Programme Overview
  • In an increasingly uncertain, data-intensive, and competitive business environment, business managers and entrepreneurs are expected not only to understand financial statements but to actively drive profitability, value creation, and resilience.
  • This Management Development Program equips participants with a value-based financial mindset to interpret performance, diagnose value drivers, and make superior strategic, operating, and financial decisions.
  • Blending rigorous financial thinking with practical tools, AI-enabled analysis, and visual dashboards, the programme helps leaders focus on economic value creation, connecting strategy and operations with financial outcomes.
Programme Objective

This program is about Driving Profitability, Value Creation, and Financial Resilience through Better Decisions. By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  1. Measure financial performance and value creation using both accounting-based and value-based metrics.
  2. Identify and analyze the key drivers of profitability and value, linking operational decisions to financial outcomes.
  3. Evaluate and make value-creating financial decisions related to pricing, cost structure, capital allocation, and growth.
  4. Leverage AI tools to diagnose performance issues, uncover hidden value drivers, and generate managerial insights.
  5. Design and interpret powerful financial dashboards that translate complex data into actionable insights for decision-makers.
  6. Assess and strengthen financial resilience, focusing on cash flows, risk, flexibility, and downside protection.
  7. Develop a profit and value creation mindset, enabling consistent value-oriented thinking across functions and business contexts.
Key Topics
  1. Measuring Financial Performance and Economic Value Creation
  2. Understanding the Key Drivers of Profitability and Value
  3. Making Value-Creating Financial and Investment Decisions
  4. Leveraging AI to Analyze Performance and Value Drivers
  5. Designing Executive-Level Performance Dashboards
  6. Building Financial Resilience
  7. Developing a Profit- and Value-Creation Mindset
Programme Directors
Professor Sudhir S. Jaiswall

Professor Sudhir S. Jaiswall

Finance and Control

Who May Attend

This program is suitable for business executives, managers, and entrepreneurs with a keen interest in developing financial acumen and a mindset of profitability and value creation. Participants must have a minimum of 5 years of experience.

Programme Duration and Delivery
  • From the morning of July 20, 2026 till the afternoon of July 23, 2026
  • Face to face - classroom based
Pedagogy

The course adopts a highly applied, decision-oriented pedagogy, combining conceptual rigor with hands-on learning:

  • Conceptual frameworks and financial logic to anchor discussions on value creation and performance.
  • Mini-cases and real-world examples to illustrate how financial decisions drive (or destroy) value.
  • Hands-on analysis using spreadsheets, AI tools, and dashboards to simulate real managerial scenarios.
  • Interactive discussions and diagnostics that link strategy, operations, and finance.

The emphasis throughout is on learning by doing, critical thinking, and translating financial analysis into clear managerial actions and better decisions.

How to Apply
  • You can apply/nominate your personnel by clicking on the “Apply Now” link corresponding to the particular MDP, as appearing on our online calendar available at: https://iimcal.ac.in/mdp/mdp-calendar
  • Once the candidature(s) is (are) approved, the sponsoring authority or participant (in case of self-nomination) will be intimated over email along with a Proforma Invoice seeking programme fees in advance.
  • Programme fees can be remitted online through Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT/RTGS).
  • Upon remitting the fees online, kindly intimate Executive Education Office with the UTRNo. /relevant transaction details through email, so that we can connect your remittance to your nomination(s). Please note that confirmation of participation is subject to receipt of Programme fees by CMDP Office before commencement of the MDP.

For further assistance, please connect with:

Name: Ms. Payel Majumder
Number: +91 33 7121 6012
Email ID: program_mdp[at]iimcal[dot]ac[dot]in

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