Business management glossary/Zero-based budgeting

Zero-based budgeting

General

Budgeting approach where every expense must be justified from zero each cycle. Zero-based budgeting prevents budget creep by forcing teams to re-evaluate all spending rather than simply adjusting last year's numbers.

Zero-based budgeting

Related terms

SDI (Italy)Break-even pointAgile managementTime and materials (T&M) billingProfessional Services Automation (PSA)Expense management

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