Description: Introduction How to Use This Book Part 1: Basic Information Why Bother? Reasons Companies Plan The Planning Cycle The Basic Equation Four Necessary Ways to Present Every Plan Planning Philosophies Summary Part 2: Effective Planning in Your Organization A Plan is a Social Document Standards of Precision Line and Level of Control The Information Frontier Rules for Jungle Fighters Summary Part 3: How to Build Plans Efficiently Work Plans, Deliverables and Resources The Secret of the Five-Minute Budget A Resource Checklist Summary Part 4: How to Build a Strategic Plan How Long and Who Does It? The Mission Statement Analyzing the External Environment Analyzing Internal Capabilities Putting It All Together Example of a Strategic Plan Summary Part 5: Annual Operating Plan Preliminaries Drafting Annual Goals Organizational Planning Creating a Fiscal Calendar Fiscal Managers Accounting System Tune-Up Summary Part 6: How to Budget Sales A Five-Step Approach to Sales History Assumptions: Improving Your Vision of the Future Projections: Building a Chain of Inference Example of Sales Budget from Market Share Example of a Sales Budget from History Summary Part 7: How to Budge Cost of Sales Different Approaches Examples of an Analytical Approach Summary Part 8: How to Budget Labor Expense Policy Before Planning Appropriate Levels of Detail Payroll Calculations Handling Increases Labor Planning Tips Example of a Labor Budget Summary Part 9: How to Budget Other Expenses Typical Approaches Examples of Budgets Summary Part 10: How to Budget Depreciation Expense Depreciation Expense Is Complex Minimum Information You Will Need Quick Estimates of Depreciation Expense Example of a Depreciation Budget Summary Part 11: Balance Sheet and Cash Plans Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Overview An Aside to Computer Users Example of a Balance Sheet Budget Summary Part 12: Budget Reviews (from Both Sides) How to Conduct Budget Reviews How to Chaptericipate in a Budget Review Summary Part 13: Planning and Executing a Budget Process General Advice Summary Part 14: How to Create an Adjusted Plan What Is an Adjusted Plan? Adjusted Plans and Wiggle Room Managing Adjusted Plans Summary Part 15: Forecasting and Controlling Results Creating Forecasts Using Plans to Improve Business Control Summary Final Thoughts

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