Finance


Below you’ll find the articles at EPM related to finance or financial management issues. If you’re a manager who is new to finance then I recommend you start with these two articles to give you an overview of financial terms.

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If you have suggestions for articles you’d like to see me do or information you’d love to see provided, please feel free to contact me and let me know.

Understanding Company Valuations

All publicly listed companies have valuations, that is, a price for which you can purchase the entire company, including both tangible and intangible assets. These valuations are readily available on the Internet (Yahoo Finance has up to the minute

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Business Case Template

If you’re working for someone else within an organization and you want approval to begin work on a new initiative (project or program) you’re going to need a business case.

The business case highlights the reasons for undertaking the initiative. …

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Activity Based Costing

Activity based costing helps us understand what it costs for an organization to make its products and services. It does this better than traditional cost accounting. In a nutshell, activity based costing works by turning indirect costs into direct costs.

Traditional models …

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Financial Terms for Managers (Part 2)

If you missed part 1 of this glossary of financial terms for general managers you can find it here. In this final part of the two part series we will cover item 21 onwards from the list below.

  1. Profit

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