Budget Development and Implementation
For more than 20 years, M. V. Browne & Associates has developed strategies for improving the budget process, including:
- Designing processes to establish goals and priorities for effective budget decision making.
- Preparing revenue and expenditure forecasts for effective long-term financial planning.
- Diversifying revenue through careful analysis of current revenue streams and identifying potential new revenue sources.
Tough economic times present opportunities as well as challenges. Margaret Browne’s insight and expertise have allowed her to transform crises into successful reforms. Her strategies include:
- Focusing on long-term solutions, not short-term fixes
- Re-evaluating basic assumptions about how services should be delivered
- Prioritizing services rather than executing across-the-board reductions
- Preserving capital equipment and infrastructure at appropriate levels
- Maintaining adequate financial reserves
- Engaging employees in creating solutions
