Gary Cokins is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, and author in advanced cost management and performance improvement systems. He is the founder of Analytics-Based Performance Management, an advisory firm located in Cary, North Carolina at www.garycokins.com . Gary received a BS degree with honors in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research from Cornell University in 1971. He received his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management in 1974.
Gary began his career as a strategic planner with FMC’s Link-Belt Division and then served as Financial Controller and Operations Manager. In 1981 Gary began his management consulting career first with Deloitte consulting, and then in 1988 with KPMG consulting. 1992 Gary headed the National Cost Management Consulting Services for Electronic Data Systems (EDS) now part of HP. From 1997 until 2012 Gary was in business development with SAS, a leading provider of enterprise performance management and business analytics and intelligence software.
His two most recent books are Performance Management: Finding the Missing Pieces to Close the Intelligence Gap (ISBN 0-471-57690-5) and Performance Management: Integrating Strategy Execution, Methodologies, Risk, and Analytics (ISBN 978-0-470-44998-1). His most recent book co-authored with Larry Maisel is Predictive Business Analytics (ISBN 978-1-118-17556-9) published by John Wiley & Sons. Mr. Cokins can be contacted at gcokins@garycokins.com .
This presentation involves the shift from historical reporting to predictive costing such as capacity-sensitive driver-based rolling financial forecasts, what-if analysis, marginal cost analysis (e.g., pricing) and target costing for new products and services.
Most executive teams are reasonably good at formulating their organization’s strategy, or they hire consultants to help them. A major frustration with executives is the failure to successfully implement and execute their strategy.
Ultimately costing principles, such as the causality principle, must be converted into practical practices with supporting tools.
Speaker: Gary Cokins | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View DetailsThis presentation involves the shift from historical reporting to predictive costing such as capacity-sensitive driver-based rolling financial forecasts, what-if analysis, marginal cost analysis (e.g., pricing) and target costing for new products and services.
Speaker: Gary Cokins | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View DetailsMost executive teams are reasonably good at formulating their organization’s strategy, or they hire consultants to help them. A major frustration with executives is the failure to successfully implement and execute their strategy.
Speaker: Gary Cokins | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤199.00 | View DetailsUltimately costing principles, such as the causality principle, must be converted into practical practices with supporting tools.
Speaker: Gary Cokins | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View DetailsThis presentation involves the shift from historical reporting to predictive costing such as capacity-sensitive driver-based rolling financial forecasts, what-if analysis, marginal cost analysis (e.g., pricing) and target costing for new products and services.
Speaker: Gary Cokins | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View DetailsMost executive teams are reasonably good at formulating their organization’s strategy, or they hire consultants to help them. A major frustration with executives is the failure to successfully implement and execute their strategy.
Speaker: Gary Cokins | View Anytime | Duration: 60 Minutes | Price: ¤399.00 | View DetailsSubscribe for Compliance Alerts Research Reports Absolutely Free