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    The key takeaways from the training are to improve business acumen and decision making skills through understanding financial concepts and developing strategic plans. Case studies and exercises will be used to enhance understanding.

    The training will cover topics such as organizational structures, business strategies, financial metrics, performance management, and developing balanced scorecards.

    The training methodology will combine expert input, case studies, self-assessment, simulation, group discussions and sharing. There will also be theatrical improvisation exercises.

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    Date
    10/11/2016 11/11/2016

    Time Country
    Venue
    9AM Malaysia ARMADA PJ
    5PM
    9AM 11/1/2017 - 12/1/2017
    Malaysia Armada PJ
    5PM
    10/10/2017 9AM Malaysia Armada PJ
    11/10/2017
    5PM

    Overview

    As you grow as a leader, you want to make better business decision - strategically and financially for your organization. Thats
    why business acumen, an intuitive sense of how business work to create profit is indispensable.
    This Business Acumen training course will improve your understanding of how operations, finance, marketing, and other
    functions must work together to create and execute a successful business strategy. Youll also polish your financial literacy
    and leadership skills and become more business savvy and make better business.

    Learning Outcomes

    Gain a realistic picture of your companys position, market, and potential


    Examine the external environment and understand how customer and business changes
    affect your companys ability to succeed
    Analyze where your business stands in relation to your key competitors and what the
    future will look like
    Measure the performance of your business using standards that are highly correlated
    with value creation
    Integrate your competitive analysis and financial metrics to improve your business
    decision making
    Create an actionable business strategy, get stakeholder buy-in, and develop a complete

    strategy implementation map


    Improve your business skills by learning the right financial terminology

    Who Must Attend

    Functional managers who have new or existing responsibilities to help support other departments and the organization as a
    whole.

    Course Details

    Module 1: Understanding Organization Structure

    Different types of organizational structures and their purpose


    Organizational depth versus span
    Establishing controls across the span and depth of organizations
    Module 2 : Business Terminology and Language

    Understanding Significant Business and Management Terms


    The evolving new age terms
    Important Financial Terms That You should know
    Speaking and Writing the Business Language

    Module 3: Decision Making and Problem Solving


    Learning from successful business decision making models
    Peter Druckers 5 elements of effective decision making
    Preemptive thinking going beyond the Creative and Critical problem solving and
    decision making
    Module 4: The 5 Essential Elements of Business Acumen

    Cash and Cash flow


    Growth
    Margin
    Velocity
    Customer and the Supply Chain
    How Each Person Impacts The 5 Elements

    Module 5: Understanding Strategy

    A review of some best business strategies & strategies of the oldest companies
    Porters 5 forces
    The elements of strategic planning for the Media Industry
    Implementing and managing strategies
    An assessment of failed strategies

    Module 6: Internal and External Environment Analysis


    Working with PESTLE
    SWOT analysis of your function and business
    SWOT projects and updating SWOT

    Supply Chain - analyzing its synergy


    Seamless Operations
    Module 7: Performance for Profits

    Balanced Scorecard
    Critical Success Factors
    Developing, actioning and updating the Balanced Scorecard
    Performance Management and Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
    Establishing and weighting performance indicators
    Cascading organizational performance to operational performance
    Measuring and monitoring KPIs

    Module 8: Actualizing Business Acumen

    How does your business operate


    What are the essential elements of your business
    How does your company make money
    How does your work affect the bottom line

    Methodology

    This workshops methodology is a combination of expert input, Theatrical Improvisation (new)


    case studies, self-assessment, simulation, group discussions and sharing.

    Course Leader

    DR BARRAK ADAMS
    Phd, Author-Trainer-Business & Technical Consultant, Trade Negotiator, Change Agent

    Barrak specialises in training leaders world class negotiations around the Globe. He has been
    actively developing customised trainings and conducted them in Malaysia, Thailand,
    Indonesia, Philippines, the UAE, Sudan, Mauritania and Turkmenistan.

    Senior Negotiator, Lead trainer, he has a clear and comprehensive understanding of what
    competencies are to be developed to be a successful negotiation. His abundant knowledge
    and experience addresses every situation in our fast pace business world and everyone is
    guaranteed to take home valuable learnings useful for their next deal.

    Barrak comes to you with more than 40 years of enriched, result-oriented experience in many
    positions among SMEs, government agencies, multinational and businesses.

    Equipped with solid experience and a wide range of state-of-art resources and latest
    development, his training programs are geared towards competency development.

    With only the minimum amount of necessary theory (he says the participants can read his
    notes later) his training/ speaking sessions are filled with mindset, behavioural and capability
    change activities. There is always excitement, A-Hah moments in every session at his
    programs.

    Barrak had worked with the Audio-Visual, Automotive, Printing, Property Development,
    Construction, Timber and Food industries, in capacities ranging from Group Engineer,

    Manager, Plant Manager, Senior Negotiator, Project Director and Managing Director.

    Being a Management Consultant, Management System Auditor, Trainer and Counselor, he


    had consulted for an even wider range of industries that includes Medical services, Financial
    institutions, Petroleum industries, Metal, Plastics, Cellulose and Electronic components
    manufacturers, and the Civil service around the world.
    He graduated in Engineering from the Singapore Polytechnic in 1973 and continued with post
    graduate and continuing studies in Engineering, Social Science, Rubber and Plastics
    Technology, Training and Development, Radiation Protection, and Quality Management, with a
    PhD in Organizational Management from Iowa State (US).

    Since 2004, he has since been training and consulting for organizations such as PETRONAS,
    the National Electricity Board, the National Bank, various government ministries and agencies
    including Parliament House, and large corporations, further to training in Mauritania,
    Turkmenistan, Abu Dhabi, Sudan, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia.

    Currently, he is a senior resource faculty member for iTrainingExpert.com, continuously design


    and conduct customised trainings and consultancy for multi-national companies around the
    world.

    To contact Barrak, please feel free to email us at info@itrainingexpert.com or call +603 8074
    9056 | Mobile +6016 662 0448

    Testimonies

    Good And Very Insightful Contents. Plenty Of Case Studies And Practical Exercises Which
    Help Enhance Understanding. Overall, A Very Good Course Conducted And Presented By Dr
    Barrak

    Very useful and stimulates our negotiation skills, explores our weaknesses and strengths in
    dealing with others."

    I believe that every PETRONAS staff should attend this course to at least have a basic
    understanding of how negotiation is conducted correctly because the truth is whether we
    realize or not, working in a multinational company we practice negotiation on a day to day
    basis

    Insightful and impactful learning experience, well-complemented with practical real-life


    examples and thrilling and engaging case studies

    Investment

    Normal fee
    Sign up 1 pax
    Pay before course starts
    MYR 2,780.00
    USD 650.00
    Early Bird
    Sign up 1 pax
    Pay 14 days before course starts

    MYR 2,180.00
    USD 500.00
    Group Fee
    Sign up 3 pax or more
    Pay 14 days before course starts
    MYR 2,080.00
    USD 480.00

    (Fee inclusive of GST, Buffet Lunch, Refreshment, Welcome Pack, Training Materials Certificate of Achievement)

    Certificate
    Upon successful completion of this program, you will receive a Certificate of Achievement.
    Certificates are distributed on the final day of the program.

    Payment mode:
    1. ONLINE PAYMENT by Credit card: You can opt to register and pay online with our latest
    payment integration system through our website.
    2. BANK IN CHEQUE
    Bank in and then scan the Bank-in slip and email to us before the course commence to confirm
    your seat.
    Courier your cheque payment to our Finance HQ.
    *Note that we DO NOT take any payments during the event.
    3. BANK IN CASH:You can also pay by cash through bank-in our company bank account.
    4. Telegraphic Transfer- You can also opt to use GIRO or telegraphic transfer of payment via
    international banks.

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