Budgets as Signals

Budgets do two important things:

1) Reflect the organization's priorities
2) Communicate to everyone what is important (and what is not)

1) Start with a blank piece of paper (or an empty spread sheet).

2) Answer these questions:
     A) What are we trying to accomplish?
     B) What are the most proficient means to accomplish those objectives?
     C) What do those activities cost?
     D) How can we do it for less?

3) Draft & submit the budget with the confidence born of reality-based preparation.

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