Managing Financial Crisis & Supporting Decision Making

This training course will use a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The training course will follow a participative workshop format and will be focused on developing practical skills that delegates can apply in real life business situations on return to their own organisation.

This leading edge training course has been designed to provide delegates with a practical set of tools and techniques to help them provide relevant and practical management during the financial crisis and to support effective decision-making in often “uncharted waters”. The training course will cover theory where relevant but otherwise will focus heavily on practical application of established techniques.

By the end of this training course, you will have learned to:

• Analyse and interpret the impact of the crisis on established business models
• Help to develop a meaningful response to business model disruption
• Apply practical tools to manage and optimise cash flow and liquidity
• Use sophisticated cost analysis methods to maximise profit or surplus
• Employ a strategic approach to reducing costs with minimum damage
• Use “what if” forecasting tools to help manage risk and uncertainty

This Gulf Rowad Managing Financial Crisis & Supporting Decision Making training course will be relevant to many, if not most, functional organisational areas, the training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Planning and budgeting team members
• Financial and management accounting team
• Treasury staff
• Supply chain and procurement team
• Production planning and management
• HR team

Organisational Impact

This highly focused training course will provide key team players from all parts of the organisation with the relevant skills and practical techniques to take effective action in the areas most critical to underpin its financial survival and re-growth and to support management decision-making, specifically by:

• Helping to understand and develop support strategies to existing business models
• Developing and using practical tools to manage cash flow and liquidity
• Taking effective action to manage and strategically reduce organisational expenses
• Develop and use sophisticated forecasting tools to manage risk and uncertainty
• Replacing obsolete budgets with dynamic rolling forecasts
• Apply leadership skills to promote a sense of urgency and manage change

Personal Impact

This Managing Financial Crisis & Supporting Decision Making training course will provide delegates with a highly relevant set of up to date skills with which to take an active role in the financial management of a crisis and in supporting key decision-makers, by:

• Raising awareness of the key threats to the organisation’s business model
• Development of practical Excel tools to manage cash flow and liquidity
• Using proven techniques to manage and reduce organisational expenses
• Building flexible dynamic Excel forecasting tools to manage risk and uncertainty
• Replacing budgets with dynamic rolling forecasts