1. Strategic Competitor Project Briefing 22 January 2014

2.  Introductions  Last year’s presentation  Background  Timetable  Benefits  Pointers & tips  On-going support  Next steps Briefing

3.  What are strategic competitors?  Who are they?  Why do we analyse them?  Who needs to know? The project - background

4.  Governor’s Meeting 1 May 2014  CFO presentations Wednesday 9th April TBC  Mentor sessions  Spread-sheet of information available mid-March (from HEIDI database) Timetable

5.  Extracting and analysing data  IT skills development  Presentation experience  Multi-disciplinary teams  Organisation and communication  Sector research  Access to Senior Finance Manager Benefits

6.  Data available  Divide up the task  Have a time plan  Value added – look for the stories behind the data  Be concise  Consider the audience  Be prepared for questions Pointers & tips

7.  Alex Lister alister@lincoln.ac.ukalister@lincoln.ac.uk  Blog http://finance.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/strategic- competitor-project/http://finance.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/strategic- competitor-project/  Senior Finance Manager (2 hours) contact via shayne@lincoln.ac.uk On-going support

8.  Form teams  Register team name  Mentors to be allocated  Plan your work READY TO GO! Next steps