Inhouse Seminar: Management Reporting – IBCS® with SUCCESS

The preparation of management reports and their presentation remains the central task of the controllers even in the age of digitization. It is essential that report recipients quickly understand the current company situation and can invest their valuable time in decision making and taking actions. Clear messages and generally applicable standards for the preparation of reports in the form of charts and tables are of decisive importance.

Your benefits

  • In the Management Reporting seminar, the perception that management reports are only understood when they say what needs to be said and communicate what is said in a uniform language is first sharpened.
  • It is shown, how – by consideration of the SUCCESS rules – the understanding of reports is clearly increased.
  • You will learn the visualization of complex facts with suitable diagrams according to the “IBCS® – International Business Communication Standards”.
  • In practical exercises, you will deepen all 98 conceptual, perceptual and semantic rules and develop your Top 10.
  • The transfer of knowledge and the ability to implement are sustainably ensured by practicing on selected examples from the circle of participants.

Seminar content

  • SUCCESS for the professional design of reports in the form of charts and tables according to the IBCS® standards:
    • Say: Convey a message
    • Unify: Apply semantic notation
    • Condense: Increase information density
    • Check: Ensure visual integrity
    • Express: Choose proper visualization
    • Simplify: Avoid clutter
    • Structure: Organize content
  • Deepening, prioritizing and practicing the rules through group work
  • Implementation Workshop: Option to analyze and improve selected reports from participants
  • Tips and tricks for the realization of reports in Excel
  • Overview of the possibilities for implementation support through software

Target group

The Management Reporting seminar is aimed at controllers and all professionals involved in the preparation of reports and presentations.