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Strategic Budget Setting and Control Masterclass Course

Strategic Budget Setting and Control Masterclass Course

Location
Duration
Online / In-class
5 days
AOM 1006

Sector:

Cross-Industry – Corporate Finance

Technical Focus Area: 

Budgeting & Cost Control (BUD)

About the Course

The Strategic Budget Setting & Control Masterclass equips professionals with the skills to design, implement, and manage budgets that align with organizational strategy and operational priorities. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the links between planning, budgeting, costing, and performance measurement, enabling them to make informed financial decisions that support long-term business goals. The course covers the full budgeting cycle—from strategic and financial planning to cost analysis, variance control, and performance measurement—while introducing advanced concepts such as activity-based costing and the balanced scorecard. Through practical exercises, real-world examples, and proven methodologies, attendees will learn how to forecast accurately, allocate resources effectively, and manage financial performance across departments and projects. This program is ideal for professionals seeking to bridge financial expertise with operational insight, ensuring budgets become powerful tools for decision-making, value creation, and organizational growth.

Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Link finance and operations for budgeting purposes and strategy execution
- Build a comprehensive performance measurement system
- Understand the corporate budgeting process and its strategic impact
- Apply costing techniques to ensure accurate profitability analysis
- Construct relevant and efficient budgets using various methods
- Evaluate the non-financial implications of budgeting decisions
- Identify and address overhead allocation challenges with activity-based analysis

Who Should Attend

- General management
- Estimating and costing control teams
- Project management professionals
- Asset management teams

Course Program

Strategic and Financial Planning

- Financial vs. managerial accounting

- Linking strategy, budgeting, costing, and performance measurement

- Understanding the importance of strategic planning

- Mission, vision, goals, and objectives

- SWOT and PESTEL analysis for budgeting context

- Identifying company value drivers

- Assessing internal and external factors influencing budgets

Course Dates & Prices

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Location
Starting Date
Price
Enrollment
Online
19/10/2025
1799 $
Dubai (UAE)
20/10/2025
2549 $
Dubai (UAE)
20/10/2025
2799$
Cairo (Egypt)
27/10/2025
2549 $
Online
27/10/2025
1799 $
Online
03/11/2025
1799 $
Dubai (UAE)
10/11/2025
2799 $
Muscat (Oman)
10/11/2025
2799 $
Dubai (UAE)
17/11/2025
2799 $
Online
17/11/2025
1799 $
Muscat (Oman)
24/11/2025
2799 $
Online
24/11/2025
1799 $
Online
24/11/2025
1799 $
Dubai (UAE)
01/12/2025
2799 $
Online
01/12/2025
1799 $
Online
01/12/2025
1799 $
London (UK)
01/12/2025
3299 $
Dubai (UAE)
08/12/2025
2799$
Online
08/12/2025
1699 $
Istanbul (Turkey)
15/12/2025
2799 $
Dubai (UAE)
15/12/2025
2799 $
Online
15/12/2025
1799 $
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
22/12/2025
3899$
Doha (Qatar)
22/12/2025
2799 $
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
22/12/2025
3899$
Online
29/12/2025
1799 $
Dubai (UAE)
29/12/2025
2799$
Istanbul
29/12/2025
2549 $
Online
29/12/2025
1799 $
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