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Align Cost Efficiencies with Mission Effectiveness!
March 22-23, 2004 - The Performance Institute - Arlington, Va.
Day One: March 22, 2004

8:30
Continental Breakfast and Registration

9:00
Integrating Budget, Accounting and Performance Systems

• Get updates on budget and performance integration increasing rapidly in the federal government
• Learn how budgetary costs can be matched with programs and their performance goals

Justine Rodriguez, White House Office of Management and Budget

9:45
Achieving Full-Cost Accounting in Government

• Master the conceptual framework and technical insight for successful and relevant performance costing
• Understand flexibilities provided in the standards and how to maximize their benefits
• Learn how to converge cost and performance data to provide superior accountability

Bill Wright, Project Manager, General Accounting Office

10:30
Developing Cost Information for External Reporting

• Integrate compliance standards to ensure your cost model meets reporting requirements such as GAAP and FASAB
• Utilize best practice techniques to survive audit scrutiny
• Implement successful techniques on cost information systems for internal management and external reporting

Bill Wright, Project Manager, General Accounting Office

11:30
GAO's Emerging Line of Practice in Cost Management

• Learn innovative strategies and best practices to be prepared for Congressional scrutiny
• Develop an effective plan to successfully manage GAO audits
• Discuss challenges to mission performance facing auditors and managers

Bill Wright, Project Manager, General Accounting Office

12:30
Networking Luncheon

1:30
Using Cost Management to Inform and Drive Internal and Management Decisions

• Learn through after-action reviews
• Stimulating continuous improvement initiatives

Jeffrey Bergin, Director, The Performance Institute

3:15
Adopting Your Framework for Cost Measurement and Allocation

• Defining cost measurements role in the cost management process
• Allocation mechanics

Carl DeMaio, President, The Performance Institute

4:30
Adjourn

Day Two: March 23, 2004

8:30
Continental Breakfast and Registration

9:00
Analyzing and Managing Cost Drivers

• Choosing the correct cost driver
• Analyzing cost drivers: examining a level of effort analysis

Jeffrey Bergin, Director, The Performance Institute

10:15
Navigating Common Costing Pitfalls: Avoiding Miscalculations in Costing

• Advanced Allocation Issues: choosing between step down, reciprocal or direct
• Recognizing and avoiding pitfalls of overcosting and undercosting

Jeffrey Bergin, Director, The Performance Institute

12:00
Networking Luncheon

1:00
Winning the Cost War: Case Study on Managerial Costing

• Review lessons learned on implementation barriers and successes
• Determine costs of mission-critical supplies

4:00
Adjourn



Or by calling us at
703-894-0481

Venue 

Managerial Cost Accounting for Government will be hosted at The Performance Institute in Arlington, Virginia, just one block east of the Courthouse stop on the Orange Line of the D.C. Metro. A public parking garage is located inside the building. Continental breakfast and a catered lunch will be provided for delegates on each day.

The Performance Institute
1515 N. Courthouse Rd., Suite 600,
Arlington, VA 22201
703-894-0481

Hotel
The Performance Institute is located just two blocks from the Quality Courthouse and Virginia Suites Hotel, where limited numbers of rooms have been reserved at discounted rates of $115 for the Quality Courthouse and $115 for the Virginia Suites Hotel. Call the hotel directly to make reservations and be sure to ask for the Performance Institute conference rate.

Virginia Suites Hotel
1500 Arlington Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: (703) 522-9600

Quality Courthouse
1200 N Courthouse Rd.
Arlington, VA 22201
703-524-4000

Tuition

The fee to attend Managerial Cost Accounting for Government is:

Conference $1,095
Group Discounts
Reduced tuition rates for delegates who attend in groups of three or more are available by calling James Lewis at 703-894-0481, or emailing him at [email protected].
Administrative Note: A 10% cancellation fee on registration will be charged for cancellations received less than three weeks from the date of the conference. As speakers are confirmed six months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the program. The Performance Institute is not
responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.