Business III: Strategy and Investment
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Read a company's current assets, picture where it should be in 5 to 10 years, choose the move that closes the gap (build, borrow or buy), and back it with a revenue model and NPV. By building your own model in Excel and revising your decision when events are thrown at it, you learn to explain strategy and investment as one line of reasoning. The final assignment is an analysis of, and recommendation for, one listed company.
01Part 1: Knowing where you stand and picturing where to go
Session 1Reading a case, and industries that make money
Session 2Taking stock of the company's assets
Session 3Picturing 5 to 10 years ahead: setting out several futures
Session 4Working back from where to be, and choosing where to compete
02Part 2: Building it in numbers
Session 5Breaking down sales and costs with a KPI tree
Session 6Spreadsheet habits others can check
Session 7Revenue model (1): sales and cost of sales
Session 8Revenue model (2): expenses, depreciation and tax
Session 9Judging an investment with NPV
Session 10Sensitivity analysis and scenarios
03Part 3: Running it and looking back
Session 11The assumptions changed: fixing the model and deciding again
Session 12Turning strategy into measures and organization
04Part 4: Closing the gap
Session 13Choosing the move: build, borrow or buy
Session 14Final presentation: from today to the goal, the move and its numbers