Custom Programs

Faculty and management education experts from MIT Sloan work side by side with companies to develop strategic programs for key teams within their organizations — including teams that are both cross-functional and international. These custom programs break down geographical barriers across a company, giving members a shared foundation of knowledge, a unified vision, an understanding of distinct cultural factors, and a powerful team dynamic.

MIT Sloan enhances its custom programs with technology-enabled tools that boost the effectiveness of face-to-face learning while reducing the time that managers spend in the classroom.

Examples of recent custom programs:

BP Projects Academy
Designed for BP executives worldwide, this award-winning custom program has served as a model for how academia and industry can collaborate to extraordinary advantage.
Find out more about this landmark project.

Challenges in Times of Change
This program was designed to give Taiwan executives the framework, experiences, knowledge, and information necessary to address the challenges of globalization.

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD)
MIT Sloan worked with the 100 top managers of this Brazilian mining company to prepare them for globalization. Working in small cadres, the CVRD managers studied alternately in Brazil and at MIT Sloan.

The Executive Management of Technology Program (EMOT)
R&D managers from several Japanese firms studied at MIT Sloan for an intensive two-week period to gain the essential tools to drive technology products successfully through the marketplace.

Merrill Lynch
Using distance learning technology, Andrew Lo's 15-week investments course was offered to Merrill Lynch investment managers around the world. The program was enhanced with Deborah Ancona's X Team concept, combining financial knowledge with the leadership skills required to implement that knowledge.

Serono
MIT Sloan collaborated with the Geneva-based biotech company Serono to deliver intensive leadership experiences to its Switzerland-based executives.

Find out more about MIT Sloan custom programs.