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

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.

• Transform the process of implementing new budgeting software with Driver-Based Budgeting
• Shows how organizations can slash the time and cost involved in preparing their annual budget
• Accountants learn how to manage uncertainty and quickly assess the impact of both internal and external changes

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.