Hybrid MBA

• The business plan: structure and contents
• Defining the value proposition of products/services
• Developing the different types of plans
• The economic-financial feasibility data
• Formalizing and communicating the business plan

The Business Strategy course delves deeper into the company’s decision-making process, the planning approach and the search for the target competitive positioning in changing contexts. It provides logical tools for the understanding of the competitive environment and competitive dynamics, of the value generation process and the role played in this field by the internal resources and expertise and the relationships with other players.

Digital Strategy

La rivoluzione digitale può costituire un driver di cambiamento non solo di singoli processi o funzioni, ma dell’intera strategia aziendale, specie in settori maturi. Il Digital Talk affronterà questo tema, con riferimento a specifici business case.

The course provides a framework for understanding and analysing investment and financial decisions of corporations. Lectures and readings provide an introduction to present value techniques, capital budgeting, capital structure decisions, corporate cost of capital, initial and seasoned equity offerings and an introduction to corporate risk management.

Fintech

Il Fintech sta modificando efficienza ed efficacia di molti servizi finanziari, sia per gli individui che per le aziende. Il Digital Talk ne approfondisce i principali filoni di sviluppo e i principali vantaggi che può determinare in ambito aziendale.

The value of a digital transformation is to be found in the creation of connected organizations, able to provide goods and services in an increasingly efficient and effective way, ensuring the satisfaction of customers, shareholders and stakeholders. To support the company Business Model, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, systems are considered, together with the necessary tools to analyze data, in order to guarantee a good decision-making process (Business Intelligence). In addition, tools are provided to understand the software development techniques and the control of the Total Cost of Ownership

The use of economic and financial information to manage competitive advantage. Models for the analysis of economic and financial performance. Parameters for the valuation of the profitability of a company. Financial sustainability for the tax performance of a company. Strategic sustainability of a company’s performance. Economic and financial benchmarking. Budget analysis for the management of vendor client relations. Strategic control systems and performance monitoring (Balanced Scorecard). Simulation techniques for economic and financial performance. Performance management.

Artificial Intelligence e Machine Learning for Business

Lo sviluppo dell’Intelligenza Artificiale e del Machine Learning come supporto alle decisioni aziendali sta diventando una realtà per molte aziende. Il Digital Talk affronta le opportunità di tale approccio, per differenti tipologie di aziende e processi.

The construction of a sales network. The selection and motivation of the sellers. Evaluating of sales projections. The management of the customer portfolio. The construction of the incentive system. The economic and financial assessments for the sales manager. Key Account Management.

E-commerce and Digital Sales

L’e-commerce è ormai una realtà a cui le persone accedono con continuità e familiarità. Non è solo un nuovo canale di vendita, ma l’opportunità di approcciare nuovi mercati, clienti e più in generale un nuovo approccio alla vendita. Nel Digital talk se ne approfondiranno le principali caratteristiche e opportunità.

This course provides an introduction to the following topics: marketing management, basics in consumer behavior, segmentation analysis, targeting and positioning. Price strategies, Brand management, New product development, Distribution channels and Retailing, Marketing communication strategies.

Digital Marketing

L’avvento dei social network ha completamente rivoluzionato il modo di approcciare il proprio mercato attuale e potenziale. Il Digital Talk approfondirà l’argomento, chiarendo il potenziale di crescita che il Digital Marketing può garantire.

The cross-sectionality of the logistics function and the value chain. Design and planning of the production system layouts. Management and forecasting of market demand. General criteria of programming and audit of production. Procurement and management of inventory and consumable materials. Evolution of just in time systems: from lean production to lean thinking. Automation of the information flow: from barcode to RFID technologies. Management of physical distribution.

Industry 4.0

Lo sviluppo dell’Industry 4.0 porta il digital nello stabilimento, fornendo opportunità prima impensate, grazie alla disponibilità di dati e alla possibilità di elaborarli. Il Digital Talk presenterà le principali opportunità e criticità applicative dell’Industry 4.0.

Working in a global, uncertain and complex world requires a new managerial play book that allows you to bring together agile organizations and people’s engagement. In the course, starting from what neurosciences have taught us about how people “work”, we will decline an innovative way of people management that can help us, even at the cross-cultural level, to improve the drivers of the performance.

Smartworking and new organizational models

Lo Smartworking è entrato nella vita di molti di noi senza che fosse programmato. E’ qui per rimanere o solo per gestire un’emergenza? Quali i vantaggi e i limiti di applicabilità di questo approccio al lavoro ancora insolito per molti di noi?

The course aims to provide participants the knowledge and instruments related to organization and management of projects, with a particular focus on agile methodology. The subjects analyzed include project planning and control (timing, costs, and technical progress); project organization, the role of project manager and the management of the team; risk management; and management of a project portfolio.

Every year our society uses the resources that the planet Earth takes about a year and a half to regenerate. This and other empirical evidence of global significance bring the theme of sustainability to the center of the economic, political and social debate. Recent studies show that a sustainability-oriented management approach adopted by some companies leads to a medium-long term competitive advantage over competitors, a success achieved thanks to the ability to innovate the business model and introduce measurement tools to monitor and better manage the value creation process. The course aims to launch a debate on how to introduce sustainability policies and practices within companies.