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Workshop: Preparing and understanding business cases (26th Sept)

CEP's business case workshop in finance

Workshop: Preparing and understanding business cases

Date: 26th Sept 2024 (1-day, Thur)
Times: 9.00am–5:00pm (NZST)
Venue: Online (Via GotoMeeting)
Trainer: Dr Mike Hopkins (CEO at CEP)

Overview

Elevate your business initiatives with our Business Case Workshop, designed to guide you in securing project approvals. Whether you’re a consultant or an in-house energy manager, this workshop provides essential tools to craft compelling cases for project financing. Learn how to get your proposals “over the line” and achieve that crucial green light.

This workshop delves into presenting the financial benefits of your projects. You’ll explore the key drivers behind financial decision-making, master various investment assessment tools, learn to prioritise projects, adjust for risks, handle unquantifiable factors, and effectively present your business case.

What will you gain from this workshop?

Enhance your ability to prepare persuasive project propositions.

Gain insights into how your projects will be evaluated, identify potential obstacles, and learn strategies to overcome them.

Benefit from a valuable professional development opportunity, whether you’re a consultant or an in-house manager, as you develop the skills needed to secure project funding.

Workshop Content

  • What drives Financial Decision Making: Cashflow vs Profit, Cost of Capital, how decision makers think
  • Investment Assessment Tools: Payback, NPV, IRR
  • Understanding Capital Constraints: Ranking and Prioritisation
  • Adjusting for Risk: Sensitivity and Scenario Analysis
  • Dealing with Unquantifiables: How to deal with Intangible Benefits
  • Presenting the Business Case: What to include and what to leave out.

Attendee Feedback

“Thanks for a really valuable course where the learnings can actually be implemented into my everyday job. Mike is a great teacher. I would definitely attend another course run by Mike or CEP.” Janine Kerr, Programme Lead, EECA (Dec 2023)

Please note: The workshop will be Excel based and participants will need to use laptops or pc’s for full participation and training fees apply.

Published: 20 August 2024

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