An Intensive 5-day Training Course

Value Creation

Decision Making, Ratio Analysis and Value Creating Strategies

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

In today’s dynamic business environment, the ability to understand, measure, and drive value creation has become a fundamental skill for leaders across all sectors. It is no longer enough to focus solely on revenue or profit—organisations must assess performance through the lens of sustainable value generation.

This Value Creation training course is designed to equip participants with the financial knowledge and strategic insight necessary to evaluate business success, optimise investment decisions, and implement effective value-enhancing strategies. Participants will learn how to assess risk and uncertainty, interpret financial performance, and align business activities with value-driven objectives.

By exploring key financial principles, tools, and real-world case studies, participants will be empowered to contribute more effectively to organisational growth and long-term value.

This Value Creation training course will highlight:

  • Financial and economic perspectives in the decision-making process
  • Key financial statements and tools to evaluate organisational performance
  • Methods for analysing investment decisions, including risk and uncertainty
  • Development and monitoring of performance indicators linked to value
  • Assessment of value creation strategies, including mergers and acquisitions

COURSE DETAILS

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OBJECTIVES

By the end of this Value Creation training course, participants will be able to:

  • Measure business performance through financial and strategic indicators
  • Understand core considerations in evaluating investment opportunities
  • Incorporate risk and uncertainty into financial decisions with confidence
  • Interpret financial statements to guide planning, control, and performance improvement
  • Assess the impact of business activities—such as M&A—on corporate value
  • Evaluate and enhance value creation strategies aligned with organisational goals
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TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training will be delivered through a combination of presentations, group discussions, and exercises. The comprehensive training course manual has been developed to be practical, easy to use and facilitate learning. Multimedia presentations will feature video case studies as well as the opportunity to hear experts from a variety of disciplines.

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ORGANISATIONAL IMPACT

Organisations that nominate staff to attend this training course can expect improved capability in:

  • Measuring and communicating corporate value using proven techniques
  • Making informed investment and financial planning decisions
  • Enhancing internal budgeting, forecasting, and performance monitoring
  • Improving operational efficiency through variance analysis and budgeting
  • Supporting corporate restructuring, M&A, and financial strategy execution
  • Strengthening decision-making across departments through financial acumen
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PERSONAL IMPACT

Participants will return to their roles with:

  • Enhanced ability to assess and influence financial performance
  • Increased confidence in using financial tools for value-based decision-making
  • Skills to develop financial models and analyse key performance metrics
  • Clear understanding of how their role contributes to value creation
  • Ability to engage in strategic discussions with finance and senior management
  • A broader understanding of how business activities impact shareholder value
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This KC Academy Value Creation training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Financial Officers, Controllers, and Accountants
  • Treasurers, Corporate Planning, and Business Development Professionals
  • Sales and Marketing Professionals
  • Managers from any other non-financial areas willing to understand the financial aspects of analysis, planning, and control
  • Middle and Junior Management as a useful element in their career advancement

DAILY AGENDA

Day 1: The Financial Economic Decision-Making
  • The practice of financial/economic analysis
  • The value-creating company
  • Corporate value and shareholder value
  • A dynamic perspective of business
  • The agency problem and corporate governance
  • Implications of agency problems for organisations
Day 2: Assessment of Business Performance
  • The nature of financial statements
  • The context of financial analysis and decision-making
  • Ratio analysis and business performance
  • Management’s point of view
  • Owners’ point of view
  • Lenders’ point of view
  • Ratios as a system – pyramids of ratios
  • Integration of financial performance analysis
  • Economic value added (EVA)
  • Predicting financial distress
Day 3: Analysis of Investment Decisions
  • Applying time-adjusted measures
  • Net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR)
  • Strategic perspective
  • Refinements of investment analysis
  • Equivalent annual cost (EAC)
  • Modified internal rate of return (MIRR)
  • Sensitivity analysis, scenario analysis, simulation, and NPV break-even
Day 4: Projection of Financial Requirements
  • Interrelationship of financial projections
  • Operating budgets
  • Standard costing and variance analysis
  • Cash forecasts and cash budgets
  • Sensitivity analysis
  • Dynamics and growth of the business system
  • Operating leverage
  • Financial growth plans
  • Financial modelling
Day 5: New Integrated Performance Measurement Systems
  • Beyond Budgeting: Integrating Financial and Pre-financial Information
  • The Drivers of Value Creation
  • The Balanced Scorecard
  • Strategy Maps
  • Integrated Reporting
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Certificate

On successful completion of this training course, KC ACademy Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.

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