PGPX - who is it for (and who is it not for)

After having posted PGPX expectation management, I thought it is important to also do a blog on who is PGPX ideally suited for.

The PGPX program is designed for those who have been working for a while and are at a stage in their professional life (career need or personal need) to upgrade their skills either to take up more challenging roles and perform effectively (career need) or to upgrade their qualification and create a differentiator for themselves in the industry. In some rare cases, it could just be the aspiration to do an MBA from an IIM. So, one who is doing well and is aspiring to do better but needing business management skills to do so is the right candidate for the PGPX course. 

With this premise, I have listed the best probable candidature fits for the course.

1.       8+ years experienced people without finance background who are looking at moving into roles that involve small P&L responsibilities

2.       8+ years experienced people looking at entrepreneurial ventures (immediate or later)

3.       8+ years experienced people looking to further career through differentiation in qualifications and problem solving approach if the industry they work lends itself to these

4.       8+ years experienced people working in industry that typically has MBAs in management roles

5.       8+ years experienced people expecting to move into roles that involve commercial aspects (bids and proposals, negotiations, account management)

The 8+ years’ experience is expected to provide candidates with a flavor of the industry and its expectations so that candidates can make right choices.

More than listing who it is for, I think it is equally necessary to list to the best of my understanding who PGPX is not for:

1.       For those expecting to switch industry through this course (happens but far and few in-between)

2.       For those expecting a senior managerial role only through the course credentials (if someone has already been manager for some time before the course yes, otherwise no)

3.       For those expecting to move only into Consulting through this course (again rare entries do happen)

4.       For those expecting that this course will change the way they will be treated in profession

5.       For those expecting remuneration becoming multi-fold high after the course (the multiplication effect reduces in direct proportion to the salary range pre-PGPX course – higher the initial range lower the multiplier)

I hope, with these pointers (and other material and information available to them) people from different backgrounds in qualification and experience willable to be able to make informed and wise choices and decisions regarding their PGPX (and such like) courses.