FCA0209 | Strategic Planning, Financial Planning & Asset Management

Start End Duration Venue Fees
20 Jan 2020 07 Feb 2020 3 Weeks California $14,000 Register
10 Feb 2020 28 Feb 2020 3 Weeks Barcelona $11,500 Register
09 Mar 2020 27 Mar 2020 3 Weeks Bangkok $11,500 Register
19 Apr 2020 07 May 2020 3 Weeks Abu Dhabi $10,500 Register
11 May 2020 29 May 2020 3 Weeks Istanbul $11,000 Register
21 Jun 2020 09 Jul 2020 3 Weeks Cairo $9,500 Register
13 Jul 2020 31 Jul 2020 3 Weeks Kuala Lumpur $11,000 Register
16 Aug 2020 03 Sep 2020 3 Weeks Sharm Sheikh $9,700 Register
21 Sep 2020 09 Oct 2020 3 Weeks Jakarta $11,600 Register
19 Oct 2020 06 Nov 2020 3 Weeks London $11,500 Register
09 Nov 2020 27 Nov 2020 3 Weeks Beijing $13,000 Register
14 Dec 2020 01 Jan 2021 3 Weeks Cape Town $13,000 Register


PROGRAM'S BACKGROUND


Strategic and Financial Planning ensures accountability while aligning the entire business with actionable and achievable goals and objectives. This involves setting and committing to new standards of performance with built-in contingencies for all plans. Periodic reviews and links to operational plans help to make the strategy a reality. This program will enable you to learn the many benefits of Strategic and Financial Planning, including:

›       Improved planning, implementation, and results

›       Improved strategic leadership

›       Better utilization of core competencies and recognition of next competences needed

›       Integration of strategy, finance, and operations

›       Realization of sustainable competitive advantage

›       Greater understanding and willingness to change

›       Stronger commitment to goals and objectives

›       In addition this program provides the skills to build world-class standards into your financial planning, asset management, capital budgeting, risk analysis and evaluation 

PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES


This Program’s Attendees Will Be More Able To:

›       Appreciate the concept of strategy making and its benefits

›       Understand the role of leadership in strategy making

›       Understand the link between involvement and accountability

›       Understand your strategic planning process and gain insights into developing implementation plans

›       Develop actionable financial plan with controllable milestones

›       Understand the pitfalls of strategic planning

›       Understand how to apply different planning, forecasting and analysis techniques

›       Enhance knowledge of forecasting revenue and costs

›       Motivate managers for enhanced performance

›       Integrate the organizations strategic planning with capital budgets

›       Understand capital budgeting techniques and cash flows

›       Interpret capital budgets and performance measurement as communication tools

›       Link risk analysis and project evaluation with business process improvement

PROGRAM'S ATTENDEES


›       Professionals with strategic and financial responsibility

›       Professionals who need to understand strategic implementation and its financial impact, along with other personnel in operations, finance, operations, engineering, planning, procurement and any other area affected by strategic decisions

›       Those whom are held accountable for financial performance 

PROGRAM'S OUTLINE


WHAT IS STRATEGIC & FINANCIAL PLANNING?

›       The role of strategy in business and why it matters

›       The ingredients of a good strategy

›       Customer analysis and market segmentation

›       Effective strategy making processes with proper financial planning

›       Tools for understanding industry developments

›       The core strategic financial choices for a business

›       Who is responsible for strategy making and who should be held accountable?

INTEGRATING STRATEGIC & FINANCIAL PLANNING WITH OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

›       Contrasting management with strategic leadership

›       The competencies of strategic leadership

›       The top manager as strategist

›       Using Scenario analysis and environmental scanning

›       Corporate Culture and its effect on strategy and financial planning

›       The operational managers role in strategy

USING OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE FOR STRATEGIC & FINANCIAL PLANNING

›       Analyzing the market and the customers

›       Understanding the competition

›       Financial analysis: past, present, and future

›       Knowing the core strengths and weaknesses of your business

›       Identifying your core competitive advantage

›       Developing Vision statements that make a difference

›       Developing Mission statements that make a difference

›       Examining alternative strategies

›       Creating the strategic plan

IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGIC & FINANCIAL PLANS

›       Preparing the ground for change in the business via financial planning

›       Communicating the strategy and control points

›       Overcoming internal political resistance

›       Reviewing and measuring progress with proper variance analysis

›       Turnaround and corrective measures

›       Managing implementation as a continuous process

BECOMING A LEADER OF STRATEGIC FINANCIAL PLANNING

›       Building strategy making and implementation into the role of managers at all levels

›       Developing strategic leadership capability

›       Creating organizational commitment to the business strategy

›       Leading strategy making teams effectively

›       Incentive systems

›       Balanced Scorecard and other performance management systems

›       Realistic action planning

STRATEGY IN TODAY’S INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

›       Create a comprehensive strategic analysis of the company, competitors, industry trends and stakeholders goals

›       A clear vision of where the business will be in 3-5 years

›       A robust strategy to achieve the vision

›       A detailed organization design for achieving the strategy

›       A change management process for leaders to successfully navigate the business from the current state to the desired future

›       An invaluable tool to create and sustain a high-performing business and build a solid leadership team

FORECASTING AS A TOOL FOR BETTER PLANNING

›       Introduction

›       Qualitative Forecasting Methods

›       Quantitative Forecasting Models

›       How to Have a Successful Forecasting System

›       Computer Software for Forecasting

›       Forecasting in Small Businesses and Start-Up Ventures

ASSET MANAGEMENT FOR FUN & PROFIT

›       Service delivery to guide asset practices and decisions

›       Asset planning and management are integrated with business planning, budgeting and reporting processes

›       Asset management decisions are based on assessment of alternatives, life cycle costs, benefits and risks

›       Ownership, control, accountability and reporting requirements are implemented

›       Asset management activities are undertaken within an integrated policy framework

PROJECT ANALYSIS & EVALUATION

›       Using Scenario Analysis to make better decisions

›       Sensitivity Analysis to make better decisions

›       Three Types of Break-Even Analysis

›       Operating Leverage

›       Financial Leverage

›       Dealing with Capital Rationing

RISK ANALYSIS & PROJECT EVALUATION

›       Cash Flow versus Discount Rate

›       Approaches to Cost of Capital Measurement

›       Recommended Framework

›       Comparison of Methods

›       Conversion of Cash Flows

›       Industry Adjustments

›       Project Specific Adjustments

›       Risk Worksheet

›       Conclusions

ADDITIONAL DETAILS


There will be a workshop for this course so as to apply the program's aspects that need hands-on application.



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Benefits to Organization

1. The candidates will become competent, effective and productive on their jobs. This training program is useful for:
        · Competency building where existing employee is promoted or planned to be promoted.
        · Technical knowledge, skills and competencies.
        · Needs and expectations of the stakeholders/ customers both internal and external.
        · Opportunities to exceed stakeholder/ customer expectations.
2. Create a pool of trained manpower that can cost-effectively spread the knowledge to large number of employees inside the organization.
3. Our facilitators often act as mentors for your trained employees and thus provide a most effective way to ensure effective competency development and application by your motivated staff.
4. We adopted a one-to-one approach that can provide more room for your employees to work at their own pace and address individual needs more freely.

Benefits to the Individuals

1. The candidates will gain a multi-discipline understanding of the subject matter.
2. Have an individual action plan to take away that will help the candidates make a difference in their organizations. This will add value to the expertise and experience of the candidates’.
3. Be more able to enhance job satisfaction and reduce wasted time and effort.
4. Ensure that the candidates will know and appreciate the strategic imperatives that drive the organization's efforts in their relevant job area.
5. Be more able to align your roles and job requirements with the organization’s mission and vision.
6. Be more able to meet your deadlines and tasks and successfully complete any scorecard in a timely fashion.

Additional Benefits

1. Good & best industry practices.
2. Checklist approach for ease of understanding and practical application.
3. Latest technologies including information technology, quality assurance and methodology.
4. Quality assurance and quality improvement incorporated in each program.
5. One-to-one approach and small groups will lead to learner-centered environment.
6. Experienced and qualified instructors both academically and in practice.
7. Customized programs to meet and suit individual training needs.
8. Letters of recommendation for the exceptional performers.

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