This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

Here’s what a typical company looks like after reaching 50 employees: processes rely on heroes, not systems. Each department operates in its own rhythm. Metrics exist for reporting, not for management. The CEO is busy putting out fires instead of focusing on strategy. And the person trying to bring order does it without tools, authority, or a systematic approach.

This is not a people problem. This is the absence of an operations function.

Business Operations Manager is an 8-session course by Mike Pritula, who has trained 150,000+ professionals across 185 countries and built operational systems in companies from Preply to Wargaming. This is not a course about tasks and control. It’s about turning chaos into a scalable operational system that grows with the business.

The Operations Manager role is one of the most in-demand—and least understood—in business. It is often confused with a Project Manager, an executive assistant to the CEO, or “the person responsible for everything.” In reality, Ops is a strategic management function that creates the company’s “nervous system”: processes, metrics, rhythms, and team alignment.

What makes this course different: Ops is treated as a CEO-level business function, not a set of tactical tasks. You’ll get ready-to-use frameworks, templates, and tools you can apply the very next day.

Session 1 defines the role: why a business needs Ops, how it differs from PM and COO, key responsibilities, and models for implementing the Ops function in companies of different sizes.

Session 2 dives into processes: end-to-end thinking, mapping key processes, minimum viable regulations, and the bureaucratic mistakes that kill efficiency.

Session 3 teaches metrics: input, output, and outcome indicators, leading and lagging metrics, operational dashboards, and ownership of results.

Session 4 focuses on efficiency: where companies lose time and money, bottlenecks, queues, idle time, quick wins, and when automation is truly needed.

Session 5 is about alignment: why teams don’t connect, cross-functional processes, operational rhythms, and how not to turn meetings into empty formalities.

Session 6 covers managing chaos: why order keeps breaking, Ops during growth, resistance to change, and when to stabilize vs. rebuild.

Session 7 is about tools: workflow systems, dashboards, data sources, common automation mistakes, and designing a target Ops system.

Session 8 focuses on career: how to prove business value, ROI of operations, career paths from Ops to COO, and your personal roadmap.

Companies with a strong Ops function grow predictably. Companies without it grow heroically—but chaotically. The difference is not leadership talent, but the presence of a system.

Don’t wait until chaos becomes unmanageable. Become the leader who builds systems instead of putting out fires.

Enroll now and start bringing order to your processes today.

Lifetime access to all materials. Active instructor support in Q&A. Certificate of Completion (Udemy). Practical skills for work and career. Real business cases and projects. Access to the student community. A program valued at $1000, available at a significant discount thanks to the platform.