Corporate Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting

Taking this course will provide an end to end view of the corporate planning and budgeting process – from the strategic plan to the operating budget. Special consideration is given to key elements of successful strategic plans, flexible budgeting, identification of investment opportunities, budgeting best practices, and techniques to improve the quality of forecasts.

Topics include: 

• 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

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.