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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study, Virtual Classroom	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

In this evolving business era, where digitalisation and internationalisation are progressing with a compounded rate, every business leader, executive, manager and aspiring entrepreneur is placed within a highly competitive environment. It is only by crafting new, impactful and innovative growth strategies, that these stakeholders will ensure sustainable growth of their respective organizations. Growth also invites its own share of challenges, and it becomes inevitable for managers to carefully craft successful growth strategies. This Strategies for Growth course aims at providing an opportunity to explore and identify various strategies for growth that can be implemented by an organization to ensure its sustainable growth in the global marketplace.

Strategies for Growth certification program has been designed to assist the participants in developing a strategic vision towards the future of the organization by exploring the avenues of growth in their organizations by formulating and implementing impactful growth strategies. The Strategies for Growth course will also explore the issues and dilemmas associated with sustainable growth, and will articulate effective concepts and framework required during execution of successful growth strategies.

Strategies for Growth certification is an online programme consisting of 100% live sessions. The sessions will be conducted by highly experienced faculty, making use of case method and other interactive modes.

The Highlights

Online certification programme
Certificate by IIM Ahmedabad
Ten session course
100% live sessions
Conducted by faculty over Zoom Platform
Case discussion and analysis based learning
75-minute duration sessions conducted between 5.00 PM and 8.00 PM
Break-out sessions for case discussions
60 participants class size

Programme Offerings

Online Classes
live sess
direct to device mode

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	IIM Ahmedabad

The fee for the Strategies for Growth certification course is Rs. 120,000 plus GST per participant.
For participants from other countries than India, the fees will be equivalent to its US Dollars conversion.
Nominees (in case of self-sponsored nomination) or sponsor organizations (in case of sponsored nomination) will be required to remit the fees along with the nomination form to the Executive Education Office through an online payment link, within the stipulated time duration.
In case of any nomination not being accepted, the fees of those nominees will be refunded to the concerned individual or the sponsoring organization, whichever may be the case.
Please note that the fee, once paid, is strictly non-refundable in nature. However, in case of cancellations, the nominee will be required to submit a request for a refund of fees, 15 days prior to the programme date.
It is also to be noted that the Strategies for Growth certification course dates, fees and the faculty are subject to change without any prior notice, at the discretion of the Institute.

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

It is mandatory for the candidates to attend at least 80% of the session to get the Strategies for Growth certification course

What you will learn

LeadershipStrategic Mindset

This programme is designed to assist the business leaders, managers, executives and entrepreneurs in developing a strategic perspective towards achieving sustainable and profitable growth for their respective organization. The content of Strategies for Growth (Online) Programme will be delivered via online sessions over Zoom platform. The major learning outcomes will be:

In order to ensure sustainable growth, it is highly relevant to develop a long-term vision with a strategic perspective. To lead your organization towards profitable growth will require identification and evaluation of various growth options. This programme will assist in your journey towards ensuring the growth of your organization.
This programme will provide valuable insights on exploring various growth options for your organization. This will enable you to craft an impactful and performance-driven growth strategy for your organization to sustain and enhance its performance in the global market.
The aim of this programme is to assist the participants in reviewing the growth options for their respective organizations, and encourage them to innovate for exponential growth. Managers and executives, in particular, will receive valuable inputs to manage large conglomerates and also aligning their growth strategies with their organizations.
This programme will expect the participants to submit their growth dilemmas with regard to their respective organizations. The expert faculty will guide the participants to articulate and think through these dilemmas to carve out an effective strategy for their organizations’ sustainable growth. The programme will thereby, serve as a platform for experience sharing in formulation and implementation of successful growth strategies among the participants.

Who it is for

EntrepreneurChief Executive Officer

The Strategies for Growth (Online) Programme is best suitable for:

Business Leaders
Senior Management
- CEOs, CXOs, Company Presidents & Vice Presidents
Middle Management
- General Managers, Department Managers
Junior Management
- Supervisors, Section Officers
Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Start-up Evangelists

Admission Details

The nominees will be required to fill the nomination form, along with specific details which will have to be filled by their organizations. The nominations can be self-sponsored or through a sponsor organization. In case of a sponsored nomination, the sponsor organization will be required to fill the relevant details in the nomination form of their sponsored nominee for submission to the Executive Education Office. The programme fees will be required to be remitted along-with the nomination form for each of the nominees. Upon review and approval by the programme faculty, the selected nominees will receive a formal letter of acceptance. It is to be noted that if a nomination is not accepted, the programme fee will be refunded to the nominee or the sponsor organization, whichever may be the case.

Application Details

All the nominees applying for Strategies for Growth (Online) Programme will be required to submit their nomination entry via online application form. The application form for Strategies for Growth certification course will consist of the following.

Personal Profile

First & Last Name
Gender
Nationality
Date of Birth and Age
Email (Personal as well as Official)
Mobile and Phone
Organisation Type and Name
Sector
Designation
Position of the Nominee (Top Mgt./Senior Mgt./Middle Mgt./Junior Mgt.)
Designation to Whom the Nominee Reports
Present Responsibilities
Reason(s) for joining the Programme and Expectations
Organisational Address (Country, State, City, Pin)
Residential Address (Country, State, City, Pin)

Professional Profile

Education (Degree, Subject, Year, University)
Work Experience (Organisation, Position, Years of Experience, Gross Salary)
Programmes attended at IIMA (Programme Title, Duration, Year)
Programmes Attended Elsewhere (Institute, Programme Title, Duration, Year)

To be Filled in by Sponsor

Self Sponsored (Check for ‘Yes’)
Name and Designation of Sponsor
Organisation
GST Number
Permanent Account Number (PAN)
Office Address (Country, State, City, Pin)
Mobile, Phone, Fax, Email

The Syllabus

Long term visioning for strategic planning
Designing business models
Sense making of VUCA/turbulent environment
Digital strategy

Challenges and opportunities in internationalisation
Strategic alliances and joint ventures
Identifying diversification possibilities
Innovation as a source of exponential growth
Mergers and acquisitions

Aligning organization with strategy
Managing a large conglomerate
Regulatory strategy and working with government

Evaluation process

All the sessions of Strategies for Growth certification course will be conducted through live interactive sessions by the faculty over Zoom platform, and via direct-to-device (D2D) mode. All the participants will be required to submit their organizations’ growth dilemmas in a one-page description. The faculty will divide the participants into several groups to encourage more interaction among the participants, and to discuss the integrative cases. Break-out sessions can be used by the participants to prepare and discuss the pre-class cases. The Strategies for Growth certification course conclusion will comprise presentations of integrative case analysis by all the participant groups, with valuable inputs shared by the faculty for each of the group. There is, however, no mention of the exam for Strategies for Growth (Online) Programme in the programme link.

In order to qualify for the certificate of participation issued by the Institute, each participant will be required to fulfil the minimum requirement of 80% attendance throughout the programme duration. Leave of absence from any session of the programme, will only be granted to the participants, with prior approval from the programme faculty chair.