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.
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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. |
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Hardcopy Version with CD
$125
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HOW TO IMPLEMENT ACTIVITY BASED COSTING - the Operational
Method
Course Outline
- Introduction and Objectives
- What is Activity Based Costing?
- The 7-Step Implementation Process
- Implementation Process and Project Plan
- Resource, Activity and Driver Analysis
- Create The Cost Flow Diagram
- Data Collection
- Build The ABC Model
- Interpretation and Analysis
- Integration Into the Management Process
- Next Steps
- What to Do When You Get Back Home
Link to Seminar Brochure -
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Electronic Version $500
Hard Copy
Version $500
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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 -
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Electronic Version $500
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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
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ASQ Installation CD + 1 day consulting
$5,000.00
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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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ANSWER
Installation CD
$1,000.00
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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
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