Problem Card · Mature Scale · Institutionalize It
Budgets Become Entitlements
You may recognize this when
- Last year’s resource share becomes this year’s starting claim.
- Units defend historical ownership instead of competing for resources against current strategy.
- The result is a budget process that protects the past before leaders have made future choices.
What it looks like
Last year’s resource share becomes this year’s starting claim. Units defend historical ownership instead of competing for resources against current strategy. The result is a budget process that protects the past before leaders have made future choices.
A question to test it
What recent example from your own company would confirm or rule this out?
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