Controlling

Short program (FC)

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.

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Diploma
Short program (FC)
Duration
3 days spread over 2 months
Schedule
From 08h30 to 17h30
Language
French
Format
Onsite
Price
2 250 CHF
Credits
3 ECTS credits
Controlling

Sessions

Discover the next sessions of our open program in controlling below. Click on the session you are interested in to obtain its full calendar.

2025
Open
Full dates
19, 26 and 27 September 2025
Registration
Before 14 August 2025

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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

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

Target audience

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

Program

About

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
Finance & accounting
Finance & accounting
Cette formation courte est un module de notre Certificate of advanced studies (CAS) en Finance & accounting.
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Price: 2 250 CHF

All expenses related to continuing education are, except in exceptional cases, tax deductible .

Discount (10%): -225 CHF

A discount is offered to Alumni HEC.

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