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Is the C-level budgeting more effective than department-level budgeting by functional area ?

8 December 2020
3 minutes

Last Updated on 12 May 2025 at 11:06

Question:

Is budgeting at the C-level more effective than budgeting at the departmental level by functional area?

Answer:

 

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Best practices for budgeting

I get this question all the time, especially at the end of the year.

Many companies are looking for

 

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The case for a C-level budgeting solution

The main argument in favour of C-level budgeting is clear:

 

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Choosing a C-level budgeting, or by functional area ?

A company should regularly assess whether the general

 

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Elena Debbaut is a strategic execution expert to boards and executive teams. She leads and advises on complex transformations when governance barriers, internal politics, or structural fragmentation prevent organizations from executing critical decisions.

Specialities:

• governance-constrained transformation
• operational restructuring
• strategic recovery & execution