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Corporate Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting 4 Credits

Jan 28, 2021, 11:00 AM ET

Corporate Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting 4 Credits

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Jan 28, 2021, 11:00 AM ET

Learning Objective

  • Explore how strategic planning determines the path an organization chooses for its long-term goals.
  • Identify the appropriate time frame and the characteristics of successful strategic plans.
  • Explore Michael Porter’s 5 forces model.
  • Explore Michael Porter’s generic strategies of cost leadership, differentiation and focus.
  • Identify the internal and external factors that should be analyzed during a SWOT analysis, how the analysis leads to recognition of organizational opportunities, limitations, and threats.
  • Explore and develop an understanding of the following tools: Situational analysis, competitive analysis, PEST analysis, scenario planning, contingency planning, and the BCG Growth-Share matrix
  • Identify the role of executive management in the budget process.
  • Explore and develop an understanding of how management uses budgets to motivate, control, communicate, and influence.
  • Identify best practices in the budget process.
  • Explore an overview of business forecasting and statistical forecasting.

Course Overview

Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting are crucial components of a company’s performance management and key responsibilities of your executive finance department. These processes are generally combined into one, in which each component represents a step towards a successful financial strategy. You will need to create an insightful financial plan to establish accessible, company-befitting short-term, and long-term goals.  

This webinar provide a comprehensive view of the corporate planning and budgeting process - from the strategic plan to the operating budget. Emphasis is especially laid on key elements of successful strategic plans, flexible budgeting, identification of investment opportunities, budgeting best practices, and techniques to improve the quality of forecasts. The content covered in this course provides a pathway to developing your analytical and critical-thinking skills and closing skills gaps in a variety of relevant topics. 

Key topics:  

  • Strategic Planning 
  • Strategic Planning Tools and Techniques 
  • Budgeting Concepts
  • Correlation and Regression 
  • The Learning Curve
  • Budget Methodologies
  • The Operating Budget 
  • Capital Expenditure and Cash Budgets
  • Top Level Planning and Analysis

On Demand Credits for All Qualifications

Live Webinar Credits for All Qualifications

License details Credits Status
Finance for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 4 CPE Approved
CPA in Canada 4 CPD Eligible
Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 4 CPE Eligible
Financial Forecasting for Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) 4 CPD Eligible
Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS) 4 CE Eligible
Certified Fiduciary and Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS) 4 CE Eligible
Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) 4 CPE Eligible
Certified Business Appraiser (CBA)/Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA) 4 CPE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Finance for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 4 CPE Approved
CPA in Canada 4 CPD Eligible
Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 4 CPE Eligible
Financial Forecasting for Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) 4 CPD Eligible
Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS) 4 CE Eligible
Certified Fiduciary and Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS) 4 CE Eligible
Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) 4 CPE Eligible
Certified Business Appraiser (CBA)/Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA) 4 CPE Eligible

Additional Information

Credits

4

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study

Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

Excel in Your Accounting Career with Thomas Coghlan's Webinars

Thomas Coghlan

Founder & CEO, CPE University, LLC

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  • Progressively responsible roles for multi-national firms in the manufacturing and software industries (Controller -> CFO and IT Director -> VP of Client Services).

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  • Business Fellow for the Analytics Center of Excellence at Villanova University School of Business.
  • Sold and delivered over $4 million of successful consulting projects.

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  • Developed and delivered over 1,300 hours of live Continuing Professional Education (CPE) for financial professionals.
  • Created and taught undergrad and MBA courses in accounting and analytics for a top US university.


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Katelyn Rahey, CPA in Canada

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I am a finance and accounting professional and thought this course was an excellent walk through of quite a number of theoretical strategies. I think a longer more in depth course, with more practical examples or images of samples / scenarios would be more interesting and have more valuable learning for someone with 15 years of experience. But this was a good high level refresher course.

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Scott Labrec, Masters (Accountancy)

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This was an excellent certification, great refresher, excellent presenters

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