BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID://NDCP//414859 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260505T183752 VTIMEZONE:America/Chicago DTSTART:20260410T180000Z DTEND:20260410T220000Z UID:414859 SUMMARY:Building a Better Budget in a Time of Uncertainty LOCATION:Webinar DESCRIPTION:Building a Better Budget in a Time of Uncertainty\n\n04/10/26 01:00 PM CST\n - 04/10/26 05:00 PM CST\Description:\nMost financial leaders would agree that budgeting is easy when business and the economy are stable. When revenues and expenses are expected to remain the same, the process becomes merely an exercise in carrying over what was done before to the current year. However, what happens when we are not sure about how the market will react to our product? What happens when the competitive landscape changes? In this course, we will discuss budgeting techniques and considerations when business lacks stability. Through a combination of theory and real-world examples, we will explore how to build flexibility into our budget - so that it can inform and drive decision-making when we don't quite know what is ahead. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.Objectives:After attending this presentation you will be able to... Recall the difference between a forecast and a budget Identify the difference between top-down and bottom-up budgeting State the key elements of a flexible budgeting approach Identify key cost drivers State how behavioral biases may affect the budgeting process Identify how headcount efficiency may be measured Determine scenario planning Recognize best practices and controls for managing budget changesInstructor:David PetersFields of Study:FinanceMajor Topics:The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Budgets vs. ForecastsCyclicalityCore Earnings & Sustainable GrowthIdentifying Key Forecast DriversReasonableness in ForecastingApproaches to BudgetingBudgeting VariancesHorizontal AnalysisFlexible Budgeting\Location:\nWebinar\n\n, X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Building a Better Budget in a Time of Uncertainty

04/10/26 01:00 PM CST - 04/10/26 05:00 PM CST
Description:
Most financial leaders would agree that budgeting is easy when business and the economy are stable. When revenues and expenses are expected to remain the same, the process becomes merely an exercise in carrying over what was done before to the current year. However, what happens when we are not sure about how the market will react to our product? What happens when the competitive landscape changes? In this course, we will discuss budgeting techniques and considerations when business lacks stability. Through a combination of theory and real-world examples, we will explore how to build flexibility into our budget - so that it can inform and drive decision-making when we don't quite know what is ahead.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Objectives:
After attending this presentation you will be able to...
Recall the difference between a forecast and a budget
Identify the difference between top-down and bottom-up budgeting
State the key elements of a flexible budgeting approach
Identify key cost drivers
State how behavioral biases may affect the budgeting process
Identify how headcount efficiency may be measured
Determine scenario planning
Recognize best practices and controls for managing budget changes

Instructor:
David Peters

Fields of Study:
Finance

Major Topics:

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:


Location:
Webinar

, PRIORITY:3 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT5M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Reminder END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR