- MODULE OBJECTIVES
- Understand the various levels of organizational planning and their functions
- Analyze the problem situations and operate actionable plans to solve problems
- Prepare effective action plans, operational plans and budgets of the institutions
- To prepare various types of budgets and set performance indicators for budgetary controls
- To analyze the budget execution and variances
- To establish a budgetary control and reporting framework
2. MODULE BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The aim of the module is to equip participants with the skills of planning organisations’ activities and preparation of different but effective budgets necessary to execute the budgeted activities. It aims to help them apply financial disciplines to the management of organisations as well as set up and operate a budgetary control system. It will also equip them with skills and knowledge of identifying, analyzing problem situations that require planning and budgeting to solve those that affect the participants’ institutions.
3. INDICATIVE CONTENT
Session 1 | Introduction to planning, budgeting and forecasting fundamentals | Session 7 | Budget organization, budgeting approaches and responsibility centers in organizations |
Session 2 | Introduction to control environment, tools and systems | Session 8 | Types of budgets, Behavioral aspects of budgeting |
Session 3 | Strategic planning, action planning and operational planning | Session 9 | Steps in budget preparation |
Session 4 | Preparation of action plan and operational plan | Session 10 | Budget preparation process |
Session 5 | Levels of planning | Session 11 | Preparation of Budget |
Session 6 | Developing indicators, logical framework for problem analysis and interventions | Session 12 | Use of budgets in controlling performance and Reporting |
Session 13 | Budgetary controls, variance analysis and financial performance analysis and reporting | ||
4. TARGET AUDIENCE
This module shall be offered to trainees who are more or less directly or indirectly in charge of planning and budgeting from public institutions such as ministries, districts, government agencies and commissions who obtained a visa to train at RMI.
5. DELIVERY TIME AND VENUE:
Visit www.rmi.rw for the detailed Training Calendar. The venue and time may be adjusted according to the trainees' request, terms and conditions apply.