Introduction to Outcomes Based Budgeting
Course content
This course explores a new depth to government budgeting - with focus not on the cost of inputs, but the outcomes achieved for society. Learn how to design strategic plans that inform budget priorities and resource allocations; develop performance indicators; use outcome hierarchy methodology; and implement 'one page management' systems.
Topics
- Budgeting vs statutory accounting.
- Cash budgeting vs accrual budgeting.
- Operational budgets vs capital budgets.
- How budgets are developed, decided, reported and monitored.
- How budgeting evolved from being input to output to outcomes based.
- Using appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency to gauge performance.
- Devising performance indicators for program outputs and outcomes.
- Developing an agency, divisional or unit strategic plan.
- Integrating strategic planning and outcomes-based budgeting.
- Monitoring and reporting on spending, output and outcome targets.
- Applying outcome based strategic budgeting to any agency.
| Duration | Two session (14 hours in total) |
| Dates | TBA |
| Time | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Venue | In-House |
| Cost | $1,300 (GST free) |
This course is designed for employees that hold or seek a management position requiring a basic understanding of public interest budgeting.
With the needs of people at the centre of investment decision making, it is becoming increasingly difficult to develop budgets. Learn the skills of outcome based budgeting to move your budgets past simple mathematics, and improve your project outcomes.
Learning outcomes
At the completion of this outcomes based budgeting course you will:
- Understand what a budget is, who decides it, how it works, how it affects them and how to have a meaningful input to it.
- Be equipped with the basic concepts and tools of modern program and outcomes-based budgeting.
- Be introduced to key budgeting texts, guidebooks and working examples of modern program and outcomes-based budget documents.
- Be able to demystify government budgeting by simplifying the jargon and structure of budget statements both at a whole of government level and at an agency program and activity level.
- Be able to assist public officials to understand the close relationship between their agencies strategic plan and its budget document.
- Understand the fundamentals of outcomes based budget management.
Delivery style
Our face-to-face courses are delivered on UTS campus. Location details and teaching materials will be made available to participants prior to the course.
The outcomes based budgeting course can be customised and/or delivered in-house. Find out more.
About the presenters
Professor Percy Allan AM lives in Sydney and advises on public policy, finance, and management. He has helped national and local governments globally to reform their financial management. He has reviewed and advised over 30 local councils on their financial sustainability. In 1996 Percy was awarded an Order of Australia for his contribution to public sector reform while he was Secretary (Head) of the NSW Treasury and Chairman of the NSW Treasury Corp (between 1985 and 1994). These included adopted modern accounting and budgetary processes, the corporatisation of state trading enterprises and the conceiving of IPART.
He was previously a Visiting Professor at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management and now holds a similar position with IPPG. He also founded and chairs the Reform Club, a non-partisan public policy forum sponsored by the ASX that meets quarterly to hear and question senior ministers and officials about their plans for improving public services. He is chairs and coordinator of the newDemocracy Foundation’s annual review of the quality of government decision-making.
Course prerequisites
This outcomes based budgeting course has no prerequisites and is open to all members of the public.
Course registration
Contact us
Need more information? For all course related enquiries, including future dates or in-house training enquiries email us or call +61 (2) 9514 7884.
This short course is presented by the university's Institute for Public Policy and Governance. Learn more about the Institute's advisory and research services, local government postgraduate courses and professional learning and development programs.
