PIM Vision - ac · PDF filePIM Vision To become a centre for management excellence in South Asia. PIM Mission ... the organization, and (iii) the resource person. The objective is

PIM VisionTo become a centre for management excellence in South Asia.

PIM MissionWe ignite human imagination by developing leaders having global presence with

local pulse.

In this endeavour, we pursue innovative teaching, cutting-edge research, enriching partnerships, inspiring sustainability and exemplary governance.

PIM Values

PassionEnthusiasm and eagerness towards results in showing professionalism in actions.

Key Behavioural Indicators (KBIs) Is clear about the tasks associated with the job. Is enthusiastic in handling tasks. Thinks innovatively in finding new solutions. Is conscious of one’s contribution to the institutional success. Willing to exert extra effort to achieve objectives.

IntegrityActing in an ethical manner with the best interest of the institution in mind.

Key Behavioural Indicators (KBIs) Is honest in conducting oneself. Can be trusted in handling confidential matters. Conducts oneself fully within the rules and regulations of the institution. Cannot be manipulated for unethical actions. Keeps the institution’s needs ahead of one’s interests.

MindfulnessPaying attention to purpose and actions in doing things with self-awareness.

Key Behavioural Indicators (KBIs) Pays attention to detail. Is aware of the needed actions at any given moment. Looks at situations unbiased with an open mind. Has complete focus on tasks at hand. Is efficient in utilizing time.

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Contents

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Excellence as Essence 3

The Postgraduate Institute of Management 4

The Broad Advantage 5

The Aim 6

Competency Model: The Basics of your Programme 7

Blended Learning Should Rule the Day 8

Executive Development and Access to Knowledge 9

Programme Delivery 10

Practical Orientation 10

Learning Environment 10

Learning Diary 11

Post EDP Review 11

EDP - For Whom? 12

Course Assessment Methodology 13

Programme on Crafting and Executive Strategy 14Business Simulation: Making Case Studies Come Alive

PIM Corporate Learning Community 16

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Excellence as Essence

We produce thought leaders to the nation. The Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) has been in the forefront in breeding such leaders with character and competence. They are equipped with cutting-edge knowledge and complementary skills needed to perform in both private and public sectors alike. In producing them with clarity and commitment, the PIM has always been a centre of excellence

in management education, with its wings spreading beyond Sri Lanka.

Excellence is all about being exceptionally good. When applied to enterprises, it involves exceptional achievements in a consistent manner. That’s what the PIM is proud of, especially being a self-financed, semi-autonomous public entity. Now the time has come to expand our reach, regionally and globally through research and teaching. The leadership of the PIM has been entrusted with another generation. Adhering to best practices with appropriate use of technology is the way forward in ensuring enhanced quality and relevance in all our initiatives. The PIM will continue to produce value in practising values, as the Nation’s School of Business.

We strive to continuously improve all our programmes. The EDPs we offer are of high calibre, catering for current industry requirements. They have become a vital link in our reach to the private/public community. With our valued partnerships, reputed resource personnel are richly available in sharing their rare expertise with the aspiring participants. We believe in facilitating holistic learning with quality and relevance. In doing so, we transform mere practitioners into mega professionals who will have global presence with local pulse. That’s why we offer an enriching learning experience that ignites human imagination.

Prof. Ajantha S. DharmasiriDirector and Chairman of the Board of Management

December 01, 2016

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The University of Sri Jayewardenepura, is the pioneer of advanced management education in Sri Lanka. The PIM provides leadership to those who are in the business of innovating and disseminating management know-how as well as to those who are in search of higher learning alternatives, further is providing challenging opportunities for learning and skills development to thousands of senior level managers and administrators.

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The executive development programmes of the PIM provide immense, long-lasting value to its corporate customers. What is unique with the PIM is that it is Sri Lanka’s pioneer business school with nearly 30 years of enviable standing in the community of business-schools. The PIM’s executive development programmes are designed, keeping in view the ever changing demands on business/professional executives. The programme–content is constantly reviewed and changes made on a continuous basis.

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The aim of the PIM’s EDPs is to help improve organizational management systems and practices by providing relevant training and development to the executives of different sectors operating at different levels in the organizational hierarchy. The participants are equipped with the latest tools, techniques and skills spanning different streams of management.

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The PIM, considers the preparation of a competency model as the initial step in formulating an organization’s EDP. Almost all the EDPs organized thus far by the Institute are customized based on specific requests of the client organizations.

Workshops provide the foundation for those in leadership positions to think, act and lead from the new management paradigm. Participants in the programme learn powerful concepts and tools to help them lead, support, and inspire a talented workforce.

Learn how to apply your new-found knowledge to the real world through practical, hands-on activities, case-studies and projects designed to establish tangible take-aways for your organization.

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The PIM’s blended learning provides the answer. Programme-delivery adopted by the Institute is a fine-mix of telling, showing, asking and doing. This approach provides the much desired variety to keep the participants’ attention, interest and enthusiasm kindled throughout the session. Combined with this approach are the case-studies that provide the much valued experiential-learning to the participants.

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Learn from influential leaders in management such aspects as leadership, strategy, entrepreneurship, marketing, customer-relations management, decision-making, finance, information systems, supply chain management and a whole host of other subjects, while engaging in meaningful, masterfully-delivered discussions with our experienced and industry-oriented faculty. Further, you are tapping into the power of a leading research university with a diverse portfolio of cutting-edge research and a first-rate faculty.

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¡ Formal presentation of information - Power-Point Presentations, and handouts

¡ Videos, audio-tapes (wherever relevant)

¡ Interactive discussions and exercises based on Case-studies in each module

¡ Individual and Workshop style Group Exercises (wherever relevant)

¡ Energizers/Games¡ Project based problem solving/action

learning activities

The PIM also projects a superior learning environment where your every need and concern is addressed. The Institute is equipped to provide all modern and state-of-the-art techniques and audio-visual equipment truly conducive to facilitate the keen participant’s learning process. A further advantage is the opportunity the participants would get to discuss their managerial issues, away from busy schedules.

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The Learning Diary is a management technique adopted by the PIM in adult-

centred management development programmes. The central idea here is that it is only after convincing the participants

of the rationale of learning that an adult will decide to learn. In fact, self-regulated behaviour helps the learner become more

conscious of his or her learning. This process makes the participants recap what they have learnt in the sessions,

and spell out in a summary-form the key learning points they would gather, added

with their own experiences, additional reading plus applicability of knowledge

gathered in their work-environs.

The Post-EDP Review is yet another unique input the participants and their

organization need to fill after a particular EDP programme. Each such development programme is a new experience for all the

three parties, namely, (i) the trainee, (ii) the organization, and (iii) the resource

person. The objective is continuous improvement for the three parties in

their respective performances. It is synergy that produces optimum results

of training and development efforts. This system ensures that a continuous quality

improvement process is in place.

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The PIM’s EDPs are meant for working executives of Sri Lankan service and manufacturing sectors, IT and communication, urban development, banking and financial sectors, higher education and government sectors, postgraduate institutes whose intent is to keep themselves refreshed and revitalized with the latest concepts, ideas, tools and techniques in different functional areas under the three (3) broad categories:

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Qualification for receipt of Certificate of Successful Completion of the programme would be determined by the fulfillment of the following criteria, viz.

¡ Attendance at the sessions (all)

¡ Learning Diaries to be submitted at the end of each module; that is, at the commencement of the succeeding module.

¡ Successful completion of the Group Presentations

¡ If examination is applied; 40% and above marks obtained.

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The PIM introduces an advanced programme in Strategic Management exclusively for Senior Managers with a three-pronged text-case-simulation course model which gives managers a significantly more leaning on application of key concepts of strategic management. Participants will be exposed to various challenges in implementing and executing strategy in an organization.

The programme will be delivered through regular lectures, classroom discussion on cases and a simulation over five days spread over 5-6 weeks of which two days will be held as residential workshops.

Management teams (6-8 teams) are taking over the operation of a company that is in a neck-and-neck race for global market leadership, competing against rival companies run by other class members for 7 years from year 6. Managers exercise control over production costs based on the designs and components they specify for their products, work force compensation and training, the length of warranties offered, the amount spent on technical support provided to buyers of the company’s products, and their management of the assembly process.

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Company co-managers make 44 types of decisions each period, ranging from R&D, components and product performance (10 decisions); to production operations and worker compensation (15 decisions); to pricing and marketing (15 decisions); to the financing of company operations (4 decisions).

Management teams are challenged by developing a winning competitive strategy—one that capitalizes on growing consumer interest in respective products, keeps the company in the ranks of the industry leaders, and boosts the company’s earnings year on year. Management challenge is to stay afloat and gain competitive advantage, when pitted against the strategies of rival companies that prove capable of delivering good bottom-line results towards building shareholder value.

This unique programme allows managers to learn from each other, appreciates the relevance of each departmental function in relation to strategy, allows to craft and execute a strategy and understand the implications of decisions taken by managers’ towards the overall performance of the organization.

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