Strategic Improvement Programme
What is the Strategic Improvement Programme?
The Strategic Improvement Programme is much more than training. It is integrated with activity back in the workplace that has the potential to transform your organisation. Attendees will learn how to go about organisational improvement, develop and implement strategy, set up and run projects, improve systems and processes and much more.
The programme runs in a 3-day + 2-day + 2-day format and attendees are expected to carry out real pieces of work in between modules. These are not 'made up projects' but 'real work' - typically strategically important projects from the corporate plan. The difference is that the programme will help the attendees carry these out in a much more structured and effective fashion.
Who should attend?
The Strategic Improvement Programme is aimed at the 'top tiers' of the organisation specifically at Chief Executives, Directors and senior to middle managers who:
| (1) | Lead or champion projects, i.e. either carry out project work themselves or delegate projects to others |
| (2) | Are responsible for some form of 'routine operation' |
| (3) | Run meetings |
| (4) | Lead a team, i.e. have line management responsibility |
What attendees will be able to do
Organisational improvement and strategy
| • | Understand how to go about organisational improvement |
| • | Understand the underpinning philosophy |
| • | Understand the link between philosophy, strategy, projects and routine operation |
| • | Understand the link between organisational improvement and corporate governance |
| • | Develop and implement strategy |
| • | Adopt a consistent approach across the organisation |
| • | Understand some of the jargon and fads that are around |
Projects
| • | Develop projects in line with organisational strategy |
| • | Establish an annual plan of all the projects they and their team need to carry out |
| • | Steer projects |
| • | Push project work 'down' the organisation |
| • | Involve people in a systematic and participative manner |
| • | Champion projects |
| • | Lead projects |
| • | Kick-start, refocus and review projects |
| • | Use the UIMPROVE Projects Framework, associated methodologies and tools |
| • | Work with a Facilitator |
Processes
| • | Understand Systems Thinking |
| • | Work on a process to analyse and improve it |
| • | Measure how a process is performing |
| • | Manage routine operation |
| • | Set up day-to-day work so that it runs smoothly |
Meetings
| • | Run effective meetings |
| • | Use tools and techniques in meetings |
| • | Ensure balanced contribution and participation at meetings |
| • | Be aware of how their behaviour affects meetings |
| • | Model positive meeting behaviours |
| • | Work with a Facilitator |
Style and structure
What participants learn is practical, tried-and-tested and underpinned by good theory. The programme comprises three interlocking modules. Participants will need to attend the whole programme as the modules are not designed to stand-alone. Within each module there will be a mixture of:
| • | Input - both educational and skills-based |
| • | Application of the learning to real-life situations |
| • | Learning from what others are doing |
| • | Surgery work - we will use our extensive experience to answer any tricky questions |
| • | Planning and review of real work undertaken between modules |
Download
Click here for the Strategic Improvement Programme Briefing Note.
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| Strategic Improvement Programme for Weaver Vale Housing Trust |
Strategic Improvement Programme for NHS Newcastle and North Tyneside Community Health |
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| You can hear Steve Jennings, Chief Executive of WVHT speak at the 2010 UIMPROVE Facilitators Conference | See the video of Maurya Cushlow at the 2009 UIMPROVE Facilitators Conference |