8 Months Applied Program in Management and Strategy - APMS] –Autonomous for non-MBAs/PGDMs

TARGET GROUPS:

• Working executives working in various functional areas such as Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply chain management, R&D, finance and accounts, personnel and administration, purchase etc
• Participants and their organizations feel that the former urgently need cross-functional management skills as well as strategic perspective in order to improve their comprehensive understanding of business, including the internal and the external drivers, and deliver far higher level of performance.
• Ideal experience; 6+ years
• Self confident and ambitious individuals who are keen to GET READY ahead of the unfolding business challenges.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

• To help the participants get ready with critical business and management capabilities to become a total business manager
• To prepare the participants in facing the competitive world of business and make them emotionally strong to face challenges of the market place.
• To develop an ambition in each participant to do well in managerial or business career [and in the process make their organizations successful] and provide him/her with the required intellectual and emotional inputs necessary to pursue that ambition.

PROGRAM DESIGN [ 135 Hours of LIVE contact with Faculty spread over 30-35 weeks]:

DESIGN

• 9 AREAS with each area containing several subjects [listed below]
• Total 135 hours of LIVE contact with faculty over the DIGITAL network, all 9 AREAS put together
• Deployment of LIVE, 2 Way Interactive, DIGITAL [web conferencing ] platform for conducting 176 hours of formal sessions.
• Availability of recorded versions in case some sessions are missed
• Up to three sessions per week , each @2.5 hours, spread over 30-35 weeks, normally on Saturday afternoon [4 to 930pm] and Monday evening [6 to 830pm]

OVERVIEW OF 150 CONTACT HOURS

EVALUATION [Area-wise where an AREA comprises several subjects]:

• Attendance in Live Digital classes – 10 %[ minimum 60% attendance needed to qualify for certification]
• Class participation – 15% [ minimum 60% attendance needed to qualify for certification]
• Offline discussions with Academic Support Group members – 10%
• Surprise Quiz: 15%
• Term Paper [ 1 number] : 15 % - ALL COMPANY SPECIFIC
• Group Presentation: 15%
• End term examination: 30%

GRADING:

• 5 levels of Qualitative Grading : Excellent, Good, Average, Fair and Poor
• Concept of Cumulative Average Score [CAS] for all 10 AREAS put together [Maximum: 5.0; Minimum for successful completion: 2.0]
• Maximum 2 Poor allowed>

ADMISSION PROCESS:

• Profile as given under Target Group
• Statement of Purpose stating intention to become a Future manager and/or an entrepreneur
• Perspective and Aptitude Test [PAT] for assessing [a] the extent of sensitivity to general environment, [b] written communication skill and [c] attitude and orientation towards achieving success
• Personal interview for assessing intent to become a future manager and/or an entrepreneur

CERTIFICATION :

To be awarded the certificate titled APPLIED PROGRAM IN MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY [APMS] by The Strategy Academy Centre for Advanced Studies [TSACAS], subject to meeting the following requirements:

• Successful completion of APMS as stipulated
• Attendance and Class Participation of 60% in the live digital classes [additional term papers to be written to make up any shortfall against the minimum required [i.e. 75%] subject to the limit of maximum shortfall set thereof]

Note:

• It is an autonomous PROFESSIONAL certificate.
• The Academy has a well documented policy that spells out the requirements of SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION. Failure to meet all conditions will lead either to “INCOMPLETE” status [which can be converted to SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION certificate on meeting the residual requirements within the stipulated time period allowed under the Academic policy] or “PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE’ [applicable to those participants who could not even meet the requirements of “INCOMPLETE” status within the formal duration of the program]
• Participants of APMS will be able to upgrade their APMS certificate to POST GRADUATE PROGRAM IN MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP [PGPME] conducted by The Strategy Academy Centre for Advanced Studies [TSACAS] on meeting certain easy-to-satisfy conditions.

FEES:

• USD 1300 [INR 54000/- + Service Tax]

START OF THE PROGRAM

January – February 12

HOW TO APPLY – Four key steps

• Please write to ccg6@thestrategyacademy.org along with CV; the CV should have complete academic details and work experience and must also contain a statement of purpose.
• Have a telephonic discussion with the Communication and Counselling Group of the Academy on program details and whether the profile of the applicant and his/her career aspirations match with the objectives of the program.
• Complete the Perspective and Aptitude Test [PAT]
• Personal discussion over telephone with the Academy’s Operations Management Group.
• If the above steps are successfully completed, deposit the fees at least 14 days before the start of the FIRST session

NOTE: If an applicant wishes, he/she can attend a LIVE Digital demo session. Such a participation will help the applicant get a feel of the web conferencing platform. For this, he/she should speak to the Communication and Counselling Group of the Academy and discuss the date and time most convenient to him/her for attending the session.

CONTACT DETAILS:

• Visit: www.thestrategyacademy.org
• Write to: Communication and Counselling Group - ccg6@thestrategyacademy.org,ccg1@thestrategyacademy.org
• Speak to: +91339230513944,  +913332942892, +913340632066