MDPs at IIM Ahmedabad
October 2003


Programme on
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: STRATEGY, STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES
October 6 - 11, 2003

For:

• Top and senior executives in charge of independent business units.

• Heads of Knowledge Management Initiatives in large and medium corporations.

Contents:

• Types of knowledge and the challenge of knowledge management

• Corporate vision and the strategic context of knowledge management

• Supportive organizational structure, systems, and processes

• IT support for knowledge management

• Knowledge management and sustainable strategic advantage

• Corporate innovations and knowledge creation

• Knowledge protection and issues in Intellectual Property Rights.

Programme on
DERIVATIVES FOR HEDGING AND FOR INVESTMENT
October 7 - 12, 2003

For:

• Executives from banks, financial services, and securities trading firms

• Executives from mutual funds and other investment institutions

• Corporate finance managers

Contents:

• Futures Contracts and their Pricing

• Single Stock Futures and Badla

• Stock Index Futures

• Index Arbitrage and Programme Trading

• Option Pricing Theory

• Stock Index Options and Stock Options

• Option Trading Strategies

• Interest Rate Futures and Options

• Pricing Interest Rate Derivatives

• Interest Rate Swaps and Applications

• Foreign Exchange Forwards and Futures

• Currency Options

• Currency Swaps

• Embedded Options: Convertibles, Callables, and Puttables

• Derivatives for Risk Management

• Derivatives in Investment Management

• Derivatives in Corporate Finance

• Derivative Disasters - Myth and Reality

Workshop on
MANUFACTURING STRATEGY
October 9 - 11, 2003

For:

• Top managers in the manufacturing function like presidents, vice presidents, general managers and board level executives, strategic business unit (SBU) heads in charge of manufacturing, and owner managers of medium size organizations.

Contents: The workshops aims to:

• Corporate strategy and manufacturing strategy linkages

• Dimensions of manufacturing strategy - response time, quality, cost, and flexibility

• Elements of manufacturing strategy

• Formulation and implementation of manufacturing strategy

• Relevance of human resources, management systems, and information technology.

Programme on
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
October 13 - 15, 2003

For:

• This programme will be useful for middle and senior level HR professionals involved in the design development and implementation of Performance Management Systems. Line functionaries at the levels of department heads/SBU heads will also benefit from this programme.

Contents:

• Performance Management in a Strategic Context

• Designing Performance Management System

• Creating a Performing Culture

• Goal Setting and Feedback Management

• Multi-rater Feedback System (360 degree appraisal)

• Performance Oriented Development and Reward Systems

Programme on
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING
October 13 - 18, 2003

For:

• Senior executives of organizations involved in infrastructure development and financing, including government, banks, financial institutions, regulatory and policy-making bodies, infrastructure providing organizations in sectors like power, tele- communication, transportation (airports, ports, railways, roads), etc.

• IAS officers sponsored by the Department of Personnel.

Contents:

• Current Issues in Infrastructure Development

• Role of Public and Private Sectors

• Unbundling and Project Structuring

• Project Appraisal

• Financial Engineering

• Project Management

• Financial Restructuring

• Regulatory Issues

Programme on
e-GOVERNANCE
October 16 - 18, 2003

For:

• Senior officers of government sector likely to be engaged in e-government projects and senior professionals from IT industry with interest in developing e-government solutions.

Contents:

• Exposure to emerging information and communication technologies, such as local area and wide area networking, mobile computing and wireless technologies, internet, intranet, and web technologies, geographic information systems, decision support systems

• Frameworks for identifying IT applications, which can create a high socio-economic impact by enabling, better planning, monitoring, and coordination of government programmes

• Guidelines for successful implementation of ICT projects and management of change

• Case studies of high impact e-Governance applications

Organizational sponsorship is essential

For brochure and nomination form, please contact: -
Manager (MDA), Indian Institute of Management,
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad - 380 015.
Phone: 91-79-6324071-4
Fax: 91-79-6300352
E-mail: mdp@iimahd.ernet.in
Website: www.iimahd.ernet.in