Operational Excellence · Professional · MBE™
SOM
Mastering Strategic Operations Management
Operational Excellence
Professional level
30 Hours
17 Modules
Self-paced
Learn at your own pace
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SOM
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- Learn at your own pace, anytime and anywhere
- Structured, practical content built around real-world application
- Digital resources, tools, and templates to support your learning
- Verifiable certification recognizing demonstrated proficiency
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About the SOM Certification
Gain valuable insights into operational strategy, performance management, process optimization, governance systems, and continuous improvement frameworks. The course helps professionals develop the leadership skills needed to manage complex operations and deliver measurable value.
What You Will Learn
- Understand strategic operations management principles.
- Align operations with business objectives.
- Identify bottlenecks, waste, and process losses.
- Improve flow, productivity, and quality.
- Integrate Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, and TOC concepts.
- Build operational dashboards and KPIs.
- Strengthen governance and performance management.
- Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives.
What you take away
Skills You'll Build
Strategic Operations Management
Operational Excellence
Performance Management
Process Optimization
Core Topics
Who Is This Course For?
Operations managers
Align operations strategy with business goals and capacity
Business leaders
Turn operational performance into lasting competitive advantage
Process improvement professionals
Redesign processes for flow, quality and efficiency
Transformation teams
Lead operational change that sticks
Supply chain practitioners
Coordinate operations and supply chain decisions for better service
Continuous improvement specialists
Scale improvement from local projects to strategic programs
What's Included?
Self-paced modules you can revisit anytime- Digital study resources and templates
- Knowledge checks and practice assessments
- The fee includes course, examination and certification fees
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Certification terms and policies apply
Course Outline
- From Craft Production to Strategic Operations
- Operations as a Source of Competitive Advantage
- The Operations Strategy Hierarchy: Corporate, Business, and Functional
- Order Winners, Order Qualifiers, and the Voice of the Customer
Complete the professional assessment to earn the SOM credential
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