Highpro International
Shared Services Automation & Productivity Transformation
Highpro Executive Transformation Series · Sydney 2027 · Operational

Shared Services Automation Productivity Transformation

Manual, repetitive workflows and low productivity

Next EditionSydney, Australia
Dates12 Apr 2027 – 14 Apr 2027
Duration3-5 days
FormatExecutive programme + applied lab
FromUS$ 2,395
01 · Programme overview

Shared Services Automation & Productivity TransformationManual, repetitive workflows and low productivity

Redesign support workflows using standardisation, automation and AI.

Identify where value is created, captured and eroded across your institution — and where targeted intervention will produce disproportionate returns.

Isolate the structural shifts in operating model, governance or capability that separate incremental improvement from genuine transformation.

Assess whether your leadership team has the alignment, mandate and capability to sustain transformation beyond the programme room.

Evaluate whether your institution can convert decisions into execution — the capability, accountability and culture required to deliver.

Why this programme matters

THIS IS NOT TRAINING. It is leadership for institutional transformation.

Redesign support workflows using standardisation, automation and AI.

THE BOARDROOM

Where institutional decisions are made.

02 · Is this senior enough for me?

Designed for leaders with decisions to make.

01Shared Service Heads
02COOs
03CIOs
Shared Services Automation & Productivity Transformation
03 · Programme outcomes

Programme Outcomes

A board-ready transformation blueprint
A prioritised implementation roadmap
A diagnostic of the institution's current position
Executive capability in the transformation discipline
A governance and accountability framework
A peer network of senior institutional leaders
04 · The three-day executive journey

Three days. One coherent transformation.

Redesign support workflows using standardisation, automation and AI.

The three-day executive journey
DayStageFocusCoverage
01UNDERSTANDProcess automation governance.Lower cost.
  • Strategic context assessment
  • Stakeholder mapping
  • Performance baseline diagnosis
02DIAGNOSERoot causes and pressure points.faster cycle times.
  • Root cause analysis
  • Pressure point mapping
  • Capability gap assessment
03DESIGNThe transformation architecture.improved accuracy.
  • Operating model redesign
  • Governance architecture
  • Capability framework design
05 · Programme outline

Programme Outline

A decision-grade view of the sessions, frameworks, discussions and outputs your executives will work through.

Begin by establishing a shared understanding of the institution's current position, the external forces acting upon it, and the gap between where it is and where it needs to be.

  • Morning: Strategic context and institutional assessment
  • Afternoon: Diagnostic frameworks and baseline analysis
  • Executive discussion: What is really driving this challenge?

Move beneath the symptoms to the structural root causes. Map the pressure points where targeted intervention will create disproportionate leverage.

  • Morning: Root cause diagnosis and structural analysis
  • Afternoon: Pressure point mapping and prioritisation
  • Framework: Institutional diagnostic canvas

Architect the transformation. Redesign the operating model, governance structures and capability framework required to move from the current state to the target state.

  • Morning: Operating model and governance design
  • Afternoon: Capability architecture and roadmap
  • Executive discussion: What must change structurally?
06 · Who will lead the learning?

Faculty with depth, not celebrity.

Senior practitioners who have led transformation inside the institutions they now teach — matched to the challenge this programme addresses.

James Okonkwo

James Okonkwo

Lead Faculty · Operational Excellence

Former Chief Operating Officer at a pan-African manufacturing group. Reengineered production systems across 14 plants in 7 countries. 15 years in industrial operations and process transformation.

Samuel Adeyemi

Samuel Adeyemi

Programme Director · Operational & Service Transformation

Former Director of Operations at a pan-African retail group. Led operational transformation across 200+ outlets. 14 years in operational excellence, service delivery and execution discipline.

Chen Wei Zhang

Chen Wei Zhang

Lead Faculty · Operational Transformation (Manufacturing)

Former Head of Manufacturing Excellence at a global automotive group. Led the Industry 4.0 transformation across 8 plants. 16 years in advanced manufacturing and operational transformation.

07 · Programme sessions

Choose the session that fits your calendar.

This programme runs as independently selectable sessions. Each session follows the same core academic architecture while reflecting its regional executive context.

08 · Programme investment

Bring one leader. Or align the whole team.

Institutional delegation pricing is designed to make cross-functional participation practical and to increase the value of implementation after the programme.

Shared Services Automation & Productivity Transformation — delegation investment
DelegationPer delegateParticipationTerms
Individual ExecutiveUS$2,500One delegateOne delegate. Full three-day executive programme.
Transformation TeamUS$1,5005 or more delegatesPer person for 5 or more delegates.
Delegation fees are stated per delegate in US dollars. Accommodation and travel are arranged separately by the delegate or their institution.
09 · Executive ROI calculator

Translate attendance into an institutional case.

Estimate the financial value required for this programme to pay back its participation cost. This is a planning tool, not a promise of financial return.

Programme feesUS$2,500
Total estimated investmentUS$4,000
Illustrative annual value createdUS$5,000
Illustrative net valueUS$1,000
Break-even improvement required4.0%

Illustrative only. Actual organisational outcomes depend on implementation, authority, context and the assumptions entered above. HIGHpro does not guarantee financial returns.

10 · What returns to the institution?

Leave your edition with a transformation blueprint.

Lower cost. faster cycle times. improved accuracy.

From insight → to institutional execution
Shared Services Automation & Productivity Transformation
11 · Is the organisation credible?

Built around institutional realities.

Over a decade of executive development across government, finance, industry and development sectors — a track record built on institutional transformation, not short-course training.
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13 · Questions before you nominate

The questions executives ask first.

Answered from this programme's own terms: who it is for, how it runs, what it leaves you with, what it costs and when it is delivered.

Yes. Highpro encourages institutional delegation. You can nominate yourself, members of your team, or a full institutional delegation. Nominating two or more executives unlocks Institutional Delegation Rates.
14 · What do I do next?

Turn interest into an executive decision.

Nominate yourself, reserve places for your leadership team, or request an institutional proposal for a larger delegation.