Applied professional learning

Manage Up When Priorities Keep Changing

Make competing requests and capacity visible.

Identify requests, effort, dependencies and committed deadlines. Show the consequences of changing the order.

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Illustrative scene: a manager and employee re-order priority cards next to a capacity calendar, visibly choosing which work to postpone.

YOUR LEARNING OUTCOMES

What you will be able to do.

Professionals and managers.

Identify requests, effort, dependencies and committed deadlines.
Show the consequences of changing the order.
Clarify what can interrupt work and who resolves conflicts.
Use concise updates to confirm choices and capacity trade-offs.

WHAT YOU WILL CREATE

Priority agreement, decision log, and a conversation about capacity and trade-offs.

IN PRACTICE

A situation you could face.

Your manager changes direction several times a week. Work is started, abandoned and restarted. Create a practical agreement about priorities and decisions.

YOUR TASK

Use concise updates to confirm choices and capacity trade-offs.

Illustrative learning scenario.

CURRICULUM

Your learning path.

4 modules

Map the competing work

Identify requests, effort, dependencies and committed deadlines.

Prepare the priority conversation

Show the consequences of changing the order.

Agree decision rules

Clarify what can interrupt work and who resolves conflicts.

Keep a shared record

Use concise updates to confirm choices and capacity trade-offs.

THE EXPERIENCE

Practice with a purpose.

100% onlineNo in-person attendance required.

Self-directed cases, practical exercises and worked examples. Your invitation confirms the learning materials, delivery format and support included.

Understand the decision

Define the question and the evidence a useful answer needs.

Test your judgement

Apply the method to a realistic case and explain your choices.

Review the quality

Use explicit criteria to judge the result and improve the work.

ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION

Before you apply.

Are courses delivered online?

Course materials, exercises and any included coaching or live sessions are delivered online. No in-person attendance required.

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Why do I need to apply?

We review your background and any goals or motivation you choose to share to assess programme fit. There is no payment when you apply.

How do intakes work?

We welcome new participants in intakes over time. Apply for access and we will email you when the next intake opens for this programme.

When can I start?

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What does the fee cover?

Self-directed cases, practical exercises and worked examples. Your invitation confirms the learning materials, delivery format and support included. The €99 shown is an estimated fee per person. We will confirm what is included, the final price and any applicable taxes before you decide to join.

Will I receive a certificate?

Your invitation will explain what you need to complete, how your work will be assessed and whether the programme includes a certificate. Any Academy certificate is separate from an accredited academic qualification.

Who is behind the Academy?

Scipio Academy draws on practical expertise from senior alumni of McKinsey, BCG and Bain. We will share details of the programme contributors and reviewers with your invitation. The firms do not sponsor or endorse these programmes.