ABC Modeling for the Public Sector Using Oros 5.x

Duration: 3.0 days CEUs: 1.8
Available for on-site training or can be scheduled at any SAS training facility if demand warrants.

This course covers the most fundamental skills needed to make an ABC project successful in a public sector organization. Users also learn how to validate the data that becomes part of the model and will be able to create a range of standard reports.

Learn how to

plan an ABC model’s structure prior to building a model in the software
interactively build and expand an ABC model
assign costs based on consumption
use reports to validate the model and meet project goals and objectives.

Who should attend

All participants in an ABC modeling project, that is, executives who will use the reports, ABC model designers and builders, ABM pioneers in an organization who need to communicate results and methods, and model-sustaining personnel who will update model data periodically

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Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for this course.

Course Contents

Designing and Building a Model

identifying model structure
creating model structure using Oros 5.x
assigning costs
creating entered cost elements
constructing centers
using reference numbers
importing activity module structure
creating and assigning drivers

Costing and Reporting

entering driver quantities
calculating and interpreting calculation messages
creating output quantities and reporting unit costs
creating bills of cost
validating a model using reports
refining reports using attributes
using cost drivers

Attributes and Drivers

using performance measures
tailoring standard reports with calculated columns
using calculated attributes in reports
analyzing costs using text attributes
using numeric and calculated attributes
using calculated drivers
using dimensional drivers

Software

This course addresses SAS Activity-Based Management.

Course Materials

Students receive a hardcopy of the course notes and, in some courses, can choose to take home a copy of the course data.

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