Key details
Mode of delivery: Classroom-based
Course code: OM15A
Duration: 5 days
Fee: £4,625.00 + VAT
CPD Hours: 30
Course Overview
This one-week strategic course is designed for professionals looking to develop and implement a high-impact operations strategy that aligns with business objectives. The course covers strategy design, execution, forecasting, and long-term resource planning, ensuring participants gain the skills to drive operational success and adaptability. Participants will learn how to transition from tactical operations to strategic planning, exploring change management, dependency management, and risk resilience in operations strategy. The course also covers demand forecasting, capacity planning, and execution frameworks to help professionals develop long-term, scalable solutions.
Agenda
Day—1 Strategic Foundations of Operations
- Designing and Implementing Operations Strategy
- Managing Change Within Strategic Operations
- Understanding Key Dependencies in Strategic Planning
Day—2 Designing and Implementing Operations Strategy
- Resources, Risks, and Resilience
- Advanced Risk Management Strategies
- Building a Resilient Operations Framework
Day—3 Resource optimisation and Risk Resilience in Operations
- Forecasting and Demand Planning
- Quantitative and Qualitative Forecasting Techniques
- Managing Uncertainty and Market Variability
Day—4 Forecasting and Demand Planning for Business Growth
- Integrating Demand Forecasts with Supply Chain Planning
- Aligning Demand Planning with Business Goals
- Using Data Analytics to Improve Forecast Accuracy
Day—5 Course Review
- Summary and recap of key learning objectives
- Action Planning
Post-Course
- Three (3) x hour-long Executive Coaching sessions at monthly intervals following Course Completion
Target Audience
- Senior Executives with responsibility for business and operational strategy.
- Chief Operating Officers (COOs) overseeing organisational efficiency and execution.
- Heads of Operations leading process improvement and business performance.
- Operations Managers managing daily execution, process optimisation, and risk mitigation.
- Strategy Directors aligning operational processes with long-term business goals.
- Supply Chain Directors ensuring agility, resilience, and efficiency in supply chain networks.
- Procurement Managers integrating supply chain sustainability and governance.
- Project Managers handling strategic initiatives within operations and logistics.
- Business Transformation Leaders implementing change and digital innovation in operations.
- Process Improvement Specialists optimising workflows for efficiency and cost reduction.
- Risk and Compliance Managers ensuring regulatory compliance in operations and supply chains.
- Digital Transformation Managers leveraging technology to enhance operational performance.
- Industrial Engineers designing efficient operational workflows and process systems.
- Quality Assurance Managers maintaining operational standards and continuous improvement.
- Data Analysts and Business Intelligence Professionals supporting operations with data-driven insights.
Learning Outcomes
- Define and assess key deliverables in operations strategy.
- Develop change management approaches for strategic implementation.
- Identify and manage dependencies that influence operational strategies.
- optimise internal resources for operational success and efficiency.
- Apply advanced risk management principles to mitigate operational threats.
- Develop strategies to build resilience in operations management.
- Understand the importance of demand forecasting in operations strategy.
- Apply quantitative and qualitative forecasting techniques.
- Learn how to manage uncertainty and market variability in demand planning.
- Integrate demand forecasts with supply chain and resource planning.
- Align demand planning with broader business objectives for strategic growth.
- Apply data analytics techniques to enhance the accuracy of demand forecasts, enabling more informed decision-making and improved alignment between supply and market demand.