Frequently Asked Questions

In the digital era, every current and aspiring leader needs to understand the impact of digital in their role and business.

A Digital CXO is expected to drive an evolutionary change in the organisation where technology is deeply rooted in the company’s culture. The Digital CXO sets and implements digital strategy by working with cross-functional partners to map and transition traditional processes to digital ones.

Irrespective of their present role, the ideal responsibility of digital transformation leaders is that of a “transformer in chief,” charged with

• Creating business value by deploying digital technologies

• Breaking down data silos

• Helping develop digital solutions for the business challenges

• Ensuring collaboration, knowledge sharing, and digital best practices between stakeholders to help embed a robust digital ecosystem

• Measuring ROI on digital projects, fine-tuning approaches as needed to ensure the organisation invests in the right tools and resources

The programme equips participants with a powerful strategic framework that forms the basis for digital leadership.

• Build digital-first business models for sustainable business value.

• Leverage disruptive technologies like AI, Blockchain and IoT to offer customer-centric digital offerings

• Spur innovation with the help of internal and external ecosystem of digital technologies

• Transform organisation with a digital mindset

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Experiential Learning: Leverage distinctive pedagogy of Case Studies, Hands-on Sessions, Capstone Project, Sapere Aude’ talk and Campus Visits.

Top Faculty: Learn from IIM Calcutta Faculty and industry leaders in digital leadership practices

Executive Alumni Status: Become an Alumni of IIM Calcutta Executive Education and network with top professionals.

Most-preferred Learning Platform: Learn on TalentSprint's award-winning Pracademic Platform, the best-in-class interactive AI-powered digital delivery platform.

Network with Leaders: Learn with an outstanding peer group of senior experienced professionals.

The programme aims in empowering you to build a digital mindset and drive organisational growth.

Professional Growth

• Lead self and others through the digital disruption

• Develop insights into disruptive technologies

• Advocate a culture of design thinking in your organisation

Transformational Impact

• Build strong customer value propositions

• Enable a culture of digital transformation

• Co-create and innovate with the digital ecosystem

• Current and Aspiring Digital CXOs

• Business Leaders, Management Professionals, Technologists, Startup Leaders across a wide variety of industries in India and APAC

• Senior professionals / Team leaders with decision making roles from sectors largely transformed by digitisation - IT, Communication, BFSI, FMCG, Consulting, Healthcare, Retail, eCommerce etc.

• Business-Technology consultants tasked with solving client’s business problems with digital solutions

The programme will be taught by the esteemed IIM Calcutta Faculty. To meet your future mentors, visit here

The programme will be delivered in an interactive online format, retaining effectiveness while maintaining safety. The format uniquely combines the benefits of an in-class programme with the flexibility and safety of online learning.

• Synchronous programme delivery by expert faculty

• Interact and get doubts answered by faculty

• Peer learning through working in groups with other participants

• Support from mentors for projects

• Re-attend classes through recorded archives

• Access videos easily with searchable and indexed video archives

• Learn from the comfort and safety of your home

• Office hours with one-on-one mentor support

Your peers will be experienced and senior management professionals from diverse organizations preparing for leadership roles.

The programme equips you with the in-depth working knowledge needed to prepare for the role of a Digital CXO in your organization.

This is an expertise building programme for experienced professionals. You will obtain a certification from IIM Calcutta, a globally recognized B-School in India. Expertise built in this programme will prepare you for the leadership role of a Digital CXO in your organization.

A certificate of successful completion is provided upon completion of all requirements of the program. All examinations and evaluations related to the certification are carried out by IIM Calcutta.

Yes, participants of this programme get an Executive Alumni status of IIM Calcutta, one among the top-ranked B-Schools in Asia.

The programme format with LIVE Interactive Sessions, capstones, group projects and case study analysis enables a conducive environment to network with your peers in the cohort. Most participants can continue to network even after the cohort by using the alumni portal.

All participants are required to execute, before the start of the program, an agreement that consists of the standard programme Terms and Conditions. It has the following components:

Part A:

• Etiquette and Platform Rights

• Classroom Etiquette & General Policy Guidelines

• Tools and Platforms in Use

• Tools and Platforms: Terms of Use

Part B: Honor Code

Part C: Certification

Part D: Programme Fee, Refund, and Termination Policy

Candidates will be selected based on the details of education, work experience, and a statement of purpose submitted along with the application.

A Relationship Manager will be assigned to the applicant, who will gather all the necessary information and represent his/her candidature to the selection committee for review. The profiles will be sent to IIM Calcutta for selection.

Current and Aspiring Digital CXOs

Education: Any Bachelor/Master’s degree in any discipline with a minimum 50% marks

Experience: Senior leaders with minimum 10 years of experience and an impactful career path

Join in these easy steps:

• Share your details and apply for the programme

• Submit all the necessary documents

• The programme selection committee will evaluate your candidature

• Upon selection, complete your enrollment and join the programme

The programme will have 4 modules: Sense Digital, Think Digital, Craft Digital, and Act Digital. Each multi-disciplinary module is structured with ideas, concepts, frameworks, and tools drawn from different management disciplines

Module 1: Sense Digital

• Understanding Disruptive Technologies and Digital Transformation

• Digitalization amidst Deglobalization

• Discovering the Self Amidst Change

  • Self-Assessment, aided by faculty.

  • What do our personality traits say about our openness to change?

  • Do we have what it takes to become TKBLs?

• Problem Framing Amidst Ambiguity & Uncertainty

• Platform Businesses in India

• Design Thinking

  • Mental Models; Assumptions;

  • Thinking on the Edge;

• Sectoral Perspectives on Digital Business Leadership [Sapere aude]

Module 2: Think Digital

• Economics of Digital

  • Digital and information goods

  • Bundling and Unbundling;

  • Information Pricing Strategies;

  • Monetizing digital services

• Demystifying Deep Tech and the Pillars of Digital Business

  • Cloud; Big Data;

  • Machine Learning, and AI as vectors of digital business capability;

• Customer-Centricity in the Digital Age

Module 3: Craft Digital

• Succeeding with Digital Products

  • Design and user experience

  • A/B testing

  • Ethical Aspects of Design

• Strategic Thinking and Digital Business Models

  • Fundamentals of Business Strategy;

  • Business Agility through Digital;

  • Digital Business Models

  • Digital Platforms; Ecosystems; Network Effects

• Recrafting Marketing in the Digital Era

  • Digital Marketing Analytics;

  • Integrating traditional and digital marketing;

  • Omnichannel Strategy;

  • Digital Marketing;

  • Mass Personalization;

  • Customer Experience & Engagement Marketing

• Embedding DeepTech in Organizations

• Digital: A Policy Perspective [Sapere aude]

Module 4: Act Digital

• Engaging the Self Amidst Change

  • Self-Assessment, aided by faculty

  • How do we leverage what we have to become TKBLs?

• Managing Change

  • Embracing the Digital Mindset;

  • Rewiring the Firm DNA;

  • Transitioning with Digital Partners

• Strategic Leadership for Enterprise Growth

  • Driving Disruption: The Challenger’s Perspective;

  • Renewing through Disruption: The Incumbent’s Perspective;

  • Organizational Ambidexterity;

  • Strategic Choice in the Age of AI

• The Agile Organization

• Storytelling and Strategic Communication in the Digital Era

• Digital Dilemmas and Ethics in the Age of Big Data and AI [Sapere aude]

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It is a 12 months programme comprising of

• 2 Campus visits of 5-days each to IIM Calcutta

• Live Interactive Sessions by IIM Calcutta Faculty and Industry Experts and

• 36% program covered on-campus through Projects, Case Studies and Hands-on Sessions

The programme will be delivered through faculty-led interactive live sessions on TalentSprint’s ipearl.ai. These online sessions will be held at a schedule convenient for working professionals. Participants will be able to interact with the faculty through video, audio, and chat. They will also be able to chat with fellow participants of the programme during online sessions.

As per the programme norms, participants are required to maintain at least 67% attendance in each module to be eligible for the module evaluation. In case of unavoidable circumstances, if a participant misses a class and is marked absent, the recorded archive of the same will be provided for 7 days from the date of the class.

The programme includes continuous formative and summative assessments. The final scores will be determined based on the sum of scores of various assessments.

Yes, participants are required to have their laptops.

Reading material (pre/post session) will be shared regularly through the Online Learning Management System. The access will be available for 1 year from the date of the commencement of the programme.

A certificate of successful completion is provided upon completion of all requirements of the programme. All examinations and evaluations related to the certification are carried out by IIM Calcutta.

For programme fee-related details, please visit here

Yes, flexible EMI options are available that enable you to pay the programme fee in installments. Please reach out to your RM to know about the details of the schemes available.

For scholarship related details please visit link. You can also reach out to your RM for more details

No, the application fee is non-refundable.

No. The programme fee is non-refundable and non-transferable under any circumstances.

Professionals have multiple options for funding.

• Sponsored by employer

• Self-funded: Based on our experience of enabling 3000+ professionals who have participated in our executive programs, self-funding is the most preferred option with over 80% choosing this.

  Three key reasons why professionals opt for it:

  Freedom: To opt for a programme of their choice, at a time of their choice, with an institution of their choice and not be restrained by the organization’s policy.

  Flexibility: To pursue greater career opportunities well even beyond their current employer or to nurture their entrepreneurial ambitions.

  Funding: Access to flexible EMI schemes (paying as low as Rs. 5,550 per lac per month).

We have also observed that the commitment levels were higher among self-funding participants.

iPearl.ai (Interactive Platform for Experiential and Remote Learning) is created by TalentSprint’s engineering team led by our Chief Technology Officer, an IIT Kanpur alumni. The platform integrates best-in-class open source technologies and SaaS services and perfected them over the last seven years.

When this platform was built, we intended to offer it to our partners and customers for digital learning and delivery. Since 2013, the platform has been extensively used by IIM Calcutta, IIT Kanpur, IIIT Hyderabad and IIT Hyderabad, and many more of our customers and partners. To date, more than 300,000 students have used this platform, which is reputed for user experience, quality, and scale.

This feature-rich platform has become so popular that some of our partners are now using it for their academic needs.

The tried and tested direct-to-device platform enables 24 x 7 learning for its users. Some key benefits of the platform are:

• Intuitive student experience through a user-friendly LMS

• Seamless faculty experience through state-of-the-art Studios

• Highly Interactive Online Classes

• Effective group/peer learning/projects through Breakout Rooms

• Proctored Online Assessments with detailed analysis

• Insightful Reports on student engagement and performance

• Flexible integration with other components, as needed

A comparative study of iPearl.ai against Canvas, Impartus, Moodle, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom was conducted.

Features in the following categories were compared:

• Instructor-led Learning

• Self-paced Learning

• Assessments/Evaluations

• User Experience

• Customer Support

• Scalability and Performance

• Integration and Customization

• Others

You will be given one-time access to watch the missed session. This recording will only be available for 7 days from the day of the actual session.

An internet-connected device, Computer/Laptop/Tablet/Smartphone, is enough to access the platform.

Web-camera and Mic with necessary power backup will be needed for proctored online assessments.

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