Lead digital transformation in the AI era

EXECUTIVE PROGRAM IN MANAGEMENT & AI

6 Months | Blended Learning

International & Industry Knowledge Partners

Deloitte Institute of Analytics

Source: Ranking's from BizEd Impact Analysis 2026 by Financial Times

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping how organisations operate, compete, and create value. For business leaders and management professionals, the opportunity lies not just in understanding AI, but in applying it strategically to drive business performance, improve decision-making, and lead organisational transformation.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Executive Program in Management and AI, jointly offered by IMT Ghaziabad and NAL Academy, equips working professionals and aspiring leaders with the skills to integrate Artificial Intelligence into business strategy and management. The program explores practical AI applications for smarter decision-making, operational efficiency, innovation, and business growth. Combining management principles with AI-driven insights, it prepares participants to identify emerging opportunities, drive AI-enabled transformation, and lead effectively in an evolving digital business landscape.

INDUSTRY CASES

Amazon, Netflix, Bank of America, UPI, J.P. Morgan, Microsoft, American Express, PayPal, Stripe, Shell, Unilever
7 featured cases, from Harvard Business Publishing and more
8 modules + Action Learning Project
5 additional certificates: Deloitte, SBI, IOA, NAL
90 hours of live, instructor-led teaching

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

  • 30+ INDUSTRY CASE STUDIES

    Harvard Case Studies | Case Based Pedagogy

  • 14 Tools based HANDS-ON Labs

    Integrated into Modules + Dedicated Hands-on Module

  • 5 ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATE COURSES

    International & Industry Knowledge Partners

  • ACTION LEARNING PROJECT(ALP)

Tools used: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity, NotebookLM, Gamma, MS Excel, Power BI Desktop, SQL, Google Colab, Orange Data Mining, Power Automate, Hugging Face

Ideal for

Designed for professionals with 5-20+ years of experience including:

Senior Managers
Functional Heads
Business Leaders
Product Managers
Digital Transformation Leaders
Consultants
BFSI Professionals
Manufacturing Leaders
GCC Managers
Technology Leaders
Entrepreneurs
Government & PSU Executives

THE LEARNING PATH

STAGE 1

FOUNDATIONS

  • Future of Management in the AI Economy
  • Generative AI for Leaders

STAGE 2

DATA, ML AND DECISIONS

  • Data Analytics and Machine Learning for Managers
  • AI for Strategic Decision Making
  • AI and ML in Business Functions

STAGE 3

LEAD AND APPLY

  • AI Governance, Ethics and Risk
  • AI Transformation and Change Leadership
  • AI Innovation Lab

STAGE 4

LEAD AND APPLY

  • ALP Action Learning Project

CORE MODULES

Module 1: Future of Management in the AI Economy
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Future of Management in the AI Economy

How AI is reshaping business models, competition and the manager's role, with financial services as the lens. Participants leave with a clear view of where their own organisation stands.

TOPICS

  • Evolution of AI
  • AI-Driven Enterprises and Industry 5.0
  • Digital Disruption and AI Business Models
  • AI Readiness and Maturity

YOU WILL BUILD

AI Readiness Scorecard and benchmark for your own organisation

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

  • Explain how AI changes decisions and business models
  • Read digital disruption in finance and beyond
  • Score your organisation's AI readiness

TOOLS

ChatGPT, Perplexity, MS Excel

▤ INDUSTRY CASES

Amazon•Netflix•Ant Group•Bank of America•UPI (NPCI)
Module 2: Generative AI for Leaders
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Generative AI for Leaders

Hands-on use of generative AI for executive work: how it works, where it helps, where it fails, and how to build it safely into research, reporting and everyday workflows.

TOPICS

  • Generative AI and Large Language Models
  • Prompt Engineering
  • AI Copilots and Research Assistants
  • AI Workflow Automation

YOU WILL BUILD

Build five executive AI toolkits: Board Report, Business Proposal, Financial Analysis, Marketing Campaign, SOP Generator

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

  • Write prompts that give reliable results
  • Produce board-ready reports and presentations with AI
  • Automate routine workflows with human oversight

TOOLS

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity, NotebookLM, Gamma, Power Automate

▤ INDUSTRY CASES

Morgan Stanley•JPMorganChase•Klarna•Microsoft
Module 3: Data Analytics and Machine Learning for Managers
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Data Analytics and Machine Learning for Managers

The analytical core of the programme. Participants work on real banking and fintech data, from KPIs and dashboards to the machine learning models that drive credit, fraud and customer decisions.

TOPICS

  • Business Analytics, KPIs and Dashboards
  • Statistics and Regression
  • Data Preparation, SQL and Python
  • Classification and Model Evaluation
  • Clustering and Recommendation
  • Explainer ML and Text Analytics

YOU WILL BUILD

Credit-scoring and fraud-detection models, customer segmentation and a Power BI executive dashboard on real banking data

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

  • Build executive dashboards and tell clear stories with data
  • Build and evaluate credit, fraud and segmentation models
  • Explain model decisions in business terms

TOOLS

MS Excel, Power BI Desktop, SQL, Google Colab, Orange Data Mining, Hugging Face

▤ INDUSTRY CASES

Capital One•American Express•PayPal•Stripe •Santander
Module 4: AI for Strategic Decision Making
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AI for Strategic Decision Making

Turning analysis into strategy: separating prediction from judgement, forecasting under uncertainty and testing strategies against scenarios before committing.

TOPICS

  • Data-Driven Decisions and Decision Intelligence
  • Forecasting and Market Sensing
  • Scenario Planning
  • AI-Assisted Strategy

YOU WILL BUILD

Business forecast and scenario simulation; Strategy War Game

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

  • Use dashboards and model outputs for decisions
  • Build and judge business forecasts
  • Stress-test a strategy with scenarios

TOOLS

MS Excel, Power BI Desktop, ChatGPT, Perplexity

▤ INDUSTRY CASES

Amazon•PhonePe•Google Pay •Silicon Valley Bank•Shell
Module 5: AI and ML in Business Functions
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AI and ML in Business Functions

AI applied where value is created: finance, marketing, HR and operations. Participants use the models built earlier to make lending, campaign and talent decisions, then redesign a function in their own organisation.

TOPICS

  • AI in Finance
  • AI in Marketing and Customer Experience
  • AI in HR
  • AI in Operations and Supply Chain

YOU WILL BUILD

Credit Committee and Loan Negotiation simulations; redesign of a business function

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

  • Apply AI across finance, marketing, HR and operations
  • Use model outputs in real business decisions
  • Redesign a business process with AI

TOOLS

Orange Data Mining, MS Excel, Power BI Desktop, Power Automate

▤ INDUSTRY CASES

JPMorgan•Zerodha•Razorpay•Unilever•State Bank of India
Module 6: AI Governance, Ethics and Risk
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AI Governance, Ethics and Risk

Using AI safely in regulated businesses: fairness, privacy, cybersecurity, governance and the regulatory direction in India, including the RBI's FREE-AI framework.

TOPICS

  • Responsible AI and Ethics
  • Bias and Fairness
  • AI Regulation in India and Globally
  • Privacy and Cybersecurity
  • AI Governance and Enterprise Risk

YOU WILL BUILD

Bias audit of a credit model; AI risk register; AI Incident Response simulation

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

  • Spot bias and ethical risk in AI systems
  • Apply Indian and global AI regulation
  • Set up AI governance and risk controls

TOOLS

Orange Data Mining, NotebookLM

▤ INDUSTRY CASES

Apple Card (Goldman Sachs)•Paytm Payments Bank•Ant Group•Bangladesh Bank
Module 7: AI Transformation and Change Leadership
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AI Transformation and Change Leadership

Why AI programmes succeed or fail on people and process, and how leaders drive adoption, build AI capability and show return on investment.

TOPICS

  • Change Management and Digital Culture
  • AI Centre of Excellence and Talent
  • ROI Measurement
  • Transformation Roadmap

YOU WILL BUILD

Transformation roadmap with ROI for your own organisation

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

  • Lead adoption and change for AI initiatives
  • Choose an AI operating model and talent strategy
  • Measure ROI and build a transformation roadmap

TOOLS

MS Excel, Gamma

▤ INDUSTRY CASES

DBS Bank •HDFC Bank •JPMorganChase•State Bank of India
Module 8: AI Innovation Lab
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AI Innovation Lab

Fully experiential. Teams take an industry challenge from idea to working AI prototype, with a business case and ROI, mentored by faculty and presented online to a panel.

TOPICS

  • Problem Framing
  • Prototype Build
  • Business Case and ROI
  • Online Demo Day

YOU WILL BUILD

AI prototype, business case, ROI and executive pitch

Industry cases

Challenges in Customer Experience, Banking, Manufacturing, Health Care, Retail, HR and Supply Chain

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

  • EFrame an AI opportunity with design thinking
  • Build a working prototype with no-code tools
  • Make the business case and pitch it

TOOLS

Any programme tool

Core Modules

PROGRAM DIRECTORS

Bindu Gupta

Professor, HR & OB

Dr. Bindu Gupta

Dr. Bindu Gupta received her PhD in Psychology from IIT Kanpur, India. She has more than 24 years of experience in teaching, research, and training. She teaches subjects such as organizational behavior, cross-cultural skills for managers, performance management, and managing a high-performance team, and conducts sessions on personal growth. Some of her interest areas of research include self-leadership, responsible leadership, knowledge hiding, unethical behavior, workplace dignity, etc.

Fehmina Malik

Assistant Professor,
Business Analytics

Dr. Fehmina Malik

Dr. Fehmina Malik is currently an Assistant Professor in the Business Analytics area at IMT Ghaziabad. She previously held a postdoctoral research position at the University of Avignon, France, where her work focused on explainable artificial intelligence (XAI). Before this, she served as an Assistant Professor at Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi, for two years

Program Outcomes

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

  • Understand how AI is reshaping management practices and evaluate their organization's AI readiness using structured assessment framework
  • Apply AI-powered tools to strengthen strategic decision-making, from predictive analytics to scenario planning and market sensing
  • Build executive dashboards and use data-driven technique to support faster, more confident business decisions
  • Use generative AI tools (chatGPT, Copilot, claude, gemini) to boost personal and team productivity across reporting, presentation, and meetings
  • Navigate real-world AI challenges through hands-on teamwork, applying leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving skills across a chosen industry case (banking, retail, healthcare, etc.)
PROGRAM FEE
₹1,35,000 + GST

ABOUT NAL ACADEMY

NAL Academy Limited (formerly known as NSE Academy Limited) is a subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. NAL Academy Limited enables the next generation of BFSI and FinTech professionals with industry-aligned skills – through capacity building programs and certification courses, powered by an online examination and certification system. The courses are well researched and carefully crafted with inputs from the industry professional. NAL Academy Limited works closely with reputed universities and institutions across India in building a competent workforce for the future of BFSI and FinTech. NAL Academy Limited also promotes financial literacy as an essential life skill among youngsters – a contribution towards financial inclusion and wellbeing.

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ABOUT IMT GHAZIABAD

IMT Ghaziabad, a leading B School in India, offers programs in the area of Management at the post-graduate level and doctoral level. IMT Ghaziabad is accredited by South Asian Quality Systems (SAQS) & the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and is committed to nurturing socially responsible business leaders through quality management education.

The mission of IMT Ghaziabad is to promote academic excellence, enhance industry readiness through learner-centric pedagogy and industry-inspired curriculum, and instill social conscientiousness.

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