Understanding Organizational Strategy and Capabilities
A four-week online course for technical professionals that will empower you with the essential skills needed to solve problems, innovate, and drive change.
- START DATE April 14, 2025
- TIME COMMITMENT 5 Hours per Week
- DURATION 4 Weeks
- FORMAT Online
- CEUs 1.3
- PRICE $999
SOLVE PROBLEMS, INNOVATE, AND DRIVE CHANGE
Master the fundamentals of organizational strategy and learn how to align your team and projects with broader business goals. This course teaches you how to prioritize value-driven products, break down complex systems into manageable tasks, and design new processes using the Four Principles of Dynamic Work Design. You will also explore the concept of capability and its impact on driving change, while gaining tools to effectively manage knowledge work through visual management techniques.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Successful leaders are able to influence their team to accomplish shared objectives. This course will introduce you to MIT’s-honed concept of “Dynamic Work Design” which allows teams to successfully drive the mission of an organization forward.
View the week by week schedule here.
MIT xPRO is collaborating with Global Alumni to deliver this online course in Spanish. Enrollment is managed through our collaborator, Global Alumni:
Enroll in this course in SPANISH (Estrategia de Management: Resolución de Problemas Críticos)
- Understand the relevance of organizational strategy and practice how to align your team, products, and efforts with it.
- Prioritize products that create value for the end user.
- Decompose your product systems into individual tasks, relationships, and entities to organize and conceptualize your work.
- Develop new processes by utilizing the Four Principles of Dynamic Work Design.
- Identify the notion of capability and its impact with implementing change.
- Design knowledge work effectively by utilizing visual management.
WHO SHOULD ENROLL
Busy, ambitious technical professionals looking to advance their soft skills and add more value to their teams and organizations.
Individual contributors who want to perform at their highest potential.
Early to mid-career managers intent on architecting successful, collaborative, and happy teams.
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HOW YOU WILL LEARN
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LEARN BY DOING
Practice processes and methods through simulations, assessments, case studies, and tools.
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LEARN FROM OTHERS
Connect with an international community of professionals while working on projects based on real-world examples.
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LEARN ON DEMAND
Access all of the content online and watch videos on the go.
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REFLECT AND APPLY
Bring your new skills to your organization, through examples from technical work environments and ample prompts for reflection.
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DEMONSTRATE YOUR SUCCESS
Earn a Professional Certificate and 1.25 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from MIT.
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LEARN FROM THE BEST
Gain insights from leading MIT faculty and industry experts.
WHAT LEARNERS ARE SAYING
Professionals from companies like Boeing, Boston Scientific, and the U.S. Air Force have completed this course.
MIT FACULTY AND INSTRUCTORS
COURSES IN THIS PROGRAM
To earn a Professional Certificate, you must complete the four courses in the program. For those who do not want to commit to the full program, courses can be taken on an individual basis. Savings apply when enrolling into the full program.
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