Programmes


Programme

Leading Digital Transformation

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Ms. Ifat Sheikh : ldt-exed@iima.ac.in +91 70690 29949 (Office hours Mon to Fri, 9:00 AM to 5:45 PM)

Digital transformation has become a defining priority for organisations across industries. However, research indicates that nearly 84% of digital transformation initiatives fail to achieve their stated goals, despite significant investments in technology, infrastructure and resources. In many cases, organisations focus heavily on technology deployment while underestimating the role of strategic, organisational and human dimensions of transformation.


In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, further accentuated by global disruptions and the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), leaders are required to rethink business models, develop digital maturity and align technology with organisational capabilities. AI-enabled technologies are reshaping customer engagement, operational efficiency, decision-making and innovation across sectors.


The programme Leading Digital Transformation is designed to address these challenges by positioning digital transformation not solely as a technological upgrade, but as a comprehensive organisational transformation driven by leadership, strategy, culture and emerging digital technologies including AI.

This programme focuses on leading the digital transformation in organisations. The programme draws from a wide variety of perspectives, such as strategic management perspectives, organisational change management and human technology interface. The programme will provide participants insights about overcoming the challenges involved in digital transformation and in turn explore how digital transformation can create value for the customers.


The programme is designed to equip the participants to:

  • Acquire understanding on how to develop, embrace and lead digital transformation.
  • Define and manage organisational digital capabilities.
  • Leverage data, analytics, and competitive insights for digital strategy formulation and implementation.
  • Understand the role of AI and emerging technologies in enabling business innovation and operational transformation.
  • Learn the use of digitization and AI from change management perspectives.
  • Develop a strategic view to align technology, and people to digital innovation and disruption.
  • Explore opportunities and challenges associated with AI-driven digital transformation across industries.
  • Manage a high-performing team during digital transformation and enhance sustainability
  • Leading digital transformation
  • Digital transformation of an organisation: Change management perspective
  • Reconciling direction setting and agility for digital transformation: Charting the digital strategy
  • Aligning structures for digital transformation
  • Digital ready HR: Aligning people and processes
  • Human dimension of digital transformation
  • AI and digital transformation: Opportunities, applications and managerial implications
  • Leveraging AI, analytics and emerging technologies for business transformation
  • Digital transformation under constraints

The programme will involve simulation and case-based teaching extensively. This will be supplemented by group work and assignments.

The programme is designed for managers and leaders who are interested or are in the process of implementing digital transformation in their organisations. Mid to senior level managers and entrepreneurs who aspire to drive digital transformation through innovation and disruption will find this programme useful. Participants may be digital head, head of functional or business units, and HR or strategy head from all industries.

Faculty Chair(s)
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Prof. Rajat Sharma

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Prof. Rajesh Chandwani

Promotion Coordinators
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Ifat Sheikh

Programme Coordinator Promotion

iima-exed12@iima.ac.in
Introduction

Digital transformation has become a defining priority for organisations across industries. However, research indicates that nearly 84% of digital transformation initiatives fail to achieve their stated goals, despite significant investments in technology, infrastructure and resources. In many cases, organisations focus heavily on technology deployment while underestimating the role of strategic, organisational and human dimensions of transformation.


In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, further accentuated by global disruptions and the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), leaders are required to rethink business models, develop digital maturity and align technology with organisational capabilities. AI-enabled technologies are reshaping customer engagement, operational efficiency, decision-making and innovation across sectors.


The programme Leading Digital Transformation is designed to address these challenges by positioning digital transformation not solely as a technological upgrade, but as a comprehensive organisational transformation driven by leadership, strategy, culture and emerging digital technologies including AI.

Objectives

This programme focuses on leading the digital transformation in organisations. The programme draws from a wide variety of perspectives, such as strategic management perspectives, organisational change management and human technology interface. The programme will provide participants insights about overcoming the challenges involved in digital transformation and in turn explore how digital transformation can create value for the customers.


The programme is designed to equip the participants to:

  • Acquire understanding on how to develop, embrace and lead digital transformation.
  • Define and manage organisational digital capabilities.
  • Leverage data, analytics, and competitive insights for digital strategy formulation and implementation.
  • Understand the role of AI and emerging technologies in enabling business innovation and operational transformation.
  • Learn the use of digitization and AI from change management perspectives.
  • Develop a strategic view to align technology, and people to digital innovation and disruption.
  • Explore opportunities and challenges associated with AI-driven digital transformation across industries.
  • Manage a high-performing team during digital transformation and enhance sustainability
Contents
  • Leading digital transformation
  • Digital transformation of an organisation: Change management perspective
  • Reconciling direction setting and agility for digital transformation: Charting the digital strategy
  • Aligning structures for digital transformation
  • Digital ready HR: Aligning people and processes
  • Human dimension of digital transformation
  • AI and digital transformation: Opportunities, applications and managerial implications
  • Leveraging AI, analytics and emerging technologies for business transformation
  • Digital transformation under constraints
Pedagogy

The programme will involve simulation and case-based teaching extensively. This will be supplemented by group work and assignments.

For Whom

The programme is designed for managers and leaders who are interested or are in the process of implementing digital transformation in their organisations. Mid to senior level managers and entrepreneurs who aspire to drive digital transformation through innovation and disruption will find this programme useful. Participants may be digital head, head of functional or business units, and HR or strategy head from all industries.

Faculty Chair
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Prof. Rajat Sharma

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Prof. Rajesh Chandwani

Dates

23 Feb 2027

to

27 Feb 2027

Duration

5 Days

Programme
Fees

INR 1,70,000

Plus 18% GST

Application Deadline

09 Feb 2027

Early Bird
Fees

INR 1,58,100

Plus 18% GST

Early Bird Deadline

02 Feb 2027

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