Week - 1 |
Definition and importance of planning and budgeting, Types of planning in business: Strategic, tactical and operational planning, Basic steps of the budgeting process |
Week - 2 |
Basic elements of strategic planning, SWOT analysis and determination of strategic goals, The effect of mission, vision and values on planning |
Week - 3 |
Importance and steps of operational planning, Resource planning and capacity management, Short and medium term operational goals |
Week - 4 |
Stages of the budgeting process, Types of budgets: Sales, production, cash flow, investment budgets, Difficulties encountered in the budgeting process |
Week - 5 |
Sales forecasting methods, Preparation of revenue budgets, Market analysis and sales strategies, Preparation of production budgets, Cost budgets and cost control, Standard costing and deviation analysis |
Week - 6 |
Importance and preparation of cash flow budgets, Cash management and liquidity planning, Cash flow projections |
Week - 7 |
MIDTERM EXAM |
Week - 8 |
Preparation of investment budgets. Capital budgeting techniques: Net present value, Internal profitability, Payback Period, Risk analysis and investment decisions |
Week - 9 |
The relationship between financial planning and budgeting, Financial ratios and budget performance analysis, Financial risk management |
Week - 10 |
Measuring budget performance, Deviation analysis and corrective measures, Performance indicators and reporting |
Week - 11 |
Flexible budgeting techniques, Scenario analysis and stress tests, Budgeting under uncertainty, |
Week - 12 |
Strategic budgeting process, Long-term financial planning, Enterprise resource planning and budgeting |
Week - 13 |
Sustainability goals and budgeting, Environmental, social and governance factors, Sustainable financial planning and digitalization |
Week - 14 |
FINAL EXAM |