Planning & Budgeting (Case study approach) - 2 Days

2 days’ workshop

Introduction:

Is your organization budget still valid & reliable? This practical budgeting course will assist you to revisit the way budgeting is being done and ways to improve and create values for your organization. Many budgeting case studies will be used to highlight the importance of using your financial statement to achieve your budget target. In order to reduce cost effectively, you need to have the heart of an entrepreneur. By creating value for your organization, you will be amazed at the speed of career advancement. 

Course Objective:

Participants will be able to:

  • Revisit your organization vision & mission to be relevant in today’s competitive environment.

  • Devise ways to achieve your budget targets

  • Plan how to achieve optimum profitability under budget constraints

  • Consider the basis for deciding whether to proceed or reject the project proposal 

  • Managing Materials, Labour & overheads Costs 

  • Strategies on Turnaround the Company 

  • Strategies to Improve Debt Collection & Cash Flow

  • Formulating the Cost Reduction Strategies for Your Organization Costs

  • Understanding the tracking Cost Control Using Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

METHODOLOGY

Case Study & Group Discussion. Real-current financial issues & cases will be analysed and scenario solutions will be discussed within the workshop.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Accountants, CFO, Business Managers, Finance Managers, Supervisors, Managers and All Professionals Who Are Interested in Managing Budgeting & Cost control     

Special Feature:

NOTE: Please bring laptop along

Course outline

Day 1

Module 1: Converting Business Plan & Key Performance Indicators into Budgets

Objective: Define Vision, Mission, KPI & its relationship to budget planning

  • CEO Vision & Mission

  • KPI (Dept & Individual)

Module 2: Linking the Budget to Management Actions

Objective: set the stage for budgeting planning considering all essential factors 

  • What are Essential Considerations Before Preparing the Budgets

  • How to Present a More Accurate & Realistic Budget

  • How to Get Cooperation from Operating Units

  • How to Convince or Find Out Easier Solution for Other Staffs to Understand /Follow on Budget Being Prepared

  • How to Avoid Unexpected Results or Uncertainties

  • How to Measure Performance

  • Discuss the Planning Budgeting Strategies for Management

Module 3: Profit Planning and Activity-Based Budgeting (Case Study)

Objective: set sales, cost of sales, GP, operational profit & cash flow target

  • Operational Budget 

  • Financial Budget

  • Rolling Budget

Module 4:  Improve Cash Flow & Profitability Position (Practical Case Study)

Objective:  Use financial tools of goal seek & solver to meet management target of sales, profit & cash flow position

  • Applying what if analysis (goal seek & solver)

  • Applying profitability strategy management framework

    • Formulation stage

    • Execution stage

    • Evaluation stage


Day 2

Module 5: Project Based Budgets (Case Study)

Objective: laid out the factors for consideration in project budgeting

  • Calculation of operating cash flow

  • Calculation of Project payback period, profitability index, IRR & NPV of the project? 

  • Basis for decision on proceeding or rejecting the project proposal 

Module 6: Success Story of Cost Reduction (Case Study)

Objective: will show the roadmap to achieve cost reduction target

  • How to target saving for your organization

Module 7: Managing Material Costs

Objective: will show the roadmap to reduce material costs

  • Procurement 

  • Inventory 

  • Design errors 

  • Technical errors 

  • Reject output 

Module 8: Managing Labor Costs

Objective: will show the roadmap to reduce labour costs

  • Inefficient Work Processes 

  • Absenteeism 

  • Staff quality 

  • Manpower management 

  • Staff turnover 

  • Complex process 

Module 9: Managing Overhead Costs

Objective: will show the roadmap to reduce Overhead costs

  • Assets Management 

  • Customers 

  • Financial resources 

  • Human resources 

  • Expenditures 

Module 10: How to Achieve the Budget Target (Case Study)

Objective: Using the Key result areas to turnaround the companies

  • Asset conversion 

  • Collection 

  • Cost reduction 

  • Revenues 

  • Purchasing policy 

Module 11: Linking KPI To Performance Management 

Objective: Tracking the KPI performance & adjust as it when required

  • Design Scoring Mechanism

  • Design Weighting & Measures

  • Tracking KPI Using Excel 

Project Finance for Non-Finance (eg. Engineers)

Essential of Budgeting & Cash Flow Forecasting

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