Designing Operating Models

Align operations with business strategy

Overview

Our flagship program Designing Operating Models introduces tools and frameworks that help participants understand and challenge their existing operating model so they can design and communicate on a new one.

This immersive and highly experiential program is taught by a unique faculty: an academic, a consultant and an executive, who leads an organization of more than 8,000 people.

Participants on the last two programs rated the value to them as individuals at 9.1 and 9.4 out of a possible 10 and gave an average net promoter score of 84%.

Who is this for?

Managers involved in improving and transforming their operations, particularly if their work involves translating business or functional strategies into operating choices. Participants come from a range of functions, including Strategy, HR, IT, Transformation, Finance, Lean, Business Improvement, and Operations.

Format & Dates

Training format

Blended: 3 days residential, 1x 3-hour virtual follow up, includes 1:1 clinics

Online: live sessions spread across 3 weeks, 1x 3-hour virtual follow up, includes 1:1 clinics

Dates

Blended:

19-21 January 2021
26-28 April 2021

Online:

7th September 2020
6th September 2021

Fees

Blended: £4,600 + VAT

Online: £2,950 + VAT

Onsite accommodation is charged separately to your program fee, to find out what's included please read our fee information here

Program Impact

Learning Outcomes for Participants

Using case studies, real-world situations, and a whole-day exercise building an operating model with the executive in charge, participants will learn to:

Convert strategy into design principles for an operating model
Develop a high-level operating model for an organization or a department
Lead a project team working on a target operating model
Produce a visual representation of their organization’s operating model for debate with other executives
Contribute as a team member when reviewing operations

Learning Outcomes for the Organization:

The organization will be able to align operations with strategy, enabling it to achieve its objectives faster, using fewer resources.
Improvements will be possible in a single department or team, or across the whole organization.
The organization is likely to develop more practical strategies because the dialogue between strategy and operations will improve.

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Reviews

“A superb course, the knowledge was excellent”.

Andrea Haug, Director, John Lewis

“Highly valuable program, delivered by experts – insightful and full of practical value.”

Elouise Leonard-Cross, Director of Learning & OD, NCG

“Top course, loved it for being precise, informative and entertaining.”

Chris White, Senior Manager Operating Strategy, Lloyds Banking Group

“Fantastic. A hugely valuable investment. Delighted, thank you.”

Richard Caldicott, Director of Transformation, Prudential

Faculty

Andrew Campbell

BA, MA, MBA

Mikel Gutierrez

M.Sc

Alex Graham

M.Sc. Management

Brian Worsfold

MBA, MA Oxon

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