Budgets: Not All of the Money is Green

Budget management and planning, whether large or small, is critical to strategic leadership. With the rapidly changing nature of technology, budget planning can seem like an act of reading a crystal ball. Good budget planning, forecasting, and management can be leveraged for both expected daily operations and unexpected, emerging needs.

OBJECTIVES: Understand the role of planning in budget creation and management * Understand the basics of good budget planning * Understand the differences between planning and operational budgets * Understand budgets as communication and strategic planning tools