This course teaches you how to apply a CFO perspective in preparing and presenting a business case. You are walked through the typical steps for developing and presenting a business case. A key step is to analyse alternative solutions to the issue you’ve identified, and this course shows you how to use various financial metrics – payback period, net present value, and risk analysis – to decide between alternative possibilities. Next, you're introduced to a template for structuring your business case for best effect. Finally, the course demonstrates how to strengthen your case by anticipating the kinds of questions that management is likely to ask.
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This online course forms part of the SkillsNet short course suite.
Please note this course is only available to CPA Australia members.
Learning objectives
- Identify the types of activities that are involved in defining the business issue and identifying alternatives
- Decide between investment options based on payback period technique
- Decide between investment options based on the NPV method
- Decide between alternative proposals based on risk analysis
- Match types of statements to where they belong in a business case
- Anticipate questions a CFO might ask in response to a business case presentation
Audience
Functional managers, professionals, departmental leaders, and all individuals in key roles who want to align their financial planning and management activities with CFO thinking
