Event: American Strategic Management Institute

September 8-10, 2008 | Boston, MA

Agenda

Day One

8:00
Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30
Keynote Address: Budgeting & Forecasting: Establishing a Solid Foundation

9:45
Break & Refreshments

10:00
The Strategic Budget Process: Reducing the “Cycle Time”

11:00
Economic Value Added: Utilizing EVA as a Performance Measure for Forecasting Corporate Financial Outputs

12:00
Networking Luncheon

1:00
Integrating Activity-Based Costing and Budgeting/Forecasting

2:00
Break & Refreshments

2:15
Resource Capacity Management through Budgeting and Forecasting

3:15
Balanced Scorecard: Creating, Implementing and Managing Balanced Scorecard Based Budgets

4:30
Adjourn

Day Two

8:00
Continental Breakfast

8:30
Keynote Address: Structured Forecasting and its Value for Success

9:45
Break & Refreshments

10:00
Transitioning from Traditional to Rolling Forecasts

11:00
Integrating Rolling Forecasts into the Management Process

12:00
Networking Luncheon

1:00
Utilizing Key Business Drivers in the Rolling Forecast Process

2:00
Break & Refreshments

2:15
Overcoming Organizational Politics in the Forecast Process

3:15
Introducing Rolling Forecasts into the Culture of a Company

4:30
Conference Adjourns

Day Three

8:30
Workshop Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00
Workshop: Modeling and Forecasting Key Business Drivers

12:00
Workshop Adjourns

Venue and Hotel

Budgeting and Forecasting Masters 2008 will be held at the Marriott Boston Newton in Boston, MA. A limited number of rooms have been reserved at a rate of $199 until August 8, 2008. Please call the hotel directly and reference code “Budgeting and Forecasting Masters 2008” when making reservations to get the discounted rate.

Marriott Boston Newton
2345 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton, MA 02466
1-800-321-2211 or 617-426-1400
www.marriott.com

Tuition

The tuition rate for attending Budgeting and Forecasting Masters 2008 is:

(Early Bird Rate) Regular Rate
Conference Only: ($1,999) $1,999
Workshop: ($0) $399

*For the Early Bird Rate, Register by July 1, 2008

Group Discounts

For more information on group discounts for Budgeting and Forecasting Masters 2008 please contact Paul Rogers at 858-874-6876 or email him at PRogers@ManagementWeb.org.

Cancellations and Quality Assurance
The American Strategic Management Institute strives to provide you with the most productive and effective educational experience possible. If after completing the course you feel there is some way we can improve, please write your comments on the evaluation form provided upon your arrival. Should you feel dissatisfied with your learning experience and wish to request a credit or refund, please submit it in writing no later than 10 business days after the end of the training to: Amy Shioji, VP of Education Services, ASMI, 1515 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201. We will evaluate individual complaints in a context of collective comments from the event.

Note: A $150 service fee will be charged on cancellations received less than four weeks from the date of the event. A credit memo will also be sent reflective of that amount, which can be used for a future conference. If you do not cancel your registration before the day of the event, you will be charged for the full conference amount. As speakers are confirmed six months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the program. The American Strategic Management Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.

If for any reason ASMI decides to cancel this conference, ASMI accepts no responsibility for covering airfare, hotel or other costs incurred by registrants, including delegates, sponsors and guests.