Streamlining and Redesigning Business Processes: A Training Course
1Summary
Think about how many day-to-day tasks keep an organisation running: approving an invoice, onboarding a new hire, closing a sales deal, handling a customer complaint. Most of these routines were never designed on purpose — they simply grew over time, often carrying hidden delays, duplicated effort and unclear ownership. This training course gives professionals a structured way to look at that hidden layer of work and turn it into a real competitive advantage.
Participants start by unpacking what Business Process Management actually means in practice, and how frameworks such as Lean and Six Sigma help decide which approach fits a given organisation. From there, the course moves into the practical craft of mapping and diagnosing existing workflows, before showing how to redesign them, bring in automation and technology, and track the results through clear performance indicators. Risk, compliance and change management run through every stage, and the course closes with case-based work so participants leave with a redesigned process they can actually take back to their teams.
2Objectives and target group
Who Is This Course For?
- Business analysts, process owners and operations professionals responsible for how work actually gets done.
- Project managers who need a structured way to redesign workflows rather than patch them ad hoc.
- IT professionals involved in automating or digitising business processes.
- Entrepreneurs and small-business owners looking to tighten up how their operations run.
- Anyone tasked with lifting organisational efficiency, even without a formal BPM background.
By the End of the Course, Participants Will Be Able To
- Explain the principles and purpose of Business Process Management and pick the methodology, such as Lean or Six Sigma, that fits their organisation.
- Map and analyse existing processes to surface bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
- Redesign workflows and bring in automation and technology to remove unnecessary steps.
- Set and track performance indicators that show whether a redesigned process is actually working.
- Manage the risk, compliance and change-management side of process redesign, including winning over resistant stakeholders.
- Build the habit of continuous improvement so gains don't erode once the project ends.
3Course Content
Module 1: Why Business Process Management Matters
- Definition, importance and key principles of BPM in organisations
- How BPM supports efficiency, agility and strategic goals
- Overview of BPM methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma, and choosing the right fit
Module 2: Mapping and Diagnosing Current Processes
- Techniques and tools for mapping business processes, including flowcharts and BPMN
- Analysing current processes to uncover inefficiencies
Module 3: Choosing What to Fix First
- Criteria and frameworks for prioritising which processes to optimise
- Identifying bottlenecks and the areas with the biggest payoff
Module 4: Redesigning the Workflow
- Steps for process design and re-engineering
- Eliminating redundancies and aligning the new workflow with organisational objectives
Module 5: Automating and Modernising the Process
- Introduction to automation tools and platforms
- Integrating technology, robotic process automation and AI-driven solutions
Module 6: Measuring Results and Sustaining Improvement
- Key performance indicators for tracking process success
- Principles of continuous improvement (Kaizen) and embedding that culture in the organisation
Module 7: Managing Risk and Compliance in Process Change
- Identifying and mitigating risks introduced by process change
- Building resilient, compliant processes and handling regulatory considerations
Module 8: Bringing It Together — Case Studies and a Capstone Project
- Analysing real-world BPM successes and challenges
- Applying the course to a capstone project or case study, and developing a custom BPM solution