Class Summary
BUD478
5.0
Combinable
One 7-hour session
Supervisors who are responsible for developing and administering expense budgets for their work units.
- Learn how the budgeting process is supposed to work.
- Learn how to make the process work for you.
By the end of this program, you will be able to:
- How public budgets are structured and developed in Arizona
- How to prepare and present budget proposals that support your agency's mission and objectives
- How to monitor budgets and evaluate budget variances
- How to prevent cost-cutting solutions with confidence
- Introduction
- The purpose of budgeting
- Why budgeting is difficult
- How to make the process work
- Budget Preparation
- Conventional budgeting
- Zero-based budgeting
- Defining objectives
- Identifying expense components
- Formulating assumptions
- Evaluating alternatives
- Projecting expenses
- Budget Administration
- Standard practices
- Variance reports
- Budget Presentation
- Communicating concisely
- Communicating Confidently