Global Learning for Operational Leaders
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Introduction
Course overview
Why Attend
The course answers one simple question; “What is the best way to help organize and assist a group of professionals focus on achieving a collective objective?” hence the course aims at enabling its participants to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of their organizational structure in compliance with strategic objectives, environmental complexity, and workforce availability and readiness to perform.
Moreover, organizational design is perceived and should be a collective responsibility whereby Human Resources professionals would facilitate and guide the process.
Taking this into consideration, the course will provide a toolkit that would enable HR staff to facilitate and guide the process in a systematic manner.
The tool kit includes all needed resources; from reflection/brainstorming charts that are used at the analysis stage to design templates and ending up with working sessions’ agendas and facilitation guide.
In other words, the course considers and favors the functional needs of its participants and considers their ability to implement.
Course Methodology
The course briefly reflects on the history and evolution of organizational design. It then dives into a functional operational approach to design or redesign the organizational structure of organizations. Moreover, the course includes skill building sessions on how to redefine jobs and eventually revaluate those as affected by any design initiatives. An innovative toolkit approach will be adopted enabling participants to immediately implement what they have learned.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Differentiate between common organizational structure archetypes and realize the impact of each on individual and organizational performance
- Analyze organizational design elements to include but not limited to strategic goals, scope of operation, governance, competence and span of control.
- Co-design or redesign organizational structure using a comprehensive toolkit.
- Improve organizational readiness level to change through the identification enablers such incentive schemes or operating mechanism.
- Apply workforce planning methods to define workforce gaps on departmental and organizational levels.
- Learn about and acquire HR skills needed for an organizational design professional such as job evaluation and job description writing.
Target Audience
The course is designed for Human Resources professional, HR business partners and HR planning staff that are directly involved in planning or overseeing the processes of organization design.
Target Competencies
- Organizational Design
- Workforce Planning
- Job Evaluation
- Job Description Writing
- Compensation and Benefits
- Learning and Development
What you will achieve
Learning objectives
- Differentiate between common organizational structure archetypes and realize the impact of each on individual and organizational performance
- Analyze organizational design elements to include but not limited to strategic goals, scope of operation, governance, competence and span of control.
- Co-design or redesign organizational structure using a comprehensive toolkit.
- Improve organizational readiness level to change through the identification enablers such incentive schemes or operating mechanism.
- Apply workforce planning methods to define workforce gaps on departmental and organizational levels.
- Learn about and acquire HR skills needed for an organizational design professional such as job evaluation and job description writing.
Who should attend
Target audience
- The course is designed for Human Resources professional, HR business partners and HR planning staff that are directly involved in planning or overseeing the processes of organization design.
- Target Competencies
- Organizational Design
- Workforce Planning
- Job Evaluation
- Job Description Writing
- Compensation and Benefits
- Learning and Development
Methodology
Learning approach
- The course briefly reflects on the history and evolution of organizational design. It then dives into a functional operational approach to design or redesign the organizational structure of organizations. Moreover, the course includes skill building sessions on how to redefine jobs and eventually revaluate those as affected by any design initiatives. An innovative toolkit approach will be adopted enabling participants to immediately implement what they have learned.
Course content
Course outline and key learning areas
Module 1
The evolution of organizational design models
- Definition and objectives of organizational design
Module 2
Evolution of organizational design models and the characteristics of each
- Leavitt Diamond Model (technology, task, people and structure).
- Galbraith Star Model (strategy, structure, processes, rewards and people).
- McKinsey 7S model (strategy, structure, systems, staff, skills, styles and shared values).
- Burke-Litwin model (McKinsey 7S model factors in addition to external environment, performance and feedback).
Module 3
Organizational archetypes
Module 4
Common types of structures and the implications of each on organizational effectiveness
- Functional
- Geographical
- Customer or Market
- Product
- Process
- Matrix
- Network
- Structured network
Module 5
Frameworks to help you position your organization and determine essential factors such as positions overlap and span of control
- Environmental complexity and stability framework.
- The work standardization framework: work variety vs internal ability.
- Classification of operating mechanism.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Certified Organizational Design and Manpower Planning (HRT-009) cover?
This course covers Human Resources and Training through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.
When is the next available session?
The next scheduled session starts on 12 - 16 October 2026, with additional classroom dates and mirrored Online / Live options listed in the course schedules section.
Who should attend this course?
The course is designed for Human Resources professional, HR business partners and HR planning staff that are directly involved in planning or overseeing the processes of organization design., Target Competencies, Organizational Design
Is bilingual course delivery available?
Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.
How can I register for a session?
Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.
Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?
Yes. The course detail page includes both classroom sessions and Online / Live sessions, with online options aligned to the same course dates for easier planning.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include Rome, Munich, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Kuala lumpur, Geneva.
How long is the training programme?
The programme runs for five days, with up to five training hours per day, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Each programme includes a total of 25 accredited training hours.
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