lunch), employees may come out of the company. At that time, you can approach them and get the questionnaire filled. However, I am not sure if you can do it.

3. You have to do the research work by using secondary data from journals, newspapers, magazines, etc. It's like reinventing the wheel.

Think of it as you have time. This is only a suggestion based on my knowledge.

Take care, Pinkii.

Regards,
Dev

Thank you so much, Dev, for your kind help and immediate response. I will try my best to carry out this project with the best of my ability. Probably, I think that I should mention the industry and take a hypothetical example of a company or something similar. I want to really learn from this project so that it adds value to my course. So, let me see what I can do.

But thanks a lot once again for your suggestion and assistance.

Regards,
Pinkii :lol:

Hi dev,

I'm also doing a project on employee attrition as a part of my curriculum. I found your post quite helpful to carry out my project in a better way. Can you please provide me with some secondary data on this? :)

Thank you!

Hi Dev, I'm not Sari. I'm Shel. Thanks for your reply. If you have any secondary data on this, please post it. Thank you. Take care.

Regards,
Shel

Hi, I am working on my attrition project in an IT company, and I just came across your posts. I believe you have also completed your project in the IT sector. If you could share the questionnaire with me, it would be helpful for my project. I hope you can send it to me. Thank you.

Regards,
Loga

Hi, I am doing my attrition project in an IT company and I just saw your posts. I think you have also done your project in the IT sector. If you could send the questionnaire to me, it would be helpful for me to complete mine. I hope you will send it to me. Thank you.

Regards,
Loga

Hi Dev,

I read through the previous information shared by you. It is interesting. I am pursuing my MPhil in Management with HR as my area of focus. My thesis study is 'The Study And Impact Of Attrition On HR Dept Of IT And ITES Sector'. I need to create a questionnaire urgently and also refine my study. Can you assist me with information and help in formulating the questionnaire for this study? This is very urgent. Thank you so much in advance.

Swathi Shankar

Dear Mr. Devaanand,

Good day! I am from Chennai and am currently working on an M.Phil project focusing on attrition in the IT industry. Your assistance in providing me with relevant details would be greatly appreciated.

My email id is venkatasubramanian97@rediffmail.com.

Regards, Venkat

Hi all,

Devanand MBA has given you good advice. Thanks, Devanand. You could also search and access other posts on citehr. For example, https://www.citehr.com/100519-project-attrition.html has some links to websites posted by grhrm. You could use the chart given there as a basis and form your questions for a survey. I am a retired academic, and if you need help, you can send me the draft questionnaire for comments. Please write a private message giving details to get my private email ID.

Have a nice day.

Simhan

Hi Dev,

I am doing my M.Com. As a part of my curriculum, I am conducting a research project on attrition in an IT company. Can you help me in preparing a questionnaire for the same? My objectives are:

1) To analyze the reasons for the increasing level of attrition.
2) To study the impact of attrition on the public image of the company.
3) To study the suggested measures.

Please reply to me via email at jans_sars@yahoo.co.in.

Thank you