Budgeting, Forecasting and the Public Finance Cycle Course

Master budgeting, forecasting, and business planning with integrated approaches, including private and public financing cycles. BMC Training offers Budgeting, Forecasting and the Public Finance Cycle Course in Finance , Accounting and Budgeting Courses.

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  • 68 Training Sessions
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  • One Week
Budgeting, Forecasting and the Public Finance Cycle Training Course

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Venue Start Date End Date Net Fees Details & Registration
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia 26 - Oct - 2025 30 - Oct - 2025 4750 GBP
Rome , Italy 26 - Oct - 2025 30 - Oct - 2025 7300 GBP
Barcelona , Spain 26 - Oct - 2025 30 - Oct - 2025 6950 GBP
Zurich , Switzerland 26 - Oct - 2025 30 - Oct - 2025 7950 GBP
Sydney , Australia 26 - Oct - 2025 30 - Oct - 2025 10900 GBP
Interlaken , Switzerland 26 - Oct - 2025 30 - Oct - 2025 8950 GBP
Bali , Indonesia 16 - Nov - 2025 20 - Nov - 2025 8100 GBP
Singapore , Singapore 16 - Nov - 2025 20 - Nov - 2025 7500 GBP
Washington , United States 16 - Nov - 2025 20 - Nov - 2025 11000 GBP
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia 23 - Nov - 2025 27 - Nov - 2025 4750 GBP
Rome , Italy 23 - Nov - 2025 27 - Nov - 2025 7300 GBP
Barcelona , Spain 23 - Nov - 2025 27 - Nov - 2025 6950 GBP
Zurich , Switzerland 23 - Nov - 2025 27 - Nov - 2025 7950 GBP
Paris , France 2 - Nov - 2025 6 - Nov - 2025 6700 GBP
Hong Kong , Hong Kong 2 - Nov - 2025 6 - Nov - 2025 8500 GBP
Istanbul , Turkey 16 - Nov - 2025 20 - Nov - 2025 4700 GBP
London , UK 9 - Nov - 2025 13 - Nov - 2025 4950 GBP
Madrid , Spain 9 - Nov - 2025 13 - Nov - 2025 6950 GBP
Munich , Germany 9 - Nov - 2025 13 - Nov - 2025 7900 GBP
Dubai , UAE 2 - Nov - 2025 6 - Nov - 2025 4987.5 GBP
Tokyo , Japan 2 - Nov - 2025 6 - Nov - 2025 9750 GBP
Berlin , Germany 9 - Nov - 2025 13 - Nov - 2025 7900 GBP
New York , United States 9 - Nov - 2025 13 - Nov - 2025 10900 GBP
Amsterdam , Netherlands 9 - Nov - 2025 13 - Nov - 2025 8100 GBP
Milan , Italy 9 - Nov - 2025 13 - Nov - 2025 6950 GBP
Dubai , UAE 16 - Nov - 2025 20 - Nov - 2025 4987.5 GBP
Paris , France 16 - Nov - 2025 20 - Nov - 2025 6700 GBP
Hong Kong , Hong Kong 16 - Nov - 2025 20 - Nov - 2025 8500 GBP
Tokyo , Japan 16 - Nov - 2025 20 - Nov - 2025 9750 GBP
Taipei , Taiwan 16 - Nov - 2025 20 - Nov - 2025 9300 GBP
Sydney , Australia 23 - Nov - 2025 27 - Nov - 2025 10900 GBP
Interlaken , Switzerland 23 - Nov - 2025 27 - Nov - 2025 8950 GBP
Geneva , Switzerland 2 - Nov - 2025 6 - Nov - 2025 8950 GBP
Geneva , Switzerland 16 - Nov - 2025 20 - Nov - 2025 8950 GBP
Dubai , UAE 21 - Dec - 2025 25 - Dec - 2025 4987.5 GBP
Paris , France 21 - Dec - 2025 25 - Dec - 2025 6700 GBP
Hong Kong , Hong Kong 21 - Dec - 2025 25 - Dec - 2025 8500 GBP
Tokyo , Japan 21 - Dec - 2025 25 - Dec - 2025 9750 GBP
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia 28 - Dec - 2025 1 - Jan - 2026 4750 GBP
Rome , Italy 28 - Dec - 2025 1 - Jan - 2026 7300 GBP
Barcelona , Spain 28 - Dec - 2025 1 - Jan - 2026 6950 GBP
Zurich , Switzerland 28 - Dec - 2025 1 - Jan - 2026 7950 GBP
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia 14 - Dec - 2025 18 - Dec - 2025 4750 GBP
Rome , Italy 14 - Dec - 2025 18 - Dec - 2025 7300 GBP
Barcelona , Spain 14 - Dec - 2025 18 - Dec - 2025 6950 GBP
Zurich , Switzerland 14 - Dec - 2025 18 - Dec - 2025 7950 GBP
London , UK 7 - Dec - 2025 11 - Dec - 2025 4950 GBP
Madrid , Spain 7 - Dec - 2025 11 - Dec - 2025 6950 GBP
Munich , Germany 7 - Dec - 2025 11 - Dec - 2025 7900 GBP
Berlin , Germany 7 - Dec - 2025 11 - Dec - 2025 7900 GBP
New York , United States 7 - Dec - 2025 11 - Dec - 2025 10900 GBP
Amsterdam , Netherlands 7 - Dec - 2025 11 - Dec - 2025 8100 GBP
Milan , Italy 7 - Dec - 2025 11 - Dec - 2025 6950 GBP
Dubai , UAE 14 - Dec - 2025 18 - Dec - 2025 4987.5 GBP
Paris , France 14 - Dec - 2025 18 - Dec - 2025 6700 GBP
Hong Kong , Hong Kong 14 - Dec - 2025 18 - Dec - 2025 8500 GBP
Tokyo , Japan 14 - Dec - 2025 18 - Dec - 2025 9750 GBP
Dubai , UAE 7 - Dec - 2025 11 - Dec - 2025 4987.5 GBP
Paris , France 7 - Dec - 2025 11 - Dec - 2025 6700 GBP
Hong Kong , Hong Kong 7 - Dec - 2025 11 - Dec - 2025 8500 GBP
Tokyo , Japan 7 - Dec - 2025 11 - Dec - 2025 9750 GBP
Geneva , Switzerland 21 - Dec - 2025 25 - Dec - 2025 8950 GBP
Sydney , Australia 28 - Dec - 2025 1 - Jan - 2026 10900 GBP
Interlaken , Switzerland 28 - Dec - 2025 1 - Jan - 2026 8950 GBP
Sydney , Australia 14 - Dec - 2025 18 - Dec - 2025 10900 GBP
Interlaken , Switzerland 14 - Dec - 2025 18 - Dec - 2025 8950 GBP
Geneva , Switzerland 14 - Dec - 2025 18 - Dec - 2025 8950 GBP
Geneva , Switzerland 7 - Dec - 2025 11 - Dec - 2025 8950 GBP

Course Syllabus

Introduction

This course provides both the theoretical foundation and the practical skills required to build world-class standards into planning, budgeting, performance measurement, and reporting systems. Delegates will learn concepts, processes, and techniques of budgeting and business planning to enhance their ability to perform planning and budgeting tasks effectively.

Through real case studies, analysis, and examples, delegates gain critical cost awareness and budgetary skills, essential for managing and controlling processes and projects in today’s competitive environment where budgets are closely linked with strategy formulation and cost analysis.

This course will feature:

  • Budgets and Strategy in Today’s International Environment
  • The Business Plan and Budget Development
  • Analysing the Applicability of Historical Data Using Excel®
  • Using Activity-Based Budgeting and Cost Analysis Techniques
  • The Public Financing Cycle

Objectives

  • Build an integrated planning, budgeting, and reporting process
  • Understand costs behaviour more accurately
  • Deliver more timely and useful information to decision-makers
  • Improve budgeting and financial skills required for better decision-making
  • Strengthen understanding of public financing systems
  • Ensure projects and programs are effectively linked to budgets and strategies

Content

Day One

Budgets and Strategy in Today’s International Environment

  • Organizational planning framework
  • The product / information / decision support cycle
  • Strategic, tactical, and operational forecasts
  • The strategic approach to business planning
  • Various strategic and tactical approaches to business planning
  • The international business environment

Day Two

The Business Plan and Budget Development

  • Developing the business plan
  • Identification of key value drivers
  • Achieving objectives
  • Zero base budgeting
  • Activity-based budgeting
  • Developing the Cash Budget

Day Three

Analysing the Applicability of Historical Data Using Excel®

  • Problems of forecasting
  • Using historical data to help predict the future
  • Forecasting
  • Development of Time Series Models
  • Using Regression Analysis as a predictor and estimator
  • Mastering the use of Exponential Smoothing as a Data Analysis tool

Day Four

Using Activity-Based Budgeting and Cost Analysis Techniques

  • Cost behaviour and breakeven analysis
  • Activity-based costing
  • Budgeting for Processes rather than Departments
  • Defining Key Cost Drivers
  • Defining Key Activities
  • Developing the Activity-Based Budget

Day Five

The Public Financing Cycle

  • Comprehensive overview of the stages of the public financing cycle: budget formulation, approval, execution, reporting, and audit
  • Strengthening participants’ understanding of the linkages between sector planning and national budget processes
  • Building the capacity of staff to apply international good practices while adapting them to local contexts
  • Ensuring alignment with reforms that enhance the capacity, effectiveness, and fairness of domestic financing

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