COST FOUNDATIONS AND DIAGNOSIS
- Strategic Cost Awareness
- Concept of cost transformation
- Link between cost efficiency and strategy
- Cost categories overview
- Organizational readiness
- Drivers of financial sustainability
- Cost Structure Mapping in Excel
- Visualization of cost elements
- Functional and departmental cost view
- Identification of cost drivers
- Benchmark comparison templates
- Diagnostic summary and insights
FRAMEWORKS AND TRANSFORMATION MODELS
- Transformation Frameworks and Phases
- Core phases of cost transformation
- Key enablers and stakeholders
- Progress tracking and accountability
- Financial checkpoints
- Common transformation challenges
- Copilot for Cost Insights
- Copilot overview for finance workflows
- Cost summary generation from Excel files
- Quick variance insights
- Scenario commentary support
- Professional utilization of AI tools
PERFORMANCE AND OPTIMIZATION
- Performance Metrics and Dashboards
- Key cost KPIs and ratios
- Building visuals in Power BI
- Linking cost to performance outcomes
- Variance display and interpretation
- Efficiency and Process Improvement
- Common cost inefficiencies
- Simple lean-based improvement ideas
- Tracking efficiency results
- Real transformation examples
FORECASTING AND PLANNING
- Cost Forecasting and Scenario Modeling
- Forecasting templates in Excel
- What-if and sensitivity analysis
- Scenario summary tables
- Power BI visualization of trends
- Insight review for decision support
IMPLEMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION
- Implementation and Change Readiness
- Steps to implement transformation
- Stakeholder alignment and follow-up
- Monitoring results through Excel trackers
- Sustaining benefits over time
- Review of success factors
- Capstone Project
- Realistic cost transformation scenario
- Group simulation and analysis
- Presentation of recommendations
- Instructor feedback and review
- Certification completion
