Creating Value Through Financial Management

Creating value is the central task of any manager, but it requires a strong understanding of financial management. You need to know where value comes from in your enterprise. You need to understand the strategic factors that build value and those that erode it. Every strategic decision you make has implications for value creation. But to understand these strategic implications, you need to gain a deeper understanding of finance.

Creating Value through Financial Management will help you understand the latest corporate financial policies and practices. It is not about spreadsheets and accounting, but takes a broader perspective on finance.

Program Focus
• External equity and the cost of capital
• Capital budgeting
• Financial policy
• Company diversification policy
• Design for risk-adjusted profit
• Control and review
• Mergers
• Multinational finance
• The mix of debt
• Balanced scorecard
• Valuation

Program Outcomes
• Learn how functions across the organization influence financial decisions and shareholder value.
• Use control and feedback as integral parts of financial management.
• Align financial strategy with marketing strategy.
• Demystify the process of creating shareholder value.
• Gain tools to evaluate the financial impact and value of strategic decisions.
• Learn more about financial decisions on issues such as debt, capital expenditures, and mergers and acquisitions.
• Create a cost-of-capital culture within a company.

Participant Profile
Upper-level and Mid-level executives: Executives seeking an in-depth examination of financial management practice, exploring the latest financial approaches and generally wants to deepen their financial knowledge.

Success Stories
"Rarely will you find a week-long class (or any class) that will challenge your most fundamental, deep-rooted beliefs about business, finance, and how to measure it. Great instructor enthusiasm, very professional."
— VP, Technology Firm

"This course challenged me to think 'outside of the box' relative to financial strategy and subsequent decision making. It is a good course for those individuals who are involved in value management for their company and determining a means to grow market share by 'changing the game'."
— VP, Customer Service & Engineering, Telecom. Co.

"For a non-financial individual, who is however contributing to business decisions, the course raises awareness and improves thinking to better able you to challenge and judge the issues placed before you. A well-planned course with flow of logic and a developing theme through the week."
— VP, Regulatory CV, Pharmaceuticals Co.

Date:
February 14-18, 2005 (Participants encouraged to arrive by Feb. 09, 2005)

Location - Philadelphia, PA (Residential)

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