In his best-selling book The Creation of Wealth, R. M. Lala describes how the Tata family has played a key role in the development of India, not only through their extraordinary success as industrialists and businesspeople but also through their unique contributions to factory reform, social welfare, medical research, higher education, the arts, and rural development. In The TCS Story and Beyond, S. Ramadorai, one of the nation's most renowned businessmen, outlines a vision for the future in which the quality initiatives he undertook can be applied to a larger national framework. Tata Consultancy Services is one of the largest IT software and services companies in the world. Ramadorai describes the steps that led to its extraordinary success.