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Technical Briefs

Margin Analysis for Australian Universities

In 2012, the landscape will change for Australian university students. Recognised higher education providers will be free to enrol as many eligible students as they wish in eligible courses and receive corresponding government subsidies for those students. Universities may now be faced with questions like “Do we have enough students to break even?”, “Are we targeting the right type of student to maximise our margins?” and possibly more importantly “How do we set the price for fee paying students to ensure we aren’t making a loss?”

Case Studies

SCU-Case Study - Unit Delivery Costs

Southern Cross University is a regional multi campus university. It is one of eight universities in the New Generation University category of Australia’s 40 universities.
Southern Cross commenced its Activity Based Costing project in 2006. The project commenced with 2005 calendar year data. One of the goals of the project was to understand unit, or subject, costs in the various locations in which those units are delivered.

White Papers

University Activity-Based Costing – Practical Implementation Guidance

There have been many articles and papers written on the benefits of Activity-Based Costing but, to date, no real practical implementation guidance specifically addressing the issues facing universities.

This paper is based on our over ten years of experience designing, implementing and using large-scale, enterprise-wide cost, profitability and predictive models for government, higher education and private sector clients in Australia, the United States, Mexico and UK.

Carbon Cost and Profitability – Practical suggestions to create an auditable carbon footprint / emissions profile

Pressure is building on corporations and governments alike to reduce their carbon footprint. Already Scope 1 and Scope 2 organizations in many countries are required to monitor and measure their emissions, and soon all organizations big and small, private and public will be required by law to measure and monitor our carbon emissions footprint.This paper outlines a robust and tested model, methodology and processes that generate reliable emissions data reconciled to your organization’s financial accounts. By starting, your organization will build the necessary sets of data and costs called for by the World Resources Institute.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Creating sophisticated cost models to enhance your commercial business decisions

2011 sees Pilbara Group and Ovum Consulting combining their respective strengths to deliver a detailed, yet flexible, Activity Based Costing (ABC) solution for the telecoms industry. Together, we can now supply sophisticated cost and profit analysis tools to telecommunications companies faced with competitive markets that require commercial management business decisions based on sound financial insights.

This paper has been developed to provide insight into this model, methodology and technology underpining the solution.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Creating sophisticated cost models to meet regulatory demands

2011 sees Pilbara Group and Ovum Consulting combining their respective strengths to deliver a detailed, yet flexible, Activity Based Costing (ABC) solution for the telecoms industry. Together, we can supply sophisticated cost and profit analysis tools to telecommunications companies faced with the demands from National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs).

This paper has been developed to provide insight into this model, methodology and technology underpining the solution.

Presentations

Association of Government Accountants and American Society of Military Comptrollers – Cost Wise Readiness

Readiness measurement is something Defense agencies have been doing for years. Vary rarely is readiness defined within a common framework which makes integration of cost and readiness very difficult. This presentation outlines the approach taken by Commander Fleet Forces Command – Fleet Training.

Information Technology Financial Management Association – Activity-Based Costing Applied to IT: Carbon, Cost and Profitability - 2010

IT has a major role to play when it comes to reducing energy consumption and therefore CO2 emissions. This presentation outlines a transparent and auditable approach to modeling the IT organization for carbon, cost and profitability management.

Certified Management Accountants of Canada and the Consortium for Advanced Management, International 2009 Summit – Carbon, Cost and Profitability

Practical suggestions to create an auditable carbon footprint.

InterfACE Newsletters

Newsletter #01 2011

Welcome to the first of our InterfACE newsletters, in this newsletter:

What's New...? Pilbara Group and Ovum join forces
What is the benefit of...? Inherited Tags
Did you know...? String Compare Drivers