Strategy Implementation (Online)

January 15 – 30, 2021

Executive Education
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD
Strategy Implementation (Online)
January 15 – 30, 2021

The role of strategist is not just to formulate strong strategies but also to convert it into results through effective
implementation. The growing importance of strategy implementation can be judged by the fact that top managers
attribute organisation's ability to deliver superior and sustainable performance to superior execution. Even
entrepreneurs are increasingly being evaluated not just on ideas but for their ability to scale up pilot projects. This
programme provides an opportunity to understand and examine the various insights, context, and tools that
managers/policy makers/entrepreneurs can employ to implement key strategic initiatives. Participant will learn
that strategy implementation architecture spans across top management, middle management, and operational
staff. Through case discussion and role plays, participants would learn how organisational structure, people,
leadership, processes, and monitoring systems are to aligned with strategy to guide effective implementation.

Objectives Organisational Alignment

• Role of vision & mission: purposeful organization
• Delineate the strategy formulation process • Pervasive commitment
• Explore role of middle managers in strategy • 7S framework
implementation
Implementation Illustration: Contextual
• Evaluate alignment between organizational
structure and implementation Intelligence
• Innovation: Technology adoption
• Design systems for monitoring execution
• Internationalization: Overcoming liability of
• Provide a platform for sharing experiences in
implementing growth strategies in different newness
contexts
Programme Highlights
The programme would cover the following aspects of
Strategy Implementation:
Strategy Formulation Process
• Influence of key stakeholders on strategy formulation
• Strategic leadership
• Relevance of organization capabilities for
implementation
Participants' Profile
Role of Middle Managers in
The programme is meant for:
Strategy Implementation
• Managers and policy makers- who are entrusted with
• Balance Scorecard the task of rolling out key strategic initiatives
• Top-down and Bottoms-up strategy formulation • Entrepreneurs- who want to convert ideas into
• Communicating strategy results
Building Committed Teams • Consultants-who work with clients to implement
recommendations.
• Right Team configuration
• Inspirational (affective) leadership
• Negotiation in problem solving Pedagogy
Organizing for Implementation The programme would use a mix of pedagogies like
• Change management case method, panel discussion, role play and
• Influencing tactics simulation and presentations.
• Organization Structure
Management Control Systems Faculty
• Dashboards for performance management system
• Sharma, Sunil (Faculty Chair)
• Resource allocation
Email: sunilsharma@iima.ac.in
• Finance versus operational control systems and other IIMA faculty
Nominations
Nominations should reach the Executive Education Of ice latest by January 1, 2021

All nominations are subject to review and approval by the programme faculty (usually after the due date for
receiving nominations). A formal acceptance letter will be sent to selected nominees.

Click below to apply to the programme.

APPLY NOW: http://eepcrm.iima.ac.in/crm/nomination_form.php

For more information please write to us at exed@iima.ac.in or call us at +91-79- 7152 6400

Certi icate
To receive a certi icate of participation from the institute, the participants need to ful il the minimum
requirement of 80% attendance. Absence from any session needs to be with the prior approval of the
programme faculty chair.

Schedule
The programme will be conducted via an online platform in 100% live sessions through direct-to-device mode
[D2D]. There is no classroom nor any on-campus sessions in this programme.

Dates: January 15 - 30, 2021

Session Timings: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3

January 15, 2021 (Friday) January 22, 2021 (Friday) January 29, 2021 (Friday)
January 16, 2021 (Saturday) January 23, 2021 (Saturday) January 30, 2021 (Saturday)

Programme Fee
INR 63,000 plus 18% GST per person for participants from India and its equivalent in US Dollars for
participants from other countries.

The programme fee should be received with the nomination form by the Executive Education Of ice latest by
January 1, 2021. In case of cancellations, the fee will be refunded only if a request is received at least 15 days
prior to the start of the programme. If a nomination is not accepted, the fee will be refunded to the
person/organization concerned.

For more information, please visit the respective programme listed on our website www.iima.ac.in/exed.

Programmes, dates, fees and faculty are subject to change at the discretion of the Institute without any prior
notice.
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA)
IIMA was set up by the Government of India in collaboration with the Government of Gujarat and Indian
industry as an autonomous institution in 1961. The Institute provides education, training, consulting and
research facilities in management.

Major Programmes Offered by IIMA

Ÿ Two-Year Post Graduate Programme in Management (MBA)

Ÿ Two-Year Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management (MBA- FABM)

Ÿ Ph.D. Programme in Management

Ÿ One-Year Full Time Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (MBA- PGPX)

Ÿ Executive Education offers short duration programmes through open enrollment, customisation and online
for various levels of experienced professionals across industry
Ÿ Faculty Development Programme (FDP)

Ÿ Two-Year e-Mode (online + campus) Post Graduate Programme in Management (ePGP)

Ÿ ePost Graduate Diploma in Advanced Business Analytics (ePGD-ABA)

The Institute has 103 faculty members working in the following management areas and centres:
Disciplinary Areas and Groups
• Centre for Management in Agriculture (CMA) • Communication
• Economics • Finance and Accounting
• Human Resources Management • Information Systems
• Marketing • Organizational Behaviour
• Production and Quantitative Methods • Public Systems Group
• Ravi J. Matthai Centre For Educational Innovation (RJMCEI) • Strategy
Interdisciplinary Centres
Ÿ Centre for Digital Transformation
Ÿ Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE)
Ÿ Centre for Management of Health Services (CMHS)
Ÿ Centre for Transportation and Logistics
Ÿ Gender Centre
Ÿ IIMA-Idea Telecom Centre of Excellence
Ÿ India Gold Policy Centre
Ÿ Misra Centre for Financial Markets and Economy (MCFME)
Ÿ NSE Centre for Behavioural Science in Finance, Economics and Marketing