PERSONALIZED DIGITAL LEARNING
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FUNDAMENTALS
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location:
» Expand your knowledge and drive your own development
» Enjoy the flexibility of a cloud-based program combined with IMD’s real world, real learning approach
» Benefit from personalized feedback at every step of the program » Work on an individual action learning project and apply what you learn each week to your current business challenges
» Network and learn with a select group of accomplished business professionals
» Earn an IMD executive education certificate » Become an IMD alumnus/alumna
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Finance Fundamentals for ExecutivesOVERVIEW OF PROGRAM TOPICS
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WHAT
TO SUCCEED IN TODAY’S FAST-PACED BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, EXECUTIVES NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND DRIVE THE STRATEGY OF THEIR COMPANY ON THE BASIS OF SOUND FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES.
MASTERY OF A WIDE RANGE OF COMPLEX FINANCIAL
CONCEPTS AND TOOLS HAS THEREFORE BECOME ESSENTIAL FOR FINANCE AND NON-FINANCE PROFESSIONALS ALIKE. Finance Fundamentals for Executives (FFE) provides a comprehensive review of financial analysis and managerial finance, and helps you develop the intuition for solving key financial problems, analyse alternatives in decision making and formulate value-maximizing strategies.
FINANCE FUNDAMENTALS FOR EXECUTIVES WILL ENABLE YOU TO: » Refresh and broaden your understanding of fundamental financial concepts and tools
» Understand the key ingredients of long-term value creation » Contribute to enhanced value creation within your business unit/ organization
Program Director
Nuno Fernandes Portuguese
Professor in Finance PhD IESE Business School
WHO
Finance Fundamentals for Executives is designed to deliver a practical approach to finance for non-financial managers in any functional area, who want to probe further and grasp the fundamentals of strategic finance issues.
HOW
LEARNING FRAMEWORK
This eight-week digital program begins with a deep dive into financial statements and financial analysis. As the program journey progresses, you will discover how working capital requirements relate to the firm’s liquidity and sustainability in terms of growth and competitiveness. Capital markets, project valuation and financial policies are also covered in depth. Overall, the program demonstrates how financial decisions create value.
Individual assignments, virtual group work, case studies, readings, video summaries, personalized feedback from your program coach, peer reviews with other participants from across the globe, and personal reflection moments – are all combined to stimulate your thinking, unlock new insights, change habits, and firmly embed the learning.
You will leave the program with a clear understanding of your own company’s financials and the impact you can make on these financials.
GAIN IMD CERTIFICATION
This program requires approximately 4-6 hours of work per week during an eight-week period. It is intensive and demanding, and is designed to stretch your thinking. Successful and timely completion of the weekly assignments and summative action learning
WHERE
This is a digital program which can be completed anywhere in the world.
WHEN
DURATION: 8 WEEKS OFFERED TWICE A YEAR
FFE 1 May 4 – June 28 2015
FFE 2 October 12 – December 6 2015
FFE 1 May 2 – June 24 2016
FFE 2 October 3 – November 25 2016 FEE 2015:
For individual participants
CHF 3’900 / CHF 3’500 IMD alumni
For Corporate Learning Network members
Corporate Learning Network member corporations receive a number of complimentary seats in addition to a wide range of further benefits and services. If you are applying via your corporation, please check internally that you are eligible to apply before submitting your program application form.
HOW CAN I APPLY?
HOW CAN MY COMPANY BECOME A MEMBER OF THE CORPORATE LEARNING NETWORK?
For further information, contact a Program Advisor at + 41 21 618 07 00 or at info@imd.org.
ALUMNI BENEFITS
As a former participant in an IMD program, you gain membership to our Alumni Network, with more than 80,000 members worldwide, and have access to a number of alumni benefits. Find out more at:www.imd.org/alumni.
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