Activity Based Costing Implementation
Conventional overhead allocation quietly cross subsidises products and customers, hiding which ones actually make money. This course covers implementing activity based costing without building something too complex to maintain.
Course outline
What this programme covers, module by module.
- 01Where conventional overhead allocation misleads
- 02Identifying activities and their true cost drivers
- 03Assigning resource cost to activities
- 04Assigning activity cost to products, services and customers
- 05Interpreting results and the surprises they produce
- 06Keeping the model maintainable rather than perfect
- 07Using the results in pricing and portfolio decisions
What you will gain
- Recognise when conventional allocation is misleading
- Identify activities and their cost drivers
- Assign costs to products, services and customers
- Interpret results and act on the findings
- Keep the model simple enough to maintain
- Use the results in pricing and portfolio decisions
Who should attend
- Management accountants
- Finance business partners
- Operations managers
- Commercial and pricing analysts
Upcoming sessions
| Date | City | Duration | Fees | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 to 29 Oct 2026 | Durban | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 16 to 18 Nov 2026 | Cape Town | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026 | Johannesburg | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 11 to 13 Jan 2027 | London | 3 Days | US$1,500 | |
| 1 to 3 Feb 2027 | Dubai | 3 Days | US$1,500 | |
| 12 to 14 Apr 2027 | Pretoria | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 21 to 23 Jun 2027 | Durban | 3 Days | R13,000 |
Fees are per delegate and exclude VAT. Public intakes are confirmed once minimum numbers are met. We also deliver this course on your own schedule, in-house or live online.
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- R13,000 per delegate
- Duration
- 3 Days
- Field
- Finance, Accounting & Budgeting
- Formats
- In-house, public, online
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