Digital Transformation for Business Impact: Platforms, Analytics & Emerging Technologies

About the Programme:

The digital era demands that businesses transform not just their processes, but their entire operating models. This Management Development Program (MDP) by IIM Mumbai equips professionals with a strategic and practical understanding of digital transformation, analytics-driven decision-making, and cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and digital twins.

Participants will gain insights into frameworks, maturity models, platform strategies, and real-world use cases. Through interactive sessions, hands-on exercises, and live demonstrations, this program helps leaders and managers reimagine their business for the digital future.

Session Plan:The program is structured into nine sessions, each lasting two hours, totalling 18 hours.

Session

Topic

Introduction to Digital Transformation

· Overview of Digital

· Perspective for large & small enterprises; “Legacy” businesses vs Digital Natives

Technology Foundations for Digital Transformation

· Digital Core & ERP

· Cloud/ SaaS and Middleware

· AI and Data/Analytics

2

End-to-end Process Digitisation

· “End-to-end” process models including commonalities across industries and specifics

· Digital Capabilities across end-to-end processes

Business Transformations with Digital

· Case for end-to-end business models (beyond process digitisation)

· End-to-end experiences (journeys) as an approach for digital

· New Business & Operating Models with Digital

· Digital Platforms & Open Networks

3

Overarching Strategy for Digital Business to drive sustainable value

· Setting a vision for “Digital” overarching strategy and Culture for Digital

· Change Management for Digital Transformations

· Talent & Teams for Digital

· Ecosystem & Partnerships including platforms

· Methodologies for Digital programs incl Agile

· Business Case & Value Delivery

4

Introduction to Analytics in Digital Transformation

· Introduction to the role of analytics in today’s digitally driven business environment

· Overview of key analytics types: Descriptive, Diagnostic, Predictive, and Prescriptive

5

Predictive Analytics for Business Foresight

· Introduction to predictive techniques including regression, classification, and forecasting

· Exploration of real-world applications across diverse sectors

· Hands-on Session: Build and interpret basic predictive models to support business decisions

6

Prescriptive Analytics for Strategic Decision-Making

· Understanding the fundamentals of prescriptive analytics and its role in optimization

· Introduction to key techniques: Linear Programming and Integer Programming

· Application of prescriptive models in areas such as supply chain, pricing, and resource planning

· Hands-on Session: Solve optimization problems using tools like Excel Solver and open-source platforms

7

Introduction to Blockchain

· What is Blockchain? Distributed Ledger vs Traditional Databases

· Key Features: Immutability, Decentralization, Transparency

· Types of Blockchains: Public vs Private vs Consortium

· Use Case Overview: Walmart's food traceability, Maersk’s TradeLens

Smart Contracts and Automation

· What are Smart Contracts? How Smart Contracts work on Blockchain platforms

· Legal, Operational, and Technological Considerations

· Application in Procurement, Payments, Compliance

8

Case study on Blockchain in Supply Chain

9

Digital Twin Foundations

· What is a Digital Twin? Evolution from simulation to twin

· How digital twins support supply chain visibility, scenario planning, and resilience

· Comparison: Simulation vs Optimization vs Digital Twin

Introduction to AnyLogistix & Case Demonstration

· Overview of AnyLogistix platform: Key features and capabilities

· Types of analysis: Network Design, Risk Analysis, Green Field Analysis

· Demonstration: Digital Twin in a consumer goods supply chain

Objectives

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

Pedagogy:

Target Audience: