Executive Certificate Program in General Management
With IIM Indore's General Management program, you will gain an understanding of domains including Operations, HR, Business Strategy, and digital disruption. Understand the fundamentals of how business works and leverage it to support your organization’s strategy.
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Why Join this Program
Program Overview
Move from a functional strategy role to a business strategy role with thorough knowledge of the business environment and the new fundamentals of business strategy with this general management program from IIM Indore.
Post Graduate Program Advantage
Ranked at 6th position in NIRF 2021, IIM Indore has been a leader in the field of management education, interfacing with the industry, government, and PSUs.
In Collaboration with IIM Indore:
- Alumni status and certificate from IIM Indore
- 3-day campus immersion at the IIM Indore campus, at additional cost
- Live classes from from IIM Indore faculty
Program Details
In this General Management certification course, you'll get a broad overview of the business environment and the new essentials of business strategy for learners who want to transition from a functional strategy to a business strategy role.
Learning Path
Get started with the Executive Certificate Program in General Management. Explore everything about this online executive program and kickstart your general management journey.
This course will provide you a thorough introduction to management practice via the lenses of four important disciplines: accounting, finance, marketing, and organizational behavior. Build the skill set necessary to successfully lead your division or business, and offer assistance to current managers who want to advance their careers.
Understanding basic economic concepts like elasticity, demand and supply equilibrium, and industrial laws can help you fully comprehend significant macroeconomic changes, their effects on businesses, and how to respond to them. Learn about GDP, taxation, repo and reverse repo rates, the classical and Keynesian case, monetary and fiscal strategies, and other key ideas
Learn how accounting principles are used to evaluate and communicate a company's financial position to external stakeholders and how to interpret financial reports to make business decisions. This course also covers important aspects of debit and credit, balance sheet, cashflow, financial statement analysis, capital structure, and costs of debt and equity.
Learn how products and services are developed and created, purchased and sold, and offered to clients in the manufacturing and service industries by using problem-solving, strategic decision making, and critical thinking. Additionally, you will study the procurement process, process transformation, process automation, and the product-process matrix
In this course, you will gain an understanding of the most important marketing strategies, including market research, competitor analysis, segmentation, the 5C framework, and many others. These strategies will help you examine consumer attitudes and behavior toward products and services in a rapidly changing environment.
Learn how to connect with and engage staff for improved performance output, and how to manage staff performance utilizing a variety of compensation and reward management techniques. Additionally, you will gain knowledge of how to perform a job analysis, create a job description or job specification, and the difficulties in hiring and choosing employees.
The course emphasizes the use of three different types of analytics — descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. It also includes technical skill-building modules on advanced analytics, big data analytics, social media analytics, decision trees, pyramid of analytics, and data-driven decision-making. Learn the value of real-world business and management modeling using the most recent quantitative tools and approaches to solve a range of business and management problems
Learn the fundamentals of effective team leadership, how to build and manage successful teams, and how to encourage a creative workplace culture. Discover how leadership may affect corporate success, employee development, and the importance of leadership at various levels
Learn about the fundamental theories and frameworks, such as the 5C force analysis, positioning strategies, PEST & SWOT analysis, and value chains that organizations use to discuss sourcing issues, market entry strategies, and every aspect of developing and putting organizational strategies into practice.
Learn to use design thinking as a strategic tool to create new products and services. Understand how to adopt design thinking in a company and the differences between systems thinking, complementary mindsets, and design thinking. Discover and pursue an innovation opportunity in this section, while also learning about the human-centered design framework, to create products and services that are appealing, viable, and practical.
Learn the underlying themes that successful digital disruptors employ. Discover the fundamentals of business models, the 4I framework, pricing schemes, the digital supply chain, digital transformation, and many other key ideas. Imagine the potential changes that disruptive technologies like Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of Things, automation, etc. can add to the corporate landscape.
The general management capstone project will help you put the knowledge you've learned in this program to use by applying it to numerous sectors. With the help of focused mentorship sessions, you'll discover how to resolve a real problem pertinent to your field. You will gain practical experience by working on projects with an industry focus. You can show potential employers your proficiency through the capstone project, the final step in the learning process.
Skills Covered
- General Management
- Economics
- Accounting
- Financial Management
- Operations
- Supply Chain Management
Program Advisors
Prof. Saumya Ranjan Dash
ProfessorDr Saumya Ranjan Dash is an Professor, Department of Finance and Accounting at Indian Institute of Management, Indore. He has done Ph. D. from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
Prof. Siddhartha K Rastogi
Associate Professor, IIM IndoreDr Siddhartha K Rastogi is an Associate Professor, Department of Economics at Indian Institute of Management, Indore. He has done is fellowship from IIM Ahemdabad. He also published 14 research papers on topics like welfare assessment, pricing and more.
Prof. Manoj Motiani
Associate Professor, IIM IndoreDr Manoj Motiani is an Associate Professor, Department of Marketing at Indian Institute of Management, Indore. He has done is Fellow Program in Management (FPM) from IIM Ahemdabad.
Prof. Hasmukh Gajjar
Associate Professor, IIM IndoreDr Hasmukh Gajjar is an Associate Professor, Department of Operations Management and Quantitative Techniques at Indian Institute of Management, Indore. He has done his Ph.D from IIT Bombay. His interest includes Retail Ops, Operations Management and Strategy, SCM, Optimization Models.
Prof. Aditya Billore
Associate Professor, IIM IndoreProf. Aditya Billore is an Associate Professor, Department of Marketing at Indian Institute of Management, Indore. He has also done his Fellow Program in Management (FPM) from IIM Indore.
Prof. Shubhabrata Basu
Professor, IIM IndoreDr. Shubhabrata Basu is an Professor at Indian Institute of Management, Indore. He has done his fellowship from IM Ahmedabad. He interests include topics like Emerging Markets, Banking, Financial Sector and Inclusive Growth, Bottom of the Pyramid Strategies.
Prof. Amitabh Kodwani
Professor, IIM IndoreDr. Amitabh Kodwani is a Professor in, the Department of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore. He has done his Post Doctorate from the University of Warsaw, Poland.
Batch Profile
This program caters to working professionals from a variety of industries and backgrounds; the diversity of our students adds richness to class discussions and interactions.
- The class consists of learners from excellent organizations and diverse industriesIndustryIT & Services - 20%Banking - 20%Computer Software - 15%Automotive - 15%Financial Services - 15%Telecommunications - 15%Companies
Admission Details
Application Process
The application process consists of three simple steps. An offer of admission will be made to the selected candidates and accepted by the candidates by paying the admission fee.
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Application Review
An admission panel will shortlist candidates based on their application
Admission
Selected candidates can begin the program within 1-2 weeks
Eligibility Criteria
For admission to the in General Management Program , candidates should have:
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Program Benefits
- Alumni status and certificate from IIM Indore
- 3-day campus immersion at the IIM Indore campus
- Live classes from IIM Indore faculty
- Capstone projects by IIM Indore
- Upskill while working
FAQs
What are the eligibility criteria for this Executive Certificate Program in General Management by IIM Indore?
For admission to this Executive Certificate Program in General Management, candidates must satisfy the following criteria:
- A bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum score of 50%
- At least 2+ years of experience (preferred)
- An eagerness to apply course concepts to real business problems
What is the admission process for this Executive Certificate Program in General Management by IIM Indore?
The admission process for this Executive Certificate Program in General Management consists of three easy steps:
- All interested candidates are required to apply through the online application form
- An admission panel will shortlist the candidates based on their application
- An offer of admission will be made to the selected candidates and is accepted by the candidates by paying the program fee
Will financial aid be provided for this Executive Certificate Program in General Management?
To ensure money is not a limiting factor in learning, we offer various financing options for the fully online track to help make this program financially manageable. For more details, please refer to our "Admissions Fee and Financing" section.
What should I expect from this Executive Certificate Program in General Management?
As a part of general management certificate program, you will receive the following:
- General Management certificate from IIM Indore
- Executive Education Alumni status of llM Indore
- 3-day campus immersion at the IIM Indore campus, at additional cost
- Live classes from from IIM Indore faculty
- Capstone projects mentored by IIM Indore faculty
What certificate will I receive?
IIM Indore is collaborating with online education provider Simplilearn to deliver this Executive Certificate Program in General Management. This course leverages IIM Indore's management and thought leadership. On completion of this program, you will be awarded a certificate by IIM Indore.
What is Global Teaching Assistance?
Our teaching assistants are a dedicated team of subject matter experts to help you get the Executive Certificate Program in General Management certificate on your first attempt. They proactively engage with you to ensure adherence to the course path and enrich your learning experience, from class onboarding to project mentoring and job assistance.
- Disclaimer
- PMP, PMI, PMBOK, CAPM, PgMP, PfMP, ACP, PBA, RMP, SP, and OPM3 are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
- *According to Simplilearn survey conducted and subject to terms & conditions with Ernst & Young LLP (EY) as Process Advisors