Template · C29
Compare budget scenarios
How can central, constrained and accelerated budgets be tested?
Direct answer
Each scenario uses the same objectives, cost conventions and constraints to compare results, capacity, risks and reversibility.
01Choose a budget envelope and the conditions that will trigger its review.
02The rule, the evidence and the next review date stay visible.
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How can central, constrained and accelerated budgets be tested?
Choose a budget envelope and the conditions that will trigger its review.
Budget comparison
Original chart · SQ-09
Compare three budgets by results, capacity and reversibility
A budget scenario is a coherent configuration of initiatives, workload and results. It is not a proportional variation of the envelope.
Illustrative comparison of three annual scenarios for a B2B team.
- 01Fix the invariant
Keep the same definitions, horizon, unit costs and contribution conventions.
- 02Compose
Define a realistic portfolio for each envelope.
- 03Simulate
Calculate results, workload, risks and the ability to reverse.
- 04Condition
Attach dated switching thresholds to each scenario.
Expected pipeline by budget scenario
The Growth scenario increases pipeline but exceeds internal capacity; the Balance scenario maximises pipeline per sustainable day of workload.
| Scenario | Budget | Workload | Expected pipeline | Reversibility | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | €420,000 | 1,180 d | €4.32m | High | Protect return |
| Balance | €520,000 | 1,420 d | €6.10m | Medium | Recommended portfolio |
| Growth | €680,000 | 1,790 d | €8.40m | Low | Conditional on +260 d |
01The Growth scenario produces the most nominal pipeline, but its capacity shortfall weakens the forecast.
02Balance improves the pipeline-to-budget ratio by 14% compared with Efficiency.
03Switching to Growth is authorised only once 260 days of capacity are secured.
Fictitious scenarios with no predictive value. The results serve to compare configurations, not to promise performance.
Coherence controls
Minimum conditions before validation.
The status, the evidence and the owner must be available for review.
The status, the evidence and the owner must be available for review.
The status, the evidence and the owner must be available for review.
The status, the evidence and the owner must be available for review.
Usable deliverable
Budget comparison
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