Course Content
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ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIP
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Organisational structures & culture
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Roles and responsibilities of leaders and managers
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Change management strategies
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Constraint management
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Motivational and influencing techniques
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Conflict resolution techniques
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Employee empowerment principles
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Team Processes
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Types of teams and their roles
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Team formation and evolution stages
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Team building and facilitation techniques
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Leadership within teams
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Team performance evaluation methods
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Recognition and reward systems
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The Quality System
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Quality function, mission and policy
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Quality planning and deployment
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Review and evaluation of system effectiveness
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Integration with organisational strategies
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CUSTOMER-FOCUSED ORGANISATIONS
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Core management principles and styles
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Total quality management (TQM) concepts
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Organisational structures and business systems
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Staffing and human resource management
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Financial management basics
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Risk management framework
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Knowledge management practices
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Communication
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Fundamentals of effective communication
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Techniques for clarity and influence
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Communication in a global and virtual environments
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Technology-enabled communication tools
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Project Management
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Supply Chain Management
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Planning and estimation tools
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Monitoring and measuring project progress
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Documentation and control procedures
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Environmental Analysis
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Legal and regulatory factors
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Market forces, industry trends
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Stakeholder analysis
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Technology trends and internal capabilities assessment
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S.W.O.T. analysis
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Customer and employee feedback systems
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Internal capability analysis
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Strategic Planning & Assessment
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Strategic planning models and techniques
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Competitive benchmarking and comparisons
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Formulating quality policies
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Aligning strategic and operational plans
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Resource allocation and goal setting
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Metrics that drive organisational performance
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Strategic Plan Development
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Ensuring integration between strategic and other plans
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Deploying strategic goals and objectives into operational plans and improvement projects
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Resource allocation planning activities
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Problem-Solving Tools
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Seven basic quality tools
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Seven management and planning tools
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Root cause analysis, Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle – continuous improvement methodology
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Tools for innovation and creativity
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Theory of constraints
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Measurement: Assessment & Metrics
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Statistical analysis and Statistical Process Control (SPC)
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Process capability indices
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Reliability and validity concepts
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Qualitative and quantitative assessments
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Survey analysis
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Benchmarking: internal and external
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Process Management Approaches - I
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Process goals
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Process analysis and documentation
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Theory of variation
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Process Management Approaches - II
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Cost of quality
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Trend analysis
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Lean tools and continuous improvement
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AI/ML Applications in Quality Management
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AI/ML applications in quality domains
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Implementation considerations
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Customer-Focused Organisation – Identification & Segmentation
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Internal customers (IC)
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External customers (EC)
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Building a customer-focused culture
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Customer Satisfaction
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Kano model – Understanding needs and satisfaction drivers
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Customer satisfaction strategy
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Providing the best customer service
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Customer Relationship Mgmt. & Commitment
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Customer relationship mgmt. (CRM) & commitment
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Communication & customer commitment and their linkage
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Customer retention and loyalty
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Anticipation of customer expectations, priorities & needs
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Deploy the voice of the customer through QFD
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Supply Chain Management
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Supplier selection and evaluation
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Communicating requirements effectively
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Supplier performance assessment and feedback
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Supplier improvement strategies and certification programs
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Partnerships and alliances
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Logistics and supply chain management
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Quality Models
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US Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA)
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ISO 9000 series standards
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Other global quality frameworks
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Training and Development
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Alignment with strategic goals
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Training needs analysis
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Curriculum development and delivery methods
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Evaluating training effectiveness
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Techniques for evaluating training effectiveness
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