Driving Change with the McKinsey 7s Model Training Course

This intensive one-day program provides senior managers and decision-makers with the essential tools, strategies, and confidence required to effectively drive organizational change. The course covers both the structural and human dimensions of change, enabling participants to manage resistance, foster commitment, and achieve lasting transformation. Through a blend of theoretical concepts, real-world case studies, and hands-on exercises, attendees will depart with a comprehensive roadmap for initiating, managing, and embedding change within their organizations.

This one-day Change Management course provides employees with practical tools and strategies to navigate and adapt to organizational shifts, even without formal decision-making power. The training centers on understanding the nature of change, managing personal and team responses, and sustaining productivity and morale during transitions. Participants will explore how change affects individuals, discover methods to minimize resistance, and practice resilience-building techniques to thrive in dynamic work environments. By the end of the course, participants will be able to apply change management principles to their own roles, improving both their adaptability and their contribution to organizational success.

This instructor-led live training in Bulgaria (available online or onsite) targets stressed individuals aiming to manage their stress effectively and achieve a state of greater calm, clarity, and energy in their daily lives.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the distinction between distress and eustress.
• Articulate their personal stress indicators and relievers.
• Create a plan with specific routines to enhance calm, clarity and energy, while minimizing stress accumulated in the day.
• Shift negative emotions and boost positive ones using proven techniques.
• Deal with stress-causing disempowering beliefs around work, life, and relationships.

Kanban Management Professional 1 (KMP1) is an engaging two-day programme that blends instruction, collaborative discussions, and a fully immersive simulation to demonstrate how the Kanban Method enables individuals, teams, and organisations to effectively manage and enhance the delivery of products and services to customers.

The Kanban Method offers pragmatic, actionable, and evidence-based guidance for successful evolutionary change. It begins by acknowledging current practices and fosters incremental improvement while respecting existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles, encouraging leadership at every level. This approach allows organisations to gradually evolve their business processes, define and utilise relevant metrics to track progress, and significantly mitigate the risks associated with complex change initiatives.

Upon completing this course, you will possess a solid understanding of Kanban principles and general practices, along with the practical skills needed to confidently apply Kanban within your organisation.

What Will You Learn?
- Identify internal and external sources of dissatisfaction
- Analyse demand versus capability
- Model the knowledge discovery process
- Design Kanban systems and their visualisations
- Identify and prioritise improvements
- Choose cadences for activities
- Identify classes of service

Who Is This Course For?
Anyone involved in product development or knowledge work, including but not limited to:
Programme and delivery managers
Product and project managers
Product developers, software developers, and testers
Professionals working in operations or support roles
Business analysts
Senior management
Anyone interested in implementing Agile practices within their organisation

Target Audience: Managers seeking to enhance productivity through the implementation of 5S, ensuring they establish this critical concept correctly from the outset.

This training program is designed for professionals across all industries. It can be customized for various settings, including dental clinics, laboratories, and office environments. While not intended for academic study, it provides practical guidance on effectively implementing 5S.

The course is specifically aimed at leaders and change agents who wish to ensure that their introduction of 5S is executed properly.

Each participant will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience through a series of exercises demonstrating the effectiveness of the 5S methodology.

Upon completion of this training, you will be able to:

• Grasp how 5S works and improve efficiency by 10 to 30%
• Identify sources of waste and boost profitability
• Understand the rationale behind the five-step process and know how to apply it
• Utilize the necessary tools and procedures to optimize processes
• Create a concrete plan to introduce 5S into your workplace

If you are considering improving workplace efficiency, securing more orders, satisfying customers, and enhancing safety, this course is essential.

This instructor-led, live training session, offered online or onsite, targets beginner to intermediate professionals seeking to effectively introduce, implement, and sustain 5S practices within their organizations.

Are you facing challenges in implementing Agile within your organization? Is the prescribed change too rigid? Are your teams burdened with excessive work, leading to reduced productivity, yet still resistant to drastic transformations?

Opt for the “Alternative Path to Agility” and adopt an evolutionary, human-centric Change Management approach that enhances your existing processes rather than overhauling them.

The Kanban Method offers practical, actionable, and evidence-based guidance for achieving successful evolutionary change. It begins by acknowledging your current practices and respecting existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles. This approach enables organizations to gradually evolve their business processes, utilize relevant metrics to track progress, and significantly mitigate the risks linked to complex change initiatives.

If your team is overwhelmed, Kanban can help bring order to your work. It serves as a dynamic technique for managing processes and identifying bottlenecks.

This training equips you with the skills and knowledge necessary to apply Kanban in your work, enabling you to determine what tasks to prioritize now, what to defer, and what to eliminate from your to-do list entirely.

Learning Outcomes

This one-day course introduces the fundamentals of the Kanban Method® and serves as the entry point and starting stage for an alternative route to agility.

Participants will become familiar with the Kanban Method. They will learn to design and implement a basic Kanban board, understand different work item types and the risks associated with them. Attendees will gain knowledge of various Team Kanban board designs and styles, and know how to select the most appropriate design for their specific context. They will also become aware of the training roadmap and the value and benefits gained at each step along the “alternative path to agility.”

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for any professional involved in product development or knowledge work who is interested in exploring how Kanban can enhance working environments. Kanban is applicable across multiple organizational functions, from senior staff aiming to adopt Lean Management to delivery team members seeking to improve their working practices. Previous participants have held roles such as:

• Senior Management Positions (CxO)
• Program and Project Managers
• Product Managers, Product Owners, and Business Analysts
• Scrum Team Members
• Scrum Masters, Team Leads, and Change Agents
• Product & Software Developers & Testers
• Agile Coaches & Practitioners (Scrum, XP, DSDM, AgilePM, etc.)
• Other professionals, such as those in HR and Finance