Informed Decision Making for Non-Financial Directors was developed to serve Directors and/or aspiring Directors who are driving the strategic vision and mission of their organisation.
The decision-making process of allocating investment and allocation of resources of any enterprise requires a keen understanding of the quantitative and qualitative levers to drive growth. This course aims to expose Non-Financial Directors to principles of managerial accounting and corporate finance necessary to support the obligation to evaluate growth opportunities of their enterprise.
Informed Decision Making for Non-Financial Directors
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Delivery Method
This online course is delivered from 10.00am to 12:00 noon. It will be remotely delivered through MS Teams and facilitated by subject matter experts.
Scheduled Dates* include:
- 11 October 2023
- 22 November 2023
*Dates may be subject to change.
Commences
11 October 2023 | 22 November 2023
Bookings for this course close one week in advance of start date.
Duration
Two Hour Online Course
Fees & Enrolment
Fee: The cost of this course is €240 per person.
Booking: Bookings must be received in writing using a booking form or the online booking option (see below).
All bookings will be confirmed via email. Please send completed booking forms to:
Central Bookings Office
Institute of Public Administration
57-61 Lansdowne Road, Dublin D04 TC62
Tel: (01) 240 3666 | Fax: (01) 668 9135
Email: training@ipa.ie
All IPA courses are subject to minimum participant numbers and bookings will typically close one week prior to the course start date.
Cancellation Policy: Please note, that in the event of a cancellation less than 48 working hours before the commencement of a course, a 15% cancellation fee will be charged. Cancellation fee will also apply to non-arrivals on the day.
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- The Programme
Informed Decision Making for Non-Financial Directors was developed to serve Directors and/or aspiring Directors who are driving the strategic vision and mission of their organisation.
The decision-making process of allocating investment and allocation of resources of any enterprise requires a keen understanding of the quantitative and qualitative levers to drive growth. This course aims to expose Non-Financial Directors to principles of managerial accounting and corporate finance necessary to support the obligation to evaluate growth opportunities of their enterprise.
- Who is this for?
Informed Decision Making for Non-Financial Directors will be of benefit to new and existing Directors who wish to establish a baseline of understanding of management accounting information upon which performance decisions are made within the year.
- Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this online course, participants will have:
- Tools and techniques to interrogate and challenge financial information presented to the Board.
- Course Content
The online course will cover the following areas:
- Explore the basic concept of relevant costs (opportunity cost, sunk costs, etc.)
- Expose the participant to the basics of how investment decisions are made.
- Develop inquiry-led interrogation of investments and methodologies.
- Course Leader
This course will be delivered by Dr. Deirdre Bane, Senior Finance Specialist at the IPA.
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