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COURSE HIGHLIGHTS * The price is for the whole course including final exam - no hidden fees * Accredited Certificate upon successful completion at an additional cost * Efficient exam system with instant results * Track progress within own personal learning portal * 24/7 customer support via live chat Mini MBA has been given CPD accreditation and is one of the best-selling courses available to students worldwide. This valuable course is suitable for anyone interested in working in this sector or who simply wants to learn more about the topic. If you're an individual looking to excel within this field then Mini MBA is for you. We've taken this comprehensive course and broken it down into several manageable modules which we believe will assist you to easily grasp each concept - from the fundamental to the most advanced aspects of the course. It really is a sure pathway to success. All our courses offer 12 months access and are designed to be studied at your own pace so you can take as much or as little time as you need to complete and gain the full CPD accredited qualification. And, there are no hidden fees or exam charges. We pride ourselves on having friendly and experienced instructors who provide full weekday support and are ready to help with any of your queries. So, if you need help, just drop them an email and await a speedy response. Furthermore, you can check the validity of your qualification and verify your certification on our website at anytime. So, why not improve your chances of gaining professional skills and better earning potential. ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION At the end of the course, you will be required to sit an online multiple-choice test. Your test will be assessed automatically and immediately so that you will instantly know whether you have been successful. After you have successfully passed the final exam, you will be able to order an Accredited Certificate of Achievement at an additional cost of £19 for a PDF copy and £29 for an original print copy sent to you by post or for both £39. CAREER PATH Not only does our CPD and CiQ accredited course look good on your CV, setting you apart from the competition, it can be used as a stepping stone to greater things. Further advance your learning, launch a new career or reinvigorate an existing one. On successful completion of this course, you have the potential to achieve an estimated salary of £82,000. The sky really is the limit. COURSE CURRICULUM Module 1:- Business Planning and Analysis Business Planning Basics 01:00:00 Market Evaluation 01:00:00 Analyze Competition 01:00:00 Determine A Marketing Strategy 01:00:00 Decide What Extras You May Need Like Staff etc 00:30:00 The Dangers In Not Making A Business Plan 00:15:00 Module 2: -Business Administration and Branding Introduction 00:15:00 Make Yourself Well Recognised Before Your Customers 00:30:00 Wow Your Customers 00:30:00 Develop a Personal Style 00:30:00 Use Creative Imageries to Catch the Attention 00:30:00 Be a Traditionalist, Not a Fad Chaser 00:15:00 Bringing Out the Purple Cow in Your Business 00:30:00 Conclusion 00:15:00 Module 3: - Business Succession Planning Getting Started 00:30:00 Succession Planning Vs. Replacement Planning 01:00:00 Preparing for the Planning Process 01:00:00 Initiating Process 00:00:00 The SWOT Analysis 01:00:00 Developing the Succession Plan 01:00:00 Executing the Plan 00:30:00 Gaining Support 00:30:00 Managing the Change 01:00:00 Overcoming Roadblocks 01:00:00 Reaching the End 01:00:00 Wrapping Up 00:15:00 Module 4: -Business Development Budgeting Businesses Budgeting Basics 00:15:00 Steps To Better Business Budgeting 00:15:00 How And What To Consider When Preparing A Business Plan And Budget 01:00:00 The Ins And Outs Of Corporate Budgeting 00:15:00 Including Social Business Budgets In The Plan 00:15:00 Impacts Of Debts On Business Budgets 00:15:00 Managing Business Budgets And Finances Together 01:00:00 Module 5: -Management Introduction to Management 01:00:00 How to Build Trust and Confidence 01:00:00 A Manager's Pitfalls 01:00:00 How to Build Team Spirit 01:00:00 Dealing with Problem Employees 01:00:00 Using Your Emotional Intelligence 00:30:00 Conclusion to Management 00:15:00 Module 6:- Business Management Skills Business Plan Basics 00:30:00 The Executive Summary 01:00:00 The Mission Statement 00:30:00 Exploring Financial Needs 00:30:00 Evaluating Competition 01:00:00 The Troubles You Can Run Into Without The Proper Business Plan 00:30:00 Wrapping Up 00:15:00 Module 7: Project Management Introduction 01:00:00 Can You Manage Yourself Out Of A Paper Bag? 00:30:00 Setting the Stage for a Successful Project 01:00:00 The Importance of Developing and Managing A Budget 00:30:00 Taking Action - Execution of the Plan 01:00:00 Rules to Manage The Projects 01:00:00 Your Personality and Project Management Style 01:00:00 The Cycle of Decision Making 01:00:00 Getting Your Project Back On Track 01:30:00 Keeping It Moving Forward 01:00:00 Problems and Solutions in Project Management 01:00:00 Module 8: HR and Leadership Management Leader and HR Management 00:30:00 Commitment and HR Management 01:00:00 Team Management 00:30:00 Build A Mastermind Group 02:00:00 People Recognition in HR Management 00:30:00 Performance, Goals and Management 00:30:00 Think Outside The Box 00:30:00 Be Passionate about Your Work 00:30:00 The Importance Of A Good Team Leader 00:30:00 Module 9: Business Systemization Introduction 00:30:00 The Idea of Systemizing Your Business 01:00:00 Why You Should Systemize Your Business 01:00:00 A Lesson Learned From The Book 'The E-Myth' 01:00:00 So, How Do I Create This Wonderful Business System? 01:00:00 Outsourcing As a Way of Systemizing Your Business 00:30:00 How to Keep It Growing: The Systemized Business 01:00:00 Some General Ideas To Consider As You Systemize Your Business 00:30:00 Conclusion 00:15:00 Module 10: - Business Ethics Fundamentals Getting Started To Business Ethics 00:15:00 What is Ethics? 01:00:00 Implementing Ethics in the Workplace 00:30:00 Employer/Employee Rights 01:00:00 Business & Social Responsibilities 01:00:00 Ethical Decisions 01:00:00 Whistle Blowing 00:30:00 Managerial Ethics 00:30:00 Unethical Behavior 00:30:00 Ethics in Business (I) 01:00:00 Ethics in Business (II) 00:30:00 Wrapping Up 00:15:00 Module 11: Sales Analysis and Sales What Is A Sales Funnel? 00:30:00 What is Internet Commerce 00:30:00 What Can I Sell 00:30:00 Clickbank 00:30:00 Drop Shipping 00:30:00 Affiliate Marketing 00:30:00 The Link Between Products, Key Words and Prospects 00:15:00 The Front-end and Back-end of Sales Funnels 00:30:00 Sales Funnel Success 00:30:00 Sales Funnel Planning 00:30:00 Putting Your Theory to Practice 00:30:00 Content Marketing 00:30:00 Article Marketing 01:00:00 Google's Adwords Program 00:30:00 Marketing Offline 00:30:00 Blogs 00:30:00 Social Media 00:30:00 Auto Responders 00:30:00 The Joint Venture 00:30:00 Measuring Success 00:30:00 Top Sales Funnel Products 00:30:00 Mock Exam Mock Exam- Mini MBA 00:30:00 Final Exam Final Exam- Mini MBA 00:30:00

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for intermediate business and requirements analysts who are looking to improve their business case development and presentation skills. This course is also a great fit for project managers and product owners who work closely with business analysts or who perform some form of business case work themselves. Overview Understand the role of the business analyst within the business case process Understand the main professional associations and standards that support business analysts in the industry Discuss the benefits of business case creation Explore how to define the business need Describe the role of the business analyst in supporting the enterprise to determine how to optimally invest in the right project initiatives Explain how to identify stakeholders and the significance to the pre-project activities Discuss the importance of analyzing the enterprise Describe and explore the activities performed to assess the current business environment Explain how a business analyst describes a ?future? state environment including how to identify gaps in enterprise capabilities Present and explore how to define the scope of a solution Describe the activities performed and techniques used to determine viable solution options Explore various techniques for evaluating solution options including feasibility and risk analysis Thoroughly understand the purpose of conducting a feasibility assessment Discuss and practice a number of business analysis techniques that support the business case process Explore the components of a business case Describe how the business case supports decision makers in making go/no-go decisions Demonstrate how to assemble the output from pre-project activities into a well-structured business case Present techniques for presenting business cases to top level managers and obtaining buy-in Discuss methods for preparing for challenges during business case delivery Students learn the steps to effective business case development and support your strategic business recommendations with sound budgeting and financial back-up. The one course you need to make high-impact recommendations and receive full management support for your ideas. INTRODUCTION * Module Learning Objectives * What is Business Analysis * Polling Question * International Institute of Business Analysis * BABOK© Guide Components * Project Management Institute * Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide * BABOK© Guide Knowledge Areas * Benefits of Business Analysis * Polling Question * A Business Analyst can Influence Project Success Factors * Challenges of Business Analysis * Polling Question * Purpose of a Business Case * Exercise 1a: What Should a Business Case Include * Define the Business Case Elements * What to Look Out For * Who is Involved * Exercise 1b: Review Business Case Outline * Module Learning Objectives PRE-PROJECT ACTIVITIES & THE BUSINESS ANALYST * Module Learning Objectives * The Definition of a Business Analyst * The Role of a Business Analyst * Responsibilities of a BA * BA Role vs. PM Role * Business Analysis vs. Systems Analysis * Business Analysis Competencies * Polling Question * Business Analyst Role and Stakeholders * Exercise 2a: Review the Case Study * What is a Stakeholder? * The Importance of Stakeholders * Stakeholder Identification * Tips for Identifying Stakeholders * Other Stakeholder Tips * Stakeholder Identification/Analysis * Exercise 2b: Identify Roles and Responsibilities * Stakeholder Map * Stakeholder Matrix & Onion Diagrams * A Stakeholder Map * Onion Diagram * Exercise 2c: Why do we Need to Understand the Enterprise? * Why Study the Enterprise? * What is Enterprise Architecture? * What is Strategy Analysis? * About Strategy Analysis * Purpose of Strategy Analysis * When to Perform Strategy Analysis * Strategic Planning * Module Summary THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS * Module Learning Objectives * Business Need Defined * Define Business Need * The Needs Assessment Process * Problem or Opportunity * Exercise 3a: Problem/Opportunity Identification * Understanding Why * Situation Statements * Business Need and Current State * Determine the Stakeholders * Polling Question * Goals and Objectives * Polling Question * Exercise 3b: Give 3 Examples of Business Goals * Define Business Need Techniques * Exercise 3c: Identify the Business Need * Definition of Strategy Analysis * When Business Strategy is not Driving Project Definition * Typical Project Profile * The Executive Paradox * Solution to the Paradox * Exercise 3d: Describe 3 Outcomes You Would Expect from the Case Study * The Four ?Ares? * Understand How to Create a Business Model * Business Model Example * Exercise 3e: Create a Business Model * The Business Case Approach * Financial and Strategic Measurement Tools * Module Summary DETERMINING THE REQUIRED CAPABILITIES & DEFINING SOLUTION SCOPE * Module Learning Objectives * Business Need and Current State * Purpose of Analyzing the Current State * Analyzing Current Capabilities and Process * Capabilities Defined * Techniques for Analyzing the Current State * Define the Future State * Techniques for Defining the Future State * Assess Capability Gaps * Stakeholders Involved when Reviewing Capability Gaps * Discussion: Assessing New Capabilities * Defining Solution Scope * Determining Scope Boundary * How to Define Solution Scope * Defining Solution Scope * Project Scope and Product Scope * Scope Modeling * Techniques Used to Define Scope * Define Scope Boundaries * Modeling Scope: Context Diagram * Exercise 4a: Create a Context Diagram from the Case Study * Communicating Solution Scope to Stakeholders * Stakeholders Participating in Scope Activities * Exercise 4b: Discuss Managing Expectations * Module Summary ASSESSING FEASIBILITY & PROPOSING SOLUTION OPTIONS * Module Learning Objectives * Financial Analysis * Purpose of Financial Analysis * Costs versus Benefits * Financial Models * Timing for Assessing Financial Benefits * Risk * Assessing Risks * Risk Process * Exercise 5a: Identifying Risks * Risk Analysis * Capturing and Categorizing Risks * Risk Strategies * Tolerance for Risk * Determining Solution Options * Solution Option Process * Determining and Analyzing Solution Options * Brainstorming * Conducting an Outcomes Focused Brainstorming Session * Stakeholders Involved in Determining Solution Options * Exercise 5b: Determining Solution Options * Feasibility Analysis * Discussion: Ranking Solution Options * Discussion: Recommending the Most Viable Option * Exercise 5c: Assess the Most Viable Options * Solution Approach Definition * Exercise 5d: Review the Business Case Templates * Module Summary PACKAGING & PRESENTING THE BUSINESS CASE * Module Learning Objectives * Circumventing a Business Case * Documenting the Business Case * Value of the Business Case Process * Business Case Components * Business Case Techniques * Build a Convincing Business Case * Discussion: Identifying Decision Criteria * Exercise 6a: Supporting a Go/No Go Decision * Packaging the Business Case * Planning Business Case Delivery * Discussion: Planning Stakeholder Buy-in * Information and Communication Needs in the Business Case Process * Presenting your Business Case * Exercise 6b: Anticipating and Responding to Challenges * Module Summary COURSE WRAP UP * Course Summary * Questions * Additional Resources * Thank You * ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans BA03 - Writing Effective Business Cases training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the BA03 - Writing Effective Business Cases course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Masterclasses? Refreshers? Introductions? It depends what you're looking for and where you want to pitch them, but here are six tried-and-tested highly focused sessions that organisations can take individually or as a series, to help develop their teams' project management capabilities one topic at a time. Objectives for each individual session are set out below, as part of the session outlines. Taken together, as a series, however, these modules are an ideal opportunity to develop your team's levels of project management capability maturity, whether that's by introducing them to the basic principles, refreshing them on best practice, or giving them the opportunity to really drill down into a specific area of challenge in your particular operating environment. SESSION OUTLINES 1 Stakeholder management SESSION OBJECTIVES This session will help participants: * Understand why stakeholders matter to projects * Be able to identify and engage stakeholders * Be able to categorise stakeholders by their significance 1 KEY PRINCIPLES * What does 'stakeholder' mean - in theory? * What does this mean in practice? * Why stakeholders matter * Consequences of missing stakeholders * The stakeholder management process: * Identify * Assess * Plan * Engage 2 IDENTIFYING STAKEHOLDERS * Rapid listing * CPIG analysis * PESTLE analysis * Drawing on the knowledge and experience of others * Other ways to identify stakeholders 3 ASSESSING STAKEHOLDERS * Which stakeholders are significant? * Stakeholder radar * Power-interest maps * Power-attitude maps 4 PLANNING * The adoption curve * Dealing with obstacles * Who should engage which stakeholder? * How should the project's organisation be structured? * How will communication happen? 5 ENGAGING * Seven principles of stakeholder engagement 2 Requirements and prioritisation SESSION OBJECTIVES This session will help participants: * Understand how clarity of requirements contributes to project success * Use different techniques for prioritising requirements * Agree requirements with stakeholders * Manage changes to requirements 1 UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING STAKEHOLDER NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS * What are 'requirements'? * What is 'requirements management'? * Sources of requirements - and the role of stakeholders * Are stakeholders sufficiently expert to specify their needs? * Do they understand the detail of what they want, or do they need help to tease that out? * What do stakeholders want to achieve? * Working within constraints * Prioritising requirements - three techniques 2 MOSCOW PRIORITISATION * 'Must have', should have', 'could have, 'won't have this time' * When to use MoSCoW 3 THE KANO MODEL * Customer satisfaction - 'attractive' and 'must-be' qualities * When to use Kano 4 VALUE-BASED PRIORITISATION * Understanding risk v value * Using risk v value to prioritise features and schedules 5 AGREEING REQUIREMENTS * Perfect v 'good enough' * Establishing acceptance criteria * Requirements traceability * Agreeing project scope 6 CHANGING REQUIREMENTS * Why requirements change * Why change control matters * Impact on projects * A formal change control process * Paying for change - managing change for different types of project 3 Estimating SESSION OBJECTIVES This session will help participants: * Understand the different purposes estimates satisfy * Be able to use different estimating techniques * Understand how to achieve different levels of accuracy 1 KEY PRINCIPLES * What's an estimate? Informed guesswork * What needs to be estimated? Costs, resources, effort, duration * Tolerances * Precision v accuracy 2 ESTIMATING THROUGH THE LIFECYCLE * Start * Plan * Do 3 EARLY ESTIMATES * Comparative ('analogous') estimating * Parametric estimating * Using multiple estimating techniques 4 BOTTOM-UP ESTIMATING * Bottom-up ('analytical') estimating * Pros * Cons 5 THREE-POINT ESTIMATING * Three-point ('PERT': Programme Evaluation and Review Technique) estimating * Uncertainty and the range of estimates * Calculating a weighted average * Three-point with bottom-up 4 Scheduling SESSION OBJECTIVES This session will help participants: * Understand how to create a viable schedule * Be able to use different forms of schedule * Understand the concept of the critical path 1 KEY PRINCIPLES * The planning horizon * Rolling wave planning * Release planning 2 VIABLE SCHEDULING * Creating a viable schedule * Define the scope * Sequence the work * Identify the risks and build in mitigations * Identify the resources * Estimate the effort and durations * Check resource availability * Refine until a workable schedule is produced 3 CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS * The critical path * Network diagrams * Sequence logic * Practical application: * Network diagram with estimated durations * The 'forward pass' * The 'backward pass' * Calculating total float * Identifying the critical path * Calculating free float * Gantt charts 5 Risk and issue management SESSION OBJECTIVES This session will help participants: * Understand the difference between risks and issues * Be able to identify and assess risks * Understand ways of mitigating risks * Manage issues 1 KEY PRINCIPLES * Understanding risk * Threats and opportunities * The risk management process * Preparation - proactive risk management * The process - identify, assess, plan, implement * Stakeholder communication * Roles and responsibilities * Risk management strategy * The risk register * Risk appetite 2 RISK IDENTIFICATION * Brainstorming * Interviews * Assumption analysis * Checklists 3 RISK ASSESSMENT AND PRIORITISATION * Probability, impact and proximity * Triggers * Qualitative risk assessment * Qualitative impact assessment * Qualitative probability assessment * Probability / impact grid * Bubble charts * Risk tolerance 4 PLANNING COUNTERMEASURES * To mitigate or not to mitigate? * Categories of risk response * Avoid and exploit * Reduce and enhance * Transfer * Share * Accept * Contingency * Secondary risks 5 ISSUE MANAGEMENT * What is an issue? * Tolerances * Issues and tolerances * The PRINCE2 view of issues * Ownership of issues * An issue management process * Issue register 6 Budgeting and cost control SESSION OBJECTIVES This session will help participants: * Understand what to include in a budget - and why * Choose - and use - the appropriate estimating technique * Align the budget with the schedule * Understand how to monitor spend and control costs * Trouble-shoot effectively to get projects back within budget SESSION FORMAT Flexible. The session can be tailored to the participants' average level of project management maturity - a 60-minute session (delivered virtually) is an effective introduction. A 90-minute session allows for more in-depth treatment. A half-day session (face-to-face or virtual) gives time for a more challenging workshop, particularly to discuss specific cost control issues with any of the participants' current projects. 1 WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING FROM? * Can we pay from revenue? Do we need to borrow? How long will the project take to pay back? * The lifecycle of the budget * Through-life costs * Stakeholder involvement 2 ESTIMATING COSTS * Reminder: the relationship between estimates * Reminder: possible estimating techniques * What do we need to estimate? * People * Equipment * Materials * Facilities and operating costs * Work package estimate * Estimated project costs * Estimating agile projects 3 ALIGNING BUDGET AND SCHEDULE * Scheduling and financial periods * Spreading the budget 4 RESERVES AND AGREEING THE BUDGET * Contingency reserve * Management reserve * Agreeing the budget 5 COST CONTROL * Planned spend over time * Actual spend over time * Work completed over time * Evaluating different scenarios: delivery v spend 6 TROUBLE-SHOOTING * Why are we where we are? * What has caused the project to spend at the rate it is? * Why is it delivering at the rate it is? * What are the root causes? * What can we do about it?

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Build the financial and accounting skillset needed to rise to an executive level of responsibility and earning power. Financial management is an essential part of any successful business. The Financial Management and Business Accounting Diploma focuses on specialist modules including financial accounting, management accounting, business finance, financial management, strategic management accounting and international financial reporting. If you are looking forward to advancing your career and move toward an organizational leadership position, this Financial Management and Business Accounting Diploma will help you build the skills you'll need to make high-level decisions that impact your organization's current operations and financial future. The course will equip you with the potential to become a senior manager, administrator or executive in business management, accounting and finance, in commercial and public organisations. This course will teach the framework of managing business finances. It can also be the first step to qualification as an accountant. WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? Financial Management and Business Accounting Diploma is suitable for anyone who want to gain extensive knowledge, potential experience and professional skills in the related field. This course is CPD accredited so you don't have to worry about the quality. REQUIREMENTS Our Financial Management and Business Accounting Diploma is open to all from all academic backgrounds and there is no specific requirements to attend this course. It is compatible and accessible from any device including Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, Tablets etc. CPD CERTIFICATE FROM COURSE GATE  At the successful completion of the course, you can obtain your CPD certificate from us. You can order the PDF certificate for £9 and the hard copy for £15. Also, you can order both PDF and hardcopy certificates for £22. CAREER PATH This course opens a new door for you to enter the relevant job market and also gives you the opportunity to acquire extensive knowledge along with required skills to become successful. You will be able to add our qualification to your CV/resume which will help you to stand out in the competitive job industry. COURSE CURRICULUM Personal Finance Calculations Personal Finance Introduction FREE 00:01:00 Calculating Your Net Worth 00:01:00 Calculating Your Real Hourly Wage 00:02:00 Expenses for Life Energy 00:02:00 Calculating a Monthly Budgeting 00:05:00 Saving for Retirement Paying Off Debt 00:02:00 Build an Emergency Fund 00:02:00 Personal Savings 00:04:00 401K Basics 00:03:00 Asset Allocation 00:04:00 Investment Strategies 00:02:00 Advice on Financial Advisors 00:01:00 3h- Questions About Investing 00:15:00 Building Credit to Buy a Home FICO Score 00:09:00 Starting Credit 00:03:00 Increasing Credit Score 00:02:00 Owning vs. Renting 00:02:00 Types of Mortages 00:03:00 Personal Finance Guides for Beginners Advice to Teenagers 00:04:00 Guide to Buying a Car 00:05:00 Professional Bookkeeper Introduction Professional Bookkeeper FREE 00:09:00 Introduction to Accounting and Business Defining a Business 00:07:00 Ethics in Accounting 00:05:00 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) 00:10:00 The Accounting Equation The Accounting Equation 00:07:00 Transactions 00:11:00 Financial Statements 00:13:00 Analyzing Transactions The Accounting Equation and Transactions 00:16:00 Double-Entry System 00:11:00 Transactions - Journalizing 00:17:00 Journal Entries 00:38:00 Entering Information - Posting Entries Posting Entries 00:10:00 The Trial Balance 00:10:00 Finding Errors Using Horizontal Analysis 00:09:00 Horizontal Trend : Balance Sheet 00:21:00 Horizontal Trend: Income Statement 00:36:00 Adjusting Process The Purpose of the Adjusting Process 00:15:00 Adjusting Entries Adjusting Entries - Prepaid Expenses 00:13:00 Adjusting Entries - Accrued Revenues 00:10:00 Adjusting Entries - Depreciation Expense 00:09:00 Adjustment Summary Adjustment Summary - Review 00:13:00 Vertical Analysis 00:33:00 Preparing a Worksheet Preparing a Worksheet 00:06:00 Financial Statements The Income Statement 00:11:00 Financial Statements - Definitions 00:12:00 Completing the Accounting Cycle Temporary vs. Permanent Accounts 00:19:00 The Accounting Cycle Illustrated Accounting Cycle Illustrated - Steps 1-5 00:11:00 Accounting Cycle Illustrated - Steps 6-10 00:12:00 Fiscal Year Fiscal Year 00:09:00 Spreadsheet Exercise Spreadsheet Exercise - Steps 1-4 00:11:00 Spreadsheet Exercise - Steps 5-7 00:37:00 Certificate and Transcript Order Your Certificates or Transcripts 00:00:00

Learn the basics of financial awareness and better understand the language used by accountants and how financial statements fit together within organisations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COURSE OVERVIEW Duration: 2 days (13 hours)  This workshop will provide participants with a grasp of basic financial awareness, to help them to better understand the language used by accountants and how financial statements fit together.   Training is done in a jargon-free way that is aimed building attendees’ confidence in using financial terms and concepts within their organisation.  Competent financial management has many aspects, it is wide reaching and requires multiple skills but if participants work to become organised and effective in planning, these skills can be easily acquired. There is a misconception that to be a good operational manager dealing with financial decisions people must be accounting or numerical geniuses. There are basic skills that attendees can easily learn that will support them in those areas.  OBJECTIVES  By the end of the course you will be able to: * Identify the importance of financial management and its impact * Identify the link between financial information and decision making * Set, manage, monitor and review budgets * Analyse financial statements * Demonstrate the link between the statements, budgets and decision making. CONTENT Financial Management * Budgeting process (generic / client specific if possible) * Forecasting and re forecasting process * The need for accurate forecasting * Accrual v cash accounting revisited * Financial Objectives of the business * Users of the accounts Financial Tools * Depreciation and Amortisation * Accruals and Prepayments * Deferred and Accrued Income * Costs, Opex and Capex Financial Statements * The Income Statement * The Balance Sheet * Understanding capital employed * The relationship between balance sheet and income statement * The cash flow statement * Profitability: gross, operating and net margins * Review of client’s management information reports Building the Business Case * Break even analysis * Discounted Cash Flow * Discount factors * Net Present Value (NPV) * Internal Rate of Return (IRR)