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RGM Academy 

Price Pack Architecture: From OBPPC to Global Roadmap

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Certification cohort open until April 19, 2026.

Move from scattered Price Pack Architecture (PPA) tweaks and isolated willingness-to-pay conjoint studies to a single, coherent PPA program that sits at the centre of commercial decision-making.

In this free of charge course, we walk you step by step through designing a holistic PPA framework and embedding it into portfolio, pricing, promo, innovation, and JBP processes so PPA becomes a repeatable, data-driven system that improves mix, margin, and growth.

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Why Get Certified PPA

Demonstrate Expertise in Price Pack Architecture

The course and certification are free of charge. The certification window for Price Pack Architecture: From OBPPC to Global Roadmap will be open 19.03-19.04. 

Inside the Course

Intro: PPA as an Enterprise Growth System, Not a Project

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user-circle-check-thin (1)  Colin McQuay
(Senior Director, Head of Strategic RGM at Nestlé), Ivan Tretyakov (Innovations Director at Buynomics, ex-Danone)

01: Embedding PPA in Your Organization

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user-circle-check-thin (1)  Colin McQuay
(Senior Director, Head of Strategic RGM at Nestlé)

02: OBPPC Foundations: From Concept to Practice

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Doug Hampshire (Head of Customer Value Buynomics, ex-Deloitte)and Jessy Bazan Stewart(Sr. Customer Value Manager Buynomics, ex-Kimberly-Clark)

03: Innovation, Portfolio Strategy, and PPA

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user-circle-check-thin (1) Ivan Tretyakov
(Innovations Director at Buynomics, ex-Danone)

04: PPA and Competitive Dynamics

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Ivan Tretyakov
(Innovations Director at Buynomics, ex-Danone)

05: PPA in Times of Inflation and Shrinkflation

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user-circle-check-thin (1)  Ingo Reinhardt
(Co-Founder & MD Buynomics)

06: Triple Win: Retailer Co-Creation, Category Strategy, and Joint Value

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user-circle-check-thin (1)  Adam Hartnell
(Principal Sales Engineer, Buynomics, ex-Unilever & Pernod Ricard) and Erin Koller (Sales Engineering Manager, Buynomics, ex-Kohl's)

07: Operating Model and Governance

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user-circle-check-thin (1) Colin McQuay
(Senior Director, Head of Strategic RGM at Nestlé)

08: Bringing PPA into Practice

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user-circle-check-thin (1) Ivan Tretyakov
(Innovations Director at Buynomics, ex-Danone)

Certification Process

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Complete all modules

Work through expert-led modules covering the core concepts, frameworks, and tools needed for certification.

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Pass the assessment

Take a case-based multiple-choice assesment online, to demonstrate your understanding and ability to apply what you've learned.

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Get certified

Your submission will be reviewed, and you’ll receive your certification within 7 working days.

Featuring

Expert Speakers

Gain insight from industry leaders with extensive PPA experience. Our featured course hosts bring:

  • Firsthand perspectives on building processes that tighten scattered PPA to drive sustainable growth.
  • Practical examples of designing and embedding holistic PPA strategies.
  • Real-world lessons in translating PPA from wider global playbooks to local countries.
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Colin McQuay

Course Co Host
Sr. Director & Head of Strategic Revenue Management Nestlé

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Ivan Tretyakov

Course Co Host
Director Product Innovation, Buynomics,
ex-Danone Head of PRGM

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Dr Ingo Reinhardt

Co-Founder and Managing Director, Buynomics

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Doug Hampshire

Head of Customer Value, Buynomics, ex-Deloitte

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Jessy Bazan Stewart

Senior Customer Value Manager, Buynomics, ex-Kimberly Clark

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Adam Hartnell

Principal Sales Engineer, Buynomics, ex-Unilever & Pernod Ricard

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Erin Koller

Sales Engineering Manager, Buynomics, ex-Kohl's

Trusted by RGM experts worldwide

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"The Buynomics-developed RGM Academy course exceeded my expectations and stands out as one of the most well-structured and practical RGM-AI programs I’ve taken. The weekly modules were released in a clear, manageable rhythm, allowing me to steadily grow my AI knowledge in RGM throughout the program. Highly recommended!"

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Hasan Guliyv

Revenue Growth Manager & Category Manager, DACH at BIC

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"The Buynomics RGM Academy offers truly high-quality content, featuring well-respected industry RGM experts who deliver valuable insights backed by real-life examples. This made it easy to relate not only to the opportunities, but also to the real-world challenges around regulation, adoption, and data quality."

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Thiago Valsani 

Senior Director, RGM Solutions & Technology, Mondelez International

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"Buynomics’ RGM Academy sharpened my understanding of how AI can accelerate revenue growth. The Future-Proofing RGM with AI course clearly demonstrates how to move from static, post-event analyses to dynamic, predictive decision-making — enhancing pricing, promotions, and portfolio choices that drive measurable business impact."
 
 
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Bruno Bataille

Global Pricing & Revenue Growth Director, Coty

What This Course Covers

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Embedding PPA into the organization

Embed PPA effectively beyond the RGM team, linking pack decisions directly to P&L impact and making PPA a shared responsibility across functions.

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Introduction to OBPPC

Understand the OBPPC framework and how to evolve it from basic grids into a behavior-driven tool grounded in occasion-based insights and price perception.

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Innovation, portfolio strategy, and PPA

Use PPA to guide innovation and portfolio strategy by defining clear ladders, identifying whitespace, and aligning pack design with strategic pricing intent.

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Competition and PPA Strategy

Learn how to factor competitor pack and price moves into your PPA decisions, knowing when to lead, follow, or deliberately differentiate.

 

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PPA in inflation and shrinkflation

Apply a structured PPA framework to navigate inflation and shrinkflation, turning macro pressure into deliberate, value-preserving decisions.

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Operating model and governance

Design a scalable PPA governance model that aligns global principles with local execution while maintaining consistency, accountability, and speed.

 

Share the Knowledge

PPA only works when it is treated as a company-wide capability. Invite your colleagues to join the course and build a shared understanding of Price Pack Architecture from day one, so teams can design, execute, and govern PPA together across the organization.

 

Expert PPA Insights

Driving Price Pack Innovation with Buynomics

A practical tool walkthrough on how to simulate pack-led innovation, compare scenarios, and align manufacturer and retailer outcomes when portfolio decisions drive growth.

Looking to Make Better RGM Decisions, Faster?

Buynomics' software serves as a single source of truth for all shopper-centric decisions on pricing, promotion, mix, trade terms, and portfolio.

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2-4% profit
impact*

Achieve up to 4% higher profit in your business by making more shopper-centric commercial decisions.

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Up to 95%
predictive accuracy*

Gain insights you can trust. Buynomics is the only solution that forecasts shopper behavior with up to 95% accuracy. 

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80% faster
decision-making

Reduce the time spent on manual analysis by up to 80%. Integrate various data sources and get best-in-class predictive accuracy.

 

 

*Depending on data quality and completeness