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Management Training
Courses: FAQ
What is IIM's KASAC
executive education and evaluation model?
IIM developed a five-dimensional model for executive education
and evaluation. The model is called KASAC. KASAC is an acronym for
Knowledge,
Analysis, Synthesis, Application and Communication. This model is
used as the basis for IIM executive education, coaching and
evaluation process. IIM believes that for a CEO to succeed in
today’s complex business environment s/he should demonstrate mastery
in all five areas:
1. Knowledge:
- Understanding of the subject-matter.
- The quality of the managerial decision-making process.
- Understanding of the context, text, subtext of business
reports.
2.
Analysis:
- Ability
to identify opportunities and diagnose challenges.
- Ability
to identify critical success factors and potential pitfalls.
- Ability
to design sound evaluation criteria for decision making
- Ability
to uncover driving forces, structure, relationships,
dependencies, and situation variables
3.
Synthesis:
- Ability
to design an effective strategy/solution, taking into
consideration the alignment of external and internal forces
- Solution
innovativeness and “thinking outside the box”
- Solution
feasibility (practicability)
4. Application:
5.
Communication:
- Ability
to communicate and present to the stakeholders at each level
(articulation of management ideas, professional documentation,
business case/report writing and presentation)
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Leadership (ability to listen, learn, persuade, motivate and win
the support of the stakeholders)
License to use IIM model is granted
for educational purposes provided that the user
clearly credits International Institute of Management and provide a reference to IIM
website (www.iim-edu.org)
Course Delivery Method
- Customization Request: Agreeing with the advisor on the
learning focus, course expectations, type of industry/company
and assessment project
- Reading Assignment: Understanding essential concepts
(Knowledge transfer)
- Case-study Assignment: Management issues analysis (Learn by
example)
- Project Assignment: Real-world best practices application
(Knowledge creation)
- Advisor Feedback: Reviewing participants work and providing
improvement advice (Development)
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