PLANNING, BUDGETING AND FORECASTING 101
Syllabus
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Learning Objectives
LEARNING OUTCOMES: bring students closer to the real working life within the Planning
and Control departments
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
- Introduction to Planning and Control and overview of the main Planning, Budgeting &
Forecasting processes
- Main Planning methodologies and real-life examples
- Company Control Model and the Profit & Loss
- Effective presentation and storytelling
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
Within the Business Challenge the students, working in teams, will have to:
- Hypothesize a Planning Model of a company Profit & Loss
- Present, as a team, the Planning Model during the Final Exam
MAKING JUDGEMENTS:
Working in teams will help students in becoming autonomous in taking decisions and in
taking responsibilities
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
The students with learn, in a specific lecture, the basics of Effective Communication and
Storytelling.
LEARNING SKILLS:
During the final exam, the professor will verify all the concepts covered during the lessons
and the group work
and Control departments
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
- Introduction to Planning and Control and overview of the main Planning, Budgeting &
Forecasting processes
- Main Planning methodologies and real-life examples
- Company Control Model and the Profit & Loss
- Effective presentation and storytelling
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
Within the Business Challenge the students, working in teams, will have to:
- Hypothesize a Planning Model of a company Profit & Loss
- Present, as a team, the Planning Model during the Final Exam
MAKING JUDGEMENTS:
Working in teams will help students in becoming autonomous in taking decisions and in
taking responsibilities
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
The students with learn, in a specific lecture, the basics of Effective Communication and
Storytelling.
LEARNING SKILLS:
During the final exam, the professor will verify all the concepts covered during the lessons
and the group work
Prerequisites
Attending 2nd or 3rd year of the Bachelor's degree.
Program
One of the natural job opportunities of the Business Administration and Economics
graduated students are the large Companies, and in particular the Departments of
Administration, Finance and Control.
A key area of this department is Planning and Control, whose main targets are:
- To manage, industrial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes and the
deployment of the Company Control Model;
- To monitor the Financial and Operating results and related KPIs, highlighting gaps and
suggesting corrective actions;
- To perform economic and financial evaluation for investments;
The aim of this course, which includes a Business Challenge, is to bring students closer to
the real working life within the Planning and Control departments.
Key topics:
- Introduction to Planning and Control and overview of the main Planning, Budgeting &
Forecasting processes
- Main Planning methodologies and real-life examples
- Company Control Model and the Profit & Loss
- Effective presentation and storytelling
Within the Business Challenge the students, working in teams, will have to:
- Hypothesize a Planning Model of a company Profit & Loss
- Present, as a team, the Planning Model during the Final Exam
graduated students are the large Companies, and in particular the Departments of
Administration, Finance and Control.
A key area of this department is Planning and Control, whose main targets are:
- To manage, industrial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes and the
deployment of the Company Control Model;
- To monitor the Financial and Operating results and related KPIs, highlighting gaps and
suggesting corrective actions;
- To perform economic and financial evaluation for investments;
The aim of this course, which includes a Business Challenge, is to bring students closer to
the real working life within the Planning and Control departments.
Key topics:
- Introduction to Planning and Control and overview of the main Planning, Budgeting &
Forecasting processes
- Main Planning methodologies and real-life examples
- Company Control Model and the Profit & Loss
- Effective presentation and storytelling
Within the Business Challenge the students, working in teams, will have to:
- Hypothesize a Planning Model of a company Profit & Loss
- Present, as a team, the Planning Model during the Final Exam
Books
Materials (slides, readings, etc.) could be provided during the course and posted on the
webpage of the course.
webpage of the course.
Teaching methods
In classroom with mandatory attendance.
Exam Rules
The students, working in teams, will have to:
- Hypothesize a Planning Model of a company Profit & Loss
- Present, as a team, the Planning Model during the Final Exam
- Hypothesize a Planning Model of a company Profit & Loss
- Present, as a team, the Planning Model during the Final Exam