Activity-Based Costing
Allocates costs to products and services by activity for a true picture of profitability.
At a glance
- 2 days
Who it's for
- Cost and management accountants
- Finance managers
- Operations managers
Learning objectives
- Identify activities and cost drivers
- Assign costs to activities and objects
- Analyse product and customer profitability
- Use ABC in pricing and decisions
Detailed content
- Resource drivers
- Activity drivers
- Data collection
- Activity dictionary
- Cost pools
- Time-driven ABC
- Product costs
- Customer costs
- Whale curve
- Pricing
- Process improvement
- Make or buy
Day-by-day agenda
A typical schedule. In-company versions are tailored to your processes, data and timing.
- Cost drivers
- Activity analysis
- Product and customer profitability
- Using ABC in decisions
- Case study, action plans and course assessment
Practice, tools and assessment
Hands-on practice
- Analyse a real set of financial statements with ratios
- Build a budget and variance report in Excel
- Case study: decision using cost-volume-profit and NPV
- Case studies from Egyptian and Gulf organizations
Tools and templates you keep
- Ratio-analysis and budgeting workbook
- NPV/IRR and break-even calculators
- Course workbook and slide handouts
- Templates and checklists used in the exercises
How learning is assessed
- Pre- and post-course knowledge check
- Assessment of practical exercises by the trainer
- Action plan reviewed at the end of the course
Built on these standards and bodies of knowledge
- IFRS Accounting Standards (IASB)
- COSO Internal Control and ERM frameworks
- Basel III/IV (banking risk)
Certificate
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
New in our 2026 portfolio — tell us your dates and we will confirm the trainer and schedule.
How it is delivered
- Public courses in Cairo, in-company programs and live online training
- Practical exercises, case studies and examples from your sector
- Can also run as Train & Stay in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada or Cairo
Frequently asked questions
How long is Activity-Based Costing?
The program runs 2 days. In-company versions can be adapted to your needs.
Is the course taught in Arabic or English?
Sessions are usually delivered in Arabic with English technical terms and materials. Full English delivery is available for in-company groups.
Can you run it inside our company?
Yes. In-company programs use exercises built on your own processes. Tell us the group size and preferred timing and we will send a proposal.
Will I receive a certificate?
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
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