Finance for Non-Finance Executives Feb-Mar-1.pdf · (February 10-13, 2015) Programme Co-ordinators:...

Finance for Non-Finance Executives

(February 10-13, 2015)

Programme Co-ordinators:

Prof. Paresh J. Bhatt & Prof. Asmita H. Vyas

About the Programme

Finance is felt a bizarre by the executives who are not directly involved in financefunctions and are working in other areas of organizations; they do not have to gel withroutine finance matters. For them, finance or related matters pose a challenge because oftheir visualization about finance as such, however, contribution of such executives is noless in the organizational finance indirectly.

In view of the increased strategic needs of organizations, it has become imperative fornon-finance executives/managers to be conversant with issues involving finance. Suchan exposure will enable them to evaluate the impact of their decisions on the financialperformance of their organizations as well as equip them to understand various accountingand financial statements and to participate more effectively in cross-functional teams.

This programme provides a broad-based introduction to accounting, finance, and costingfor those who need economic information to make decisions and judgments. It is aimedat providing an understanding of the main concepts and their practical application indecision-making.

Objective

The objective of this programme is to define finance and its related branches in such away that the function becomes user-friendly for non-finance executives and they feelcomfortable with this function and can benefit the organizations by putting various toolsand techniques to use in their routing organizational life. Major objectives of theprogramme include:

♦ To provide an overview of accounting, finance, and costing functions in

organizations

♦ To help participants to be effective in functions involving multi-disciplinary

tasks

♦ To help participants in evaluating impact of managerial decisions on the

organization’s revenues, costs, and surplus

♦ To provide skills for analysis and interpretation of financial statements

♦ To help participants in developing better relationships with the finance and

accounts department of the organization

Contents

♦ Accounting concepts and mechanics governing preparation of financial statements♦ Analysis of financial statements♦ Working capital management♦ Time value of money♦ Capital expenditure analysis – return on investment, payback period, net present

value, internal rate of return, and debt service coverage ratio♦ Essentials of product costing♦ Cost-volume-profit analysis♦ Budgeting and budgetary control♦ Standard costing and variance analysis♦ Cost reduction strategies♦ Business process re-engineering

Pedagogy

Mix of lectures, classroom discussions, and group exercises. Participants would be putthrough group exercises to analyze financial transactions, financial statements andcalculate costs of various products/services offered. They will also be given exposure tobreak-even analysis, budgeting, variance analysis and other management accounting tools.

Participants

The programme is intended for executives and managers of NGOs, donor agencies, co-operative organizations, CSR arm of public sector undertakings and other organizations,and government bodies involved in fields of rural development and management.

Resource Persons

Prof. Paresh J. BhattProf. Asmita H. Vyas

Fee

The programme fee is ` 24,000/- per person for NGOs/Grassroots Organizations/Co-operatives/Educational Institutions, ` 32,000/- per person for Funding Agencies/Government Departments/Agencies, ` 44,000/- per person for PSUs/Corporate, and US$1200 for overseas participants. 12.36% Service Tax on the programme fee will be leviedextra. The fee is inclusive of boarding & lodging, tuition fee, reading material, stationery,etc. The fee should be paid in advance by demand draft/multi-city cheque/bank transferin favour of the Institute of Rural Management Anand, payable at Anand.

Contact Details

Oliver MacwanExecutive (Programmes)

Institute of Rural Management AnandPost Box No.60, Anand 388 001, Gujarat

Mobile: +91-7567448244Fax: +91-2692-260188

Email: [email protected]

Deadline for Confirmation of Participation: January 25, 2015

Livelihood Enhancements and

Micro-Enterprise Development

through Community Participation(February 9-13, 2015)

Programme Co-ordinator:

Prof. Pramod K. Singh

A vast majority of people in India are small producers whose livelihoods depend on theincome from selling their products. However, their livelihoods are strongly influencedby various factors, such as inadequate access to knowledge and information, unaffordableappropriate technologies and skills, physical and commercial isolation from markets,uneven competition with imported products in the domestic market, price distortionsdue to national and international trade policies, and decline in productivity as a result ofenvironmental degradation and inequitable resource distribution.

It is experienced that collective enterprises bring in the desired momentum to thedevelopment initiative through their common interest, common resource planning andutilization as well as provisioning of market linkage for sustainable livelihoods. Thus,this programme interweaves the rationale behind collective enterprises with the objectiveof providing livelihood opportunities.

Objectives

The programme is inter-disciplinary in nature, drawing on a wide range of underlyingtheory and cases to show how the social, economic, technological, and environmentalissues can be dealt for ensuring the issues of livelihood security and environmentalintegrity and collective enterprise development. The programme would demonstrate theeffectiveness of management approaches in dealing with such problems.

Contents

The participants are expected to be familiar with the following by the end of theprogramme:

Livelihood Enhancement

♦ Dimensions of poverty and livelihoods♦ Designing interventions for enhancing livelihood security♦ Designing collective enterprises for sustainable livelihoods♦ Measuring the sustainable livelihoods

♦ Livelihood options in the light of PESA and STs (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act♦ Learning process approach to livelihood enhancement♦ Win-win approach to livelihood enhancement♦ Lessons from livelihood promotion cases

Micro-Enterprise Development

♦ Micro-enterprise development♦ Business plan formulation and marketing for livelihood enhancements♦ Promotion of Producers Companies♦ Lessons Micro-enterprise development cases

Field visit to unique interventions

Pedagogy

The programme will be conducted through interactive sessions, case analysis, smallgroup discussions, role play, presentations, and simulation games. Field visits to someunique experiments would help the participants to learn through experiences.

Participants

The programme is intended for senior development professionals from NGOs, donoragencies, government departments, IFS officers and others who are concerned aboutlivelihood enhancements and micro-enterprise development.

Resource Persons

Prof. Harekrishna MisraProf. Mukul KumarProf. Pramod K. SinghProf. Preeti PriyaShri MP Gupta

Fee

The programme fee is ` 30,000/- per person for NGOs/Grassroots Organizations/Co-operatives/Educational Institutions, ` 40,000/- per person for Funding Agencies/Government Departments/Agencies, ` 55,000/- per person for PSUs/Corporate, andUS$ 1500 for overseas participants. 12.36% Service Tax on the programme fee willbe levied extra. The fee is inclusive of boarding & lodging, tuition fee, reading material,stationery, etc. The fee should be paid in advance by demand draft/multi-city cheque/bank transfer in favour of the Institute of Rural Management Anand, payable at Anand.

Contact Details



Mobile: +91-7567448244Fax: +91-2692-260188

Email: [email protected]

Deadline for Confirmation of Participation: January 31, 2015

Operational Excellence and LeanSimplified for Survival and Growth

(February 20-21, 2015)Programme Co-ordinator:

AB Raju, CEO - Biz Trans Consulting

Objectives and ScopeIt is imperative to be competitive not only to thrive but also to survive inthe present day markets. Managers are continuously striving for reducingthe costs and improving the revenues and in this context LeanManufacturing or Lean Management gains significance as more and moreorganizations are deploying the concepts of Lean.Lean is not just a concept but has become a way of life for many successfulbusinesses. It has captured the imagination of many professionalorganizations across globe since its inception, a little over 2 decades ago.This programme helps in introducing the concept in a simple way for anyorganization to straight away embark on the Lean path. While there is noargument for implementing Lean, it is how to go about and inculcate a cultureof Lean in the organizations is of paramount importance.Contents

♦ Introducing the basics of Lean and Lean tools like JIT, Kaizen, VSM, 5S,OEE, 7 wastes etc., to the participants♦ Roadmap preparation as to why and how Lean has to be introduced♦ Understanding the benefits of implementing Lean and♦ Finally to know how to sustain the culture of Lean

PedagogyThe idea is to translate theoretical knowledge into practical application.Hence, it would a mix of class room lectures, case and situation analysis, anddiscussions.ParticipantsThis programme is specifically designed for Managers and Executives workingin manufacturing organizations even though the broad concepts areapplicable for every organization.Resource Person

AB Raju – B.Tech. (Mech.) and PGDRM (IRMA) with 25 years for corporateexperience in India and abroad. Worked in CXO positions for over 15 years,set up 2 green-field projects right from scratch and ran them successfully.Turned around another 2 companies as CEO. Given consultancy services tocompanies like Raymond, Vadilal, Sheela Woodbridge, Subros, Hameem Groupin Bangladesh and conducted training programmes at CII, EDI, etc., apart fromother business organizations.FeeThe programme fee is ` 12,000/- per person for NGOs/GrassrootsOrganizations/Co-operatives/Educational Institutions, ` 16,000/- per personfor Funding Agencies/Government Departments/Agencies, ` 22,000/- perperson for PSUs/Corporate, and US$ 600 for overseas participants. 12.36%Service Tax on the programme fee will be levied extra. The fee is inclusiveof boarding & lodging, tuition fee, reading material, stationery, etc. The feeshould be paid in advance by demand draft/multi-city cheque/bank transferin favour of the Institute of Rural Management Anand, payable at Anand.

Contact DetailsOliver MacwanExecutive (Programmes)Institute of Rural Management AnandPost Box No.60, Anand 388 001, GujaratMobile: +91-7567448244Fax: +91-2692-260188Email: [email protected]

Deadline for Confirmation of Participation: February 5, 2015

Project Management(February 24-27, 2015)


Prof. Hitesh Bhatt

This programme will enable participants to understand the underlyingneed of having a project for an organization and also provide theknowledge and ski l ls essent ial for the ident i f icat ion, select ion,implementation, monitoring, control, evaluation, and termination of aproject.

Contents

♦ Understanding the Need for the Project clearly

♦ Project Life Cycle

♦ Project Identification

♦ Project Selection and Analysis

♦ Project Formulation and Appraisal

♦ Project Implementation Planning

♦ Issues in Project Implementation

♦ Project Monitoring, Control, and Evaluation

♦ Project Risk Analysis and Management

♦ Project Management Software

Pedagogy

Interactive classroom lectures, sharing of experiences and discussionsin the class, and case studies will be used.

Participants

Middle and senior level officers from government organizations, NGOs,manufacturing and service organizations involved with projects andprogrammes.

Resource Persons

Prof. Asmita H. VyasProf. Hitesh Bhatt

Fee

The programme fee is ` 24,000/- per person for NGOs/GrassrootsOrganizations/Co-operatives/Educational Institutions, ` 32,000/- perperson for Funding Agencies/Government Departments/Agencies, `44,000/- per person for PSUs/Corporate, and US$ 1200 for overseasparticipants. 12.36% Service Tax on the programme fee will be leviedextra. The fee is inclusive of boarding & lodging, tuition fee, readingmaterial, stationery, etc. The fee should be paid in advance by demanddraft/multi-city cheque/bank transfer in favour of the Institute of

Rural Management Anand, payable at Anand.

Contact Details



Mobile: +91-7567448244 * Phone: +91-2692-221697Fax: +91-2692-260188Email: [email protected]


Strategy Implementation by

Balance Score Card(Feburary 24-27, 2015)


Prof. Girish K. Agrawal

Any planning strategy requires an effective motivational framework andperformance measurement, each of which is then aligned to clearly-articulated financial goals. The Balance Score Card (BSC) helps align theorganizational mission and its objectives with value chain activities andcorporate performance in a measurable way.

This programme is aimed at covering strategic management andimplementation using the Balance Score Card technique. Various modulescover the understand ing of framework and sound implementationmethodologies with regard to case studies for their successful andongoing implementation.

Contents

♦ BSC – a theoretical framework

♦ Strategic management process

♦ Value chain activities and impact on financial statements

♦ Alignment – a source of economic value

♦ Aligning financial and customer strategies

♦ Managing the alignment process

Participants

This programme is useful for executives hailing from all levels of anorganization. Voluntary and social service sector organizations may alsobenefit from it by implementing the BSC technique, even in a limitedway, by tying up value chain activities with correct incentives andperformance outcomes.

Fee



Contact Details





INNOVATION -A Strategic Imperative to Business

(March 6-7, 2015)Programme Co-ordinator:

AB Raju, CEO - Biz Trans Consulting

Objectives and ScopeWith ever increasing global competition, businesses have to innovatein every business function and organizations with innovative streak intheir organizational DNA are here stay and withstand the vagaries ofmarket.No organization is untouched with the changes in market forces,customer dynamics and globalization. Strategies, products and serviceswhich catapulted the organization to present level would not guaranteebetter future for ever.Be it a tweak or a dramatic radical change – innovation on a continuousbasis has become a norm than an exception to the present ageorganizations. So the question is how we can create an innovative cultureand come up with innovative strategies, products, Processes or Services.Contents

♦ Introduction to Innovation & Fundamentals of organizationalinnovation♦ Various types of innovations♦ Significance of innovation in present business scenario♦ Innovative culture and its ingredients♦ How we can innovate in our organizationPedagogyLearning shall be through class room lectures, discussions, case studiesand exercises.

ParticipantsAll manager and executive level employees from any organization canparticipate as we shall attempt to look at the subject from industryagnostic perspective.Resource Person

AB Raju – B.Tech. (Mech.) and PGDRM (IRMA) with 25 years forcorporate experience in India and abroad. Worked in CXO positionsfor over 15 years, set up 2 green-field projects right from scratchand ran them successfully. Turned around another 2 companies asCEO. Given consultancy services to companies like Raymond, Vadilal,Sheela Woodbridge, Subros, Hameem Group in Bangladesh andconducted training programmes at CII, EDI, etc., apart from otherbusiness organizations.FeeThe programme fee is ` 12,000/- per person for NGOs/GrassrootsOrganizations/Co-operatives/Educational Institutions, ` 16,000/- perperson for Funding Agencies/Government Departments/Agencies, `22,000/- per person for PSUs/Corporate, and US$ 600 for overseasparticipants. 12.36% Service Tax on the programme fee will be leviedextra. The fee is inclusive of boarding & lodging, tuition fee, readingmaterial, stationery, etc. The fee should be paid in advance by demanddraft/multi-city cheque/bank transfer in favour of the Institute ofRural Management Anand, payable at Anand.



Financial Control in

Sugar Co-operative Plants(March 10-13, 2015)

Programme Co-ordinators:

Prof. Paresh J. Bhatt & Prof. Asmita H. Vyas

About the Programme

In view of pressing needs for utilizing resources to the optimum level, it hasbecome essential for everyone engaged in managing functions to effectivelyuse the tools and techniques of accounting, costing, management accountingand financial management for planning, control and decision-making. This isaimed at ensuring an effective financial control in the organizations. This is aneed of all sectors to efficiently manage resources not only for progress but attimes for survival.

While aiming at providing quality products to consumers at competitive pricesalong with good financial returns to society members, co-operative sugarprocessing organizations will have to monitor, control, and reduce variouselements of cost for an overall financial control in the organization.

It has, therefore, become imperative for persons who handle scarce resourcesin all these functions to be well conversant with the cost incidence of processesundertaken and the relevance of activities being done. This is how an overallfinancial control can be aimed at.

Objectives

♦ To provide an overview of accounting, finance, and costing functions insugar co-operative organizations

♦ To help participants to be effective in functions involving multi-disciplinary tasks

♦ To help participants in evaluating impact of managerial decisions on theorganization’s revenues, costs, and surplus

♦ To provide skills for analysis and interpretation of financial statements♦ To enable effective interaction between managers in finance and

accounting and other functional disciplines of the organization

Contents

♦ Accounting concepts and mechanics governing preparation of financialstatements

♦ Analysis of financial statements♦ Working capital management♦ Time value of money♦ Capital expenditure analysis – return on investment, payback period,

net present value, internal rate of return, debt service coverage ratio♦ Essentials of product costing♦ Cost-volume-profit analysis♦ Standard costing, variance analysis, and control♦ Budgeting and budgetary control

Pedagogy

The pedagogy would emphasize participative learning through lectures and casediscussions.

Participants

This programme is designed specifically for managers and executives workingin sugar processing plants in co-operative sector.

Resource Persons

Prof. Paresh J. BhattProf. Asmita H. Vyas

Fee

The programme fee is ` 24 ,000/- per person for NGOs/GrassrootsOrganizations/Co-operatives/Educational Institutions, ` 32,000/- per personfor Funding Agencies/Government Departments/Agencies, ` 44,000/- perperson for PSUs/Corporate, and US$ 1200 for overseas participants. 12.36%Service Tax on the programme fee will be levied extra. The fee is inclusiveof boarding & lodging, tuition fee, reading material, stationery, etc. The feeshould be paid in advance by demand draft/multi-city cheque/bank transferin favour of the Institute of Rural Management Anand, payable at Anand.

Contact Details



Mobile: +91-7567448244Fax: +91-2692-260188

Email: ol [email protected]


Improving Organization andSocial Performance through CSR

(March 10-13, 2015)

Programme Co-ordinator:Prof. Girish K. Agrawal

CSR domain has been redefined and enacted in The Companies Act, 2013as well as activities to be covered in CSR have also been notified inschedule VII. As per provisions of Section 135, the CSR expendituresmust be made out of net profits yet some synergies exist in statutoryexpenditures as defined in Income Tax Act and the Companies Act. Otherthan exploring these avenues, what are the other motivations thatpromise both short and long term benefits for the organizations?

This programme aims at addressing the gap in knowledge in statutoryobligations and ‘social implications’ that have a bearing on design ofcorporate activities with respect to CSR. Programme contents aredesigned to cover entire gamut of corporate activity which overlap bothsocietal concerns and corporate financial performance. The objectiveis to address societal wellbeing in a way that also addresses corporateperformance goals.

Contents

Understanding Tax implications of CSR expenditures Exploration of various Income Tax provisions overlapping CSR

activities Exploration of frameworks to benefit organization’s long term

and short term activities Exposure to best practices of leading organizations Template for improving CSR and organization performance Introduction to Sustainability and GIR requirements Improving value chain activities to pursue ‘creating social surplus’

Participants

This programme is aimed at senior management personnel and CSRheads of private and public sector organizations responsible for planningat corporate and functional head level.

Resource Persons

Prof. Girish K. Agrawal

Fee

The programme fee is ` 44,000/- per person. 12.36% Service Tax onthe programme fee will be levied extra. The fee is inclusive ofboarding & lodging, tuition fee, reading material, stationery, etc. Thefee should be paid in advance by demand draft/multi-city cheque/banktransfer in favour of the Institute of Rural Management Anand, payableat Anand.

Contact Details





Qualitative and QuantitativeResearch Methods(March 18-20, 2015)

Programme Co-ordinators:Prof. Shyam Singh & Prof. Indranil De

IntroductionThe evidence-based knowledge production, development planning andpolicy advocacy have gained enormous importance in the contemporaryteaching, policy-making, and advocacy processes. This requires a set ofskills to produce evidences through scientific methods and techniques.The programme intends to provide basic skills and knowledge toparticipants to carry out research through qualitative and quantitativemethods. The programme introduces basic concepts, approaches, andqualitative and quantitative tools and techniques of research. Additionalefforts will also be taken to introduce participants with the writing skillsso that they are able to present their research findings in a professionaland reader-friendly manner.Contents

♦ Introduction and stages of research♦ Research design♦ Coverage & Sampling♦ Survey research♦ Ethnography and case study♦ Participatory methods: PRA♦ Qualitative tools♦ Quantitative tools♦ Writing the research

PedagogyThe programme is primarily delivered through lectures. A set of readingand background material will be provided to the participants. Classeswill be facilitated in an interactive and participatory manner. Participantswil l also be given some exercises in order to learn quant itat iveapplications.ParticipantsThe programme is intended for professionals from development NGOs,advocacy and consultancy agencies, think tanks, planning and researchwings of governments, academics, and others who are interested inachieving skills in undertaking research.Resource PersonsProf. Indranil DeProf. Shyam SinghFeeThe programme fee is ` 18,000/- per person for NGOs/GrassrootsOrganizations/Co-operatives/Educational Institutions, ` 24,000/- perperson for Funding Agencies/Government Departments/Agencies, `33,000/- per person for PSUs/Corporate, and US$ 900 for overseasparticipants. 12.36% Service Tax on the programme fee will be leviedextra. The fee is inclusive of boarding & lodging, tuition fee, readingmaterial, stationery, etc. The fee should be paid in advance by demanddraft/multi-city cheque/bank transfer in favour of the Institute ofRural Management Anand, payable at Anand.


Deadline for Confirmation of Participation: March 5, 2015

Developing Leadership Skills(March 23-26, 2015)


Prof. Madhavi Mehta

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you

want done because he wants to do it.” - Dwight Eisenhower

This quote points at two very critical aspects of effective leadership –ability to create a vision and ability to garner people’s commitmenttowards the vision. The current times also necessitate the need for“leadership” to be a widespread virtue and not a prerogative of theprivileged few. What we as a society need is leadership at various levelswithin the organizations as well as community at large.

Leadership thought has evolved over time from the state when it was awidespread belief that “Leaders are born” to the current state whenleadership is seen as a set of behaviours that can be learnt. Thisprogramme aims at provid ing op portunit ies to part ic ipants tounderstand current leadership thought and its evolution as well as todiscuss some behavioural and situational theories of leadership. Theprogramme also intends to help participants develop self-awarenesstowards their leadership style preferences and leadership effectiveness.

Contents

♦ Evolution of leadership thought

♦ Behavioural and situational leadership models

♦ Assessment of leadership styles and skills

♦ Leadership for transformation

♦ Leadership communications: One-on-One, with groups, meetings

♦ Team leadership skills

♦ Leadership mistakes that must be avoided and why

Participants

This programme would be useful for those in small, medium-sized orbig organizations who have the responsibility of influencing people, beit their own team or the team at the community level.

Pedagogy

The programme will be conducted through interactive lectures, casediscussions, videos, and exercises. Some instruments would be used fordeveloping self-awareness amongst the participants regarding theirleadership style preferences and leadership skills. Sharing of experiencesby the participants forms a crucial component of the programme.

Resource Persons

Prof. Hitesh BhattProf. KV RajuProf. Madhavi MehtaProf. SN Biswas

Fee



Contact Details




Deadline for Confirmation of Participation: March 10, 2015

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