In the first semester, the students are introduced
to the basic technology used in the Professional MBA program (Lotus
Notes), and learn about graphical methods for analyzing data and
for working in groups. They also learn how to analyze data using
regression analysis, how to analyze managerial data using control
charts, and outsourcing.
During the second semester, the students learn
about radical process improvement via reengineering techniques,
and learn how to build forecasts using a variety of useful methods,
based on what information sources are available and the patterns
in the data. In addition, they examine specific reengineering New
Product Development processes.
The major learning objectives
1. The student will be able to effectively use
Lotus Notes as a tool in the PROMBA program.
2. The student will be able to study an existing organizational
process and determine ways to make major improvements to that
process.
3. The student will be able to design appropriate data collection
to understand process performance, and to analyze the resulting
data, whether by regression analysis, control chart analysis,
graphical analysis or otherwise.
4. The student will be able to offer useful insight on outsourcing
decisions and the management of outsourced products and processes.
5. The student will be able to contribute meaningfully to redesign
/ improvement of their organization’s new product development
process(es).
Topics
- Basic technology training
- Statistics - Graphical analysis of data and
graphical teamwork tools
- Statistics - Simple and multiple regression
analysis
- Statistics - Control charts and managerial data
- Statistics - Forecasting
- Reengineering, including outsourcing
- New product development
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