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Business Environmental Analysis: Finances Role (Course Id 2395)

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Author : Rob Stephens, Founder of CFO Perspective, Adjunct Instructor Gonzaga University
Course Length : Pages: 48 ||| Word Count: 17,949 ||| Review Questions: 9 ||| Final Exam Questions: 15
CPE Credits : 3.0
IRS Credits : 0
Price : $26.95
Passing Score : 70%
Course Type: NASBA QAS - Text - NASBA Registry
Technical Designation: Technical
Primary Subject-Field Of Study:

Finance - Finance for Course Id 2395
Description :

Business environmental monitoring gathers internal and external data that could affect a company. Business leaders and financial analysts can examine that data to identify implications for their company and develop strategies for those implications. These strategies often mitigate threats or capture opportunities. Companies that better understand their business environment can anticipate and plan for changes, build more accurate financial projections, and allocate resources more effectively.

This course focuses on Finance's role in environmental analysis. You'll learn the types of data that should be monitored by Finance.  The course then explains popular models for analyzing that data.

You'll learn:

  • The steps in the environmental monitoring cycle
  • The basics and uses of common-size analysis in environmental monitoring
  • What to analyze: both internal and external, and from the industry level to the customer level
  • Sources of financial business environment information
  • Models to organize and synthesize environmental information for planning and decision-making

This course is useful for business leaders and financial staff who are involved in any of these processes:

  • Strategic planning
  • Budgeting, financial projects, and financial modeling
  • Identifying best practices and benchmarks
  • Product and customer profitability analysis
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Tax planning
  • Setting owners' distributions or dividends
Usage Rank : 30000
Release : 2024
Version : 1.0
Prerequisites : None.
Experience Level : Overview
Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed.
Additional Links :
Financial Analysis: Definition, Importance, Types, and Examples
Advance Preparation : None.
Delivery Method : QAS Self Study
Intended Participants : Anyone needing Continuing Professional Education (CPE).
Revision Date : 05-Nov-2024
NASBA Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase and with a minimum passing grade of 70% or better to receive CPE credit unless otherwise noted on the Course History page (i.e. California Ethics must score 90% or better). After logging in click on the Course History links on your My Courses page for the Begin date and Expire date for the Final Exam.
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NASBA QAS - Text - NASBA Registry - 2395
Keywords : Finance, Business, Environmental, Analysis, Finances, Role, cpe, cpa, online course
Learning Objectives :

Course Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to do the following:
  • Recognize models used in business environmental analysis
  • Recall how to perform common-size financial analysis
  • Identify sources of environmental information

Course Contents :

Chapter 1 - Business Environmental Analysis: Finances Role

Section 1: Environmental Analysis Basics

1.1 What is Business Environmental Analysis and Why Do It?

1.2 The Environmental Monitoring Cycle

1.3 Common-Size Analysis

Review Questions #1

Section 2. Dimensions

2.1 Stakeholders

2.2 Owners

2.3 Customers, Products, Competitors, and Industry

2.4 Other External Factors

2.5 Sources of Information

Review Questions #2

Section 3. Models

3.1 SWOT

3.2 PESTLE

3.3 Porter's Five Forces

4.1 Key Takeaways

Review Questions #3 & 4

Appendix: Strategy Summary Document

Glossary
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