• Enhance managerial skills of the participants to prepare them to shoulder higher responsibilities.
• Provide participants with an opportunity to learn management concepts and techniques relevant for formulating & implementing strategies in functional & general management areas.
• Enable the participants to appreciate interdependencies in an organisation & acquire perspectives required for general management positions.
   

The programme is divided into several interdependent modules, each of which focuses on a different aspect or function of management. At the end of the programme, there will be an intensive integrated group exercise which will help participants consolidtate their learning from various modules of the programme.
Economic Environment and Policy

• Introduction to various macroeconomic concepts
• Macroeconomic framework for policy changes
• Appreciation of economic issues

Financial and Cost Accounting

• Understanding Financial Statements
• Cost Analysis for decision making and control

Financial Management

• Financial Analysis
• Financial Valuation
• Financial Forecasting

Information Systems & Technology

• IT for managerial decision making
• IT: Trends and Issues

Marketing Management

• The marketing concept
• Segmentation and positioning
• Decisions on the elements of marketing mix
• Strategic Marketing

Operations Management

• Elements of manufacturing strategy
• Lean manufacturing systems
• Process analysis & Quality concepts
• Supply Chain Management

People, Leadership and Strategy

• People Management
• Perceptual Processes
• Managing Teams
• Managing Transformation

Human Resource Management Systems

• Employee Engagement
• Performance Management

Decision Analysis

• Decision making under Certainty & Uncertainty
• Risk Analysis
• Real world application

Strategic Management

• Industry Analysis
• Concept of corporate strategy
• Strategy formulation and implementation
• Strategic Negotiation

The programme will end with an intensive 5 days session at IIM Ahmedabad Campus with an intensive integrated group exercise which would help participants to consolidate their learning from various modules of the programme.
 

The GMP is for managers seeking to re-vitalise their careers. It is most appropriate for managers holding positions of responsibility within functional departments of medium to large businesses. The participants should have at least 5 years of managerial experience after graduation. As the programme makes exceptional intellectual & emotional demands, participants should have an inquiring mind and capacity to think clearly. They must also have a high degree of adaptability and maturity to work and interact closely with other participants under considerable pressure.

The previous batches were attended by participants from best of the organisations:
Emirates Airlines, Etihad, IBM, SAP, 3M, SAS, ETISALAT, DU, NOKIA, Ericsson, GODREJ, L&T, KPMG, INFOSYS, DEYAAR, DULSCO, American Express, HSBC, ADIB, BNP Paribas, FGB, Emirates NBD Bank, Mashreq Bank, Citi Bank, RAK Bank, ADCB, ADIA, ADGAS, KODAK, Kraft Foods, CROCS, Siemens, SAMSUNG, SHARP, PANASONIC, Honeywell, PHILIPS, FUJITSU, Redington, ArcelorMittal, Jackys, MoneyGram, Havells Sylvania, Schlumberger, Shell Markets, ENOC, PetroFac, HONDA, Nissan, Tally, Al Qassemi Group, Apparel Group, Al Reyami, Al Naboodah, Bin Butti Group, Skyline University, IMDAAD, IFFCO, EMAL, P&G, Rosy Blue, AIG, ASTER, SPLASH, Jashanmal, African & Eastern, Bajaj Herbals, OMNIX, NIIT, MindTree, FedEx, DHL, GE, Axiom, McDermott, Zulekha Hospital, etc.
 

A mix of pedagogical tools will be used – cases, lectures, discussions, presentations, audio-visuals, and experiential exercises. A typical day would include about eight hours of classroom sessions. Preparation for the class requires doing intensive reading of course material. For effective learning participants should budget approximately 15 hours of reading time in-between sessions. Informal group discussions amongst participants are recommended.

The programme emphasises the problem-solving approach – the process of defining problems, specifying objectives, developing alternative courses of action, choosing the best alternative in an uncertain environment, organising people to implement the chosen alternative, coordinating their work, motivating, inspiring and developing them, and finally measuring and controlling their performance.