Brilliant Budgets and Forecasts

Introduction

The structure of the book

There are seven main parts:

• Part 1 – Budgeting and forecasting essentials
• Part 2 – Spreadsheet essentials
• Part 3 – Building the illustration framework
• Part 4 – Using the illustration framework
• Part 5 – Handling VAT
• Part 6 – Measuring and controlling costs
• Part 7 – A practical forecasting framework

The book can be read from start to finish, as a complete programme; or individual parts can be selected and read, or dipped into by way of reference. The contents provides a quick list of topics to help you find the section required; for a more detailed search, use the index.

Reference to computer spreadsheets

Because of the dynamic nature of budgets and forecasts applied to spreadsheets, and because spreadsheets ...