An Intensive 3-Day Training Course
Strategic Cost Management
in an Economic Downturn
We currently have no scheduled session for this Course. If you are interested in running this course, please contact our Training Department at info@petroknowledge.com
Why Choose this Training Course?
Why Choose this Training Course?
In a volatile global business environment and particularly during an economic downturn there is intense pressure to create and deliver value to key stakeholder groups with minimum waste and maximum cost efficiency. Customers demand quality at the right price, funding providers expect a return on their investment that reflects the risks in today’s global market for capital.
The most successful organisations have used strategic cost management to balance these challenging demands. This highly practical course provides valuable insights in to how delegates can apply these cost management principles in their own organisations.
This training course will feature:
- The nature of modern global competition
- Understanding the nature and behaviour of costs
- Strategies for planning and managing costs
- Modern techniques for strategic cost reduction
- Overcoming barriers to achieving cost reduction
What are the Goals?
What are the Goals?
The training course intends to provide delegates with the principles and practical skills to manage and reduce costs in an economic downturn.
At the end of this training course you will be able to:
- Analyse the modern global business environment
- Understand and explain the nature and behaviour of costs
- Use a strategic performance framework to plan and manage costs
- Apply modern quality focused strategic tools to reduce costs
- Anticipate and overcome common barriers to cost reduction initiatives
Who is this Training Course for?
Who is this Training Course for?
The training course is designed to provide useful insights and practical guidance to managers from a full range of backgrounds and industry sectors, but particularly those facing the challenges of major market and price changes.
This training course is suitable to a wide range of delegates but will greatly benefit:
- Professionals responsible for significant functions and budgets
- Design professionals and designers
- Production managers
- Purchasing and supply chain professionals
- Marketing and sales team
- Finance heads and budgeting managers
How will this Training Course be Presented?
How will this Training Course be Presented?
Participants to this training course will receive a thorough training on the subjects covered by the course outline with the Tutor utilising a variety of proven adult learning teaching and facilitation techniques. Training methodology includes: participative seminars, discussion groups and hands-on case studies.
Daily Agenda
Day One: The Context and Drive for Cost Reduction
- The global competition for customers and investors
- Creating and measuring stakeholder value
- The drive for quality and customer value
- Developing a winning business model
- Building strategic capability through key resources and competences
Day Two: Understanding and Planning for Costs
- Key costs in global business
- Approaches to understanding cost behaviour
- Tools for analysing and forecasting business costs
- A framework for strategic performance management
- Identifying and using appropriate cost measures and targets
- Assigning responsibility for managing and controlling costs
Day Three: A Strategic Approach to Managing and Reducing Costs
- Planning and budgeting for costs
- Assigning responsibility for managing and controlling costs
- Modern approaches to value and cost reduction
- A strategic approach to cost reduction
- The need for urgency in strategic cost reduction
- Overcoming resistance to change
Certificate
- On successful completion of this training course, a PetroKnowledge Certificate will be awarded to the delegates
In Association With
GLOMACS Training
Our collaboration with GLOMACS aims to provide the best training services and benefits for our valued clients
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