The Facility Manager's Guide to Finance and Budgeting
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (864 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0814401597 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 282 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Just what I needed" according to ApricotMoon. I don't really write reviews on books, however, our department was in need of something that would provide easy to use principles for budgeting in facilities. This book will take me a long way in terms of knowing everything I need to know about facilities budgeting and financing. I also loved the slew of diagrams and statements and actually am going to be implementing a few things from their book! I came into facilities blindly, and literally am still in school for accounting and finance, but this will definitely help me do my job right!. Five Stars great book. limcheekian said Five Stars. A good book for any Project manager!
Leaky faucets and cracked pavement aren't the only demands on a facility manager's time and energy. The book explains how to: * Understand the essential concepts of facility work programs and programmatic planning and budgeting * Develop and manage an annual expense budget, then evaluate the results * Make financially sound ""go/no go"" decisions on projects requiring capital funding * Pinpoint significant cost-savings and cost-containment areas * Use unit-cost indicators to benchmark facility management initiatives * Create an information system and database that ties directly into the budget.. Sadly, most facility managers lack even fundamental financial skills. These days, they also need top-notch financial skills--to sell their department to senior management, to win funds for crucial projects, to become fully integrated into the organization. The Facility Manager's Guide to Finance and Budgeting is the first primer designed to teach them the ropes quickly, concisely, and with
"a thorough primer with real-world financial knowledge specifically tailored to use in a facility management context." -- Chief Engineer
Ed Rondeau (Norcross, GA) is director of global operations and learning for the International Development Research Council. He is the author of The Facility Management Handbook. David Cotts (Alexandria, VA) worked for 22 years with the Army Corps of Engineers, and later managed the World Bank facilities.