2.Advantages of implementing budget :
- A properly structured budget shows out what aspects of the
business make money and for which purpose money is using, it will
consider management whether it should drop some parts of the
business or expand.
- The budgeting will take into consideration its key assumptions
about its business environment. A periodic re-evaluation of these
issues will result in improved alternative assumptions.
- Can consider employees goals for a budgeting period, and
possibly tie bonuses or other incentives to how they perform. It
will help to compare budget figures with actuals to give employees
feedback.
- Budget helps in planning fund .Budget should derive the amount
of cash that will be needed to support operations.
2. Challenges of Implementing budget :
- One of the most challenging parts of the budgeting process is
getting employee support of the budget
- The financial goals used in the budgeting process often
struggle to determine the appropriate level of aggressiveness. Most
of the managers argue that targets should be extremely challenging,
and that employees should have to stretch to make their goals even
though employees are not ready to take challenges.
- Sometimes managers put condition that only if budgets meet
compensation will be paid , for which employees don’t show
interest.