Expert Skills Lab

Do the numbers behind your team's work make sense to you?

You don't need an MBA.
You do need to know the numbers.

You make decisions with money every day, but no one trained you in finance. In this hands-on lab, Dr. Noah Barsky of Villanova University School of Business shows you the numbers your company watches, how budgets are built and managed, and how to weigh the cost and return of everyday decisions, including the cost of doing nothing. Then you'll practice showing the value of your team's work, so you can protect your budget and make the case for what your team does.

Led by expert Dr. Noah Barsky
Villanova University School of Business
Thursday, March 18, 2027 · 11 AM⁠–⁠12:30 PM PT · 1⁠–⁠2:30 PM CT · 2⁠–⁠3:30 PM ET 90 minutes Live on Microsoft Teams Live translated captions $345 per person Limited to 40 people Includes 60 days of AI coaching and lessons
Management Accounting: A Business Planning Approach

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Bring a question or challenge. For example: I don't understand our P&L. My budget keeps getting cut. How can I "sell" our work?

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Who it’s forManagers who make decisions with money but never trained in finance.

What you’ll walk away with

  1. 1How to read the numbers that matter to your team: revenue, costs and margin
  2. 2How budgets work, and how to manage yours
  3. 3How to weigh the cost and return of everyday decisions
  4. 4How to protect your budget and sell the value of your team's work

How the 90 minutes work

1

Learn the tools

The expert teaches the tools and shows you how to use them.

2

Practice in small groups

You work through them on the challenges people brought, with the expert coaching.

3

Leave with a plan

You keep the tools and templates to use with your team.

Live only. You keep the tools and templates.

What we’ll cover

The Numbers Your Company Watches

  • Financial statements in plain terms

Your Budget

  • How it's built, and how to manage it

Everyday Decisions

  • Cost, return, payback, and the cost of doing nothing

Selling Your Team's Work

  • Showing the return on what your team does, and protecting your budget
  • Practice your pitch in small groups

Also included

  • 60 days of follow-up support: Athena, our AI coach, short expert lessons, and a discussion board to keep working on your challenge
  • The tools and templates from the lab to use with your team
Save your seatThursday, March 18, 2027 · 11 AM⁠–⁠12:30 PM PT · 1⁠–⁠2:30 PM CT · 2⁠–⁠3:30 PM ET
About the Expert
Dr. Noah Barsky

Dr. Noah Barsky

Villanova University School of Business

Dr. Noah Barsky teaches in the executive and graduate programs at Villanova University School of Business, where his work focuses on performance measurement and business planning. He writes about business strategy and technology for Forbes, has developed executive education programs for Fortune 100 companies, and has written several books, including Management Accounting: A Business Planning Approach.

Books by Dr. Noah Barsky
Management Accounting: A Business Planning Approach Management Accounting: A Business Planning Approach
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