Operations and Project Management
Based on our extensive research and experience of working with business, our Operations and Project Management programmes can help you and your organisation to improve your management practices and achieve long-term performance improvements.
Whether you are looking to develop a more strategic approach, increase your effectiveness or get the best value from your investments, our programmes offer you the opportunity to achieve this. Depending on your area of interest, you will deepen your knowledge and dramatically increase your effectiveness in areas such as innovation and service management. You will be equipped with the latest tools and techniques you need to achieve excellence in your role and achieve business objectives.
Our programmes are highly regarded for bringing together academic thinking with practical tools and experience, enabling you to innovate, implement and drive change in your organisation.
3 days
For executives who are responsible for managing innovation.
The programme is about understanding the ‘innovation process’, including the four dimensions of product, service, process and business innovation. By the end of the programme, you will have a better understanding of the key issues in managing innovation, so as to develop a clear innovation strategy that focuses on creating breakthrough products and services that bring sustainable competitive advantage.
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2 days
For directors and managers responsible for reviewing, developing or improving service strategy.
This innovative programme will enable you to develop a more compelling case for service improvement that engages your stakeholders and delivers real value. It will increase your confidence to provide leadership in service management and the ability to use tools and techniques to tackle operational problems relating to service.
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3 days
For managers with responsibility for strategy implementation and performance measurement.
This programme provides you with a comprehensive set of tools and an approach to help you translate your strategy into action. By the end of the programme you will have the tools and techniques to make performance measurement an effective part of managing your organisation.
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2 days
For managers, executives and analysts who have responsibility for implementing performance measurement and continuous improvement initiatives.This programme shows you how to effectively implement performance management initiatives and understand how to use information to successfully improve performance. By the end of the programme you will be able to implement performance measurement from a technical perspective and a behavioural point of view.
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7 days
For project managers, project engineers, mechanical engineers, supervisors and consultants working within the engineering, construction, oil and petrochemical industries as well as the sunrise industries such as low carbon wind, wave and nuclear.
This programme is run in conjunction with the ECITB for the industry and focuses on providing a foundation for the leaders of tomorrow. You will gain an overview of project management, including project monitoring and project control, critical path analysis, resource scheduling and forecasting from simple basics to more advanced techniques. By the end of the programme you will be more confident in your ability to manage complex projects.
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2 days
This programme will give you the very latest thinking about the behaviours that underpin effectiveness in this area. Over the two days, a team of elite faculty who also have a strong track record of industry experience will bring their own unique approach to project and programme management to you. You will be given the latest tools and techniques to help you improve your performance in the management and leadership of complex projects and programmes.
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2 days
For managers of IS/IT investments and other change initiatives.
Identifying and realising the benefits from business projects and change programmes is challenging for most organisations. But by adopting the Cranfield Benefits Management approach many organisations have significantly increased the value delivered from their investments in projects and change initiatives, including those enabled by IT.
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2 days
For Project Managers, Programme Managers and Programme Directors from the public and private sectors.
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