About the Founder

Pankaj Lochan

Author | Business Transformation Leader | Ex-CHRO | Ex-P&L Head

P3 – People & Process Productivity

IIT-BHU · Mech. Engg. IIM Ahmedabad Master Black Belt – Lean Six Sigma JUSE Trained – TQM, Tokyo Innovation Cert. – UC Berkeley 12 Books Published 2 Deming Prize Wins 30+ Years Experience

"Create disproportionate value for organizations at low cost."

— Pankaj Lochan

Career & Leadership

Pankaj Lochan is a business leader, author, and transformation consultant with over three decades of experience across India's leading organizations. He has held senior leadership positions at Tata Steel, JSW Group, Dr. Reddy's, Ambuja Cements, Jindal Steel & Power, and Padmanabh Mafatlal Group.

He has led and scaled strategic functions including Maintenance, Operations, Manufacturing, Projects, TQM, HR, R&D, and Safety — serving as Head of TQM at Tata Steel and JSW, Head of P&L at Ambuja Cements, and CHRO across three organizations over 11 years.

The signature program Kar Vijay Har Shikhar at Tata Steel delivered an EBITDA impact of ~₹2,500 Crores during his tenure as Chief of Business Performance Enhancement.

Expertise & Credentials

Pankaj is a Master Black Belt in Lean-Six-Sigma, trained in TQM by JUSE (Japanese Union of Scientists & Engineers, Tokyo), and certified in Innovation from the Haas School of Business, Berkeley.

He has driven large-scale improvements in productivity, cost, culture, and capability — leading multiple TQM Diagnoses, two Deming Prize wins, and participated in a successful Deming Grand Prize journey.

He also holds patents, copyrights, and citations in Manufacturing, TQM, and HR. Pankaj also works with KPMG and Competence Curve as a Consultant.

Deming Prize Wins

Deming Prize Ceremony 2019

Deming Prize Ceremony 2018

P3 – Core Focus Areas

As founder of P3 – People & Process Productivity, Pankaj focuses on three core strengths, applying proprietary methodologies refined over three decades of hands-on industry experience:

Cost & Productivity Improvement — through OSM and 4i Frameworks
TQM Deployment & Deming Prize Consultation — anchored in JUSE-certified TQM practice
Strategic HR Transformation & Leadership Development — from CHRO-level practitioner experience

Author & Thought Leader

An author of 12 books, his writing spans management, leadership, analytics, and civilizational studies. His body of work includes:

The 7-book TQM Deployment Series
The Manufacturing Productivity Series — featuring the bestseller Master of Your KPIs
The 3-book Karmic Trilogy
The Sanatana Education Series — blending Indian civilizational wisdom with contemporary science & management

His work reflects a rare harmony of first-principle clarity, execution discipline, and cultural depth.