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Costs, Profitability &
Artificial Intelligence

Master TDABC in practice, with direct application in cloud software and AI.

16 June 2026
Tuesday, 09:30 - 17:30
Miguel Guimaraes
Cost and Profitability Consulting
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Programme

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

1

TDABC Foundations

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

2

Hands-on Case Study

Choose between two real cases (product vs. service). Build the costing and profitability model in group exercises with real data.

3

Model in Software

Build end-to-end on the CostCtrl platform: ETL, data import, visual TDABC modelling, validation and simulations.

4

AI & Advanced Reporting

Multi-dimensional dashboards with AI insights. Integrated views for COO, CCO, CFO and CEO. Profit improvement initiatives.

09:30-10:30
Module 1
10:30-11:00
Coffee
11:00-12:30
Module 2
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-15:30
Module 3
15:30-16:00
Coffee
16:00-17:30
Module 4
Core equation
Process cost = Cost/min × Time equation × Volume

Learning Objectives

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

+Master the differences between traditional costing, ABC and TDABC
+Identify cost pools, define processes and build time equations
+Build a complete profitability model using 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-driven insights
+Unify result views for COO, CCO, CFO and CEO
+Define profit improvement initiatives with measurable impact

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

Case Study

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

Case A
Product

Industry, manufacturing, multiple SKUs

  • Product-level cost analysis
  • Cost-to-serve by customer
  • Margin and volume mix
  • Manufacturing capacity trade-offs
Case B
Services

Professional services, projects and teams

  • Cost by 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 & Import
SAF-T, ERP, Excel. Automatic validation and mapping.
02
Visual TDABC Modelling
Cost pools, processes, time equations in an interface designed for the method.
03
Multi-dimensional Reporting
Customer, product, channel, project. Drill-down to the cent.
04
AI-driven Simulation & Optimisation
What-if analysis, anomaly detection, profit improvement suggestions.

Registration

Porto, 16 June 2026. Tuesday, 09:30 - 17:30.

€450 + VAT
Early bird €405 (until 31 May) Group €360 (2+ same company)
  • Morning & afternoon coffee break
  • Full lunch included
  • Training materials (digital & print)
  • Certificate of attendance
  • 30-day full CostCtrl access
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Your Instructor

Miguel Guimaraes

Miguel Guimaraes

Engineer by training and management consultant specialising in cost and profitability analysis. Global TDABC implementations across industries: manufacturing, logistics and supply chain, retail, shared services, healthcare, IT services, and more. Guest lecturer at several international business schools.

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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 participated in 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

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