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Strategy and Insights Development

Course Overview

March 30th 2010


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Course Content

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1 Background and Overview

2 Course Structure

3 Timeline & Work Plan

4 Sample Deliverables

5 Credentials

6 Fees


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Background & Overview

The key objective is to make students aware about career in Strategy Consulting

Through practical application of consulting skills & live case simulation environment

A guest lecture was being conducted for select group of students (~ 20) in the month of February 2010 on Strategy

Insights & Logical Structuring

Key observation huge gap between theory and application of strategy and insight development primarily due to lackof Strategy Oriented Subjects/ Courses

Key advantage:

Insight development through practical application of knowledge

Improvement of student deliverables

Better placements and career enhancement

Application

Theory

In the interest of quality of lecture & attention span the lecture subject to a minimum class strength of 25 students (per class) Students expected to be proficient in PPT & MS Excel Applicable for students from Marketing, Finance & Operations background/ specializations (preferable with prior work ex) Fresher's can also opt for the lecture


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5 Credentials

6 Fees


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Course Structure & Approach

Power Point Skills

Module Description Mode

Power Point Tools

Presentation Skills

Lecture**

Excel Skills Data Analytics

Functions and Tools

Excel Presentations

Lecture**

Strategy Skills

Hypothesis Building

Logical Structuring

MECE

Fact Finding

Lecture**

Audit Trail

Assignments

Assignments

Assignments

Issue Identification

Methodology Development

Report Writing Skills

Description

Overall Approach

Industries Functions

Consumer ProductsRetailingTelecomIT & ITESLogistics & WarehousingFood & BeveragesManufacturing

Business PlanCorporate PlanM&AMarket EntryFeasibility StudiesSales & ChannelStrategy

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Overview of Strategy

Issues Identification

Approach & Methodology

Strategy Tools and Application

Data Presentation

Report Writing

Case Study by Industries & Functions*

*Number of Cases would depend on the number of students opting for this lecture** Lecture Duration will be for 3 hrs*** Business Case would be spread over 11 Weeks Duration (including Calendar days Weekends included)

Business Case Case Study on Industries & FunctionsKnowledge

ApplicationAssignments***


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2 Course Structure



5 Credentials

6 Fees


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Timeline & Work Plan

Activity/ Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Include Assignments

Include Assignments

Include Conference Calls*, 1 Lecture (if needed)

Interim Report Submission

Final Report Submission

Legend

*Conference Calls will be held thrice a week (including weekends if required); Duration 1 2 hrs


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5 Credentials

6 Fees


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Sample Deliverables

*Conference Calls will be held thrice a week (including weekends if required)

Excel Skills Application Strategy Skills Issue Identification & Methodology

Presentation SkillsHypothesis buildingStory Boarding


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5 Credentials

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Fees

The overall fees charged for the course would be Rs. 4,24,000/- (excluding OPE* )

Cost of Air Tickets, Local travel to be borne by SIMS

Other changes (if any to be claimed based on actuals)

*OPE Out of Pocket Expenses (to be claimed based on actuals over an above the course fee)Fees is charged on a per class basis (25 students/ class); number exceeding the class strength of 25 would be considered in other class subject to a minimum of 25/ class as

mentioned earlier (refer slide # 03)

Fee Structure

10% of the total fees - at course inception

20% of the total fees end of week 2

35% of the total fees end of week 7 (submission of interim report)

35% of the total fees end of week 12 (submission of final report)


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Karan DubeyStrategy ConsultantPh: +91 981866 4209Email: [email protected]

Contact Details

Disclaimer

Knowledge and material used in the course is based on the knowledge and experience gained from professional work experience & ready information in the public domain There is no use of any company methodologies & approaches, business case that might violate the interest of either the company or their client Contents mentioned in this documents is highly confidential and should not be shared with any third party

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