CFO of the Future 4 - Flexible Planning & Rolling Forecasts
Break the traditional approach to budgeting and short-term goals with an advanced training course that will show you how to implement more dynamic and flexible planning methods in your organization. This intensive workshop is aimed at CFOs, controllers and managers who want to deepen their knowledge in creating effective business plans, interim forecasts and alternative budgeting methods. Participants will learn not only to build sound strategies based on macroeconomic analysis, but also to align goals and rewards with organizational performance.
Why should you attend this course?
- This workshop focuses on how to break free from short-term goals and budgets and what to replace them with.
- Each topics discussed during the course is supported by many examples from different organizations to make it easier for you to understand and make changes in your company.
- Along with the other modules, the CFO workshop will help you develop and become an even better leader.
Language of the course
English
Training level
advanced
Who is this coursefor?
- For current and aspiring chief financial officers.
- For financial controllers, managers, strategic and business planners, mid-level financiers and other professionals interested in improving the efficiency of an organization's financial operations.
What will you learn during the course?
- The key elements of a well-constructed business plan.
- How to set goals based on relative performance and how to adjust rewards according to the situation.
- More advanced forecasting capabilities to reduce errors using simple static and non-statistical techniques.
- The importance of regular macroeconomic review necessary before starting business planning and forecasting.
- How to build a more dynamic planning process (including planning for different scenarios).
- How to design and implement real periodic forecasts.
- Alternative budgeting methods - zero-based, activity-based, performance-based budgeting.
“The presenter was very good, gave good examples and was very communicative. He can explain everything in a simple way.”
From a feedback form on tailored training provided in 2023.5,57/6
Average evaluation of tutors and training materials among participants of workshops for companies organized in 2023-2024.“The training was conducted in an understandable manner and at the right pace.”
From a feedback form on tailored training provided in 2024.97%
of all participants of the 2023-2024 tailored workshops for companies would recommend our training to their friends!
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