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Financial Challenges in a VUCA World

An Intensive 5-day Training Course

Financial Challenges
in a VUCA World

How to Manage Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity

UPCOMING SESSIONS

Classroom sessions
DateVenueFee
23-27 Jun 2025London - UK$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
13-17 Oct 2025Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
15-19 Dec 2025Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
13-17 Apr 2026London - UK$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
22-26 Jun 2026London - UK$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
19-23 Oct 2026Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
14-18 Dec 2026Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT

Training Course Overview

In today's business environment, organizations are increasingly confronted with formidable financial challenges. How can you ensure sustainability, maximize shareholder wealth, boost profitability, and maintain liquidity in a world characterized by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity (VUCA)?

This Financial Challenges in a VUCA World training course offers a comprehensive exploration of evaluating and making financial decisions amidst VUCA influences on revenue, costs, cashflows, and budgets. Participants will develop and apply financial models through analysis of real-life case studies, enhancing their decision-making skills with sensitivity and scenario analyses that simulate global events. Consequently, they will be equipped to directly apply these skills in their workplaces, making significant contributions by reducing costs, increasing profits, and minimizing risks.

This Anderson training course will feature:

  • An evaluation and assessment of real-world volatility in Financial Markets: Commodity Prices, Exchange Rates, Interest Rates, Investments
  • Practical application of financial modelling skills to real life case studies and your company
  • Development of finance knowledge and its application to business problems and decision making
  • The development of Financial Models which will be of practical use to you and your organization

Training Course Objectives

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Evaluate the impact of VUCA factors on their organization
  • Develop financial models to meet the financial challenges of today and the future
  • Manage and Control Budgets in a VUCA world
  • Manage financial risk using financial models and the latest hedging tools and techniques
  • Contribute to Sustainable Strategies & Policies

Designed for

This Anderson training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Financial professionals faced with the challenges of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity
  • Professionals who need to develop a greater understanding of finance
  • Professionals who need to develop their financial modelling skills
  • Those who make decisions using financial models or are impacted by those decisions
  • Those responsible for managing finance

Learning Methods

This Financial Challenges in a VUCA World training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes discussions, real-world case studies and exercises. Where appropriate, these will include real issues brought to the workshop by delegates.

The training course is highly participatory and delivered by an experienced financial practitioner, who will guide delegates through finance and the latest tools and techniques to ensure delegates leave with new skills to benefit their personal and organizational development.

The Course Outline

Day One: The VUCA World
  • What is VUCA?
  • Volatility in Financial Markets: Commodity Prices, Exchange Rates, Interest Rates, Investments
  • Measures of Volatility
  • Uncertainty & Ambiguity: the differences and implications
  • Risk: Identifying & Measuring the major Financial Risks
  • Complexity: Making complex financial decisions using Decision Trees
Day Two: Forecasting Income, Costs and Economic Variables
  • Forecasting Demand & Revenue using Quantitative & Qualitative Data
  • Forecasting Commodity Prices, e.g. Oil Prices using statistical models
  • Expected Monetary Value (EMV) & Probability Analysis
  • Statistical Forecasts Methods in Excel – Time Series Analysis, Exponential Smoothing, Correlation & Regression Analysis
  • Cost Estimation – Incremental; Inflation, PERT
  • Forecasting Interest Rates & Exchange Rates using historical data, Interest Rate Parity Theory and Purchasing Power Parity Theory
Day Three: Managing VUCA Budgets & Working Capital
  • Preparing Budgets based on Day 2
  • Budgetary Control & Flexibility
  • Variance Analysis
  • Earned Value Analysis: Cost & Schedule Variances
  • Examining the impact on Working Capital & Break Even
  • Managing Working Capital & Liquidity in Uncertain & Complexed times
Day Four: Financial Modelling to Aid Decision Making in a VUCA world
  • Preparing Cash Flow Forecasts based on Day 2
  • Modelling Finance Decisions – Equity or Debt and the Cost of Capital
  • Capital Investment Decisions – Payback, ARR, NPV& IRR using Excel
  • Modelling Risk & Uncertainty in Excel
  • Sensitivity & What if Analysis
  • Scenario Analysis
Day Five: Leadership & Risk Management in a VUCA world
  • Leadership & Management through VUCA
  • Implementing Sustainable Strategies & Policies
  • Strategies to remove the VUCA
  • Hedging Financial Risks
  • Financial Derivatives – Forwards, Options Futures & Swaps
  • Using Derivatives to Managing Oil Price Volatility, Interest Rates & Exchange Rates

The Certificate

  • Anderson Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course
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