1st person to respond to Deborah, In Chapter 9 of The CFO Guidebook, we are introduced to the tools of capital budgeting. Making specific reference to what you read in that chapter, respond to the following questions: Which metrics and methodologies are the most useful when evaluating a capital investment? Why? Our weekly 6 Lecture Notes … Read more
Week 2 Investment Game WorkroomCOLLAPSE Discussion posts and trading activities for the class will take place in the Investment Game Workroom. Your required activity is outlined below: Game registration and initial stock picks (2% of Course Grade) Register for the game by following the instructions provided by your professor. Assemble your initial portfolio prior to … Read more
ForecastingThis week, we learned about the importance of forecasting future sales and profit for companies. Of course, there are many factors which can affect the reliability of these forecasts, such as interest rate fluctuations, competitive innovations, new customers, etc. But still, finance leaders must make every attempt to build their business strategy on forecasts that are as accurate … Read more
Assignment 1: Enterprise Risk Management and Moat Strength Due Week 3, Sunday (18% of final grade) Congratulations! You have just gotten the opportunity of a lifetime to work as a senior financial advisor for Warren Buffett. You will be responsible for conducting financial analyses on two companies Mr. Buffett is reviewing NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and … Read more
Week 3 DiscussionCOLLAPSE Measuring What Matters There is an adage in business that says, “You get what you measure.” This suggests that we must introduce performance tracking metrics if we want to improve business results like increasing productivity, mitigating costs, or improving employee engagement. What is an important performance tracking metric that your company uses, and what … Read more
Week 1 Discussion COLLAPSE Two Rules in Investing In the HBO video above, Warren Buffett discusses Graham’s two rules of investing. In addition, you have read about the role of the CFO and how finance managers work every day to ensure their company is a value to their investors and owners. Take a minute to reflect on your … Read more
Strategy Implementation You have spent the last several weeks developing your strategy and declaring a game-winning move for the company you selected for the Assignments. Share the game-winning move you selected for your company. Identify the most significant challenges you will face in successfully implementing your proposed move. These could be cultural, financial, operational, … Read more
Week 8 DiscussionCOLLAPSE Choose ONE of the following discussion question options to respond to: Six Deadly Sins of M&A Review Jack Welch’s article “The Six Deadly Sins of Mergers and Acquisitions” Locate and post a link to an article published in the last 5 years in The Wall Street Journal, or another reputable source, about a … Read more
Introduction “Strategy means making clear-cut choices about how to compete. You cannot be everything to everybody, no matter what the size of your business or how deep its pockets.” – Jack Welch – Assignment must be done on template 2 see upload file
Game-Winning Moves Our focus this week is on choosing a strategic direction that will set your organization apart from competitors in a way that enables you to stand out from everyone else. Jack refers to this as “changing the game.” Sherman refers to it as “breaking away from the pack” (Chapter 11). Using the … Read more