Yale School of Management Executive Education
Accelerated Management Program
Enhance your ability to tackle complex business challenges by developing fundamental management skills.
Start date
22 January 2025
Course duration
8 weeks
Excluding orientation
Language
English
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Effort
8–10 hours per week
Self-paced learning online
Program overview
The estimated growth of employment in management occupations in the US from 2019 to 2029 – faster than the average for all occupations.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics (Apr, 2021).
A key skill expected to increase in importance in the lead-up to 2025.
World Economic Forum (Oct, 2020).
Duration: 8 weeks (excluding orientation)
Effective management skills and knowledge are indispensable for leaders in today's dynamic business environment. The Accelerated Management Program, offered by Yale School of Management Executive Education, provides you with the essential tools and skills to manage your business more efficiently by addressing this need.
This program features an integrated curriculum designed by a prestigious business school to help you overcome challenges and understand the interconnected elements of modern business. With an eight-week online format, you’ll participate in a raw case study from Yale SOM's unique directory of case studies, enabling you to explore fundamental business management topics such as decision-making using quantitative models, developing competitive strategies, and leveraging social networks. Additionally, the Yale accelerated management program covers important topics such as the time value of money and the interpretation of financial statements. You will also learn to value a project or company, giving you the necessary skills to make strategic financial decisions.
Is this program for you?
This online management program is suitable for professionals at different stages of their careers, offering a range of benefits. It is especially valuable for managers who want to enhance their strategic and managerial skills in their current or future positions. In addition, senior managers, executives, business owners, and entrepreneurs can take advantage of the program to improve their analytical problem-solving skills with updated knowledge from highly reputable faculty. Even non-management professionals can participate in this online course, which is not-for-credit, to acquire essential business and leadership skills. Upon completion of the executive management programme, participants will receive a certificate of participation from Yale SOM Executive Education to recognize their newly developed skills. Overall, the program caters to a broad range of professionals and provides them with valuable knowledge and skills to excel in their respective fields.
Program overview
Introduction
Duration: 8 weeks (excluding orientation)
Effective management skills and knowledge are indispensable for leaders in today's dynamic business environment. The Accelerated Management Program, offered by Yale School of Management Executive Education, provides you with the essential tools and skills to manage your business more efficiently by addressing this need.
This program features an integrated curriculum designed by a prestigious business school to help you overcome challenges and understand the interconnected elements of modern business. With an eight-week online format, you’ll participate in a raw case study from Yale SOM's unique directory of case studies, enabling you to explore fundamental business management topics such as decision-making using quantitative models, developing competitive strategies, and leveraging social networks. Additionally, the Yale accelerated management program covers important topics such as the time value of money and the interpretation of financial statements. You will also learn to value a project or company, giving you the necessary skills to make strategic financial decisions.
Is this program for you?
This online management program is suitable for professionals at different stages of their careers, offering a range of benefits. It is especially valuable for managers who want to enhance their strategic and managerial skills in their current or future positions. In addition, senior managers, executives, business owners, and entrepreneurs can take advantage of the program to improve their analytical problem-solving skills with updated knowledge from highly reputable faculty. Even non-management professionals can participate in this online course, which is not-for-credit, to acquire essential business and leadership skills. Upon completion of the executive management programme, participants will receive a certificate of participation from Yale SOM Executive Education to recognize their newly developed skills. Overall, the program caters to a broad range of professionals and provides them with valuable knowledge and skills to excel in their respective fields.
What will set you apart
The ability to apply analytical problem-solving to complex business decisions.
The tools to develop a competitive strategy for your organization.
The knowledge needed to calculate the time value of money and analyze financial statements, and to value a project or company.
Unlimited access to edX’s Career Engagement Network, offering you exclusive resources and events to support your professional journey and drive your career forward.Program curriculum
Orientation module
Welcome to your Online Campus
Module 1
Making decisions under uncertainty
Module 2
Crafting a competitive strategy
Module 3
Leveraging networks
Module 4
Understanding the time value of money
Module 5
Making decisions under constraints
Module 6
Interpreting financial statements: Cash versus wealth
Module 7
Valuing companies
Module 8
Analyzing a complex business decision
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What past students
think
Orhan Dragaš
Director, International Security Institute
The program has met my expectations. It was very useful to put theoretical knowledge into practice in a very comprehensive and dynamic way. I am quite sure the program will improve my management and communication skills, and make the decision-making process more fact-based. I would warmly recommend this program to all who want to keep up with the modern and multidisciplinary way of management in various kinds of organizations.
Program Convener
Professor Olav Sorenson
Frederick Frank '54 and Mary C Tanner Professor of Management, Yale School of Management
About the certificate
Acquire fundamental skills in business management and earn an official certificate of participation from the Yale School of Management Executive Education.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with your digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the program handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the program.
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