This course empowers public sector leaders, finance officers, and planners to align budgets with measurable performance outcomes. It provides tools to shift from traditional line-item budgeting to performance-based systems that link funding to results. Participants will learn to design program-based budgets, monitor financial efficiency, and allocate resources based on impact and strategic priorities.
Learning Methodology
Budget planning simulations and exercises
Real-case analysis of African budget reforms
Program logic mapping and output costing
Group work on performance indicators and financial tracking
Public finance strategy development sessions
Learning Outcomes
Participants will be able to:
Design and implement performance-based budgeting systems
Develop program structures and link them to budget allocations
Set targets and indicators to monitor financial efficiency
Analyze budgets for effectiveness and alignment with strategy
Communicate budget priorities to stakeholders and policymakers
Delivery Format
Duration: 3 days (24 contact hours)
Delivery: Online (live instructor-led) or Physical (in select cities)
Certification: Certificate of Completion issued by Alverton Global
Materials: Budget templates, program logic tools, performance tracking dashboards
Course Features
- Lectures 30
- Quiz 0
- Duration 3 days
- Skill level Expert
- Language English
- Students 3
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes
- 10 Sections
- 30 Lessons
- 3 Days
- Rethinking Budgeting in the Public Sector3
- Program Structuring and Budget Alignment3
- Setting Performance Indicators for Budgeting3
- Output Costing and Resource Allocation3
- Budget Formulation and Approval Processes3
- Monitoring Budget Execution and Performance3
- Linking Planning, Budgeting, and Evaluation3
- Transparency, Accountability, and Public Engagement3
- Public Finance Risk Management and Compliance3
- Developing a Performance-Based Budgeting Strategy3
Requirements
- Current role in finance, budget planning, strategy, or government project management
- Familiarity with budget cycles or institutional planning
Features
- Performance budgeting templates and real government examples
- Strategic alignment of planning and finance
- Certificate from Alverton Global
- Hands-on practice with KPI-based budgeting
- Delivery available both online and in-person
Target audiences
- Familiarity with budget cycles or institutional planning
- Budget officers and financial planners
- Strategy and M&E directors
- Heads of departments in service delivery ministries
- Parliamentary budget and oversight committee members
