Operational Resilience: Frameworks for Global Disruptions

Welcome to course: Operational Resilience: Frameworks for Global Disruptions by MTF Institute

Operational resilience has become a critical capability for modern organizations. Global disruptions—from supply chain breakdowns and geopolitical risk to economic volatility, climate events, and rapid technological change—are now part of everyday operations. Organizations that succeed are those that can anticipate disruption, manage risk, and adapt quickly.

Operational Resilience: Frameworks for Global Disruptions is a practical course for operations managers, supply chain professionals, risk managers, and business leaders who want to build resilient operations that can withstand shocks and recover fast.

The course goes beyond traditional business continuity planning and focuses on operational resilience frameworks that help organizations identify vulnerabilities, reduce operational risk, and strengthen critical processes. You will learn how to assess operational risk, map dependencies, identify single points of failure, and design agile, flexible operating models.

Key topics include risk assessment and impact analysis, crisis management and communication, supply chain resilience and diversification, scenario planning, and future-proofing operations. You will also explore how technology, data visibility, and digital tools can improve early warning, response, and recovery during disruptions.

A strong emphasis is placed on practical application. Through real-world case studies and hands-on exercises, you will apply resilience strategies to operations, supply chains, and organizational processes. The course concludes with an implementation toolkit, including risk heat maps, scenario planning templates, crisis response frameworks, and a step-by-step roadmap for embedding operational resilience across your organization.

By the end of the course, you will have the skills, frameworks, and confidence to design, implement, and lead resilient operations—capable of managing uncertainty, responding to global disruptions, and sustaining long-term performance.

Course Author

Dr. Alex Amoroso, PhD
Lead UX & Product Researcher | Head of School (MTF)

Dr. Alex Amoroso is a Senior UX and Product Researcher with over 10 years of experience helping organisations turn research and data into better product decisions.

Her work sits at the intersection of research, product strategy, and decision-making. She has conducted large-scale studies with over 6,000 users across B2B and B2C environments, producing 30+ research reports that have directly informed product direction, user experience design, and innovation initiatives.

She has worked with organisations across Europe on data-driven products, analytics platforms, and IoT systems—partnering with cross-functional teams to translate complex insights into clear, actionable decisions.

Alongside her industry work, Dr. Amoroso teaches Advanced Research Design and Methodologies to doctoral students and serves as Head of the School of Business and Management at the Institute of Management, Technology and Finance.

She holds a PhD in Health Anthropology, with research focused on human behaviour, environmental stress, and quantitative data analysis. Her academic work has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals.

In her courses, she combines:

• Academic rigour

• Real-world product case studies

• Practical frameworks you can apply immediately

Her focus is simple:
help professionals move from insights → decisions → impact.

Course provided by MTF Institute of Management, Technology and Finance

MTF Institute is a global educational and research institute headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal. We offer hybrid business and professional education in the areas of Business and Management, Science and Technology, and Banking and Finance.

MTF Institute R&D Center conducts research in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Big Data, Web3, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets, Digital Transformation, Fin-tech, E-commerce, and the Internet of Things.

MTF Institute is an official partner of Deloitte, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft, and is a member of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Union of Trade and Services Associations of Lisbon.

MTF Institute has a global presence across 216 countries and territories and has been chosen by more than 1 mln. students.

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