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What Is an IT Budget? IT Budgeting Basics (Template Included)

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Managing information costs and managing information security for those costs are part of making an IT budget. First, we need to understand what an IT budget is, how often they’re made and what is the best size for one. What Is an IT Budget? An IT budget consists of all the IT spending for an organization over one year.

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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

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Project strategy is the plan that defines a project, which is why project management strategy is so important. To better manage projects, one must clearly understand project strategy, who’s responsible for it in the organization and the steps to create a project strategy. What Is Project Strategy?

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Capital Budgeting: Definitions, Steps & Techniques

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Figuring out what to spend its capital on, such as capital spending on long-term assets, is part of capital budgeting. First, we need to define capital budgeting, what a capital budget is and why it’s important. Then we can go through the capital budgeting techniques and the steps to a capital budgeting process.

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What Is Organizational Strategy in Business? (Examples Included)

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That doesn’t happen without an organizational strategy to plan for the organization’s long-term success. Organizational strategy has many layers. We’ll first define the term and then go into the organizational strategy levels, as well as explain its importance in business. What Is Organizational Strategy?

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Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down Budgeting Approaches

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There are many ways to approach budgeting. Two of the more common approaches are bottom-up budgeting and top-down budgeting. Knowing which is right for you starts with understanding both of these budgeting approaches. Then we’ll show you how to make a budget using both so you can make an informed decision.

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Calculating the Production Budget (Formula & Example Included)

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That’s why a production budget is essential. But what is a production budget and what should be included in one? We’ll answer those questions and then show you how to make a production budget so you’re always producing what your customers want. What Is a Production Budget? They are part of the larger operating budget.

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How to Create a Strategy Map for Your Organization

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To communicate this, organizations will usually employ what is called a strategy map. Then we’ll provide an example to better illustrate what we’re talking about and even provide a download to a free strategy map template to help you get started. What Is a Strategy Map? What Should Be Included in a Strategy Map?