Course Info

Length: 1 Week

City: London

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

  • Apr-08-2024

    London

  • May-13-2024

    London

  • June-10-2024

    London

  • July-08-2024

    London

  • Aug-12-2024

    London

  • Sep-09-2024

    London

  • Oct-14-2024

    London

  • Nov-11-2024

    London

  • Dec-09-2024

    London

Dates in Other Venues

  • Apr-01-2024

    Dubai

  • Apr-01-2024

    Barcelona

  • Apr-08-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Apr-15-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Apr-15-2024

    Istanbul

  • Apr-22-2024

    Dubai

  • Apr-22-2024

    Paris

  • Apr-29-2024

    Barcelona

  • Apr-29-2024

    Singapore

  • May-06-2024

    Dubai

  • May-06-2024

    Barcelona

  • May-13-2024

    Amsterdam

  • May-20-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • May-20-2024

    Istanbul

  • May-27-2024

    Paris

  • May-27-2024

    Singapore

  • June-03-2024

    Barcelona

  • June-03-2024

    Dubai

  • June-10-2024

    Amsterdam

  • June-17-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • June-17-2024

    Istanbul

  • June-24-2024

    Paris

  • June-24-2024

    Singapore

  • July-01-2024

    Barcelona

  • July-01-2024

    Dubai

  • July-08-2024

    Amsterdam

  • July-15-2024

    Istanbul

  • July-15-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • July-22-2024

    Dubai

  • July-22-2024

    Paris

  • July-29-2024

    Singapore

  • July-29-2024

    Barcelona

  • Aug-05-2024

    Dubai

  • Aug-05-2024

    Barcelona

  • Aug-12-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Aug-19-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Aug-19-2024

    Istanbul

  • Aug-26-2024

    Singapore

  • Aug-26-2024

    Paris

  • Sep-02-2024

    Dubai

  • Sep-02-2024

    Barcelona

  • Sep-09-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Sep-16-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Sep-16-2024

    Istanbul

  • Sep-23-2024

    Dubai

  • Sep-23-2024

    Paris

  • Sep-30-2024

    Barcelona

  • Sep-30-2024

    Singapore

  • Oct-07-2024

    Dubai

  • Oct-07-2024

    Barcelona

  • Oct-14-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Oct-21-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Oct-21-2024

    Istanbul

  • Oct-28-2024

    Singapore

  • Oct-28-2024

    Paris

  • Nov-04-2024

    Dubai

  • Nov-04-2024

    Barcelona

  • Nov-11-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Nov-18-2024

    Istanbul

  • Nov-18-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Nov-25-2024

    Singapore

  • Nov-25-2024

    Paris

  • Dec-02-2024

    Barcelona

  • Dec-02-2024

    Dubai

  • Dec-09-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Dec-16-2024

    Istanbul

  • Dec-16-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Dec-23-2024

    Dubai

  • Dec-23-2024

    Paris

  • Dec-30-2024

    Singapore

  • Dec-30-2024

    Barcelona

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

 

Budgeting and Planning

 

  • The Budget and the Functions of Management.
  • Budget as a Planning Tool.
  • Budgets and the Key Financial Statements.
  • Top-Down versus Bottom-Up Process.

 

Budget Cycle, Process and Approaches

 

  • The Budget Cycle
  • The Characteristics of Successful Budgeting.
  • Making the Budget a Value-Adding Activity.
  • Top Ten Problems with Budgeting.
  • Choosing the Proper Budgeting Approach:
  • Incremental Budgeting.
  • Zero-Based Budgeting.
  • Flexible Budgeting.
  • Kaizen Budgeting.
  • Activity-Based Budgeting.
  • Rolling (Continuous) Budgets and Forecasts.
  • The Master Budget and its Components.
  • Operating and Capital Budgets.
  • Best Practices in Budgeting.
  • Creating a User-Friendly Template.

 

Forecasting Techniques

 

  • Forecasting Models.
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Methods.
  • Steps in Developing Forecast Models.
  • Time Series and Trend Analysis.
  • Data Conditioning Techniques.
  • Exponential Smoothing and Moving Averages.
  • Simple and Multiple Regression Analysis.

 

Advanced Capital Budgeting Evaluation Techniques

 

  • Business Risk and Cost of Capital.
  • Classifying Investment Projects.
  • Cash Flow Estimation.
  • Analysing Investment and Operating Cash Flows.
  • Time Value of Money Concept.
  • The Required Rate of Return.
  • Net Present Value (NPV).
  • Internal Rate of Return (IRR).
  • Multiple Internal Rates of Return.
  • Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR).
  • Profitability Index (PI).
  • Pay-Back Period and Discounted Pay-Back Period.
  • Capital Rationing.
  • Comparing and Evaluating Techniques.
  • Sensitivity and Risk Analysis.

 

Breakeven Analysis and Optimization Techniques

 

  • Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis.
  • Using CVP to Reach a Target Income.
  • Single Product and Multiple Products Breakeven Analysis.
  • Working with Budget Constraints.
  • Building Optimization Models.

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