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An Overview Background & History
The Indian Institutes of Management were set up by the Government of India after independence to create a strong pool of management talent to augment the development of the technology base in independent India. The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore was established in 1973. Building on the base of its highly accomplished faculty and motivated student body, IIMB has evolved into a premier centre for management education and research in the world. The postgraduate and fellowship programs offered by IIMB are very highly rated and its alumni occupy senior managerial and academic positions across the globe. IIMB strives to achieve excellence through partnerships with industry, and leading academic institutions, the world over. As part of its drive to foster Excellence through Partnerships, the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore launched the PGSEM in the year 1998 at its Bangalore campus by collaborating with top tier IT services and products companies in India. This program is delivered in Bangalore, the city touted as the IT hub of the EAST.
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PGSEM Snapshot Of Programme The Post-Graduate Programmme in Software Enterprise Management leading to a Post-Graduate Diploma is a long duration graduate program for working executives. It caters to professionals working in the Software and Information Technology industry.” In addition to the flagship PGP programme IIMB offers a wide range of top quality Executive Education Programmes like the PGSEM (Post Graduate Programmes in Software Enterprise Management), EPGP (Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management) & PGPPM (Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management), to meet the continuing education needs of business executives and working professionals. Programs offered by IIMB’s Centres of Excellence enable the faculty to focus on research issues in sectors where there is major industrial growth such as Software, ITES & Insurance . Entrepreneurial activity is encouraged through the N.S. Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL). IIMB consistently figures amongst the top business schools in India in domestic and international surveys. It has a world-class infrastructure that facilitates excellence in teaching, research, consulting and other professional activities. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE
PGSEM has now become a salient pillar of the long duration programs being offered by IIM Bangalore. It is heartening to the program being run successfully. The calibre and commitment of the participants have played a significant role in this success. Prof. Pankaj Chandra Director, IIM Bangalore
Dean’s message The PGSEM students bring a level of professionalism and commitment to the program that is unique Prof. Trilochan Sastry Dean (Academic), IIM Bangalore
Chairperson’s Message Ever since its establishment in 1998, PGSEM has kept pace with India’s changing environment in IT sector and groomed the participants to contribute towards the growth of Indian software industry . The unique philosophy of PGSEM program is collaborative learning and knowledge creation. PGSEM program has more than 800 alumnus and many of the alumni occupy top positions in the industry. I genuine believe that PGSEM is a value proposition for aspiring business global leaders in software industry .
A Growing Momentum
Director’s message
Prof. Narendra M Agrawal Chairperson, PGSEM INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE
PROFESSOR speak The vision at PGSEM has been one of developing leaders who combine technical expertise with business management skills for technology intensive enterprises. During the last ten years IIMB has successfully delivered on this promise. Look forward to increasing innovative entrepreneurship and global leadership positions from PGSEM graduates in the future. Prof. S. Krishna, Founder Chairperson, PGSEM
If you were to join the FPM program after PGSEM, you will be given exception for the core program, just like the PGP students. Within the limits of scheduling, lots of electives are offered jointly to PGSEM and PGP. So in essence you are getting the rigor of the PGP, while you continue to work.
What is PGSEM? The Post-Graduate Program in Software Enterprise Management leading to a Post-Graduate Diploma in Software Enterprise Management is a graduate program for working executives. It caters to professionals working in the software and information technology industry in India. The PGSEM endeavors to provide the most current and up to date executive general management education to middle and senior professionals who seek to pursue a career in management. The program aims to transform IT and software professionals with strong technical knowledge to business leaders with equally strong management knowledge and a global perspective. • Flexible duration of 2.5 to 6 years. • Renowned and experienced faculty • Benefit of gaining new perspectives and wider peer networks • Academic rigour, choice of electives • 96 credits, approx 1000 hours of classroom contact • Student exchange programs in partnership with leading global business schools • Interaction with industry through numerous projects, events, sessions and forums • Waiver for doctoral programs The PGSEM is targeted at working professionals. There are several distinctive features of the program that ensure the rigor of a regular post graduate management program is met without compromising the career responsibilities of its participants.
Prof. Abhoy K. Ojha Former Chairperson, PGSEM
From the institute’s point of view, the design, content & expectations wise, there is no difference between PGP and PGSEM. We make that statement even in our PGSEM certificate. Prof. Rajendra Bandi Former Chairperson, PGSEM
Traditionally, managers in the IT sector are technologists, who have risen up the ranks with little or no formal training. Their mechanical style of execution can limit the progress of an organisation. The PGSEM transforms the technologist into a well-rounded professional, who can deliver competently in an increasingly global business context. PGSEM alumni appreciate the clarity that their education provides them to realise their organisational as well as personal aspirations. Prof. Shankar Venkatagiri Former Chairperson, PGSEM
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The PROGRAM & BENEFITS The program has been designed in such a way that a participant can graduate with the diploma at the end of two and a half academic years, even while continuing to work at his/her regular place of employment. Each academic year is subdivided into four quarters of eleven weeks each. The regular course load in a quarter is three courses of three credits each. Participants normally have 9 hours of classroom contact per week, with classes scheduled on Friday mornings and Saturdays making it a Weekend Programme. Also considering the fact that a majority of the students work with clients based in the US, the classes conducted on Fridays are only in the morning hours, while on Saturdays classes are whole days. This is customized to industry requirements. I think we have an exceptional bunch of students who come into this program who have provided much needed thought leadership to the industry.
We thought what we really needed to do to help the IT industry grow into a global player was to provide our young engineers the bandwidth required to manage the company because what will differentiate a successful technical company and a global company was managerial bandwidth. So PGSEM was born. Even at the design stage we co-opted the industry in designing it and, as a consequence we had a number of innovations into this. First we realized that our software engineers are going to be busy during the week, so we can’t expect them given the kind growth industry was witnessing to leave their jobs and come into this program. Second, given that bulk of our students work with clients based in US, we designed the classes on the Friday to be conducted only in the morning and the whole of Saturday. We customized this to the requirements of the industry. I think we have an exceptional bunch of students who come into this program and who have provided much needed thought leadership to the industry. Prof. J Ramachandran BOC Chair Professor, Corporate Strategy
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INDUSTRY speak PGSEM is a program which Infosys has been a partner of and involved with for almost over a decade. Today we have over a hundred Infoscions who have benefited from this program. I believe that this program is very strategic for lnfosys because as lnfosys goes up the value chain, we have begun to realize what is required is a great combination of technical and analytical skills as well as business knowledge. Our customers expect us to use our knowledge to help solve the challenges and provide business solutions.For that, having a strong grounding in technology combining with a good appreciation of business strategy, business issues and issues regarding competition is very important. Mr. Nandan Nilekani Co-Chairman, Infosys Technologies
Benefits To Employees For middle and senior management professionals who seek to pursue a career in management, PGSEM provides: Current, up-to-date executive General Management education
A world class institution with an extraordinary faculty
Expanded peer network, holistic perspectives, new insights
Uncompromising, rigorous learning curriculum, in the context of exist ing job and family commitments
Academic-Job environment mixture ideal for putting learnings into prac tice
PGSEM has really emerged as a very important program for the industry and it was the industry partnership that IIM Bangalore has always promoted which is program being run. Mr. Som Mittal - President, NASSCOM
Choice of growing in the current role in the current job
Benefits To Employers PGSEM is essentially a General Management Program that has a number of benefits for the employers including:
Increased flexibility of candidates for general management roles in any industry
Enhanced employee participation in the current role, while equipping the employee for greater responsibilities for future roles
Faster development of high potential employees Increased retention of motivated and talented employees
Benefits to Industry With every passing day, the influence of technology in shaping the business environment is increasing. The choice of deploying technology is critical in determining the growth of an industry. Such a choice requires an in-depth understanding of technology, as well as an appreciation of the underlying business realities. The PGSEM student is enviably positioned to leverage his technology expertise and business acumen in any industry context.
Congratulations to the students here, as well as those who have preceded you, because the great institutions know the kind of special magic that results, when you have brilliant, committed and creative faculty, as well as, engaged, bright and interested students, because innovation and learning takes place not in a standard sense of lessons being spoken to you and you taking down the notes but it is really the interaction. You deserve equally the congratulations on the spectacular success so far of this program and the ongoing trajectory that it is on. It is a source of pride for all of us. You have a great way ahead. Mr. Harsh Manglik – Chairman, NASSCOM
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Exchange Progammes The Student Exchange Committee at IIM Bangalore facilitates the best exchange program in India, arguably Asia. With over 80 partner Universities around the world, it has the largest exchange program in this country. PGSEM students have equal opportunity to utilize this either in the second or third year of the program.The exchange program is a great opportunity for a PGSEM student to attend one term of the program as a full time student in some of the best universities abroad, apart from the benefits of a multi cultural experience.
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STUDENT speak The exchange program provided me an opportunity to experience learning in a very different setting, the students came with varied background experiences making the discussions interesting. The opportunity of working closely with a truly multicultural group was an enriching experience. Having chosen an European University(ESCP Europe) it provided me with ample opportunities to travel extensively experiencing wide variety of cultures, cuisines and languages making it truly unforgettable – Naufal Kukkady, PGSEM 2008. HEC Paris offered one of the best learning platforms for me. World class faculty, spirited students, beautiful campus all combined with the vast range of courses offered added to the richness of the experience. Field trips, live projects and an opportunity to work closely with students from 40 different countries exposed me to a diverse set of challenges and opportunities. Weekend parties and a chance to experience the French culture were icing on the cake. – Gaurav Krishna Barman, PGSEM 2008
U.S.A. & Canada
Europe
Asia Pacific
GSB, University of Chicago, Illinois UCLA Anderson School of Management The Fuqua School of Business University of Washington Stern School of Business, New York Schulich School of Business, Toronto
London Business School, UK ESSEC Business School, France EDHEC School of Management, France Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden Solvay Business School, Belgium Rotterdam School of Management ESADE, Spain HEC School of Management, France
University of New South Wales, Kensington College of Business Administration, S. Korea School of Management, AIT, Thailand Nanyang Business School, Singapore Korea University Business School, South Korea
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Student Activities The PGSEM Student Affairs Council (SAC) consists of elected representatives from the student body and takes on the role of being a bridge between the student community, the faculty, the industry and other external world entities. The activities of the SAC are conducted through dedicated committees looking into the following: industrial interactions, branding and communications, academic activities and cultural activities. Academic Committee: The Academic committee is primarily responsible for the smooth functioning of course selection and student academia relationship. The committee also organize student exchange program to assist students during exchange process. Career Management Committee: This committee assists students to pursue their career objective.
Throughout the year students conduct various events involving alumni, corporate and students. Some of the prominent events PGSEM involved in as follows. Pehel: This is an event internal to PGSEM community. The purpose of event is to bring together the incoming students of PGSEM, existing students and teachers in a fun filled evening.
Branding and Communication Committee: This committee takes care of branding and merchandizing of various students activities.
Unmaad: Unmaad is a one of the largest cultural festival in south Asia and participated by various business schools in India.
Cultural and Sports Committee: All the cultural and sport activities come under this committee. The committee also spearheads the social and environmental initiatives from PGSEM students.
Vista: Vista is a business festival organized by students of IIM Bangalore and participated by students top Indian business schools, corporate and visiting exchange students at the institute.
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Student Forums
“PGSEM, offers opportunities beyond the academic routine.Opportunities to interact with the industry leaders, to share ideas with them and to see them spellbind their audiences with their pearls of wisdom. I was one of the previleged few, who got up and close with many of the industry achievers and stalwarts, thanks to being the main organiser of the very first and hugely successful NASSCOMIIMB leadership summit and the LCube, PGSEM’s annual summer event. An added positive was the satisfaction of successfully leading the proceedings with an enthusiastic team and learning the ropes of organising big ticket events involving the academia and the industry. It is such opportunities and many interactions that I will carry, along with the learnings of PGSEM, an experience that I will cherish till end of time.” Adarsh Natarajan PGSEM 2008
Convergenz: Convergenz is flagship business fest event of PGSEM and caters to niche are of software management. The event saw heavy participation from professionals from software industry and business school students. NASSCOM Leadership Summit: PGSEM has built n strong relationship with NASSCOM, a consortium that serves as an interface to the Indian software industry and Indian BPO industry and organize various discussions and workshops together involving students and corporates Career Conclave: PGSEM is a program for working professionals and has a strong association with the industry. The event aims to get feedback and suggestion from the industry so that the program can address the need of the industry appropriately.
L-Cube: L cube is an event tries to combine Leadership, learning, leisure together. It provides an opportunity to students, alumni and corporate an opportunity to spend a weekend at IIM Bangalore to participate different leadership and learning activities during the day. The evenings are full with leisure activities. Foundation cup is an intra institute sport tournament organized by students and participated by all the stakeholders of the institute. Participants include students, faculty and family, officials and workers. Sports Meets with other colleges: PGSEM students are major contributor for the dominance of IIM Bangalore in sports over other business schools in India. IIM Bangalore won all the tournaments it has contested against various IIMs recently.
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2008 BATCH STUDENT PROFILE
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GYANGURU speak PGSEM has grown by leaps and bounds in the last few years, keeping pace with the latest needs of the industry and the technological trends. The students of the program, past and present, have displayed tremendous enthusiasm and commitment towards the course. No wonder, PGSEM carries a formidable reputation in the industry. Prof. Shyamal Roy, Former Dean, IIM Bangalore
The Post Graduate Program in Software Enterprise Management has been by far one of our most spectacular successes. Prof. Ramnath Narayanswamy, Professor, Economics & Social Science
I have always enjoyed teaching the PGSEM participants. Not only have I found them highly committed and always keen to learn, but also they make teaching more exciting and challenging by asking excellent questions throughout the course. The program is as rigorous as any other long duration program offered by IIMB. The program chair and his committee take great care in admitting high quality students. the finished products from this program are fit to take any leadership challenge in top industries across the world.
CAREER ASSISTANCE/MANGEMENT CELL Career assistance is provided to PGSEM candidates to facilitate smooth transition to higher management roles. based on the interest. Candidates leverage the new skill sets, knowledge and experience gained from the program to enhance their career. Some of the Career Skills Development Program are: • Coaching sessions. • Skills development sessions, like CV writing, etc. • Sessions on developing networking skills • Workshops and presentations • Online career resources Facilities like Alumni Job Board and CV database are being set up to allow potential recruiters, access to the vast talent pool of PGSEM students and alumni.
Prof. Malay Bhattacharyya Professor, Quantitative Methods & Information Systems Former Chairperson, EPGP
PGSEM program is positioned both in terms of its content and format to very efficiently impart the managerial skills, domain skills and technical skills to the industry professionals and to the companies as a whole. Prof. K. Kumar Chairperson, NSRCEL
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Entrepreneurial Ventures From PGSEMers With increasing domestic demand and corporate saturation, a growing number of IT professionals are finding entrepreneurship a shorter way to the top. For the Man (or Woman)-in-a-hurry, PGSEM is an automatic choice. PGSEM gives you the education, the confidence, a qualified peer network, student loans, paid internships among other incentives to support you in doing your own thing. Add to this the facilities that IIM Bangalore provides for the wannabe entrepreneur - Professors, incubation, angel investing, network opportunities and startup competitions. Below is some entrepreneur plain-speak, for those interested in having some serious fun.
Dhonuk (www.dhonuk.com) is an Indian Art ecosystem – online social network based. It provides an online space for creativity in the arts, and a platform to connect the artist and the artsumer (art consumer - organizational or individual)! My entrepreneurial journey has been fostered by the rich IIM Bangalore pedagogy. A cultural entrepreneurial venture, which I jumped into wholeheartedly thanks to the support systems inside IIMB, which has paved the way to contact and cultivate networks, gain advice from professors and cover all aspects of the venture sometimes through projects and surveys, and at other times through rigorous paper presentations and innocuous conversations. The institute gives you a place where you can nurture your ideas and bring them to life. Shamit Bagchi, PGSEM 2008, Founder Dhonuk I am co-founder of vRideAlong.com that aims to help people share a ride in a reliable, secure and convenient manner. Entrepreneurship related subjects in the PGSEM curriculum and the project component in these subjects helped me define and refine my startup’s business model and strategy. The insights shared by our Professors are really helpful. PGSEM also helped me in networking and connect with angel investors. Funding awaited! Parashar Shah, PGSEM 2008
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CAREER METAMORPHOSIS
ENTREPRENEUR speak MeshLabsinc.com as a business entity started alongside my PGSEM course. The flexibility of the program allowed me to devote good concentrated time to my business. The best part of this arrangement is that the concepts developed in the class over weekends could be instantly internalized during the week in the startup. Playing essentially in the B2B environment, MeshLabs’s initiative was boosted by the support of NSRCEL-a IIMB effort to incubate startups. The overall experience was enriched by the peer network with varied technical and business capabilities. My journey is beautifully captured in these lines by Robert Frost, “& Miles to go before I sleep....” Shantanu Gudihal, PGSEM 2008, Co-founder MeshLabs
Adaptive Marketing – Product Management TRAINING CONSULTING OUTSOURCING Adaptive Marketing creates next generation product management and marketing professionals, critical catalysts for the fast growing IT product ecosystem in India. Enabling aspiring, new and existing PM/PMMs with pragmatic methodologies and field tested best practices, is critical as MNCs in India look at augmenting their technical execution with business focus and as Indian products go global. I took interest in technical sales and developed deep passion for product management (PM) and marketing (PMM). Having transitioned to PM role early on, I found PGSEM the right source of knowledge, skills and capabilities to enable my rapid growth and progression to leadership roles in business strategy and planning. During PGSEM, I developed greater interest in fundamental management research & science, inspiring me to explore a career in management teaching & research. Adaptive Marketing is an opportunity to pursue simultaneously my interests in teaching, research and consulting. Vishwanathan Sahasranamam – Career transformation note
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CAREER TRANSITIONS
Amit K. S From: Engineering -Programmer analyst To: Flypp category manager I was working in software delivery for a telecom major in the US before i started off with my PGSEM. I got entry into the Infosys CME strategy team as a consultant through an internal job posting only based on the PGSEM program. Further, my performance in the team was appreciated as i cold bring in perspectives from the course. When CME started off on Flypp, my presence in the strategy team and its associated visibility helped me become a Flypp category manager and a part of the ecosystem core team.
Suresh Baroth From: Engineering Manager To: Technical Business Unit Head, Thales Software India PGSEM helped me develop “an eagle’s eye-view” so that any situation could be looked from its’ macro as well as micro impact standpoint.
Debolina Dutta From: HR Manager To: Sales - Solution Architect
Dharmesh Gandhi From: Engineering-Software Specialist To: Marketing-Product Manager IIMB gave me the knowledge, skillset and a wholesome way of looking at things.It gave me the platform necessary to get into Product Management. In my opinion,IIMB brand is the differentiating factor that one can leverage to realise one’s career transition.
Alok Shukla From: Engineering - Technical Lead To: Marketing - Product Manager PGSEM has been a transformational experience for me. If I was even considered out of all other candidates for this role compared to a lot of other candidates, it was all credits to IIMB. There is an inherent value being seen by employers for a graduate of PGSEM. PGSEM gave me strong foundation for the business concept, provided the oppurtunity to test that out with real life projects and gave me the academic experience of a life time. For me the best thing about PGSEM is people - Faculty and Students. The quality of Faculty is unmatched and it is really an invigorating experience to study with such an exceptional peer group.
Application of learnings from subjects taught allowed me to provide significant cost savings for the orgnization and increased exposure to different domains. Personal credibility enhanced and sufficient confidence generated to allow senior management to allow such a huge transition in role. Adarsh Natarajan From: Engineering - Project Manager To: Sales - Business Development and PreSales Consultant
Gurukeerthi Gurunathan From: Technical Lead To: Engineering Manager I believe PGSEM education is not just about learning the theoretical aspect of the subjects, but more about the holistic development of one’s personality. Ability to handle PGSEM while exceeding the expectation at work, maturity in organizing and handling the tasks at hand, earning the respect of the team due to relentless focus on the goal are the qualities that got my promotion.
While the MBA from IIMB brought an instant recognition from peers and colleagues within the organization, this was complimented by the knowledge that was gained by the PGSEM program. The many relevant courses, discussions with extremely knowledgable faculty and engaging interactions with classmates from diverse companies helped in preparing me for a Business role by giving me a holistic view of Business. It was a combination of all these factors which helped make the transition from an Engineering role to a Business Development role within my organization.
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COMMENTS BY STUDENTS PGSEM is a well designed course for professionals who want to develop business acumen while working in parallel. The course helped me not only understand the business environment in India and abroad but the underlying dynamics of doing business. The learning from the experienced faculty members at one of the best business school is fabulous but one of biggest advantage PGSEM provides is the opportunity of learning from classmates who come with rich experiences in diverse filed. - Somnath Sinha Mahapatra
“PGSEM offers the same coverage, exposure & learning that a full-time MBA does, while also provides the PGSEM student an opportunity to reinforce & internalize his takeaways through implementation & validation at his workplace. Further, the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions with IIM-B professors who have mastered the art of imparting world-class education, and with PGSEM class-mates who are themselves stalwarts in the IT domain, enables the double-learning loop and enhances the overall effectiveness of classroom education. In my opinion, in a country poised to become super-power in the service industry, PGSEM is a symbol of innovation in management & business education.” – Avnish Kshatriya
The primary reason, why I joined PGSEM, was to move into the role of product management in the IT industry. PGSEM provided me the building blocks for this transition. Even after the transition I have been able to tailor the electives to help me grow in the role. The program is ideal for professionals who are willing to apply the theory taught in the classroom to their everyday work.
PGSEM has broadened my horizon, helped me to ask right questions and provided the immense network of highly energetic & intelligent professionals in the industry. The experience at the institute, the class discussions and interaction with professors has been amazing. The program structure has allowed me to apply the learnings almost immediately at work. – Saurabh Jain
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Being a part time management program, PGSEM not only taught me business management skills but also allowed me to put them to practice in real world. I could also learn life management skills through juggling between family, work and studies for three years. In short, by pursuing PGSEM, I think I am better prepared to handle future challenges, both professional and personal. – Ashok Bhat Exposure and perspective it gave in terms of the different aspects involved in the functioning of a Corporate, which I could take to work and apply it from the very next day! – Hema Mohan
It made me plumb the depths of my endurance and made me do things that I never thought I am capable of. At any point in time I am juggling the responsibilities of work, family and IIMB academic rigor - each of which an extremely timeand-energy consuming responsibility, but then again I just have 2 hands and 24 hours in a day! PGSEM taught me the art of balancing the pressures of all three against seemingly impossible odds and survive each day somehow!! – Ritabarata Bhaumik
It is wonderful to be associated with some of the best minds in the industry It is wonderful to be part of such a prestigious institute and listen to some truly great thoughts from the illustrious faculty. It helps me evaluate my areas of interests and gives a direction to my thoughts on who I would like to be. – Karthik Swaminathan
“With PGSEM, academics are just one part of the story. After a long time I was reconnected back to a whole plethora of extra curricular activities including Biz Fests, Cultural Fests and Inter-IIM sports meets. All this makes you feel charged up and younger by many years. I got opportunity to travel to, as well as host different IIM’s as a part of IIMB sports fraternity. The passion with which these events are contested gives you a defining experience for life. Apart from this, I believe, the number of friends across IIMs and across Programs that I have made during this whole journey will always remain a precious asset of my life.” Gulprit Singh, Student PGSEM 2008
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COURSE STRUCTURE Each academic year is subdivided into four quarters of eleven weeks each. The regular course load in a quarter is three courses of three credits each. Each three-credit course consists of 30 hours of classroom contact. Participants normally have 9 hours of classroom contact per week, with classes scheduled on Friday mornings and Saturdays. In special cases, students are allowed to increase their load by taking courses they have missed/failed in earlier quarters, or by undertaking projects in addition to regular classes. The modular design of the program allows participants to tailor (within certain parameters) the sequence of courses. After completion of the first year, participants have the flexibility to be away from the program for one or more quarters if necessitated by work-related assignments. The participant is required to complete 96 credits including both core and elective courses within a maximum of six academic years.
The student accumulates 30 credits in the first year as he goes through the stipulated core(compulsory)courses over the four quarters in the first year. Participants are expected to take electives for the remaining credits during the next six quarters. During the subsequent quarters students are allowed to chose any number of credits in a particular quarter, upto a maximum of 12. In addition to the core and elective courses, participants are required to do a compulsory three credit individual project on any industry of interest in order to gain domain experience. They can also do an additional project course for three credits. Participants of the PGSEM, with the approval of their employers, can avail of exchange opportunities with foreign universities (universities with which IIMB has an exchange agreement). In addition, participants can take courses in top universities in case they are posted outside the country as a part of their employment and have credits for those courses transferred to the PGSEM course.
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LIST OF COURSES Theme 1
Theme 6
Concept of Business Strategic Management
Analytical Tools for Business
Joint Ventures and Alliances (E) Corporate Governance (E) E-Business Models and Strategies (E) Strategic Thinking for Management: An Introduction to Game Theory (E) Managing Innovation: Technology Strategy in Theory and Practice (E) Managing a Professional Sales Organization (E)
Quantitative Methods 1 Quantitative Methods 2 Patterns of Problem Solving (E) Business Data Mining and Decision Models (E) Spread Sheet Modeling for Business Decision (E)
Theme 2
Operations Strategy (E) Supply Chain Modeling and Analysis (E) International Banking (E) Telecommunication Industry:Technologies and Dynamics(E) Global Financial Markets (E) Management of Banks and Financial Institutions (E) Investment Banking and Advisory Systems (E) Insurance and Pension Funds (E) Strategic Management of Technological Innovation (E)
Context of an Organization Micro Economics Macro Economics Law: Indian and International Systems Political Economy (E) International Business (E)
Theme 3 Marketing Principles of Marketing Marketing Research (E) Product Management (E) Brand Management (E) Advertising Management (E) Service Marketing (E) Retailing Management (E) Business Marketing Strategy (E) Business to Business Market Management (E)
Theme 4 Planning and Implementing Projects
Theme 7 Gaining Domain Expertise
Theme 8 Managing and Controlling Financial Resources Financial Accounting Managerial Accounting Corporate Finance Corporate Valuation (E) Management of Commercial Contracts (E) Financial Statement Analysis (E) Financial Risk Management (E) Investments (E) Options (E) Management Control Systems (E) Corporate Tax Management (E) Mergers and Acquisitions (E) Commercial Bank Management (E)
Operations Management Software Project Management (E) Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks and Applications (E) Managing Offshored software and IT Services (E)
Theme 9
Design: Principles and Paradigms (E)
Entrepreneurship in New Business Contexts
Theme 5 Organizing and Managing People Managing Organizations Managing People and Performance Strategies for International Negotiations (E) Managing the Knowledge Organization (E) Spirituality and Self-Development for Global Managers (E) Leadership: Beyond Expectations (E) Human Dimensions of Corporate Restructuring (E)
Elements of Management Consulting (E) Corporate Venturing (E) Managing Technology-lead Business (E) Social Entrepreneurship (E) New Venture Financing (E) Entrepreneurship and Venture Creation (E)
Theme 10 Communication Skills Writing and Presentation Skills (E) French (E) German (E) Japanese (E) INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE
PROFESSOR speak If you would like to be a part of the story which transforms the competitiveness of the industry in terms of yourself getting a better awareness and understanding of the concepts, tools and techniques for enhancing competitiveness, you might like to seriously consider joining the Post Graduate Program in Software Enterprise Management here at IIM Bangalore. This will enable you to transform yourselves from mere software professionals to software business analysts or software business leaders. Prof. S. Raghunath Professor, Corporate Strategy & Policy
Faculty Profiles The faculty team at IIMB has been time and again rated as the best in India and among the top few internationally. Drawn from among the best minds in the country, they possess distinguished academic credentials and share among themselves a wealth of industry experience. Regularly working with leading companies, government organizations and industry consultants, they create a vast reservoir of real-world knowledge that the participants can leverage. Immersed in cutting edge research, the classrooms become sounding boards for their ideas on everything from global macroeconomics to culture parity in organizations.
Collectively having hundreds of research publications to their credit and having rich experience in consultancy engagements with the leading software firms in the country, the faculty is well versed in the micro and macro realities of the software industry. Their knowledge coupled with expertise in theoretical frameworks creates an enriched atmosphere for learning. PGSEM participants, being industry practitioners themselves, are ideally positioned to gain maximum value in an environment like this.
International Exposure Faculty members regularly don the role of guest faculty at prominent B-schools across the world. IIMB faculty delivering guest lectures at Ivy League universities is not uncommon. Combined with the diverse international exposure that PGSEM participants bring into the program, this ensures that every discussion has a global perspective.
The PGSEM programme provides distinctiveness to IIM Bangalore. There is no other programme in India and perhaps anywhere in the world focused on the needs of the IT industry that is conducted with such discipline and exacting standards. PGSEM’s rigorous selection process ensures that the students are bright and keen learners who represent the leading edge of the Indian industry. The programme facilitates development of managerial and scholarly competencies so that the students emerge competent and confident to win fairly in a globally competitive world. Prof. Sourav Mukherji Associate Professor , Organizations & Strategy
There are three ways PGSEM can benefit a participant’s career growth: vertical growth, lateral growth and value add to the existing role. I find that an overwhelming number of participants agree that they have realized the third benefit quite quickly, though there have been people who have moved into other work areas and other roles also. Prof. Vasanthi Srinivasan Associate Professor, Organization Behavior and HRM
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Faculty Members Corporate Strategy and Policy Deepak Kumar Sinha PhD (MIT) Chairperson, Corporate Strategy and Policy Area
Ganesh N Prabhu Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad)
J Ramachandran Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad) BOC Chair Professor of Business Policy
Murli Patibandla
Economics & Social Sciences Anubha Dhasmana**
Anindya Sen**
PhD (Johns Hopkins)
PhD (Chicago)
Chetan Subramanian*
Ashok Thampy*
PhD (Southern California)
PhD (Purdue)
Chiranjib Sen
Jayadev M*
PhD (Stanford)
PhD (Osmania)
Gopal Naik
Krishnamurthy S****
PhD (Urbana-Champaign) Chairperson, Fellow Programme in Management
FCA
PhD (JNU)
Manaswini Bhalla**
P D Jose*
PhD (Pennsylvania State)
Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad) Chairperson, Career Development Services
Prakash G Apte
Rejie George Pallathitta** PhD (Tilburg)
Rishikesha T Krishnan Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad) Jamuna Raghavan Chair Professor of Entrepreneurship Chairperson, Committee on Disability
R Srinivasan
Finance & Control
PhD (Columbia)
Rajeev Gowda MV PhD (Pennsylvania)
Ramnath Narayanswamy PhD (EHESS, Paris)
Ranganathan V Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad) RBI Chair Professor in Infrastructure Management
Narasimhan M S, PhD (Madras)
Narayan PC*** PGDM (XLRI)
Padmini Srinivasan** PhD (NLSIU)
R Narayanaswamy PhD (New South Wales)
R Srinivasan* Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad)
V Ravi Anshuman PhD (Utah) Chairperson, IIMB Management Review
Sabarinathan G*
Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad)
Rupa Chanda
S Chandrashekar PGDM (IIM Calcutta)
PhD (Columbia) Chairperson, Economics & Social Sciences Area
PhD (NLSIU) Chairperson, Committee of Office of International Affairs
S Raghunath
Shyamal Roy
Sankarshan Basu*
PhD (Gujarat)
S Rajeev**** MBA (Stanford GSB)
PhD (Missouri)
Soumyanetra Munshi** PhD (Rutgers)
Subhashish Gupta* PhD (Iowa)
Vandana Singhvi Patel*** PhD (NYU)
Vivek Moorthy PhD (UCLA)
PhD (LSE) Chairperson, Alumni Chairperson, Finance & Control Area
Shashidhar Murthy* PhD (Columbia)
Srinivasan Rangan PhD (Pennsylvania)
R Vaidyanathan Fellow (IIM Calcutta)
Vijaya B Marisetty* PhD (Monash)
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Marketing Ashis Mishra** PhD (Utkal)
Avinash G Mulky PhD (IIT Bombay)
Mithileshwar Jha Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad)
Nagasimha Balakrishna Kanagal* PhD (UT, Dallas)
Patrali Chakrabarty Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad)
S Ramesh Kumar PhD (Madras)
Seema Gupta** PhD (Udaipur)
Seshadri DVR**** Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad)
Shainesh G* Fellow (IIM Bangalore)
Srinivas Prakhya** PhD (Carnegie Mellon)
Sreelata Jonnalagedda** PhD (UT, Austin)
Thirunarayana PN*** PGDM (IIM Ahmedabad)
Y L R Moorthi PhD (Bharathidasan)
Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources Management
Production & Operations Management
Abhoy K Ojha
PhD (IIT Madras) Dean, Administration
PhD (Alberta) Chairperson, Executive Education Programme
B Mahadevan
D Krishna Sundar*
PhD (Maryland)
PhD (IIT Kharagpur) Chairperson, Centre for Enterprise Resource Planning
Anand Ram V
Devanath Tirupati
Amit Gupta*
PhD (IIM Ahmedabad)
Kanchan Mukherjee* PhD (INSEAD, France)
Manohar Reddy C Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad)
Mathew J Manimala Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad)
Mukta Kulkarni** PhD (UT, San Antonio)
Narendra M Agrawal
PhD (MIT) Chairperson, Centre for Supply Chain Management
Haritha Saranga* PhD (Exeter)
Janat Shah Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad)
Jishnu Hazra PhD (Rochester) Chairperson, Production & Operations Management
Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad) Chairperson, Post Graduate Programme in Software Enterprise Management
L S Murty
Pradad L PhD (Northwestern)
PhD (Pennsylvania) Director
Ramadhar Singh#
Siddharth Mahajan*
PhD (Purdue)
PhD (Pennsylvania)
Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad)
Pankaj Chandra
Ravi Kumar R PhD (Andhra)
Sourav Mukherji* Fellow (IIM Bangalore)
Vasanthi Srinivasan* Fellow (IIM Bangalore) Chairperson, Centre for Corporate Governance & Citizenship
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Quantitative Methods & Information Systems
Public Systems Malathi Somaiah
Amarnath Krishnaswamy****
Amar Sapra*
PhD (Minnesota)
PGDM (IIM Calcutta)
Nayana Tara S
Nadathur S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning
PhD (Cornell)
Arnab Basu** PhD (TIFR)
B Shekar PhD (IISc)
Dinesh Kumar U
PhD (Bangalore)
Ramanayya T V PhD (Kakatiya)
Centre for Public Policy
PhD (IIT Bombay) Chairperson, Research & Publications & C-DOCTA
Anil B Suraj***
Ishwar Murthy
PhD (Pardee RAND)
PhD (Texas A&M)
Malay Bhattacharyya PhD (LSE)
Nagadevara V PhD (Iowa State) Chairperson, Public Systems
Pulak Ghosh* PhD (Oakland)
Rahul De’ PhD (Pittsburgh) Hewlett-Packard Chair Professor
Rajendra K Bandi*
K Kumar Fellow (IIM Bangalore) Chairperson, NSRCEL
Suresh Bhagavatula***
LLM (NLSIU)
PhD (Amsterdam)
Arnab Mukherji**
Centre for Supply Chain Management
Ashwin Mahesh PhD (Washington)
Roger Moser* PhD (European Business School)
A Damodaran PhD (Kerala)
A Ravindra PhD (Mysore)
Deepak Malghan** PhD (Maryland)
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Associate Professor
Gita Sen
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Assistant Professor
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Visiting Faculty
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Adjunct Faculty
G Ramesh*
PhD (Georgia State)
PhD (Stanford)
Rajluxmi V Murthy*
Hema Swaminathan**
PhD (Southern Methodist) Chairperson, Quantitative Methods & Information Systems Area
Communication
PhD (Penn State)
Rajalaxmi Kamath** PhD (Michigan State)
S Krishna PhD (IIT Kanpur)
Shankar Venkatagiri** PhD (Georgia Tech)
Shubhabrata Das PhD (UNC Chapel Hill)
Trilochan Sastry PhD (MIT) Dean, Academic
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Chairpersons of Activities, Areas and Centres Director Pankaj Chandra Dean (Academic) Trilochan Sastry Dean (Administration) Mahadevan B Activity Chairpersons
Area Chairpersons
Post Graduate Programme in Management Ishwar Murthy
Marketing Srinivas Prakhya
Fellow Programme in Management Gopal Naik
Quantitative Methods and Information Systems Rajluxmi V Murthy
Post Graduate Programme in Software Enterprise Management Agrawal N M
Production & Operations Management Jishnu Hazra
Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy & Management Ramesh G Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management Lakshman Prasad Admissions and Financial Aid Srinivasan R (CSP) Career Development Services Jose P D Committee of Office of International Affairs Sabarinathan G Executive Education Abhoy K Ojha Alumni Sankarshan Basu Computer Facilities Committee Rajendra K Bandi Research and Publications & C-DOCTA Dinesh Kumar U Library Haritha Saranga IIMB Management Review Chief Editor Ravi Anshuman V ERP Implementation Committee Rajendra K Bandi Committee on Disability Rishikesha T Krishnan
Corporate Strategy & Policy Rishikesh T Krishnan Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management Mathew J Manimala Finance & Control Sankarshan Basu Economics & Social Sciences Rupa Chanda Public Systems Nagadevara V Centre Chairpersons Centre for Financial Markets and Risk Management Sankarshan Basu Centre for Enterprise Resource Planning Krishna Sundar D Centre for Supply Chain Management Devanath Tirupati Centre for Software & Information Technology Management Agrawal N M Centre for Public Policy Rajeev Gowda M V Centre of Excellence for Urban Development Gopal Naik Centre for Corporate Governance & Citizenship Vasanthi Srinivasan N S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning Kumar K Welfare CAO
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