Connect processes, roles and decisions

Connect tasks, information flows, roles and decision rights in a structural model. Design approvals, interfaces and escalation paths, and review feasibility and transparent governance. AI-supported workflows can form part of the case. The advanced programme’s stated entry requirements apply.

For a shared organisational challenge, explore the corporate formats. The German-language Journal discusses AI and work design.

Who is this programme for?

For experienced professionals, leaders, transformation teams and consultants.

What you will produce

↗A process and decision architecture

↗A roles and governance model

↗An early-indicator and data-quality concept

↗An actionable implementation roadmap

The curriculum

System diagnosis and structural design8 live hours: understand value creation, bottlenecks, dependencies and interfaces.
Governance and decision architecture8 live hours: design accountability, decision rights and feedback loops.
Predictive Structures8 live hours: connect early indicators, scenarios, data quality and human oversight.
Implementation and scaling8 live hours: piloting, adoption, measurement and continuous improvement.
Capstone and defence24 hours of project work including review: design and present an actionable structural model for your own context.

Prerequisites

Certified Methods Expert or a documented equivalent portfolio assessed by AQPS. Methods Expert is not included in the standalone price of this advanced programme.

Assessment & certificate

At least 80% live attendance and 70/100 on the capstone. Rubric: diagnosis (20), architecture and governance (30), data and early indicators (20), implementation (20), reflection (10). A 30-minute project defence completes the assessment. One reassessment within twelve months is included.

Institute-issued “AQPS Certified Structural Expert” certificate. Together with Methods Expert, it completes the AQPS Expert Pathway. Certification is issued by AQPS. It is not an academic degree and no external accreditation is claimed.

Planned 2027 delivery

German: 8, 15, 22 and 29 April 2027; project defence 20 May. English: 12 and 19 May, 2 and 9 June 2027; project defence 30 June. Live days: 09:00–17:30 Europe/Vienna.

A maximum of 16 participants per planned cohort. Faculty and delivery are confirmed before a binding booking.

Certified Structural Expert