Organizational Design - Leading Organizations in the Digital Age

Management training with blended learning: Online-Module & 3 day course in person

Why is organizational design and structure important to the success of an organization? Good organizational structure and design helps improve communication, increase productivity, enable business models and strategies and inspire innovation. It creates an environment where people can work effectively.

Many productivity and performance issues can be attributed to poor organizational design. Poor organizational design often results in, among other things, confusion within roles, a lack of coordination among functions, and failure implement business strategies. A company can have a clear mission, talented people, and great leaders, and still not perform well because of poor organizational design.

To be effective, the overall organization design must be aligned with the business strategy and the market environment in which the business operates. It must also have the right business controls, the right flexibility, the right incentives, the right people, and the right resources.

Question forms of organisation & adapt structures in an agile way

This program offers a deep insight into the topic of "agility", both from a practical and theoretical perspective. The aim is to question existing forms of organization. You will make structural adjustments that enable new forms of cooperation in order to meet current challenges. In addition, you will work on your own leadership style and learn how to implement agile tools in everyday management.

Agility is not only a concept for organizations, but also a mindset for everyone. It is about adapting quickly to changing environments and challenges and focusing much more on people and their needs. It also creates a space for innovation and creativity. The knowledge of agile organizations opens up new possibilities:

After these 3 days you will have learned methods and tools to redesign your organization and you will know how to adapt your business to the challenges of the digital world.

What you will learn

• Implementing agility in the organization

• Learn about new developments in the digital economy and digital business models

• Agile working methods such as Business Model Canvas, SCRUM Board, Lean Start-Up and Design Thinking

• Methods and tools to redesign your organization to adopt to a digital reality

Official Degree - WU Certificate

After completing the program you will receive an official certificate by the Vienna University of Economics and Business.