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- October 12, 2017 at 7:19 am #410437
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Dear @Trefena, I am looking to start my OBU and I have chosen T1, T11andT16. I am currently doing internship in one of UN Agency and the unit I am based in is governing the extra- badget ( funds from donors). as there are two type of budget in The UN system (Regural budget and extra budget). I was thinking to go for T1, Please would be wise to use only extra budget in my research? Do you think this is the right company to take as a case study?
Thank you for your time.September 25, 2019 at 8:05 am #547313imabee
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Hello All,
I urgently need help with the part 3 of the RAP, i am writing on topic 1 and not sure how to apply the models selected. For instance is the SWOT model to be applied on the organisation as a whole (as in topic 8) or on the organisation’s budgetary control system.
Really looking forward to your responses.
Thank you.
September 25, 2019 at 4:00 pm #547375trephena
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This is something you should be working on with your mentor. Topic 1 is notoriously difficult to pass so although you have opened a new post you are advised to use the search facility and read all of the posts on that thread as you need a lot of reliable advice to stand a chance of passing. (And in the interests of everyone this post will be amalgamated with the original thread and once again we ask students NOT to open a thread each time they have a question when there is already an existing relevant thread)
Any SWOT for this topic needs to focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the budgeting process not the strategic position of the company
October 5, 2019 at 4:35 pm #548172imabee
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Thank You Trephena for your response.
Apologies for starting a new post, still trying to find my way around the page.
I was thinking of another model to use alongside SWOT and i am considering the balanced scorecard.
Kindly advise if this could be used for topic 1 and if possible suggest other models that could be used.
Thank you.
October 8, 2019 at 6:32 am #548327trephena
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Do you work in this organisation? The level of detail required for Topic 1 means that unless you work there or have access to primary data that you are unlikely to be able to provide the level of detail required to be successful with this topic.
With the Balanced scorecard you need to have such inside information to be able to apply it adequately. The focus with Topic 1 should always be on performance management and the decision making i.e. how the company’s budgeting process impacts on these and therefore one model well applied will normally be adequate.
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