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A simple and straightforward method, baseline budgeting uses the previous year’s budget as a starting point and adds incremental changes for factors such as inflation, new business, and projected costs, materials, and revenue. 1  \nWhile baseline budgeting can work quite well in established companies that don’t experience significant change, 2 for the majority of organizations, change is the only constant.  \nAnd in today’s competitive and economically challenging climate, companies and institutions from every sector are seeking innovative ways to tie business strategy into budgeting.  \nHere’s where innovative approaches like zero-based budgeting (ZBB) deserve a closer look. ZBB is a needs-based method that allocates funding based on program efficiency and necessity rather than budget history.3 This can be a game changer for organizations struggling for sustainability or a competitive edge.  \nFor the majority of organizations, change is the only constant.  \nZero-based budgeting supports fluctuating business needs.  \nTraditional Budgeting vs. ZBB  \nBaseline Budgeting  \n􀂉 Best for organizations with little change  \n􀂉 A historically based process  \n􀂉 Budget components are not easily modified  \n􀂉 Analyzes only new expenditures  \n􀂉 Incremental increases over previous budgets (e.g., 2% increase in spending)  \n􀂉 A top-down approach  \nZero-based Budgeting  \n􀂉 Best for dynamic organizations  \n􀂉 A needs-based process  \n􀂉 Items can be added or eliminated as necessary  \n􀂉 Analyzes old, recurring & new expenditures  \n􀂉 Starts from zero and requires cost justification for all items  \n􀂉 A bottom-up approach that calls upon expertise and insight of budget managers  \nHow ZBB can improve your bottom line.  \nWhile ZBB has long been utilized in the public sector, more recently private businesses and organizations have begun to adopt the practice because of its potential benefits – including the ability to successfully integrate strategic goals into the budgeting process (an elusive but essential task) .4  \nAdopting a ZBB process can have impressive impact.  \nZBB provides an opportunity to mitigate risks and support growth through deep cost reduction and thereassessment of both short-and longterm strategies.  \nStudies show that ZBB in combination with targeted budgetcutting strategies has increased profit for some companies by as much as 60 percent. 3  \nTop 10 Benefits of a ZBB Approach 3, 4, 5  \n1. 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