Budget Preparation Checklist

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Harvard ManageMentor — BUDGETING TOOLS

Budget Preparation Checklist


Use this form to identify sources of information for your budget. You can change the items listed to fit your situation, such
as a service business or startup company.

Revenue Do you have information from or about:


Senior management, goals and objectives, strategy, mission Industry predictions/expectations, trends
Sales and marketing managers’ projections, marketplace Field sales representatives’ projections, marketplace
data, goals data, assessment of competition
Current levels of sales Other: for example, new technology’s impact
Incremental changes

Production Costs Do you have information from or about:


Direct Materials
Current Costs
Incremental change Purchasers estimates/expectations
Suppliers; their predictability to deliver Industry predictions
Direct Labor
Contractual changes Expected contract changes Changing requirements
Expected outsourcing Expected overtime Human resource predictions
Direct Manufacturing
Variable Costs
Supplies Maintenance Power
Fixed Costs
Depreciation Property Taxes Insurance Supervision
Do you have information from or about:
Incremental change Purchasers estimates/expectations
Suppliers’ estimates/expected changes Industry predictions/expectations
Nonproduction Costs Do you have information from or about:
Variable Costs
R&D/product design Customer Service Distribution
Marketing/Advertising Administration
Fixed Costs
R&D/product design Customer Service Distribution
Marketing/Advertising Administration
Do you have information from or about:
Incremental change Customer service reps’ estimates/expectations
Sales representatives’ projections Industry predictions/expectations
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