report. This should include budgetary milestones and performance indicators (i.e. as either favourable or unfavourable). In your role play, you will need to analyse and discuss 3 unfavourable variances found. Your manager will need to ask you about investigating ways to improve negative variances. Seek advice from your manager on ways to investigate why these variances have occurred Try to incorporate 2 suggestions for each negative variance found and discuss with your manager a plan for managing similar situations Discuss a plan with your manager regarding new approaches for managing situations where the variance is within expected range. At all times during this interaction you need to conduct yourself in a professional manner with an aim to build rapport