The process by which companies select and fund value-creating initiatives effects their speed-to-market, quality of decision-making, and long-term profitability. A well-functioning resource allocation and funding process ensures the best projects move forward quickly and correctly -- and that results are monitored.

Unfortunately, few companies have such a process. How well does your capital budgeting process work? Is it described as bureaucratic, tedious, rigid, or even worse: a roll of the dice? How quickly does innovation move from concept to reality in your company?

During our corporate careers, Deacon Lloyd consultants survived a variety of budgeting and funding approval approaches. From that experience combined with our client experience, we have adopted a Best Practice Approval Process (BPAP) that is tailored to fit each client's environment.

Our capital budgeting services also help clients connect ongoing projects and expenditures to updated financial forecasts to mitigate surprises and ensure adequate cash flow necessary for anticipated growth.

Clients use our service to address budgeting elements, including: