Accelerated General Management Programme (AGMP - Batch 18)

Objectives

• To give an opportunity for bright and aspiring managers at the senior and middle levels (in large corporates) to understand the concepts, paradigms and theories underlying management.
• To understand how management as a set of functions can contribute to effective decision making, leadership and help in developing the strategy and organization of the business.
• To develop skills required to take strategic and managerial decisions such as planning, organizational design and change management, implementing new strategies, mergers and acquisitions, operational strategies, manage interfaces with the public, media, and government.

AGMP Boosts:

Professional Transformation: Skill development and mindset change to assume leadership roles in an organization.

Career Acceleration: Moving up the career ladder faster & taking more complex and high impact roles early in your career.

World Class Faculties: With a combination of experience and talent, our faculty creates top-notch programmes and cutting-edge research that influences business around the world.

Case Based Pedagogy: Case pedagogy provides an action orientation to the learning process.

Peer Learning: A diverse cohort enabling cross-functional peer learning

Balancing Professional Development with Work Responsibilities: A blended learning program with the flexibility of remote on-site sessions along with periodic on-campus modules

Alumni Status: The opportunity of continued association with a globally renowned management school through the alumni status.

Contents

Economics

• Microeconomic Analysis and Policies: Explores fundamental economic principles and their applications to decision-making, focusing on market dynamics, consumer behaviour, and government policies.
• Economic Environment and Policies: Examines the role of information systems in driving business strategy, innovation, and operational efficiency.

Finance & Accounting

• Corporate Finance: Covers financial decision-making, capital structure, and valuation to enhance corporate performance.
• Financial Reporting and Analysis: Focuses on interpreting financial statements for informed decision-making and assessing business health.
• Managing Cost and Control: Teaches cost management strategies and control systems to optimize resource allocation.

Human Resources Management

• Developing Human Resources: Emphasizes strategies to enhance employee capabilities and align human resource development with organizational goals.
• Performance Appraisal & Rewards: Examines techniques for evaluating employee performance and designing effective reward systems.

Leadership

• Leadership Skills: Explores leadership styles, motivation techniques, and strategies to drive organizational success.
• Managing Negotiations: Develops negotiation skills to achieve optimal outcomes in complex business scenarios.

Marketing

• Marketing and Customer Value: Customer Analysis, Competition Analysis & Assessing Marketing Environment
• Designing Market Offer and Delivering a Marketing Offering: Sensing Customer Value and Designing, Pricing Decisions, Sales and Distribution Management & Communication Strategy and Management
• Marketing Analytics: Analyzing Web Data - Customer Opinions, Customer Valuation, Digital and Social Media Analytics & AI/ML applications in Marketing

Operations and Decision Sciences

• Business Analytics and Big Data: Explores data-driven decision-making using advanced analytics and big data tools.
• Operations Management: Focuses on optimizing production and operational processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Quantitative Decision Making: Teaches quantitative methods to solve complex business problems and make informed decisions.

Technology

• Managerial Computing: Covers tools and techniques for leveraging computing technologies in managerial roles.
• The Social Media and Communicating Corporate Reputation: Examines the strategic use of social media to build and manage corporate reputation.

Capstone: An integrative module enabling participants to apply management concepts to solve real-world business challenges.

This is an indicative list of courses, subject to adjustments or additions to ensure a comprehensive learning experience.

Pedagogy

The pedagogy will be highly interactive. It will leverage use of technology. It will consist of a judicious blend of real-life case studies, immersive simulations and in class lectures.

For Whom

• Working professionals with at least five years of experience, ideally up to 10 years. The applicants should, at a minimum, be a graduate in any discipline with 50% or more marks.
• Participants would be selected based on assessment of their work experience, academic background, and motivation to do the programme as demonstrated in the application form.