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For the first time ever, Focused Management has allowed for sale their award winning collection of articles packaged as a complete set as well as the complete implementation manuals from their "How to Implement Activity Based Costing" and "Translating Strategy Into Action" 2-day workshops.  These how to courses have taught thousands of individuals how to implement these important tools.

In Addition, Focused Management's support and reporting software is now available for purchase on line.  ASQ - allows your organization the ability to collect employee activity time and manual activity driver data and automatically import it into the ABC software.  The purchase includes 1 optional day of consulting/installation support (travel cost extra).

ANSWER is an ABC reporting tool which allows you to distribute ABC results via a web browser and works with SAS ABM, Metify and Acorn software.

For those organizations who wish assistance with identifying activities in their organization, we have complied a series of activity dictionaries for the most common activity departments.

All prices are in US dollars exclude shipping charges.  For further information on any of these products, please email us at fmi@focusedmanagement.com or call 1-800-268-4041.

 

Focused Management Articles

The definitive collection of articles and case studies from FMI's associates.  Articles on ABC, VBM, Management, Software, Measurement, and Process Management.  Over 60 articles, presentations and case studies are compiled in this compendium.

Hardcopy Version with CD
$125

  HOW TO IMPLEMENT ACTIVITY BASED COSTING - the Operational Method

Course Outline

  • Introduction and Objectives
  • What is Activity Based Costing?
  • The 7-Step Implementation Process
    1. Implementation Process and Project Plan
    2. Resource, Activity and Driver Analysis
    3. Create The Cost Flow Diagram
    4. Data Collection
    5. Build The ABC Model
    6. Interpretation and Analysis
    7. Integration Into the Management Process
  • Next Steps
  • What to Do When You Get Back Home

Link to Seminar Brochure - click here

Electronic Version $500

 

 

Hard Copy Version $500

TRANSLATING STRATEGY INTO ACTION

To step beyond the traditional accounting role Finance Professionals need to understand the "strategy to action journey" - how your organization can sustain great performance in a climate where change, internally and externally, is the only constant.

This powerful stage-setting seminar will reconnect you with the performance potential within your organization and set the foundation for the journey to success by creating a common language and framework for making strategy simple.

Link to Seminar Brochure - click here

   Electronic Version $500

 

Hard Copy Version $500
   Activity Survey Questionnaire

Internet/ Intranet based as well as Lotus Notes versions available.

Simple one-grid input mechanism assists accurate data collection.

Ability to group and total employee time by cost centre, salary band, position/ individual.

Automatic notification to ABC analyst when information is complete.

Open architecture. Works with most commercially available ABC software products. Automatically transfers employee activity information to your ABC software model.

Interfaces easily with Microsoft spreadsheet tools.

Leverages directory services and existing security profiles.

 ASQ Installation CD + 1 day consulting
$5,000.00

ANSWER©- The Web-based ABC/M Reporting Package

Answer© is a web-based ABC/M results viewer.

Authorized users simply go to a pre-defined web site and can analyze / monitor / review and report on the results of any number of periods of analysis.

Data flows from your Metify or Oros model into the reports quickly and easily. Your ABC team spends less time preparing results and more time using the results to drive your organization forward.

Answer© installs quickly and easily on any web server.

Get your ABC/M results to those in your organization who need it.

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$1,000.00 

Activity Dictionary

Based on Focused Management's 10+ years of experience, we have compiled activity dictionaries in the fields of IT, Finance, Purchasing, HR, Claims Processing and Sales.

Each dictionary contains the definition, suggested activity driver, typical cost objects and process for each activity.

Each Dictionary is $500 US

 

IT

Finance
Purchasing
HR
Claims Processing
Sales

 

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