Agile controlling

Intro: The basics

• Which key terms require a clear definition and delimitation?
• The basis of thinking in controlling and how this can be used in practice.
• The agile values, principles and methods in controlling.

The dynamic environment and relevance of agility in controlling

• New technologies, digitalization, new directives and laws (e.g. EU Green Deal), politics and the economy, markets, customers and future trends: challenges for controlling due to VUCA.
• Agile analysis methods as a basis for controlling and their practical application.
• Agile development of new ideas and their implementation.

Concrete agile methods in controlling and their pros & cons

• Traditional and agile methods compared and applied.
• How we can create the right mindset in controlling to live agility.
• Agile methods: From Scrum and Kanban to Design Thinking in comparison.
• Application in agile project management and controlling.

From purpose to stakeholder management in practical application

• Presentation of methods including customer and employee centricity for typical controlling processes.
• Integration of the methods into the controlling cycle.
• Recording the needs of all relevant stakeholders.

Controlling processes and how they can be aligned in an agile way

• Change from traditional to agile processes.
• From traditional planning to dealing with data and uncertainty.
• Dealing with the future and planning horizons.
• Dealing with uncertainty and agile use of risks, scenarios and simulations.
• Data processing will be one of the biggest challenges of the future: from big data to ChatGPT.
• Create decision-oriented reports that are actually read, lead to added value and strengthen the company's resilience.

The future role of controllers and agile leadership

• The role of controlling in agile companies.
• The right skillset in controlling and how the change to agile controlling succeeds.
• Agile leadership in the various dimensions of controlling.

Key facts and 'What's next?

• What are the key facts that will make controlling fit for the challenges of the future?
• The visionary orientation in controlling and how this can be initiated today.
• Defining concrete approaches for initiating change.