Performance Measurement: The Reality

This course will enable you to

• Understand the available techniques for making and monitoring decisions
• Create a system and structure of control focused on value creation
• Create a control system that integrates the various functions of an enterprise
• Choose appropriate comparatives for results
• Have a clear view of financial objectives that are necessary to support the sustainability of the business
• Understand the practicalities involved in managing for the long-term health of an enterprise

About the course

Performance measurement has long been recognised as an important skill for accountants and financial managers. But very rarely is there any acknowledgement of the potential pitfalls. Too narrow a focus can lead to bad decision-making and the wrong measures a can distort behaviour in ways that were not intended.

In this provocative course, David Allen, sets out to remedy this. He provides examples, drawn from his extensive practical experience, which highlight the drawbacks of commonly accepted performance management techniques and practice. He shines a light on the potential pitfalls and explores ways of avoiding them, by introducing advanced and superior approaches to performance management.