Driving Profitability And Growth Through Strategic Cost And Management
Transform your management cost, drive for exponential growth and efficiency. Transform your cost system into a competitive advantage. This program helps leaders build efficient cost strategies that sustain profitability.
This programme is ideal for senior managers, finance leaders, operations heads, business owners, and professionals responsible for budgeting, cost control, or organizational growth. It is also valuable for teams facing high operating costs or planning expansion.
Hybrid Programme
LBS Campus
Programme Date
Nov 24, 2026 (3days)
Programme Fee
₦750,000 (Excluding VAT)
Hybrid Programme
LBS Campus
Programme Date
Nov 24, 2026 (3days)
Programme Overview
Transform your cost system into a competitive advantage. This program helps leaders build efficient cost strategies that sustain profitability. In today’s competitive market, cost isn’t just a number; it’s a strategy, and the choices your team makes every day directly shape your organization’s success.
In today’s competitive market, cost isn’t just a number, it’s a strategy. The choices your team makes every day directly shape your organization’s success. This program teaches you how to align your cost structure with your long-term goals for enhanced profitability and greater impact.
Key Learning Outcomes
Equipped to make smart cost decisions that fuel sustainable growth and sharpen competitive edge.
Gain the ability to identify waste, align spending with value, and strengthen financial discipline across their organisation.
Participants learn how to manage costs as a strategic advantage rather than a reaction to pressure.
Hybrid Programme
Programme Date
Nov 24, 2026 (3days)
Programme Fee
₦750,000 (Excluding VAT)
Fundamentals of Strategic Cost Management (SCM)
- Value Chain Analysis
- Strategic Positioning Analysis
- Revenue and Cost Driver Analysis
- SCM Case Study
Cost Analysis
- Industry cost profiles
- Product should-cost models
- Service should-cost models
- Case study: Product or service should-cost
- Process-based cost models
Cost Models and Costing Systems
- Price Discipline (dynamic cost models)
- Case Study: Price Discipline (product/ service)
- Total cost of ownership (TCO) models
- Case Study: TCO (product/service)
- Rationale for Selecting a More Refined Costing System;
- ABC vs. Simple Costing Schemes;
- Case study: ABC vs. Simple Costing Schemes;
Akintola Owolabi is a Professor of Cost and Management Accounting at Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria. He started his career with the audit unit of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and later moved on to the University of Ilorin, where he was a Senior Lecturer. He serves on the editorial board of ICAN Journal of Accounting and Finance, with responsibility for maintaining the quality and standards of accounting in Nigeria in line with global standards. Professor Akintola is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (ACTI).
Dr Okoye is a full-time faculty member in the Department of Accounting at Lagos Business School, an experienced research consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the research industry. His core area of research interest includes forensic accounting (financial statement fraud) and financial reporting. He facilitates sessions in corporate financial accounting, cost and management accounting, as well as quantitative methods in Business in the full-time MBA, Executive MBA, Modular Executive MBA, as well as custom programs.
In addition to teaching, Francis also engages in consulting activities. His consulting activities have included: Financial Modeling, Business Plans, Data Analytics, and Business Intelligence for various firms.
The Admission Process
Begin your path to professional and personal growth with our straightforward enrollment process.
1. Click on the Apply Now button.
2. Select the number of participants to enroll on the programme and then fill in your detials.
3. Request for an invoice or make an instant payment via our secured payment gateway.
4. Upon confirmation of payment, a programme manager will get in touch with you at least three days before the programme commences.