Driving Down Costs

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• Finance managers will benefit from learning how the finance function can be a strategic leader on cost management.
• HR managers will discover how to manage the cost of in-house staff.

Learning outcomes include a greater understanding of:

A toolkit of key ideas and cost management strategies, frameworks for analysing cost and practical techniques for implementing cost reduction. The course will cover urgent one-time cost cutting and sustained long-term cost management. It will also address how to balance tough cost management with core values, team motivation and growth.

Course Content

• Leadership: how managers can take the lead and set the tone.
• Techniques and tactics: generalised ideas, approaches and analytical frameworks.
• People: how to tackle the most difficult cost area, full-time staff and the role of HR.
• Suppliers: all other cost categories, from raw materials to outsourced services.
• The internet and globalisation.
• Lateral thinking: how to turn conventional thinking about cost on its head.
• Cost management as strategy in areas like M&A;, pricing and new growth opportunities.
• A cost-cutting case study.
• “Intelligent” vs. “unintelligent” cost management.
• Cost containment: how to pre-empt cost growth.
• How the finance function can be a strategic leader on cost.
• Cost in the public sector.

"A CPD certificate of completion will be provided by BPP Professional Education Limited upon request, following attendance."

Course Dates

Location	Dates	Time	Availability
London	19 Nov 2020	9:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Spaces	Book Now