Capital Budgeting Mastery Program
Build real financial decision-making skills through practical case analysis
We're starting our next cohort in September 2025. This isn't about memorizing formulas—it's about understanding how businesses actually make investment decisions. You'll work through real scenarios, learn from practitioners who've evaluated billions in capital projects, and develop judgment that goes beyond spreadsheets.
Reserve Your PlaceWhat You'll Actually Learn
Decision Framework
Start with the basics—NPV, IRR, payback period. But here's the thing: you'll see why these metrics sometimes conflict and how experienced analysts navigate those conflicts in real situations.
Risk Assessment
Every project carries uncertainty. We'll teach you scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and how to quantify risks that don't fit neatly into formulas. Think commodity price volatility or regulatory changes.
Real Cases
Work through actual capital budgeting decisions from Australian businesses. Mining expansions, manufacturing automation, retail rollouts. You'll see what worked, what didn't, and why hindsight isn't as clear as it seems.
Six Months of Focused Development
Our program runs from September 2025 through February 2026. Each module builds on the previous one, and you'll have access to mentors throughout. No guarantees about job outcomes—but you'll finish with a portfolio of analysis work that demonstrates your capabilities.
Foundations & Metrics
Time value of money, discounting techniques, and the fundamental evaluation methods. We move quickly because this material forms the basis for everything else.
Strategic Context
Capital decisions don't exist in isolation. Learn how they fit within corporate strategy, competitive positioning, and resource constraints that every business faces.
Advanced Modeling
Build complex financial models that handle multiple scenarios, options analysis, and sensitivity testing. Excel skills required—we assume you know the basics coming in.
Capstone Project
Evaluate a real investment opportunity from initial proposal through recommendation. Present your analysis to practitioners who'll provide honest feedback on your reasoning.
Learn From Practitioners
Our instructors have evaluated capital projects across different industries. They've made recommendations that got approved, and some that didn't. That experience—including the failures—shapes how they teach.
Rhett Faulkenburg
Infrastructure Finance Lead
Spent fifteen years evaluating transport and energy projects across Southeast Asia. Has seen optimistic forecasts collide with reality more times than he'd like to admit. Now helps others avoid those same pitfalls through rigorous analysis and honest scenario planning.
Beckett Ainsworth
Corporate Finance Director
Worked through three economic cycles in manufacturing and retail. Knows that capital allocation is as much about timing and opportunity cost as it is about calculation. Teaches students to think like board members who need to defend decisions years later.