Strategic Analysis & Decision Making

2 days’ workshop

INTRODUCTION

Almost everything we do in today's business or public world invokes heavy competitive pressure: customer habits change, new competitors appear, and factors outside your control could delay your project. Nevertheless, we cannot allow ourselves to be paralyzed; we need to think strategically, plan in ways, which are execution able, and make decision as to what actions to take to minimize disruptions to our plans. In the final analysis, company vision is only good when we are able to converge and execute respective units’ efforts and achievements toward the organizational goals.

COURSE OBJECTIVES                                                                                                                                    

On completing the programmer, participants will be able to:

  • To ensure Managers are able to analyse & use management information to make strategic & tactical decisions balancing growth, cost & risk to ensure overall business /operational viability

  • Understand and Develop the strategic direction; 

  • Identify the Company strengths and weaknesses and take advantage to match internal capability with external opportunity 

  • Identify markets and competitions 

  • Formulate possible strategies and align organizational directions 

  • Measure and Deliver superior operational and financial results 

  • Use tools to Implement and execute effectively 

METHODOLOGY

Highly engaging approach drawing the best minds, fusion, and integration with the aim of practical application using the solution matrix. Case Study & Group Discussion. Real-current financial & business cases will be analyzed and scenario solutions will be discussed within the workshop.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

CEO, CFO, COO, Department Head, Managers & Entrepreneurs

Special Feature: NOTE: Please bring laptop along

PROGRAMME OUTLINE

Day 1

Module 1: Understanding Business Acumen

  • how decisions are made 

  • ways in using data effectively

  • Ability in balancing risk with reward

  • Importance of negotiating

Module 2: Converting Business Plan & Key Performance Indicators into Budgets

  • Understanding CEO Vision & Mission

  • Review KPI for Department & Individual

Module 3: Financial Statements Analysis: Predicting Business Failure (case study)

  • Liquidity 

  • Solvency 

  • Efficiency 

  • Profitability 

  • Asset Management 

  • Sensitivity Analysis

  • Peer Comparison

  • Altman Z’ Score-Insolvency Predictor 

Module 4: Be a Business Turnaround Risk Specialist (Case Study) 

Objective: determine on how to make more profit or from losing to profit making strategy

  • Asset conversion (conversion of assets to cash or profit)

  • Collection (Focus on collection & debt recovery) 

  • Cost reduction (review all aspects of costs drivers)

  • Revenues (review all aspect of revenue drivers)

  • Purchasing policy (focus on top 5 key suppliers; focus on fast moving items, etc)


Day 2:

Module 5: Risk Modelling Skills (Case study) 

  • Analyzing the potential risks facing an organization

  • Mitigating controls 

  • Weight the financial impact 

  • Cost/benefit decision analysis

  • Risk Model software

Module 6: Financial risk SWOT Analysis

  • SO, Strategies: use a firm’s internal strengths to take advantage of external opportunities

  • ST Strategies: use a firm’s strengths to avoid or reduce the impact of external threats

  • WO Strategies: aim at improving internal weaknesses by taking advantage of external opportunities

  • WT Strategies: defensive tactics directed at reducing internal weakness and avoiding external threats

Module 7: Linking KPI to Performance Management

  • Design Scoring Mechanism

  • Design Weighting & Measures

  • Tracking KPI

Module 8:  Success Story Of Cost Reduction Strategies (all sector)

Objective: determine cost saving target based on approved budget. Map out commitment, resources and road map to achieve saving target

  • Automobile Sector

  • Infrastructure Sector

  • Manufacturing Sector

  • Logistic Sector

Enterprise Risk Management (Infrastructure, Project, Property & Manufacturing sector)

Managing P&L & Risks

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