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Controlling

Management control systems are necessary for planning and monitoring an organization's activities. In particular, they enable financial and non-financial objectives to be set, and the achievement of these objectives to be managed, by facilitating decision-making, analysis and control of business operations.

training informations

Short program (FC)

duration

3 days spread over 2 months

price

CHF 2’250

language

French

location

Onsite

internationally recognized

hands-on & practical course

Presentation of the program

The aim of this short program is to introduce and apply the main management control systems used by companies to support planning, control and decision-making processes. Costing systems and management accounting, financial planning and control systems, and performance dashboards are all management control tools that will be presented and put into practice through a number of case studies.

The short program will highlight the contribution and limitations of these instruments in terms of organizational learning and operational management. Come and discuss these different analysis systems as part of the 3-day management control program offered by HEC Lausanne's continuing education center. Numerous applicable tools and concepts will be presented and applied.

Learning objectives

Demonstrate the importance of management control systems for the strategic and operational management of a company.
Become familiar with the design and use of the main management control systems.
Understand the contributions and limitations of different management control systems.

Target audience

Anyone involved in the financial or operational management of a business unit or company.
Managers of SMEs or start-ups seeking to familiarize themselves with management control tools.
Anyone moving from a technical function to a unit management position.

About the program

This short program Controlling was built for professionals seeking to learn about fundamental concepts and then practice them trough practical exercises. There is a strong emphasis on practical application supported by academic excellence, with the use of exercises and break-out groups, industry examples and guest speakers. The fundamental notions will be presented beforehand, then supplemented and illustrated by numerous practical exercises based on real cases .

This approach will allow the participants to deploy the concepts presented during the course as well as forging a strong analytical mindset to tackle future challenges they might face on .

main program

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CAS

French

onsite

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The Executive Education HEC Lausanne offers more than 59 Open programs in various fields: Accounting. As a result, and beyond this short program in Controlling, we offer several other related programs that may be of interest to you.