Course Info

Length: 1 Week

City: London

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

  • Apr-01-2024

    London

  • Apr-29-2024

    London

  • May-06-2024

    London

  • June-03-2024

    London

  • July-01-2024

    London

  • July-29-2024

    London

  • Aug-05-2024

    London

  • Sep-02-2024

    London

  • Sep-30-2024

    London

  • Oct-07-2024

    London

  • Nov-04-2024

    London

  • Dec-02-2024

    London

  • Dec-30-2024

    London

Dates in Other Venues

  • Apr-01-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Apr-08-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Apr-08-2024

    Istanbul

  • Apr-15-2024

    Singapore

  • Apr-15-2024

    Paris

  • Apr-22-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Apr-22-2024

    Barcelona

  • Apr-29-2024

    Dubai

  • May-06-2024

    Amsterdam

  • May-13-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • May-13-2024

    Istanbul

  • May-20-2024

    Paris

  • May-20-2024

    Singapore

  • May-27-2024

    Barcelona

  • May-27-2024

    Dubai

  • June-03-2024

    Amsterdam

  • June-10-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • June-10-2024

    Istanbul

  • June-17-2024

    Singapore

  • June-17-2024

    Paris

  • June-24-2024

    Dubai

  • June-24-2024

    Barcelona

  • July-01-2024

    Amsterdam

  • July-08-2024

    Istanbul

  • July-08-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • July-15-2024

    Singapore

  • July-15-2024

    Paris

  • July-22-2024

    Barcelona

  • July-22-2024

    Amsterdam

  • July-29-2024

    Dubai

  • Aug-05-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Aug-12-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Aug-12-2024

    Istanbul

  • Aug-19-2024

    Singapore

  • Aug-19-2024

    Paris

  • Aug-26-2024

    Barcelona

  • Aug-26-2024

    Dubai

  • Sep-02-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Sep-09-2024

    Istanbul

  • Sep-09-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Sep-16-2024

    Singapore

  • Sep-16-2024

    Paris

  • Sep-23-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Sep-23-2024

    Barcelona

  • Sep-30-2024

    Dubai

  • Oct-07-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Oct-14-2024

    Istanbul

  • Oct-14-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Oct-21-2024

    Singapore

  • Oct-21-2024

    Paris

  • Oct-28-2024

    Dubai

  • Oct-28-2024

    Barcelona

  • Nov-04-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Nov-11-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Nov-11-2024

    Istanbul

  • Nov-18-2024

    Singapore

  • Nov-18-2024

    Paris

  • Nov-25-2024

    Dubai

  • Nov-25-2024

    Barcelona

  • Dec-02-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Dec-09-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Dec-09-2024

    Istanbul

  • Dec-16-2024

    Paris

  • Dec-16-2024

    Singapore

  • Dec-23-2024

    Barcelona

  • Dec-23-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Dec-30-2024

    Dubai

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

 

Strategic Planning

 

  • Why strategy comes before the budget.
  • The process of strategic planning.
  • Building up a strategic plan.
  • Strategic planning tools.
  • Where are we now, and where do we want to be?
  • Linking the budget with the strategy.

 

Forecasting

 

  • What is forecasting?
  • Strategic role of forecasting.
  • The forecasting processes.
  • Forecasting demand.
  • Sales forecasting using various methods in Excel©.
  • Qualitative and Quantitative forecasting methods.

 

Budgeting

 

  • What is a budget.
  • Budgeting and the Management Process.
  • Budgeting framework.
  • How to evaluate budgeting software.
  • Budget preparation.
  • Building the master budget.

 

Using a budget as a management tool

 

  • Linking strategic planning, forecasting budgeting and reporting.
  • Budget cost behaviour.
  • Budget cost, volume, profit (CVP) and break-even analysis.
  • Sensitivity & What-If Analysis.
  • Budgetary Control.
  • Variance Analysis.

 

Capital Budgeting (CAPEX)

 

  • Capital budgeting principles.
  • Raising finance.
  • Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC).
  • Methods of Evaluating Capital Investment Projects.
  • Comparing different projects and their returns.
  • Capital Rationing.

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