Business and management

Short and intensive practical courses for managers and entrepreneurs

In partnership with Oxentia - Oxford University's Global Innovation Consultancy

Business and management training for professionals through our Continuing Professional Development Centre in partnership with Oxentia (the University’s Global Innovation Consultancy) and academic and industry experts.

The 12 one-day courses below can be taken separately or a part of a one-week and two-week discount package.

Week 1

Managing Innovative Technology (Mon 9 July)
Open Innovation: Empowering Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (Tues 10 July)
Taking Software and Digital Ideas to Market (Weds 11 July)
Strategic Planning and Foresight: Learning from and Managing for the Future (Thurs 12 July)
Agile Project Management (Fri 13 July)
Agile Project Management Practical Workshop (Sat 14 July)

Details of the discount registration for Week 1

Week 2

Applying Knowledge Management: Principles and Practices (Mon 16 July)
Successful Change Management (Tues 17 July)
Project Risk Management (Weds 18 July)
Essentials of Project Management (Thurs 19 July)
Advanced Project Management (Fri 20 July)
Lean Six Sigma Leadership Yellow Belt (Sat 21 July)

Details of the discount registration for Week 2

Other courses

Systems Engineering Fast-Track

Systems Engineering Fast-Track (17-20 September 2018) Learn how to design and manage complex systems.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (28 - 31 January 2019) Learn how to practice Lean Six Sigma in your organisation and to affect significant and meaningful change.

Ask us about tailored courses for groups - we can arrange bespoke courses in Oxford or in-house.

"I was attracted to the CPD course in Advanced Project Management knowing that they were delivered by outstanding course tutors. The quality was superb - providing a soluble mixture of up-to-date academics with real-life experience...In fact, the course tutors have ways of turning complicated subjects into free-flowing information."

Okechukwu Obike (on Advanced Project Management)

Upcoming courses

Management and Business Skills: Discount Registration (Week 1)

Short courses, Professional development
Mon 09 Jul 2018 to 14 Jul 2018

This is a discount registration for those wishing to register on Week 1 of our Management and Business Skills courses.

Managing Innovative Technology

Short courses, Professional development
Mon 09 Jul 2018
9:00am-5:00pm

This course reviews the systems and context behind open innovation, licensing, accessing markets and patent/IP strategy based on Oxentia Ltd's experience of helping clients commercialise technology and IP in over 50 countries.

Open Innovation: Empowering Innovation and Knowledge Exchange

Professional development
Tue 10 Jul 2018
9:00am-5:00pm

This course covers issues relevant to open innovation and knowledge exchange. The course will be of particular relevance to those seeking to understand and deal with the challenges of open innovation and knowledge exchange.

Taking Software and Digital Ideas to Market

Professional development
Wed 11 Jul 2018
9:00am-5:00pm

This one-day course covers the priority issues when considering taking digital ideas to market and provides an overview of effective strategies to realise the market potential of digitally-based enterprise.

Applying Knowledge Management: Principles and Practices

Short courses, Professional development
Mon 16 Jul 2018
9:00am-5:00pm

This course provides a comprehensive insight into the main aspects of knowledge management and equips participants with the practical skills to build or begin the introduction of knowledge management interventions within an organisation.