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ISB offers a Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior Executives (PGPMAX). It is an Executive MBA programme from ISB meant for experienced working professionals.
ISB’s PGPMAX, according to the ISB site, is a “15-month, Global Executive MBA level- designed to meet higher career aspirations of Experienced Professionals and Business Owners/Entrepreneurs with 10 to 25 years of work experience.”
The main objective of the programme, it says, is to prepare individuals to be truly global business leaders. It aims to develop analytical, strategic and leadership skills that are essential to navigate in today’s evolving business world.
ISB (PGPMAX) is granted membership to Executive MBA Council
ISB’s PGPMAX is a part time programme. It is conducted through week-long classroom-based sessions held at regular intervals of six weeks at ISB Hyderabad / Mohali.
The programme requires you to devote around 62 days for the entire duration of the program. During the regular week, while you’re working, you may need to keep aside close to ten hours each week to complete your assignments and also for the course pre-reading.
A lot of experienced professionals face a mid-career crisis when they feel they’ve attained saturation in the current role. They realize they need some advanced business knowledge to handle greater responsibilities, find solutions to existing problems and handle more complex situations in a systematic and organised manner.
An Executive MBA (EMBA) programme like the PGPMAX suits their needs as they can continue working while pursuing their MBA.
This programme is well-designed so that senior professionals can expand their business knowledge and develop a holistic approach towards handling business situations and at the same time, since they’re working, they can apply the new skills, tools, frameworks and business concepts they learn, at their workplace. The emphasis of the program is on general management.
The programme is taught by Senior Faculty from ISB, partner schools and other Top 20 Global B-Schools.
Before joining the Executive MBA course, you are expected to brush up your basics of mathematics, statistics and MS Office. The online preparatory modules help you refresh your knowledge in finance, accounting and quantitative areas through online courses sourced from Harvard Business School Publishing. You are also provided with pre-course reading material which you’re expected to study from home before attending the classroom sessions.
In addition to classroom lectures and simulations that facilitate better understanding of a topic through real-life business situations, there are speaker series and guest lectures which involve interactions with entrepreneurs and top business leaders which can be inspiring and bring in knowledge on a wide variety of topics. Online assessments and pre-course projects also form part of the regular program.
An international stint at top international business schools like Wharton and Kellogg exposes students to teaching at these schools. Students also get insights into international business and culture through industry visits at these international locations. They get to interact with the top management of international industries and develop a keen understanding of various aspects of business management.
The quality of participants in the class is critical to learning. The class comprises of C-level Executives, Directors, Country Heads and Business Owners who add diversity and contribute to an enriching learning experience.