Training on Managing Financial Crisis & Supporting Decision Making

Module 1: Assessing the Impact of a Crisis

• Drivers of business success under normal conditions
• Identifying and balancing stakeholder interests during crises
• Understanding business model performance and disruption
• Impact of crises on traditional business models
• Opportunities for business model reinvention
• Financial indicators under pressure during crisis situations
• Key management focus areas during disruption
• Case Study: Business model failure vs successful turnaround during a crisis
• Practical: Assessing crisis impact on an organization’s business model

Module 2: Cash Flow, Funding & Liquidity Management

• Managing key cash flow drivers
• Working capital optimization strategies
• Identifying bottlenecks in order-to-cash cycles
• Protecting supplier and customer relationships
• Cash flow forecasting and scenario modelling
• Ensuring liquidity and financial resilience
• Emergency funding sources and cost considerations
• Case Study: Liquidity crisis management in a struggling organization
• Practical: Developing a cash flow forecast and liquidity plan

Module 3: Managing & Reducing Operating Expenses (OpEx)

• Cost behavior and cost structure fundamentals
• Gross margin and break-even analysis in crisis conditions
• Value-added analysis in cost management
• Profit protection strategies during downturns
• Limitations of traditional cost analysis
• Activity-based costing approach to cost reduction
• Strategic cost optimization techniques
• Case Study: Successful operational cost restructuring during a financial crisis
• Practical: Conducting OpEx analysis and identifying cost-saving opportunities

Module 4: Capital Expenditure (CapEx) Management & Leadership

• Capital allocation in crisis environments
• Investment appraisal and capital budgeting techniques
• Discounted cash flow (DCF) fundamentals
• Evaluating CapEx projects using Excel tools
• Crisis leadership and decision-making
• Effective communication during uncertainty
• Managing urgency and organizational change
• Case Study: CapEx project cancellation vs continuation decision under crisis pressure
• Practical: Evaluating a capital project using financial appraisal tools

Module 5: Risk Management & Dynamic Forecasting

• Risk analysis techniques in uncertain environments
• Forecasting under volatility and uncertainty
• Statistical tools for data-driven decision-making
• Sensitivity and scenario analysis for risk control
• Moving from static budgets to rolling forecasts
• Enhancing business model resilience and innovation
• Case Study: Forecasting failure and recovery during economic disruption
• Practical: Building a dynamic rolling forecast and risk model