Executive Certificate Programme in Strategy & Leadership for Senior Professionals (Batch 08)
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Programme Overview
This programme is designed to help senior professionals strengthen their leadership capabilities required to thrive in a world of increasing uncertainty and volatility. In-class discussions and perspectives from participants from various fields will enhance their understanding of business trends and strategies that can be employed by their organizations.
Learning outcomes:
- Develop a better understanding of the various businesses and their functions.
- Enhance strategic thinking & implementation
- Effectively Lead and manage teams & organizations
- Understand and respond to disruptive challenges
Programme USP
- Contextually designed for working executives
- Programme faculty team includes the best of the domain experts
- Pragmatic approach and focus on real business cases
Programme Contents
| Business Economic and Financial Management
Macroeconomics for Managers Microeconomics for Managers Financial Reporting & Analysis Strategic Finance and Business Valuation |
| Marketing
Marketing Management Marketing Strategy Branding |
| Strategy
Strategy Formulation & Execution Competitive Strategy Digital Transformation Design Thinking and Innovation |
| Operational Excellence
Operations Excellence in Services and Manufacturing Strategic Supply Chain Management Theory of Constraints |
| Leadership Competencies and HR Practices
Leading & Managing Change High Performance Teams Negotiations & Influencing Communication with Impact Strategic Human Resource Management HR Analytics for Manager |
| Working with Data
Business Analytics for Managers |
| Industry Insights
Corporate Communications For Effective Stakeholder Engagement The New Essentials Of Leadership Navigating Digital Transformation Under Challenging Circumstances – A Practitioner’s View The Transformative Trends Of The Techade |
Note: Medium of instruction: English, Modules/ topics are indicative only, and the suggested time and sequence may be dropped/ modified/adapted to fit the participant profile & programme hours.
Duration & Number of Session Hours
Duration: 12 Months
Number of Sessions (75 Minutes each): 106
On-campus module of 3 days duration: around 12 sessions
One or two sessions from some of the courses will become part of the on-campus orientation module. In case the on-campus module is not conducted due to Covid like situation, the same will be included in the total number of sessions of the online module.
*The programme duration may be slightly extended due to the issues like faculty unavailability and gazette holidays on the session days.
The on-campus module will be after the completion of examinations of all the modules.
Pedagogy
The pedagogy will be a judicious mix of lectures, case discussions, project work, term papers, and assignments etc.
Assessment
Performance of participants will be monitored on a continuous evaluation basis through quizzes, assignments, tests and examinations. The participant is required to score minimum marks/grades as decided by the Institute from time to time to complete the course.
Certification
Successful Completion Certificate by IIM Indore in a valedictory ceremony to be held on the campus.
* Sample certificate is indicative. The Institute reserves the right to revise it.
**The Completion certificate will only be awarded to participants who complete the
programme evaluation and attendance criteria.
Eligibility Criteria
- Diploma (10+2+3)/ Bachelor’s Degree (10+2+3 or 10+2+4) / Master’s Degree (or its equivalent) from Universities recognized by the Association of Indian Universities, UGC or AICTE, with minimum 50% aggregate marks in either Diploma or Bachelor’s or Master’s (or its equivalent).
- Minimum of ten years of work experience post completion of qualifying education.
How the Courses will be Delivered:
Sessions will be delivered through on-line mode using an appropriate technology Synchronized platform. Lectures will be delivered through broadband based technology involving two-way audio and video communication. Sessions will be held once in a week on weekends. Participants can attend sessions directly from their desktop/laptop (Direct-2-device). Participants will be provided reading materials etc. for each course. They may also interact with the concerned faculty through e-mails/ chat mode. Async content will be available on the learning platform to be consumed by the learners.
Considering that the batch would be diverse, i.e., participants from different functional areas, the content of some of the courses would focus on developing an understanding of functional areas before exploring strategic dimensions of decision making.
The academic sessions will start from March 2025. Sessions will be held on every Sunday.
The normal timing of the sessions will be as follows:
First session: 9.00 AM to 10.15 AM(IST)
Second session: 10.30 AM to 11.45 AM(IST)
*Third session: 7.30 PM to 8.45 PM on weekday (IST)
*Third session will be scheduled on either Wednesday or Friday for timely completion of the
programme.
The time gap between two consecutive sessions is to give the participants a break. On some days, the classes may extend beyond the mentioned time. In addition to attending interactive sessions, participants have to undertake online quizzes, assignments, and examinations.
Programme Activity Timelines
| Application Closure | March 2025 |
| Estimated date for Academic Orientation | March 2025 |
| Tentative Programme End Date | March 2026 |
Total Fees and Payment Schedule*
| Particulars | Amount in INR |
| Registration Fee/Application Fee | 2,500 |
| 1st Instalment payable at the time of admission (excluding GST) | 85,300 |
| 2nd Instalment – 10 th June 2025 (excluding GST) | 75,000 |
| 3rd Instalment – 10 th September 2025 (excluding GST) | 75,000 |
| 4th Instalment – 10 th December 2025 (excluding GST) | 67,500 |
| Total Fee (exclusive of bank charges of INR 5,300 & GST) | 3,00,000 |
| Overall Fees (including GST @ 18% and Bank Charges of INR 5,300) |
3,59,300 |
* In case of participants paying fees via NEFT, RTGS, IMPS, Cheque, DD will get a waiver of 1.5% (upto INR 7,000 /-) on the Overall fees of INR 3,59,300/-.
* In case a participant profile is rejected by the Institute INR 2,500/- of the application fee is non-refundable.
*Exact Dates will be notified later.
Student Privileges
The participants who will complete the programme successfully will be eligible for the Executive Education Alumni status of IIM Indore. They will require to apply separately along with the necessary fee to register their name. Current alumni membership plans are as follows:
- 2-year membership – INR 1000/- + applicable taxes,
- Lifetime membership – INR 10,000/- + applicable taxes,
Benefits available to Executive Education Alumni: 1) Communication of brochures and newsletters from IIM Indore, 2) Access to the IIM Indore Campus Library (onsite access only), 3) Official email ID of the institute.
Mere successful completion of the programme, application submission, and fee does not entitle a participant to be eligible for executive education alumni status. IIM Indore reserves the right to confer or withhold executive education alumni status.
IIM Indore reserves the right to modify the above conditions at its discretion at any time without notice.
Only the courts at Indore, India will have the territorial jurisdiction to try any disputes arising in respect of the Executive Alumni membership being granted.
For more details contact: olpoffice@iimidr.ac.in
Tel.: 0731-2439739 / 0731-2439735
Please note that IIM Indore reserves the right to change the programme design, format, number of sessions, certificate format, terms in the programme or can incorporate any such change deemed necessary by the institute without prior intimation.