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This one-day course will provide you the knowledge and skills to design and improve business processes in alignment with your organisation’s vision and objectives.
Organisational processes are a critical element of an organisational governance framework, and have a direct relationship to the organisation’s maturity level and their customer’s experience.
The course is aimed at professional process designers and best practice practitioners.
The aim of this course is to equip you with the skills to design and improve an organisation’s processes and value streams.
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
describe the definition of a process
describe the purpose and objectives of a business process
describe the purpose and give examples of value streams
design efficient business processes and value streams that achieve organisational objectives
model processes using contemporary design tools
list the roles associated with business processes and the accountabilities and responsibilities
measure and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a business process
apply continuous improvement to business processes.
Business process concepts
Requirements management for process development/improvement
Business process modelling
Business process documentation
Understanding value streams
Lean concepts and business processes
Process metrics
Process optimisation and automation
Continual improvement
Process owners
Process designers
Business analysts
Technical analysts
Service management specialists
Continual improvement practitioners
A general understanding of business operations.
Delivery modes
Face-to-face, presenter-taught training
Online training via the platform Zoom
Both delivery modes include topic discussion, group activities to practice capabilities and quiz questions to consolidate knowledge.
Course materials are distributed electronically using Dropbox.
Master the skills to design and optimise business processes in alignment with organisational goals. Learn process modelling, value stream optimisation, and continual improvement techniques to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
Mark is skilled in delivering services spanning strategic management, project management, business agility, business analysis, and IT service management. His history working with prominent clients reflects the quality of his training, having delivered training to IBM Australia, QANTAS, Apple, Macquarie Bank, TAFE NSW, and UNSW.
Mark utilises his strategic vision and expertise in the IT consulting and training domain to provide participants of his courses with highly relevant and immediately applicable knowledge.
Mark also has a keen interest in aviation and holds an Australian and American Airline Transport Pilot Licence.
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A very comprehensive and well-paced course with a knowledgeable tutor who was also a very good trainer and able to share his own experiences with the group for increased practical insight.
Janine Chrichley
Hannelie Lazenby
Glenn Allen
Shawon Khan
Sita Samuel
Emma Rogers
Isis Bibaoui
Natalie Farrell
Suzanne Staikos
Scott Evans
Andrea Alegre
Jeremy Johnston
Karen Lee
Paul Au-Yeung
Peter Hollmann
Margot Harris
Sarah Davies
Claire Armstrong
Nick Mesterovic
Racheal Boyd
Sara Morgan
Roman Kovalenko
Juan Aguilar
Michele Biruski
Janelle Hearn
Stephen Corbishley
Billy Katic
Sian Waller
Madeleine Smith
Ann Marie Boulos
Shahrior Aziz
Freddy Eshiaa
Mary Parmeter
Giovanna Volpe
Elizabeth Byrne
Michael Marston
Henry Lee
Daniel Van Der Heyden
Andrea Morgan
Marcella Cheung
Caroline Yingyan Liu
Jennifer Bremner
Sarah Greene
Renee Neely
Gillian LAY
Colum Hickey
Josh Switzer
James Meharg
Nadia Napoletano
Megan Wiscombe
Margaret McElhill
paul mcleay
Tory Macri
Donna Carbone
Kenny Foo
Patricia Chircop
Rory McQuillan
James Alcorn
Michael McIntosh
Linda Buchanan
Antonio Ramos
Richard Bristow
Gladys Mashingaidze
Patricia Henry
Mani Padisetti
Sandra Robertson
Gavin Symes
Gail McKenzie
Janie Maude
Charlotte Chaplin
Karen Ly
Deborah Lee
Betty Trezzi
Nicole Van de Gard
Katja Lamping
Bonnie Liu
Stephen Douglas
Already recommended this course to a number of colleagues. Very useful and relevant and a good mix of presentations, applied work and and group discussion. Printed material also a helpful tool for revisiting particular topics after the course.
Gillian Luck
A very relevant workshop on a key area of management which is applicable to service industries and other industry sectors. The course provides an opportunity for important professional development in management and business. It is a good companion to courses such as Change Management which are also provided by the Centre.
Denis Jones
Lynda Jennings
This course was very well presented, interesting and relevant. I liked the level of participation and experiental learning generated via group exercises based on a case study and the general discussion and questions that occurred during the presentation.
Kate Marris
The presenter was very experienced and encouraged lots of discussion. I definitely got a lot from course.
Antoine Goarin
Olga Korobko
Mary Catherine de Jesus
Michael Camilleri
Joanne Hourigan
Shamielah Toefy
Elizabeth Shaw
Flovir Miniano
Katie Wright
Comprehensive content. Fun and engaging team activities.
Maricris Salazar
Guang Li
tracey cassidy
Elvie Beldoza
Simone Boski
Emily Ewing
Eren Bozdag
Kate Jackson
James Nicol
Jenna Mills
Jessica Wood
Lauren Musgrove
Andrea Davies
The format and presentation of the course was excellent. A great balance between theory, discussion, anecdotes and work-shopping.
Samantha Lecky
Ray Henley-Calvert
Rachel Freeland
Will White
Andy Le Grange
Jade Phipps
Ifee Ihedoro
Andre Kolodochka
Amanda Wilson
Judy Muir
Christina Zabaras
Alexandra Glading
Firstly, the presenter was an absolute sensation with how the course was presented - as well as blending it with industry experience. I will definitely be recommending this course to others.
Matthew Smith
Shabbir Dhamani
Annalee Powell
Giorgia-Lee Favaro
Deborah Purser
Peter Hales
Pamela Gokgur
Nancy Attoh
Brendan Smith
Oanh Vu
Davy Loo
Ankur Aggarwal
Gustav Frystak
Zhuo Cui
Trish Beerens
Belinda Zaidan
Lisa Bradshaw
Rosemary East
Angela Pendlebury
Deanne Jones
The course was extremely practical and relevant to business process management. I walked away with many practical skills to apply in practice, and I am very grateful for the insights. I wish I had done the course earlier!! Excellent case study, exercises and handouts to take away as well. Thank you!
Angelina Aversa-Morassut
The tutor was very knowledgeable and course content practical. Additional antidotes for business challenges were thrown in along the way. If you attend, you will appreciate the value of this course.
Matthew Leslie
Claudia Barton
I really appreciated the experience and knowledge transfer that our tutor gave us. We got value for money with course. I would highly recommend it to anyone who needs to understand process. Thank you.
Lyn Collins
Yoke Chun Loh
Cheryl Mandell
Phuong Ly
Erin O'Brien
Katarina Hall
If you are looking for value for money as well as a comprehensive course with an extremely knowledgeable tutor, this course is for you.
Joanne Whittaker
Mark Rizzardo
I can't emphasise enough how wonderful this course was. Perfectly structured - I loved the tutor's delivery style. Very practical and informative.
Angela Batsakis
Excellent course! I really enjoyed the theory, practical workshops, examples and the application to current contexts.
Andrew Jeon
Amelia Betteridge
Minuri Adasuriya
Kristin den Exter
Excellent overview of the subject, interwoven with core skill development. Very good value.
Grant Evans
Jared Smith
Sharne Peake
Caroline Thurairatnam
Zara Rodis
Zinoca Issa
Ritesh Mandaliya
Suzanne Solman
Jill Russ
Rachel Forbes
Elvira Sassano
Rebecca Thao
Maya Khanat
Anna Forte
Tracy Carnelutti
Mathanga Dissanayake
Zita Sana
Kate Doyle
Georgie Atherton
Elizabeth Strang
Maria Luz Madariaga
Caroline Martin
Shireen McCarthy
Mariana Davila Bustamante
Maricar Navarro
Belinda Jackson
Sam Strachan
Paul Evernden
Paul Wuergler
Matthew Craig
Maris Azzi
Simon Springthorpe
Joanne Jouannet
Ross Anderson
Danielle Tebb
Mathew Lapa
Valentina Zarew
Peter Koellner
Jacky Wilkes
Mia Wu
Henna Kwon
Millie Tran
Abby Paulissen
Yasmin Fajardo
Rebecca Ou
Krystle Dolman
Alexandra Ware
Nathan Murdoch
Jinna Cooshna
Stephen Kreuzberger
Prajjwal KC
Khue Megens
Barb Forlano
Vivian Shang
The course gave a nice overview of techniques and a variety of concepts, which I can apply to my own work in the future.
The facilitator delivered the content in an engaging manner and varied the delivery method nicely (e.g. slides, videos, whiteboards)