Operational Excellence at Scale: An Advanced Training Course
1Summary
Lean tools and quality checklists can only take an organization so far. Beyond a certain point, real operational excellence depends on strategic alignment, systems thinking, and a leadership culture that keeps improving even when no one is watching. This Operational Excellence at Scale course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy is built for professionals ready to move past isolated improvement projects and into enterprise-wide transformation.
Across the program, participants work through advanced frameworks, governance models, and digital enablers that connect day-to-day operations to long-term strategy—learning to measure what truly matters, close capability gaps, and build systems that adapt continuously rather than stagnate after the first win.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend?
- Senior operations managers and directors.
- Business transformation and process improvement leaders.
- Quality and performance management professionals.
- Executives responsible for strategic execution and operational alignment.
Knowledge and Benefits:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Apply advanced models to build sustainable, enterprise-wide operational excellence.
- Align operational performance with long-term strategic goals through process innovation.
- Design high-performance systems and embed continuous improvement across all levels.
- Use data and KPIs to drive accountability and support intelligent decision-making.
3Course Content
Module 1: Excellence as a Strategic System, Not a Toolkit
- Why value creation and customer-centricity now define operational excellence.
- How the concept evolved inside the modern enterprise.
- Core reference frameworks: Shingo, EFQM, and the Operational Excellence Model.
Module 2: Turning Strategy into Operational Reality
- Translating vision into measurable operational goals.
- Cascading strategy consistently across business units.
- Identifying performance gaps and aligning resources to close them.
Module 3: Thinking in Systems
- Understanding how systems behave and interconnect.
- Breaking down silo mentality and cross-functional inefficiency.
- Using visual tools to map and analyze whole systems.
Module 4: Streamlining the End-to-End Process
- Mapping value streams and removing non-value-added activity.
- Balancing standardization with the flexibility operations still need.
- Integrating Lean Six Sigma at a strategic level.
- Applying the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Hoshin Kanri for flow and strategic deployment.
Module 5: Measuring What Drives Excellence
- Distinguishing leading from lagging indicators.
- Designing KPI systems that actually shape behavior.
- Real-time performance monitoring and visual management.
Module 6: Leading Excellence and Sustaining Engagement
- The leader’s role in enabling and sustaining excellence.
- Coaching, mentoring, and empowering operational teams, with leadership behavior aligned to excellence values.
- Employee engagement, recognition systems, and intrinsic motivation.
- Building resilience through adaptive systems.
Module 7: Governance and Maturity
- Governance models that keep performance improving continuously.
- Embedding excellence into business reviews and audits.
- Assessing maturity levels and closing capability gaps.
Module 8: Future-Proofing Operations
- Building agility and innovation into operational models.
- Digital enablers: automation, AI, and analytics.
- Sustaining continuous evolution in the face of disruption.