IIM Nagpur
Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Strategic Management

1. Introduction to Strategy
• Vision, Mission, Strategic Goals
• Introduction to Strategy Frameworks
• Strategic Decision-making

2. Identifying Opportunities in the External Environment
• Macro environmental analysis – PESTEL framework
• Porter’s Five Forces Industry Analysis
• Competitive Dynamics

3. Leveraging Resources and Core Competencies
• Analysing Organisational Resources & Capabilities
• VRIN/VRIO Framework for Resource Configuration
• Developing Core Competencies
• Leveraging Knowledge Assets

4. Strategy Formulation for Competitive Advantage
• Competitive Business Strategies
• Cost Leadership, Differentiation & Focus strategies
• Growth strategies: Ansoff Matrix

5. Impact of Financial Decisions on Strategy
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Financial Ratios for Managerial Decisions
• Working Capital Management

1. Corporate Strategy
• Strategic Value Chain Decisions: Vertical Integration Strategy
• Diversification Strategy: Related and Unrelated Growth Opportunities
• Inorganic Growth Through Mergers and Acquisitions
• Leveraging Inter-Organisational Synergies: Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances

2. International Business Strategies
• Organising a Multi-National Corporation
• International Expansion – Entry Strategies
• Strategies for Global Value Creation
• Legal, HR and Financial Issues in International Business

3. Tools and Frameworks of Strategy Implementation
• Balanced Scorecard for Holistic Performance Management
• McKinsey 7S Framework
• Organisational Learning and Knowledge Management

4. Corporate Governance and Ethics
• Introduction to Corporate Governance
• The Governance Partnership: Investors, Companies & Directors
• Functions of the Board
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Business Ethics for Managers
• Handling Ethical Dilemmas and Developing a Personal Ethic

5. Design Thinking and Innovation Driven Value Creation
• Understanding & Mapping the Customer Journey
• Experiencing the Design Thinking Process
• Managing Innovation and Value Creation
• Organisational Agility and Dynamic Capabilities

6. Managing Global Workforce of The Future
• Emerging HR Practices, Processes and Systems in Globalised Organisations
• Leveraging High-Performance Virtual Teams
• Managing Workforce Diversity
• Managing Multi-Cultural Teams

1. CSR and Sustainable Development
• Introduction to CSR and Sustainability
• Aligning CSR Policies and Corporate Practices
• Global Sustainable Development Initiatives
• Formulating Strategies for Sustainable Development and CSR

2. Strategic Leadership
• Aligning Vision, Strategy, and Action
• Becoming a Strategic Leader
• Managing Inter & Intra-organisational Dynamics
• Extending Advantage and Leading through Transformation
• Managing Strategic Change in a Disruptive VUCA World

3. Digital Transformation Strategies
• Technology-driven Business Transformation: Emerging Trends
• Understanding Technology Led Disruptions
• Digital Initiatives for Competitive Advantage
• Planning and Executing Digital Transformation Journeys

4. Strategies for Emerging Technologies
• Key Emerging Technology Trends as Strategic Enablers
• Blockchain Technology Landscape, Policies, Business Domain Applications and Ecosystem
• Leveraging Trends Such as Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0, Internet-Of-Things, Fintech, Platform Economy, etc, for Competitive Advantage

5. Blue Ocean Strategies
• Introduction to Blue Oceans
• Analytical Tools & Frameworks for Blue Ocean Strategy Formulation
• Reconstructing Market Boundaries Beyond Existing Demand
• Building Execution into Blue Ocean Strategy Itself

6. Capstone Business Simulation
• CBS simulation is a multi-round business simulation that requires participants to work in groups and lead their business organisation in a competitive industry. In each round, participants decide the company’s product portfolio, pricing, promotions, R&D, operations, financial management, HRM, TQM and other managerial decisions to optimise business performance. The simulation would help participants:
o Practice organisational leadership roles in group work
o Integrate & align multiple functional areas to create & implement organisational strategy
• Competitive benchmarking and stakeholder management

7. Project Module
• The participants would be expected to work in groups to take up and solve real-life organisational problems in various management domains.
• All groups would be guided and mentored by IIMN faculty
• The project task includes problem identification, scope definition, primary and secondary data collection, data analysis, recommendations, creating & presentation of a report on the findings & implementation planning.
• Participants would integrate learning from all courses in the group project