The Strategy Academy PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

A Presentation by

Prof Ranjan DasChairman – The Strategy Academy

AndProf of Strategic Management, IIM Calcutta

M: 09830052722; EMAIL: ranjandas@thestrategyacademy.org

www.thestrategyacademy.org

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The Strategy Academy: CORE BELIEF

Knowing more is always

ADVANTAGEOUSand

enhancing our capabilities to world class is the SMARTEST

investment we will ever make

Strategy Mission[Why do we exist ? What are we passionate about?]

• Facilitate: SUCCESS- Everybody, Everyday, Everywhere

• Emphasize: Strategy FIRST–For All, By All• Establish: A DIFFERENT Standard• Distribute: Universally –LIVE DIGITAL• Access: Global Resources – LIVE DIGITALITAL• Aim: Sustainability and Affordability

SUCCESSfor

Everybody, Everyday, Everywhere

Is thus a key

Strategy Mission of

The Strategy AcademyThe Power of Strategy… Applied

The Strategy AcademySome Background Information

• The Strategy Academy was set up 7 years ago to act as a catalyst for transforming individuals and organizations to exploit their full potential and assisting them to achieve SUCCESS

• The Academy was conceived as a part of an Action Research done by Prof Ranjan Das, Professor of Strategic Management at IIM Calcutta. Prof Das is the current Chairman and Chief Mentor of the Academy

• The Academy is India's FIRST Academy that delivers on One2One basis faculty-led LIVE classes over 2 Way Interactive Video Conferencing Platform to ANY WHERE in the World

• More than 60 Indian companies have used extensively the resources and capabilities of the Academy in such areas as:– L& D Programs in Strategy, General and Functional Management areas – Network of Faculty [ teaching at Indian as well as overseas business schools]– Video Conferencing Platform [Webinar] and– Strategy and General Management Consulting

The Strategy AcademySome Background Information

• The Academy has special programs for both working executives [to make them Future Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs] as well as for FRESH and RECENT Graduates [to make them “Industry Ready” for employment or for starting a business of their own]

• The Academy also offers programs specially designed IN-COMPANY Programs for Companies:

• In-Company Programs in Strategy , Leadership, Execution, Innovation and General Management [Short, Medium and long duration Duration]

• Program for Transformation of Frontline Executives and their Retention

• Program for attracting Graduate Trainees and make them Industry-Ready

TSA: CORE VALUE PROPOSITIONS• Contemporary and APPLICATION-FOCUSED content with specialization • Opportunity to WORK full time and yet LEARN by attending 100% LIVE classes• Improved EMPLOYABILITY and readiness to PROGRESS in CAREER term• IN-Company programs are 100% CUSTOMIZED based on context research• UNIQUE Delivery system – One2One and first time in India/ other countries:

– Faculty conducted sessions can be attended from ANYWHERE and INSIDE/ OUTSIDE WORKING HOURS – Home/office/outstation – UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE

– All sessions are 100% LIVE with faculty-in-person & with 2 way interactivity– Recordings of LIVE sessions will be made available after each faculty

conducted live class is over • Admission test and one to one interview before admission; no easy entry• For participants of TSA’s 1 Year Post Graduate Program in Management

[PGPM/PGPMX], there is opportunity to add an MBA [UGC approved] or PGDM [AICTE approved] to one’s qualification without any need to attend any separate classes since TSA’s PGPM/ PGPMX covers almost all MBA/PGDM [AICTE/UGC approved] subjects. TSA provides Admin and academic support as required

• Sustainability and affordability

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Programs of The Strategy Academy [Strategy, Leadership, Entrepreneurship and General Management Programs]:

LONG, MEDIUM & SHORT DURATION

• LONG DURATION PROGRAMS– Comprising several programs [including Post Graduate level programs- both autonomously certified and accredited appropriately] having a duration ranging between 6 months to 11 months [100 to 300 hours of LIVE and 2 way interactive and REAL TIME contact hours with the faculty]. These programs are offered as both OPEN enrolment and as in-company programs

• MEDIUM DURATION PROGRAMS [30 to less than 100 hours of LIVE and 2 way interactive and REAL TIME contact hours with the faculty]- offered both as in-company and open program

• SHORT DURATION PROGRAMS [ 2 hours to less than 30 LIVE and 2 way interactive and REAL TIME contact hours with the faculty]- offered as in-company program

Programs of The Strategy Academy [Strategy, Leadership, Entrepreneurship and General Management Programs]:

LONG DURATION [ABOVE 125 HOURS OF LIVE CONTACT WITH THE FACULTY]

FOUR MAIN LONG DURATION PROGRAMS• 1 year Industry Ready Program [certified by TSA as

PGPM/PGPMX] – 300 hours of LIVE Sessions

• 1 year Career Accelerator Program – PG Diploma in Management & Entrepreneurship: PGDME [jointly certified by Jadavpur University & The Strategy Academy] – 180 hours of LIVE Sessions

• 6 Month Business and Management Appreciation Program [certified by TSA] for the frontline executives/GETs/ UG/PG /CA/CMA/CS Students – 150 hours of LIVE Sessions

• 2 Year TSA Master Program , comprising [ 400 hours of LIVE Sessions ]

• 1 year Industry Ready Program [certified by TSA as PGPM/PGPMX] PLUS • 2 Year AICTE/UGC approved MBA/PGDM

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AUTONOMOUS Programs of The Strategy Academy [Strategy, Leadership, Entrepreneurship and General

Management Programs]: MEDIUM DURATION

• MEDIUM DURATION PROGRAMS [30 hours to 100 LIVE contact hours]– Advanced Management Program [ 30-50 hours of LIVE contact with the

faculty]– Business Leaders Program [30 -50 hours of LIVE contact with the faculty]– Domain-centered Programs – industry or functional area specific [ 50-80

hours of LIVE contact with the faculty]– Executive Program in Strategic Management [50 hours of LIVE contact with

the faculty]– Applied Program in Strategy and Entrepreneurship [50 hours of LIVE

contact with the faculty]– Applied Program on New Business Development [50 hours of LIVE contact

with the faculty]– Business and Management Appreciation Program for the frontline

Executives [100 hours of LIVE contact with the faculty]

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AUTONOMOUS Programs of The Strategy Academy [Strategy, Leadership, Entrepreneurship and General

Management Programs]: SHORT DURATION

• SHORT DURATION PROGRAMS [ 2 hours to less than 30 LIVE contact hours]– CONTINUING EDUCATION: Learning-On-Demand -

Duration: 2 hours:– Thought Leadership Programs on Contemporary Strategic

Issues [only client company-defined topics & designed to open mind]

– SHORT DURATION PROGRAMS: Duration: 4 to 30 hours– Specific strategic skill building Programs , required by business– Programs on alignment of Business Strategy and Functional

Management [such as Sales, supply Chain, Operations, HR etc]– Any company-specific L&D program designed around

challenges to be resolved at the earliest

What The Strategy Academy does to

Transform its Participants

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: PROCESS CAPABILITIES OF TSA

• TSA has strong Program Development “Process” Capabilities in following areas, which help TSA design and deliver business and management programs that can either be customized to a client organization’s business context [so that it can be offered as IN-COMPANY Programs] or can be offered as OPEN Enrolment Programs• Problem Analysis PROCESS [ref specific business challenges faced and

capabilities to be strengthened and/or built to resolve the said challenges] • Content Design PROCESS [ considering specific skill sets, attitude and motivation

needed and methodology to be adopted to facilitate acquisition of such skill sets, attitude and motivation required to resolve the challenges faced]

• Assessment PROCESS - Participants [Pre-program, during and post-program]• Faculty/ trainer identification and post-session performance assessment

PROCESS [considering skill sets to be developed and methodology adopted]• Content delivery PROCESS [ built around Content Delivery Network of TSA to

participants ANYWHERE in India and the World on REAL-TIME, 2 way Interactive and One2One basis] – emphasis on audio/video quality & experience

• Certification PROCESS [relating to level of skills actually acquired and feedback on associated behavioural factors]

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS CAPABILITIES OF TSA AND RANGE OF PROGRAMS ALREADY OFFERED

• TSA’S strong PROCESS CAPABILITIES in DESIGN & DELIVERY of L&D Programs help TSA design and deliver a variety of business and management programs that can either be customized to a client organization’s business context [so that it can be offered as IN-COMPANY Programs] or can be offered as OPEN Enrolment Programs.

• TSA SPECIAL [some examples]• Programs in the areas of strategy, entrepreneurship, innovation,

leadership and execution• Advanced Management Program• Business Leaders Program• Entrepreneurship and new business development

• TSA FUNCTIONAL [some examples]• Finance for non finance• Sales and distribution• Operations, Project and Supply chain management• Analytics• HRM

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS CAPABILITIES OF TSA AND RANGE OF PROGRAMS ALREADY OFFERED

• TSA’S strong PROCESS CAPABILITIES in DESIGN & DELIVERY of L&D Programs help TSA design and deliver a variety of business and management programs that can be customized to a client organization’s business context [so that it can be offered as IN-COMPANY Programs] or can be offered as OPEN Enrolment Programs

• TSA INDUSTRY DOMAIN [some examples]• Oil and petroleum• Paints• Chemicals• Mobile operators

• TSA GENERAL MANAGEMENT [some examples]• Cross functional program for frontline and middle management • Industry ready program {Post Graduate level- content same as a 2

year MBA or PGDM [AICTE/UGC approved] program)

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List of a few companies who used the CONTENT, CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK & CERTIFICATION Services of the

Academy [ L&D Programs and consulting services]

• ABB, Accenture, Aditya Birla Group, Aircel, AKK Group Bangladesh, Akzo Nobel Singapore, Alcatel Lucent, Aquapharm, Arvind Group, Axis Bank, Bharat Petroleum, Birla Corporation, Birla Tyres, Birla White, Bosch -Germany, BPCL, CEAT , Colgate, Credit Suisse Singapore, Dr Reddy’s, Emami, Essar, Dredging Corporation, Famycare, GAIL, Genpact, Godrej Saralee, Harrisons Malayalam, HDFC Bank, Hindalco, HP, Hydro System, Idea Cellular, Indian Oil , ITC, JSW, Knowledge Group Kuala Lumpur, Krishna International Dubai, Kuwait Oxygen Company, Larsen and Toubro, L&T Infotech, Linc Pen,

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List of a few companies who used the CONTENT, CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK & CERTIFICATION Services of the

Academy [ L&D Programs and consulting services]

• Mahindra and Mahindra, Mahindra Finance, Max Life Insurance, Nestle, NIIT Technologies, NTPC, ONGC, Oracle Corporation, Rahim Afrooz Bangladesh, Ranbaxy, Raymond, RIECO, R S Software, Steel Authority of India, Star TV, Sudarshan Chemicals, Supreme Industries, Tata Motors, TATA STEEL, Tata Steel Processing, Tega Industries, Times of India, TIL, Thermax, Ultratech, Welspun and Wipro

The Strategy Academy100% LIVE Video Conferencing Platform [LIVE VC]

Used for delivering Faculty conducted LIVE sessions ANYWHERE in India and the World

Information

Highway

Faculty teaching from a location

ANYWHERE in India and the world

[Real Time LIVE Sessions]

A participant sitting in

his/her Private Class Room

Class room where several participants sit together

and listen to LIVE Lectures delivered by the

Faculty using LIVE VC

A participant sitting in

his/her Private Class Room

Class room where several participants sit together

and listen to LIVE Lectures delivered by the Faculty

using LIVE VC

A participant sitting in his/her

Private Class Room

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