Establish and manage: business operating systems

Business operating systems refer to all the systems a business requires to operate, and consist of policies, processes and rules for how business activities are carried out. 

It requires thorough consideration, planning, development, tools and continuous improvement to establish and maintain high performing business operating systems. 

Carefully defined and designed business operating systems enable businesses to run more efficiently, autonomously and enhances their potential to achieve their goals. Developing a business operating system affords greater control over a businesss growth, ensures consistency in performance and results, and helps with risk management thus saving time and resources in the long run.

This course has been designed to help you determine what business operating systems can be implemented based on the size and needs of your business. 

Key Topics

• Purpose of business operating systems 
• Types of business operating systems 
• Considerations when choosing business operating systems 
• Implementing and managing business operating systems 

This course consists of one online course and one online assessment.

This module forms the Practice Management component of the My Firm. My Future. Framework. It is designed to complement other modules in the My Firm. My Future. suite.

We recommend learners also complete the course titled Review and plan: Business operating systems which helps users to evaluate the performance of established business operating systems.