Arena Consulting Group

A practical approach to ABC

Activity Based Costing doesn’t need to be hard to do. What’s hard to understand is how anyone can run their business without it.

ABC
There are volumes written on what Activity Based Costing is, why it’s needed and how it works......including many of the flash presentations and papers available in the Downloads and Links. However, that’s probably not why you’re visiting this site.

What you’re most likely interested in is what differentiates the approach used by Jack Haedicke and Arena CG from every other service provider.

  • We have the track record of experience and success - Jack Haedicke has led more and larger successful ABC implementations than anyone in the world.

  • We use ‘best of breed” practices - Jack Haedicke was taught his craft at Harvard University by Dr. Robert Kaplan in 1988 during one of his first ABC industry training sessions. Jack has let practical experience teach him ever since.

  • We keep it simple – Most models have less than 60 key activities. The trick is in choosing the right ones.

  • Your Team designs the model – We do not build “black box” systems. Your people help us designate the key activities and drivers. This assures buy-in. Your people take the trip with us.

  • We return 10X the project’s cost in the first 18 months – Value Capture for the client is why we do these projects. If you don’t believe it, check our references.

  • These are enterprise systems, not models – Our systems link to your internal data processing systems and generate results every financial period with a minimal amount of human intervention.

  • We integrate smoothly with your internal data processing systems – We have linked to as many as 35 internal data processing systems in a manner that is easy to execute and minimizes human intervention by your IT staff.

  • We use time-driven information to make the model more accurate – Time driven information increases accuracy and minimizes data collection. There are no lengthy interviews or time studies.

  • We finish on time and on budget - Period.