The Business Acumen Series will provide individual contributors, managers and leaders meaningful understanding and application of the universal principles of business, finance, decision-making and success. More than a finance program, learners will see where costs are incurred and revenue is earned, and they’ll also learn how to deploy resources effectively toward organizational goals and objectives. The program emphasizes real-world application to decisions, decision-making and performance back on the job.
Topics include:
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• The Five Factors of Business Success
(Cash, Margin, Asset Utilization,
Growth, People) |
• Working Capital, Asset Efficiency,
Capacity Utilization, Inventory/Value
Chain Optimization |
• Capital Budgeting, Return on Investment,
Time Value of Money, and Risk |
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• Price, Margin, Fixed Costs, Variable
Costs, Volume and Profit |
• Cash Position, Cash Flow |
• Budgets, Budgeting and Decision-Making |
Approach
The seminar would be delivered mostly live online via Zoom, with 30-60 minutes of specific learner-centered or learner-initiated learning activities to be completed between sessions (individual or small group). The live online sessions will be engaging and interactive, using case examples, breakout room discussions, presentations, polling, whiteboarding, quiz games, decision simulations, and more. The highlight of the Series is a digital, real world business simulation where teams of learners apply their learning in a real-world marketplace.
Program Schedule
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1. |
October 13, 2020 | 9:30am–10:30am Live Online Kickoff: 1 hour introductory session |
4. |
October 27, 2020 | 9:30 am–12pm
Session Three: Capital Investments and Analysis |
6. |
November 10, 2020 | 9:30 am–12pm Session Five: Introduction to Business Simulation, Round One (Round Two as homework)
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2. | October 15, 2020 | 9:30 am–12pm
Session One: Introduction and 5 Factors of Business |
5. | November 3, 2020 | 9:30 am–12pm
Session Four: Budgets, Budgeting and Decisions |
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November 17, 2020 | 9:30 am–12pm
Session Six: Business Simulation Round Three and Four |
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3. | October 20, 2020 | 9:30 am–12pm
Session Two: Financial Scorecards
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Cost: $1,400 per seat with the same employee to attend all sessions
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