Your budget is simply your strategic plan and work plan expressed in dollars, and is the last step in developing a complete plan for your chapter. Complete planning suggests that your strategic objectives express aspirations not so easily met, unless your chapter is very rich in resources-volunteers, time and dollars. This is why priorities are established, and also why your plan should be a three-year rolling document that is reevaluated annually. In the best of all possible worlds, as part of the development of a solid plan, address the structural and cultural issues that impact your chapter's ability to be timely and responsive to the plan's objectives. Change is a constant in our professional lives.
Clients expect more, often want more for less, and are sometimes second-guessing our work.
This requires openness to change, patience and flexibility. A plan provides a direction, and although it is not a static document, it should be followed once you've set your course. Change occurs when something else looms that impacts a more important priority. Inc. All rights reserved. ASID is the exclusive registered trademark of the American Society of Interior Designers.