A new guide by an independent management consultant walks agencies through concrete examples of how they can do a better job of connecting their budgets to both daily activities and broader ...

“Performance-based budgeting,” buzzwords for states making spending decisions based on specific benchmarks, gained traction in the 1990s, then fell out of favor during the budget-cutting era of the ...

Resistance from congressional staff members is a major impediment to the idea of linking agencies' funding with performance goals, according to two experts on federal management. The Bush ...

Performance reports comparing your budget to the reality of income and expenses are an everyday part of business. Static budgets and reports that assume set figures for everything aren't as useful for ...

Brutal. That is the only way to describe the budget choices facing state and local governments today. Local news is filled with stories of the pain caused by state and local budget cuts. The headlines ...

A budget can be a powerful management tool. An accurate budget enables a company to foresee its operating expenses and plan for recurring costs. Entering numbers into a budget summary form is only ...

Budget planning is one of the most critical and complex parts of running effective PPC campaigns. It’s not just about allocating dollars; it’s about aligning spend with business goals, market dynamics ...

Capital budgeting is a highly useful financial assessment tool for companies, and it comes with multiple uses. Capital budgeting is a critically important financial management tool in a company’s ...