The program builds diverse management skills, gives learners a broad understanding of general management and leadership, as well as enables them to assess and address the complex issues that every senior decision-maker faces during organisational transformation.

The 12-month blended Post Graduate Certificate Program in Strategic Management equips professionals to become proficient strategists, brilliant organisation builders and powerful change agents. With a broad perspective, the program focuses on strategy formulation and implementation at both business and corporate levels. Numerous tools and data-driven decision-making frameworks form a part of the curriculum with additional design thinking experience, development of general management, strategy and leadership competencies to create strategies which can be successfully executed across several company functions.

With an increase in strategy consulting firms offering digital transformation, organisations in the fields of healthcare, technology, IT services, financial services and manufacturing also rely on strategic expertise. It is for this reason that businesses are increasingly seeking strategists to drive growth in emerging markets, establish cost reduction programs, enhance operational efficiency and focus on mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances. By the next decades, India's GDP was predicted to reach USD 20.7 trillion. The IMF was forecasting that it would become the world's second-largest economy by 2038 worth USD 34.2 trillion.

Dr. Bhimaraya Metri, Director of IIM Nagpur told the fifth batch, At IIM Nagpur, they turn strategic insight into decisive action. The Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Strategic Management employs design thinking, frameworks, chamber consulting, simulations and campus immersion to study real-world business challenges, enhance judgement and create execution discipline. Learners graduate as responsible leaders who integrate vision with quantifiable outcomes, inspire cross functional change and generate long term value in organisations dealing with complexity, uncertainty and digital transition.

Dr Alok Kumar Singh, Dean, Executive Education, IIM Nagpur added The Executive Education Department at IIM Nagpur is committed to providing contemporary decision-making training for executives working at all levels of a business. It will train professionals in integrating strategic thought into real organisational outcomes. Our Post Graduate Certificate Program in Strategic Management will equip learners to analyse complicated corporate environments, make evidence-based data-driven decisions and confidently lead revolutionary initiatives.

According to Sridhar Nagarajachar, Business Head Executive Education at TimesPro, professionals require flexible, rigorous learning that progresses rather than stops their careers. TimesPro's Interactive Learning and Direct-to-Device delivery grant participants access to renowned faculty, case studies, simulations and group projects. The curriculum develops analytical rigour, executional discipline and fluency with data, AI, and the cloud, allowing learners to scale growth, optimise costs and confidently lead change across industries competing in a dynamic, technology-driven economy.

The Post Graduate Certificate Program in Strategic Management consists of three modules, namely, Strategy and Environmental Scanning, Strategy Formulation and Implementation and Strategic Leadership and Sustainable Development, comprising 19 subjects in total. It also integrates a capstone business simulation and project-based problem solving for real world organisations.

The faculty will also conduct Chamber Consulting every week and there will be a three day campus immersion at IIM Nagpur to meet the faculty and industry colleagues. By the end of the programme, students will be adequately equipped to take up advisory roles, build business support systems, design revenue-generating and cost-cutting initiatives, build strong management processes and influence and manage change. The curriculum will be provided via TimesPro's Interactive Learning IL platform in D2D mode. The teaching method includes lectures, case discussions, simulation games, role plays, group projects and other experiential exercises. When learners successfully complete their studies, they will be recognised as alumni. Applicants should have a bachelor's degree in any discipline and at least three years of work experience or two years master's degree from a recognised university (UGC/AICTE/DEC/AIU/State Government).