Operational Excellence for Water and Municipal Service Delivery
Municipalities and utilities across Africa are under pressure to deliver reliable water and services with tight budgets and ageing infrastructure. This course applies operational excellence thinking to public service delivery, focusing on reducing losses, backlogs, and repeat failures. Delegates learn to map service processes and use simple improvement tools so communities receive more dependable service.
What you will be able to do
Apply operational excellence principles to public and municipal services.
Map a service delivery process and identify delays and failure points.
Reduce losses, backlogs, and repeat service failures with structured methods.
Use performance indicators to manage service reliability day to day.
Engage frontline crews and residents in improvement efforts.
Build a practical improvement plan within municipal resource limits.
Course outline
01Operational Excellence in the Public Sector
02Mapping Service Delivery Processes
03Reducing Water Losses and Failures
04Managing Backlogs and Response Times
05Service Performance Indicators
06Engaging Crews and Communities
07Improvement Planning Within Constraints
Who should attend
This course suits managers, engineers, and supervisors in municipalities, water boards, and public utilities who are responsible for improving the reliability and quality of service delivery.
Dates, venues and fees
Dates
Venue
Days
Fee
Calendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026
Durban
3
R13,000
24 to 26 Aug 2026
Johannesburg
3
R13,000
7 to 9 Sep 2026
Mauritius
3
US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026
Dubai
3
US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026
Lagos
3
US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026
Harare
3
US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026
Kampala
3
US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026
Dar es Salaam
3
US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026
Pretoria
3
R13,000
26 to 28 Oct 2026
Cape Town
3
R13,000
9 to 11 Nov 2026
Online
3
US$900
16 to 18 Nov 2026
Mozambique
3
US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026
Cairo
3
US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026
Accra
3
US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026
Lusaka
3
US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026
Kigali
3
US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026
Nairobi
3
US$1,500
Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.
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