Resource Mastery Index for Farm Managers to be True Leaders. Parameters For Evaluation 3/14

Farm Management Companies. From water to workers, energy to experts—resource management is the backbone of professional farming. Let’s see how balanced your juggle really is.

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Resource Management Competence

Q1: Ability to Prepare Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) & Budgets; When asked, “Boss, how much money and time will this project need?” how do you respond?👉 Think of it like organizing a wedding: some say “shaadi ho jaayegi somehow,” others give full checklists with decorators, caterers, and budgets.

No DPR, only verbal ballpark estimates. Like saying, “Shaadi ka 5–6 lakh lag jaayega” without guest count or menu.

Simple written plan, rough costs only. Like scribbling expenses on the back of a notebook—mandap ₹50k, catering ₹2 lakh.

Detailed DPR with cost heads, timeline, budget, ROI. Like a proper wedding planner spreadsheet with dates, suppliers, payments.

Scenario-based DPRs (best, worst, average), multiple financing options. Like a wedding planner giving options: budget, premium, and destination wedding packages.

Resource Management Competence

Q2: Timeline Planning and Adherence Record; Do you work with a “chalta hai” approach or with strict deadlines?👉 Farming is like cooking rice: cook too little, it’s raw; cook too long, it burns. Timing is everything.

No timelines; work finishes when it finishes. Like cooking rice without checking the clock.

Timelines are set but often missed. Like saying lunch at 1 pm but serving at 3 pm.

Clear Gantt charts / calendars, mostly met. Like a train that usually arrives within 10 minutes of schedule.

Proven record of meeting tight deadlines, with contingency planning. Like Japanese bullet trains—precision to the minute.

Resource Management Competence

Q3: Documentation, Record-Keeping, Reporting Practices; How do you track what’s happening on the farm? Memory, notebooks, or dashboards?👉 Imagine running a shop: no bills = chaos; hand-written bills = some order; digital POS = full clarity.

Hardly any documentation; rely on memory. Like a shopkeeper saying, “Udhar likha hai dimaag mein.”

Basic paper records only. Like maintaining a bahi-khata—works, but limited.

Proper records with registers, Excel sheets, and shared reports. Like using a ledger book and calculator.

IT-enabled record keeping (apps, ERP, geo-tagging) with real-time dashboards for clients. Like running a modern supermarket with billing software, loyalty cards, and CCTV.

Resource Management Competence

Q4: Human Resource, Water, Soil, Energy, Market, and Technology Management; How do you juggle the many “balls in the air”—people, natural resources, technology, and markets?👉 Running a farm is like running a big joint family: one child’s exam, one’s fever, one’s job interview, all at the same time.

Focus only on crops, ignore other resources. Like a parent who only feeds kids but ignores school fees and doctor visits.

Manage some resources, but with gaps (e.g., water well, but weak HR). Like a family that eats well but ignores kids’ studies.

Manage all resources reasonably well with balance. Like parents who juggle food, school, and health decently.

Integrated management—HR, water, soil, markets, and tech aligned to ROI. Like a super-parent running home like a mini-corporate with schedules and budgets.

Resource Management Competence

Q5: Vendor Tie-Ups; When it comes to buying essentials—seeds, fertilizers, irrigation kits—do you have solid tie-ups or scramble last minute?👉 Like arranging milk for daily chai: do you rely on the nearby shop, or do you have a steady doodhwala?

No vendor tie-ups; buy as per need. Like rushing to shop when milk is finished.

A few known vendors, but no formal tie-ups. Like calling the same doodhwala daily, but he can skip anytime.

Multiple vendor tie-ups with negotiated rates. Like subscribing to both Amul and local doodhwala to avoid shortages.

Long-term contracts with reputed vendors, SLAs in place. Like a 5-star hotel locking milk supply contracts with multiple dairies.

Resource Management Competence

Q6: Labor Arrangements & Access to Specialist Consultants; Farms need both mazdoors and masters. How do you handle manpower and expert advice?👉 Think of building a house: you need masons and architects.

Rely on daily labor without consistency, no access to experts. Like hiring random painters from the street corner.

Some regular labor, occasional expert advice. Like calling a contractor who “knows everything” but no real architect.

Organized labor pool + access to certified consultants. Like a housing firm with permanent workers and visiting architects.

Formal contracts with skilled labor teams + regular panel of consultants (soil, crop, irrigation, animal husbandry). Like a construction company with full-time engineers and designers.

Resource Management Competence

Q7: Building Ecosystems (Partnerships with Startups, FPOs, Agri-logistics, Fintech, etc.); Do you work alone, or build an ecosystem of partners around your farm projects?👉 Farming today is like running a smartphone: the hardware is important, but without apps (payments, maps, social media), it’s just a brick.

No ecosystem, we work solo. Like having a phone without internet.

Some informal partnerships, like knowing a local FPO or startup. Like having WhatsApp only, no other apps.

Multiple partnerships (FPOs, tech firms, logistics). Like having a smartphone with all popular apps installed.

Strong ecosystem builder, with MoUs, co-branded projects, fintech integration. Like running an app store yourself, not just using apps.

Review

Resource Management Competence

Question :
Q1: Ability to Prepare Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) & Budgets; When asked, “Boss, how much money and time will this project need?” how do you respond?👉 Think of it like organizing a wedding: some say “shaadi ho jaayegi somehow,” others give full checklists with decorators, caterers, and budgets.

No DPR, only verbal ballpark estimates. Like saying, “Shaadi ka 5–6 lakh lag jaayega” without guest count or menu.

Simple written plan, rough costs only. Like scribbling expenses on the back of a notebook—mandap ₹50k, catering ₹2 lakh.

Detailed DPR with cost heads, timeline, budget, ROI. Like a proper wedding planner spreadsheet with dates, suppliers, payments.

Scenario-based DPRs (best, worst, average), multiple financing options. Like a wedding planner giving options: budget, premium, and destination wedding packages.

Your Answer:

Resource Management Competence

Question :
Q2: Timeline Planning and Adherence Record; Do you work with a “chalta hai” approach or with strict deadlines?👉 Farming is like cooking rice: cook too little, it’s raw; cook too long, it burns. Timing is everything.

No timelines; work finishes when it finishes. Like cooking rice without checking the clock.

Timelines are set but often missed. Like saying lunch at 1 pm but serving at 3 pm.

Clear Gantt charts / calendars, mostly met. Like a train that usually arrives within 10 minutes of schedule.

Proven record of meeting tight deadlines, with contingency planning. Like Japanese bullet trains—precision to the minute.

Your Answer:

Resource Management Competence

Question :
Q3: Documentation, Record-Keeping, Reporting Practices; How do you track what’s happening on the farm? Memory, notebooks, or dashboards?👉 Imagine running a shop: no bills = chaos; hand-written bills = some order; digital POS = full clarity.

Hardly any documentation; rely on memory. Like a shopkeeper saying, “Udhar likha hai dimaag mein.”

Basic paper records only. Like maintaining a bahi-khata—works, but limited.

Proper records with registers, Excel sheets, and shared reports. Like using a ledger book and calculator.

IT-enabled record keeping (apps, ERP, geo-tagging) with real-time dashboards for clients. Like running a modern supermarket with billing software, loyalty cards, and CCTV.

Your Answer:

Resource Management Competence

Question :
Q4: Human Resource, Water, Soil, Energy, Market, and Technology Management; How do you juggle the many “balls in the air”—people, natural resources, technology, and markets?👉 Running a farm is like running a big joint family: one child’s exam, one’s fever, one’s job interview, all at the same time.

Focus only on crops, ignore other resources. Like a parent who only feeds kids but ignores school fees and doctor visits.

Manage some resources, but with gaps (e.g., water well, but weak HR). Like a family that eats well but ignores kids’ studies.

Manage all resources reasonably well with balance. Like parents who juggle food, school, and health decently.

Integrated management—HR, water, soil, markets, and tech aligned to ROI. Like a super-parent running home like a mini-corporate with schedules and budgets.

Your Answer:

Resource Management Competence

Question :
Q5: Vendor Tie-Ups; When it comes to buying essentials—seeds, fertilizers, irrigation kits—do you have solid tie-ups or scramble last minute?👉 Like arranging milk for daily chai: do you rely on the nearby shop, or do you have a steady doodhwala?

No vendor tie-ups; buy as per need. Like rushing to shop when milk is finished.

A few known vendors, but no formal tie-ups. Like calling the same doodhwala daily, but he can skip anytime.

Multiple vendor tie-ups with negotiated rates. Like subscribing to both Amul and local doodhwala to avoid shortages.

Long-term contracts with reputed vendors, SLAs in place. Like a 5-star hotel locking milk supply contracts with multiple dairies.

Your Answer:

Resource Management Competence

Question :
Q6: Labor Arrangements & Access to Specialist Consultants; Farms need both mazdoors and masters. How do you handle manpower and expert advice?👉 Think of building a house: you need masons and architects.

Rely on daily labor without consistency, no access to experts. Like hiring random painters from the street corner.

Some regular labor, occasional expert advice. Like calling a contractor who “knows everything” but no real architect.

Organized labor pool + access to certified consultants. Like a housing firm with permanent workers and visiting architects.

Formal contracts with skilled labor teams + regular panel of consultants (soil, crop, irrigation, animal husbandry). Like a construction company with full-time engineers and designers.

Your Answer:

Resource Management Competence

Question :
Q7: Building Ecosystems (Partnerships with Startups, FPOs, Agri-logistics, Fintech, etc.); Do you work alone, or build an ecosystem of partners around your farm projects?👉 Farming today is like running a smartphone: the hardware is important, but without apps (payments, maps, social media), it’s just a brick.

No ecosystem, we work solo. Like having a phone without internet.

Some informal partnerships, like knowing a local FPO or startup. Like having WhatsApp only, no other apps.

Multiple partnerships (FPOs, tech firms, logistics). Like having a smartphone with all popular apps installed.

Strong ecosystem builder, with MoUs, co-branded projects, fintech integration. Like running an app store yourself, not just using apps.

Your Answer:

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