Leading an Agile and Resilient Organisation

Make sure your organisation gets to the opportunity space first

Building an agile and resilient organisation enables you to overcome obstacles, by designing systems and processes that allow you to move quickly.

In this Postgraduate Award, you will explore why agility in organisations is essential for success in an increasingly complex, volatile and uncertain world. You will take a deep dive into the concept of agility, and gain tools and frameworks, which will enable you to develop agile capabilities within your organisation. Through case studies, you will be able to see how these frameworks apply in real-life settings and build an understanding of strategies, structures and culture that reflect an agile and resilient organisation.

You will also explore the pivotal role of leadership as the driving force for agility, taking the time to reflect upon your leadership practice in this context.

Start Date 9 April 2024
Duration 4 days
Location London - The Shard
Format Part-time
Fees £4,200 *

* See fees and funding for fees breakdown.

Duration

This Postgraduate Award will run across four days of face-to-face teaching at our London base in The Shard, with a six week window to complete your assignments.

Structure

Day one: You will explore what an agile organisation is, and the emergence of agile organisations in a VUCA world.
Day two: You will delve into the three dimensions of agility: Leadership, Strategy and Organisation, and explore how to develop an organisational culture to support learning and continuous change.
Day three: You will discover how to develop the mind-set and practices of an agile leader, whilst also looking at language and organisational agility in practice.
Day four: You will explore organisational design for agility, and how to embed and measure agility in your organisation.

Your learning will be consolidated into two assignments, a reflective paper and a case study applying the concepts and theories from the module to critically assess the agile capabilities of an organisation and to make recommendations for strengthening competencies.

What will you learn?

You will have a deepened understanding and be able to critically evaluate the concept of organisational agility with supporting theory
You will develop an understanding of how leadership can be a driving force for agility, and reflect on your leadership practice in this context
You will be able to critically evaluate the agile capabilities of your organisation from the perspective of leadership, strategy, and organisation
You will be able to apply tools and frameworks from the module to develop your organisational strategies that enhance agility and resilience
You will be able to evaluate and understand the culture of your organisation and implement cultural change that supports organisational agility, learning and continuous change.

“The pace of change and level of disruption faced by most companies today, means the idea of sustainable competitive advantage is all but redundant. Instead organisations need to build the dynamic capabilities that enable them to react quickly to rapidly changing circumstances. In short, companies need to become more agile.”

Tim Wray Course Director

Benefits to you and your business

Applied learning - Each Postgraduate Award provides knowledge, tools and strategies to take straight back to the workplace. Assignments directly link what is learnt in the classroom to your organisation.
Flexible on time - This Postgraduate Award will run across four days of face-to-face teaching at our London base in The Shard, with a six week window to complete your assignments.
Flexible on finance - You can pay for each Postgraduate Award individually, allowing you to build up to higher awards gradually, when budget allows.

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Start Date 9 April 2024
Duration 4 days
Location London - The Shard
Format Part-time
Fees £4,200 *

* See fees and funding for fees breakdown.

Qualifications Available

Postgraduate Award

Postgraduate Awards (PGAs) can be a great way back into higher education if you haven’t studied for a while.

Through a concentrated period of study you will rapidly delve into a subject area and develop projects to apply directly to your organisation.

They can enhance your working practice or prepare you to make the change you want to see in your career.

This qualification is accredited by the University of Warwick.

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Postgraduate Certificate

Successful completion of three Postgraduate Awards will grant you a Postgraduate Certificate.

It is ideal if you aren't sure whether you want to take your studies onto the Executive Diploma level, but want to make your mark with an accredited qualification from the University of Warwick, and enhance your CV.

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Executive Diplomas

Successful completion of four themed Postgraduate Awards, plus an assessed Project Module (40 credits), will grant you an Executive Diploma in one of our specialist subject areas.

You can complete your Executive Diploma in just over one year, through four modules each studied over four days. If you need to, you have up to five years to complete your Executive Diploma. This is an accredited qualification, awarded by the University of Warwick.

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Design your own Executive Diploma

You can completely tailor your qualification by completing any four Postgraduate Awards from our selection of subject areas below, plus the assessed Project Module (40 credits) to gain an Executive Diploma in Advanced Management.

If you need to, you have up to five years to complete your Executive Diploma.

This is an accredited qualification, awarded by the University of Warwick.

View the Executive Diploma in Advanced Management