Centralizing Integrated Long Range Planning and Budgeting

Centralizing Integrated Long Range Planning and Budgeting

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El Khazendar Business Research and Case Center

Abstract

Upon relocation to a new, state-of-the-art, 260-acre campus outside of Cairo, Egypt, the American University in Cairo (AUC) sought to revamp its annual planning and budgeting processes to address several deficiencies. Primarily, long-range planning and annual budgeting were two independent events with little synchronization. This case study will detail the process and technical aspects of AUC’s transition to a centralized and synchronized planning and budgeting cycle focused on determining appropriate workflows and leveraging database technologies to track planning initiatives throughout an approvals process. Readers will be able to weigh the drawbacks of centralization against the benefits of standardized budget review and planning.

Publication Date

2011

Document Type

Book Chapter

Book Title

Cases on Business and Management in the MENA Region: New Trends and Opportunities

ISBN

ISBN139781609605834

Publisher

IGI Global

City

Cairo, Egypt

First Page

55

Last Page

75

Keywords

AUC, annual planning, budgeting, deficiencies

Centralizing Integrated Long Range Planning and Budgeting

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