Mycroblog- Simplifying Saral March 22, 2010Why does the FM (as in the ministry, not just the man) need to make simplifications to the Saral form almost every year ? Why not get some design experts, and get it done with in one shot ? Someone from google should help these guys ! […]
- A free guide to Google Wave March 22, 2010A free guide to Google Wave: This free guide to Google Wave is a great starting point for understanding how to leverage the power of the new platform. In addition, it’s free, and will be updated regularly as more features are added in wave. […]
- Short ebook on software pricing March 22, 2010Short ebook on software pricing: Neil Davidson has come up with a great guide to software pricing, which also covers the basic microeconomics therories on demand-supply curves, etc. Good read. […]
- "Dear Facebook,
I do NOT want to
* Poke someone
* Right on someone’s wall
* Send a message to..." March 22, 2010“Dear Facebook, I do NOT want to * Poke someone * Right on someone’s wall * Send a message to someone * Reconnect with someone I am already connected to * Suggest a profile picture for a needy * Help make facebook better for someone by sending a message So please stop suggesting these irritating activities which you recently started suggesting !” […]
- "If tumblr is a microblogging site, why isn’t the page load time on its site in..." March 22, 2010“If tumblr is a microblogging site, why isn’t the page load time on its site in microseconds ? Takes more time for a new-post page to appear than the time it takes to write a post !” […]
- Simplifying Saral March 22, 2010
Category Archives: mba
The Final Stretch
10 Weeks of classes, followed by another 10 weeks of project work (no classes). So effectively, this phase of in-class education is to end by November
Courses I have taken this quarter:
Spreadsheet Modelling for Business Decisions (SMBD) – A good analytical course which focuses on solving problems using spreadsheets. The problems range from Finance, [...]
Finding Print Advertisements Online !
Some of the marketing courses I did required a lot of searching for advertisements of various products in the print media. I typically used to search on google images, and try to find these ads. However, this was very inefficient and ineffective – lot of missing ads, multiple searches required, and difficulty in getting the [...]
Another Q goes by..
.. And the penultimate one where I needed to attend classes, at that. Had a couple of good finance subjects, which had topics related to bank management and the overall banking industry (Commercial Bank Management) and Financial Statement Analysis (FSA). Both were intense courses, which require a lot of practice and hard work to master. [...]
Convergenz ‘08
Students of PGSEM at IIMB hosted Convergenz ‘08, an annual business event, on Sunday, 13th January 2008. The theme for the event was “Innovation and Product Management”
The events organized were :
Symposium, with a competition for IIMB students, who presented their take on strategic initiatives for various companies
Corporate Quiz, with registrations from around 100 teams across [...]
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On Risk
Here’s a nice poem to which I was introduced last week during a lecture for the course “Managing People and Performance” by Prof. N M Agarwal :
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PGSEM 2007 Open House and Application
IIM, Bangalore is conducting an open house session for people interested in pursuing the PGSEM Business Management course for working professionals, offered in Bangalore and Chennai.
The sessions will be held on
Sunday, 17th December 2006 (Bangalore)
Sunday, 7th January 2007 (Chennai)
Registration for the session can be done via this link.
The PGSEM 2007 Application Form is also available. [...]
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1000 words …
… are a bit less to write a comprehensive case analysis.
Especially when the subject of the case does everything wrong.
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B-School for Techies
Today’s edition of The Hindu Business Line has an article about the PGSEM course, and it’s unique value-add to software/IT professionals.
From the article :
“PGSEM endeavours to provide the most current executive general management education to middle and senior professionals of the software and information technology industry to pursue a career in management. The programme aims [...]
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PGSEM v/s PersonalMBA
So it’s been more than a month since I have joined PGSEM, and so far, so good. Since I was also interested in the Personal MBA concept and actually read quite a few books from the reading list, it would be nice to compare the two programs. Even though this is, in GMAT parlance, going [...]
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Have a Nice “Weekend”….
… does not apply to me anymore .. I do not have a week end.. it’s just a rotating set of days with work and studies ..
Hectic..but fun .. as long as there are not too many quizzes like the two next saurday..
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PGSEM 2006 Inaugural Session
PGSEM 2006 commenced on 17th June, 2006 with a day-long inaugural session. The activities for the day comprised of inspiring speeches by the IIM Director and the PGSEM Chair Person, a Case Study (which we were provided beforehand), and interaction with senior PGSEM students, apart from other administratrivia. And yes, a nice lunch !
A few [...]
PGSEM Interview Results
PGSEM interview results are out. I got an offer for admission. Classes starting June 23rd, will be held every Friday and Saturday for the next two-and-half years.
In case someone wants advice/help/tips/answers-to-questions on PGSEM, or is wondering what this is all about, please join the yahoo group.
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PGSEM Interview Shortlists
The PGSEM Admissions office has started intimating the candidates who have been shortlisted for PGSEM 2006 interviews, to be held on 14th and 15th April 2006.
I received one such email, and am waiting for exact details regarding the interview timings. It should also be put up at the IIMB Website in some time.
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Is the MBA overrated?
Businessweek has this article titled “Is the MBA overrated?, which
provides a contrarian view to the wideley held belief that an MBA meaks
or breaks a career in top management.
From the article :
“… For those who do opt for the B-school route in the hope that it
will land them a top job, they shouldn’t be surprised to [...]
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IIMB PGSEM 2010 Results (Calls for Interview) are out