Executive Program in Business Analytics

2016-2017 Edition

Business analytics is the

most sought after skill in
todays business world.

Himanshu Rai
Dean, MISB Bocconi
SDA Bocconi Professor of Organization
and HR Management

From marketing to supply

chain, every function is moving
towards data-driven decision
making.
Sarita Digumarti
COO & Co-Founder, Jigsaw Academy

In this era, you cannot be an

effective manager without being
comfortable with numbers.
Maurizio Poli
EPBA Program Director
SDA Bocconi Professor of Quantitative Methods

Big Data. You can find the term everywhere in the media tied to growth and innovation across the public and private sectors in
nearly every major industry. But what does Big Data really mean? More importantly, how can organizations benefit from it?
With new data acquisition technologies, come vast new sources of data that can be analysed to enhance organizational
effectiveness, customer service, returns on investment, and a myriad of other business goals.
With this aim, MISB Bocconi, the only offshore campus of Universita Bocconi Italy, has partnered with Jigsaw Academy to
offer an Executive Program in Business Analytics (EPBA), Indias first long-term course for executives to offer a blend of general
management with big data and business analytics, that will give you the edge in todays competitive workforce.
This program brings together the analytics expertise of Jigsaw Academy and the global academic perspective of Bocconi.
Jigsaw Academy, has trained over 40,000 students across 30+ countries in the most widely used industry-relevant data analytics
tools and techniques. This program is specially designed for the busy working professional for whom time is at a premium.
A combination of online and offline classes allows participants to work around their busy schedules, making for a flexible
learning environment.

EPBA in a snapshot

SDA Bocconi Advanced Executive Certificate

in Business Analytics

Executive friendly: Blend of online & offline classes

International Faculty from Bocconi

Experts from the Industry

Global hands-on curriculum

Face-to-face classes at Bocconis own

state-of-the-art campus in Mumbai

Experience: 3 years minimum

Access to 100,000+ Bocconi Alumni Network

The EPBA curriculum has the right

mix of technical knowledge from
Jigsaw and management concepts
from MISB Bocconi.
Gopal Bang | EPBA Participant

Bocconis global standing

5 Schools
8 Departments
10 Research Centers
1 International Campus

14,000 Students
337 Core Faculty
100,000 Alumni worldwide

254

#1

Partner Schools worldwide

in Europe per prestige

in research*

25

Double degree Programs

7Th

Worldwide
BUSINESS & MaNAGEMENT

Th Worldwide
CUSTOMIZED EXECUTIVE
EDUCATION

7Th

Europe
Finance
& Accounting

7Th Europe

BUSINESS SCHOOL

Th Worldwide
good value
mbas
Payback time

9Th Europe

17th

MBA

Europe
Economics
& Econometrics

Th Worldwide
Master Finance

13

th Worldwide
Non-US MBA

Th Worldwide
EMPLOYER REPUTATION

Th Worldwide
Master Management

* Per number of European Research Councils (ERC) projects hosted. ERC is the first pan-European funding body for frontier research and it counts eight Nobel laureates and three Fields Medalists among its grant holders.

Jigsaw Academy
Best Academy
for Analytics
Courses
Brands Academy
Award 2014

For certifications
in SAS, R
and Big Data
Analytics Vidhya
2014

Analytics Training
Institute in India
Analytics India
Magazine 2014,
2013

Trained over
40,000
students across
30+ countries

Why Executive Program in Business Analytics?

Today, many organizations, be it marketing, retail, finance and operations management across industries, are recognizing the critical
role of data in high-level decision making. EPBA prepares its participants for these challenges and for the new opportunities that
are emerging in the data science field.
Building from a core in statistics, the program emphasizes both business intelligence as well as predictive methods, stressing the
importance of linking analytics with business strategy and management.
Learning hours are supplemented by around the clock, unrestricted access to the Jigsaw Lab, a cloud-based analytics tool platform,
and the Jigsaw Learning Center, a cloud-based content library. The Jigsaw Lab allows participants to gain hands-on competence
with the most in-demand analytics tools and technologies in the industry, including SAS, R, and Hadoop. The corresponding data
science toolkit is designed to augment participants practical exposure to these tools.
EPBA is the right choice for individuals, who want to invest in their career development.
Also, businesses interested in developing key employees should consider EPBA as a rewarding professional development
opportunity, as well as a way to equip the organization with up-to-date business analytics skills and approaches necessary to
compete in a global environment.
Study as you work
Leverage Jigsaw
Academys experience &
knowledge

Maximize learning and value

from online & offline classes

Hands on experience with

tools like SAS, R & Hadoop

Outcomes-oriented
curriculum aligned with
Indias global aspirations

EPBA
value

Taught by distinguished
international SDA Bocconi
Faculty

added
Learn applications of tools
& methodologies to different
industries

Access to Bocconis wide

international network of
100,000 Alumni
24 month access to
the Jigsaw Lab

Advantages for organizations

Motivate
and retain talent

Benefit immediately from global

know-how, best practices,
and managerial models

Combine training with

business agenda and goals

Curriculum
AN INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE

BUSINESS APPLICATION OF DATA SCIENCE

An overview of data analysis, analytics, and data science

Data science in retail

Technology and tool landscape in big data mining

Data science in financial services

A framework for tackling big data analytics projects

Data science and unstructured data analysis

Case studies on application of data science across

Future trends and industry focus in data science

industries and functional areas

MANAGERIAL APPLICATIONS OF DATA SCIENCE
DATA SCIENCE TOOLKIT

Marketing management
Digital marketing and strategy

The language of SAS for data manipulation and modeling

R and R packages for data manipulation, visualization,

Financial risk management

and data mining

Application in other domains

Descriptive statistical concepts for business data analysis

Decision making with inferential statistics and

hypothesis testing

PREDICTIVE MODELS AND MACHINE LEARNING

Regression models with R and SAS

Clustering algorithms with R and SAS

Time series forecasting with R and SAS

Machine learning techniques with R and SAS

Program Structure
On campus face-to-face training
120 Hrs, spread over 6 three-day modules
2016: 21-23 Oct | 02-04 Dec
2017: 21-23 Jan | 24-26 Mar | 19-21 May | 21-23 July*
Online in-live sessions
60 Hrs, spread over 24 two and a half hour modules
Pre-recorded online sessions
300 Hrs

BIG DATA IMPLICATIONS

Understanding big data

Overview of big data processing and storage systems Hadoop

Capstone project and assignments

100 Hrs

Integrating R with Hadoop for big data analytics

Jigsaw Learning Center access

for a period of 24 months

Data mining and visualization with big data systems

* Tentative course schedule

BUSINESS FUNCTIONS
MARKETING

RISK & SUPPLY CHAIN

OPERATIONS

PREDICTIVE
MODELING

DATA
MINING

SKILLS

BIG DATA
ANALYTICS

finance

telEcom

retail

healthcare
Information
technology

insurance

INDUSTRIES

ACCESS Bocconi Alumni Network

Alumni are one the greatest assets of business schools throughout the world. EPBA graduates will have access to the Bocconi Alumni
Association (BAA) network, consisting of more than 100,000 graduates in over 80 countries around the world, including India.
BAA Network will allow EPBA graduates to become peers with
professionals from across the world; benefit from continuous
learning and career service tools; gain visibility and prestige;
be exposed to international development opportunities.
The Alumni network is developing local chapters in a large
number of cities including Athens, Barcelona, Buenos Aries,
Dubai, Frankfurt, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Mumbai, Munich,
New York, Oslo, Paris, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Tokyo, Zagreb and
Zurich. In addition, there are a large number of more informal
networks in other cities.

Himanshu Rai and Ratan Tata

at MISB Bocconi

Maurizio Poli

Anjana Grewal

Gaurav Vohra

Robert Grant

Sandhya Kuruganti
Pavithrra Venkatraman

Raffaella Piccaretta
Leonardo Etro

Paola Bielli

Vincenzo Capizzi
Sarita Digumarti

Faculty

Paola Bielli

Professor of Information Systems

Vincenzo Capizzi

Bocconi Professor of Banking and Finance

Sarita Digumarti

COO & Co-Founder, Jigsaw Academy

Leonardo Etro

Bocconi Professor of Corporate Finance

Robert Grant

Sandhya Kuruganti

Faculty, Jigsaw Academy

Raffaella Piccaretta

Bocconi Professor of Quantitative Methods

Maurizio Poli

Bocconi Professor of Quantitative Methods & Director

of SDA Bocconi Global Executive MBA

Gunnvant Singh

Faculty, Jigsaw Academy

Luigi Tava

Professor of Quantitative Methods

Bocconi Full Professor of Strategic Management

- ENI Chair

Anjana Grewal

Gaurav Vohra

CEO & Co-Founder, Jigsaw Academy

Pavithrra Venkatraman

MISB Bocconi Senior Professor of Marketing and

Corporate Governance & Director Centers of Excellence

Faculty, Jigsaw Academy

TAKE ACTION:

Participants should have a bachelor degree in engineering/science/commerce/arts with mathematics as one of the subjects
during their bachelors program. Preferable work experience is 3 years, in exceptional cases applicants with less than 3 years
are admitted into the program.

Apply online by 30th September 2016 at

www.jigsawacademy.com/bocconi

Faculty panel will review applications

Shortlisting will be on the basis of past academic

Counselling service


Jigsaw Academy Counselors: +91 924 352 2244
Mr. Sagar (MISB Bocconi): +91 22 4086 7019

performance, quality of work experience and fit for analytics

Shortlisted candidates will be scheduled for interviews

epba@jigsawacademy.com

on a rolling basis

Tuition fees

RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES

Rs. 4,90,000 + applicable taxes

MISB Bocconi has a tie-up with service apartment providers

Contact us for early bird discounts

Travel and accommodation are not included.

for participants travelling from outside of Mumbai.

The apartments are fully furnished and include breakfast and
free wifi.

Financial Aid & Scholarship

MISB Bocconi & Jigsaw Alumni are eligible for an Alumni discount. Please contact us for details on early bird and corporate
discounts. Discounts cannot be combined. MISB Bocconi assists candidates in their search for funding, by supplying the
necessary documentation and encourages them to explore all scholarships and loan possibilities in time.

This brochure is only for the purpose of providing information to the reader on the EPBA. MISB Bocconi reserves the right to change and modify these details at any time. Updated information will
be published on the MISB Bocconi website. The pictures of this brochure are only used for illustrative purposes. They have been taken during events and initiatives organized by MISB Bocconi
without expressed written permission of those included in the photograph.

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