For professionals and executives, the demands for reporting, planning, and control are constantly increasing. Their operational experiences and perspectives intersect with the systematic and numbers-focused approach of controlling. This book provides a quick overview of the most important methods in controlling. It shows how to collect, optimally prepare, and accurately assess the necessary information from your work area. This way, you can make your own work more successful with useful controlling knowledge.

Contents:

• Tasks of controlling
• How controlling plans
• Overview of the most important controlling instruments
• Planning, budget allocation, analyzing deviations
• Understanding key figures from cash flow to profitability
• Measuring success with financial metrics and setting meaningful business goals

New in the 2nd edition:

• Recognizing misdevelopments
• Controlling in digital sales channels
• Reporting distribution
• Controlling without a controller.