Planning and Budgeting for the Agile Enterprise
A driver-based budgeting toolkit

An essential read for accountants looking to reduce budgeting time and costs

Richard Barrett (Author)

9780750683272, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 17 May 2007

240 pages
23.4 x 16.5 x 1.6 cm, 0.41 kg

Planning and budgeting is one of the hottest topics in accounting; global spending on budgeting software is booming and is predicted to continue to grow throughout this decade. It's big business.

This book focuses on 'Driver-Based' budgeting (ie using external and internal non-financial drivers to predict live item expenses). The book shows the benefits that Driver-Based Budgeting brings and as such is a 'tool kit for change'. Case studies and worked examples are used throughout to ensure understanding, as well as checklists on implementation issues.

Summary;
Foreword; The deadlock with planning and budgeting today;
Driver-Based Budgeting;
Business Benefits of driver-based budgeting; Budgeting for shared services;
ROI and benefits of driver-based budgeting;
Five steps for success in implementing driver-based budgeting;
Steps to Better Sales Forecasting;
Pre-requisites for implementation;
Integrating Driver- Based Budgeting with other Performance Management Solutions;
Summary and Conclusions.

Subject Areas: Budgeting & financial management [KJMV1], Management accounting & bookkeeping [KFCM]