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Planning cycles for teams under 100 people
Annual budgets fit companies with annual rhythms. Most small companies do not have one.
By Dana Harlow
Quarterly beats annual
A rolling four-quarter plan, updated every quarter, keeps the horizon stable while letting the near term move. It also takes less time than the annual exercise it replaces.
Who owns what
Department heads own their numbers and present them. Finance owns the format and the calendar. The leadership team owns the trade-offs.
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