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Costing, Profitability &
Artificial Intelligence with CostCTRL

Build TDABC profitability models by customer, product and channel. AI-powered dashboards. Hands-on with the CostCTRL platform. 2 intensive mornings, 100% online.

25-26 Aug 2026
09:00-12:30 (BRT - Brasilia Time)
Miguel Guimaraes
Cost and Profitability Consulting
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Programme

Four modules, a complete journey. From the foundations to AI-powered dashboards.

1

TDABC Fundamentals

Evolution from traditional costing to ABC and Time-Driven ABC. Key concepts: cost centres, practical capacity, time equations, cost per unit of time.

2

Hands-on Case Study

Build a costing and profitability model with real data. ETL and data import, visual TDABC modelling, dimension configuration and allocations in CostCTRL.

3

Model in Software

Full build on the CostCTRL platform: data import, visual TDABC modelling, result validation and first simulations.

4

AI & Dashboards

Multidimensional dashboards with AI insights. Integrated views for COO, CCO, CFO and CEO. Profitability improvement initiatives.

09:00-10:30
Module 1
10:30-10:45
Break
10:45-12:00
Modules 2+3
12:00-12:30
Module 4
Base equation
Process cost = Cost/min × Time equation × Volume

Learning Objectives

Ten concrete outcomes across three axes: Understand, Implement, Decide.

+Master the differences between traditional costing, ABC and TDABC
+Identify cost centres, define processes and build time equations
+Build a complete profitability model with real data
+Implement the model end-to-end in cloud software (CostCTRL)
+Analyse profitability by customer, product, channel and service
+Run optimisation simulations and what-if analysis
+Build advanced dashboards with AI insights
+Unify results views for COO, CCO, CFO and CEO
+Define profitability improvement initiatives with measurable impact
+Interpret alerts and recommendations generated by CostCTRL AI

Who should attend: CFOs, Controllers, FP&A Directors, Operations Directors, Planning and Strategy. Companies with 50+ employees looking to implement or update their cost and profitability model.

Case Study

Choose between two real cases. Each group selects the scenario most relevant to their reality.

Case A
Product

Manufacturing, production, multiple SKUs

  • Cost analysis by product
  • Cost-to-serve by customer
  • Margin and volume mix
  • Production capacity trade-offs
Case B
Services

Professional services, projects and teams

  • Cost per project and activity
  • Profitability by team
  • Cost-to-serve by customer
  • Billable vs. available capacity

Software: CostCTRL

AI-powered cloud software for cost and profitability analysis. Built from the ground up for TDABC.

01
ETL & Data Import
SAF-T, ERP, Excel. Automatic validation and mapping.
02
Visual TDABC Modelling
Cost centres, processes, time equations in an interface designed for the method.
03
Multidimensional Reporting
Customer, product, channel, project. Drill-down to the cent.
04
AI Simulation & Optimisation
What-if analysis, anomaly detection, profitability improvement suggestions.

Registration

Online via Zoom, 25-26 Aug 2026. 09:00-12:30 (BRT - Brasilia Time). Limited to 20 participants.

R$990 + taxes
Early Bird R$790 (until Jul 15) Group R$690 (2+ same company)
  • 7h live training
  • CostCTRL 30-day trial
  • Workshop materials
  • Sample dataset
  • TDABC model templates
  • AI dashboard templates
  • Certificate of attendance
  • Session recordings (30 days)
  • Post-workshop email support

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Registration for this workshop is exclusively through this form. The “Attend” button on the LinkedIn event does NOT constitute registration.
Early Bird active until 15 July 2026 - R$ 790/person. Group discount (2+): R$ 690/person.

The Trainer

Miguel Guimaraes

Miguel Guimaraes

Engineer by training and management consultant specialising in cost and profitability analysis. Over 15 years of experience in global TDABC implementations across multiple sectors. More than 50 models implemented in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. In 2010, presented TDABC results at Maersk Amsterdam alongside Prof. Robert Kaplan (Harvard Business School).

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What Participants Say

As expectativas foram superadas

Planeamento e Controlo de Gestao, Luis Simoes

Utilidade pratica comprovada

Directora Financeira, Portos do Douro e Leixoes

Uma metodologia de futuro nas organizacoes

Dir. Controlo Gestao, Mota-Engil

Aplicacao pratica em todos os sectores da empresa

Director, Sonae

Companies that have attended previous editions:

SONAE · MOTA-ENGIL · VOLKSWAGEN AUTOEUROPA · EFACEC · BOSCH · CTT · SOGRAPE · JOSE DE MELLO SAUDE · CGD · AScENDI · RANGEL · SONANGOL · FRULACT · YAZAKI · PRIMAVERA · FUJITSU · MARTIFER · PORTO EDITORA · GESTAMP · LIBERTY SEGUROS · MARINHA PORTUGUESA · INCM · POLIBRAS

Ready to discover the true profitability of your business?

Limited spots. Secure the early bird price of R$790 until July 15.

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