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Quality & Operational Excellence

Customer-Centric Quality: Voice of the Customer and Service Quality

Quality ultimately means meeting and exceeding customer expectations. This course shows how to capture the voice of the customer, translate it into measurable quality requirements and improve service delivery across touchpoints. Participants learn customer research methods, service quality models, complaint management, customer journey analysis and service recovery, and they explore how to link customer satisfaction and loyalty measures with operational quality metrics. Practical workshops help participants design a customer-centric quality improvement plan.

5 days Classroom or live online English
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Why attend

From knowledge to real-world impact.

Organisations often measure internal quality indicators that do not reflect what customers actually experience. This course helps you listen to customers systematically, identify the service gaps that matter most and improve quality in ways customers notice and value.

Workplace challenges

Professional Problems This Course Is Designed to Solve

The programme explores practical approaches to the following challenges. Results depend on how the learning is applied in your organisation.

  • Difficulty translating subject knowledge into practical workplace decisions.
  • Inconsistent approaches to the activities covered in the course outline.
  • Lack of a structured plan for applying and reviewing new skills.
Course methodology

How you will learn.

Participants learn through case studies, customer research exercises, service gap analysis, complaint handling simulations, journey mapping and development of an improvement plan.

Course objectives

What you'll take away.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the principles of customer-centric quality management
  • Capture and analyse the voice of the customer
  • Translate customer needs into measurable quality requirements
  • Identify and close service quality gaps
  • Manage complaints and service recovery effectively
  • Link customer feedback to continuous improvement
Target audience

Who should attend.

This course is suitable for:

  • Quality managers and quality professionals
  • Customer service and customer experience managers
  • Operations managers in service organisations
  • Process improvement practitioners
  • Front-line team leaders
Target competencies

Capabilities you will build.

Participants will develop competencies in:

  • Voice of the customer
  • Service quality measurement
  • Customer journey analysis
  • Complaint management
  • Service recovery
  • Customer-focused improvement
Course outline

Your learning journey.

A focused, practical outline with time to explore, apply and reflect.

Day 1Quality Through the Customer's Eyes

  1. 09:00–09:54Defining quality from the customer's perspective
  2. 09:54–10:48Customer expectations, perceptions and satisfaction
  3. 10:48–11:00Service quality dimensions
  4. 11:00–11:30Coffee break
  5. 11:30–12:12Service quality dimensions (continued)
  6. 12:12–13:06The cost of poor customer quality
  7. 13:06–14:00Exercise: Assessing customer focus in your organisation

Day 2Capturing the Voice of the Customer

  1. 09:00–09:54Surveys, interviews, focus groups and feedback analysis
  2. 09:54–10:48Net Promoter Score, satisfaction and effort measures
  3. 10:48–11:00Text and sentiment analysis of feedback
  4. 11:00–11:30Coffee break
  5. 11:30–12:12Text and sentiment analysis of feedback (continued)
  6. 12:12–13:06Translating needs into requirements
  7. 13:06–14:00Workshop: Designing a voice-of-the-customer programme

Day 3Service Quality Gaps and Journeys

  1. 09:00–09:54Service quality gap model
  2. 09:54–10:48Customer journey mapping and touchpoint analysis
  3. 10:48–11:00Service standards and service-level agreements
  4. 11:00–11:30Coffee break
  5. 11:30–12:12Service standards and service-level agreements (continued)
  6. 12:12–13:06Front-line empowerment
  7. 13:06–14:00Exercise: Mapping a customer journey

Day 4Complaints and Service Recovery

  1. 09:00–09:54Complaint management processes
  2. 09:54–10:48Root cause analysis of complaints
  3. 10:48–11:00Service recovery principles
  4. 11:00–11:30Coffee break
  5. 11:30–12:12Service recovery principles (continued)
  6. 12:12–13:06Turning complaints into improvements
  7. 13:06–14:00Simulation: Handling complaint scenarios

Day 5Building a Customer-Centric Quality System

  1. 09:00–09:54Linking customer metrics to quality KPIs
  2. 09:54–10:48Integrating customer focus into the quality management system
  3. 10:48–11:00Engaging leaders and employees
  4. 11:00–11:30Coffee break
  5. 11:30–12:12Engaging leaders and employees (continued)
  6. 12:12–13:06Continuous improvement cycles
  7. 13:06–14:00Capstone: Customer-centric quality improvement plan

The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.

Dates & venues

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Confirmed dates accept registration requests. Tentative dates are enquiry only.

Dubai 9 Nov - 13 Nov 2026
Confirmed dates
€3,150.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 9 Nov - 13 Nov 2026
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Frankfurt 23 Nov - 27 Nov 2026
Confirmed dates
€2,650.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 23 Nov - 27 Nov 2026
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Vienna 30 Nov - 4 Dec 2026
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€2,940.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 30 Nov - 4 Dec 2026
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Kuala Lumpur 7 Dec - 11 Dec 2026
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€1,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 7 Dec - 11 Dec 2026
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Paris 14 Dec - 18 Dec 2026
Confirmed dates
€2,860.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 14 Dec - 18 Dec 2026
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Istanbul 11 Jan - 15 Jan 2027
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€2,650.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 11 Jan - 15 Jan 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Amsterdam 25 Jan - 29 Jan 2027
Confirmed dates
€2,540.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 25 Jan - 29 Jan 2027
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Singapore 8 Feb - 12 Feb 2027
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€2,820.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 8 Feb - 12 Feb 2027
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€1,250.-Register
London 22 Feb - 26 Feb 2027
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€2,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 22 Feb - 26 Feb 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Rome 1 Mar - 5 Mar 2027
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€2,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 1 Mar - 5 Mar 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Dubai 8 Mar - 12 Mar 2027
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€3,150.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 8 Mar - 12 Mar 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Frankfurt 22 Mar - 26 Mar 2027
Confirmed dates
€2,650.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 22 Mar - 26 Mar 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Kuala Lumpur 12 Apr - 16 Apr 2027
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€1,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 12 Apr - 16 Apr 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Cape Town 19 Apr - 23 Apr 2027
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€1,890.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 19 Apr - 23 Apr 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Paris 26 Apr - 30 Apr 2027
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€2,860.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 26 Apr - 30 Apr 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Istanbul 10 May - 14 May 2027
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€2,650.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 10 May - 14 May 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Amsterdam 24 May - 28 May 2027
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€2,540.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 24 May - 28 May 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Singapore 14 Jun - 18 Jun 2027
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€2,820.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 14 Jun - 18 Jun 2027
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€1,250.-Register
London 21 Jun - 25 Jun 2027
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€2,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 21 Jun - 25 Jun 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Cape Town 28 Jun - 2 Jul 2027
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€1,890.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 28 Jun - 2 Jul 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Dubai 12 Jul - 16 Jul 2027
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€3,150.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 12 Jul - 16 Jul 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Frankfurt 26 Jul - 30 Jul 2027
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€2,650.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 26 Jul - 30 Jul 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Kuala Lumpur 9 Aug - 13 Aug 2027
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€1,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 9 Aug - 13 Aug 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Paris 23 Aug - 27 Aug 2027
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€2,860.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 23 Aug - 27 Aug 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Barcelona 30 Aug - 3 Sept 2027
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€2,840.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 30 Aug - 3 Sept 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Istanbul 13 Sept - 17 Sept 2027
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€2,650.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 13 Sept - 17 Sept 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Amsterdam 20 Sept - 24 Sept 2027
Confirmed dates
€2,540.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 20 Sept - 24 Sept 2027
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Singapore 11 Oct - 15 Oct 2027
Confirmed dates
€2,820.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 11 Oct - 15 Oct 2027
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register
Rome 18 Oct - 22 Oct 2027
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€2,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 18 Oct - 22 Oct 2027
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€1,250.-Register
London 25 Oct - 29 Oct 2027
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€2,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 25 Oct - 29 Oct 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Dubai 8 Nov - 12 Nov 2027
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€3,150.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 8 Nov - 12 Nov 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Frankfurt 22 Nov - 26 Nov 2027
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€2,650.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 22 Nov - 26 Nov 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Kuala Lumpur 6 Dec - 10 Dec 2027
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€1,450.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 6 Dec - 10 Dec 2027
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€1,250.-Register
Paris 13 Dec - 17 Dec 2027
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€2,860.-Register
Online Live virtual classroom 13 Dec - 17 Dec 2027
Confirmed dates
€1,250.-Register

Good to know

A few things to know.

How is the course delivered?

Our classroom programmes combine facilitated discussion, case studies, exercises and reflection. The precise format will be confirmed before enrolment.

Can you deliver this programme for our team?

Yes, you can enquire about a tailored programme. Share your goals, group size and preferred dates with our learning team.

Will I receive a certificate?

Participants who complete the programme receive a Smart Horizon certificate of attendance. Smart Horizon programmes are not externally accredited and do not award a professional qualification, licence or designation. Where a course title or outline refers to a professional certification (for example, AACE International's Certified Cost Professional), the programme supports learning and preparation only; the credential itself is awarded solely by the relevant professional body under its own application and examination requirements.

What should I confirm before booking travel?

Please confirm the session, exact venue, accessibility arrangements, fees and any visa requirements with the team before arranging travel. Tentative dates are not confirmed sessions.

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