Course description
Organisation design and development is a systematic response to the external operating environment to support change and improve performance. Considering the ‘hard’ (design) and ‘soft’ (development) elements of an organisation helps people professionals understand its current state and work towards a desired future state.
This Accredited Programme explores the nine standards within the Organisation Design and Development specialist area of the CIPD Profession Map. Divided into eight modules, the programme incorporates the evolution and impact of OD&D, the consultancy cycle, assessing diagnostic tools and design structures, and creating conditions for ‘good work’. Every module has a practical focus, so learners are able to develop and demonstrate market-leading capability and deliver organisational impact.
The programme includes a range of blended assets, including animations, videos, and downloadable resources, as well as space and activities to anchor your reflections on the content. It will encourage you to consider not only the content, but how it has been designed and delivered, and how this supports your practice. This provides practical and applicable knowledge and insights that you can use in your daily work.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Is this course right for me?
This Accredited Programme has been developed primarily for those with responsibility and accountability for the roles of organisation design and organisation development, including consultants. It is ideal for learners from a wider HR and/or L&D background who are working at or towards Chartered Member or Chartered Fellow of the CIPD.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
This course will enable you to:
- explain what organisation design and development is and why it is relevant to people professionals
- provide a deep dive into the nine standards within the Organisation Design and Development specialist area of the CIPD Profession Map
- share personal insights from OD&D experts
- offer you the opportunity to demonstrate how the programme has impacted on your practice, through the end of module assignments and the final marked submission.
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
- consider the range of consulting processes and styles and their implications for use
- apply a standard approach to consultancy which is relevant to OD&D (often referred to as the consultancy cycle)
- assess and apply organisation diagnostic tools
- intervene in a human system
- use predictions of major trends in the ‘to be’ organisation design
- assess which organisation design structures are most appropriate for organisational need and how to manage the design process, from inception to implementation
- influence the direction of organisation design and organisation development in your context.
Training Course Content
- Setting the context for OD&D
- Practice frameworks
- Consultancy practice
- Data gathering and diagnosing
- Interventions for organisation development
- Strategic influences on organisation design
- Organisation design structures
- Designing the conditions for good work
Course delivery details
You can complete this course in your own time and at your own pace, but we estimate that it will involve 50-70 hours of learning
You will be able to access the course for 12 months from purchase and the CIPD Learning Hub will remain accessible to you for 24 months.
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