Strategic Activity-Based Budgeting, Cost Optimization & Expenditure Accountability for Public Sector Finance Leaders
Venue: Acacia Premier Hotel, Kisumu-Kenya
Date: 3rd - 8th August 2026
Cost: Kshs. 86,000 / USD 850
CPD points: 10
Overview
Transform public sector budgeting with this program on strategic activity‑based budgeting, cost optimization, and expenditure accountability. Participants will learn to move beyond traditional line‑item budgeting to activity‑based approaches that link resources to results. The curriculum covers cost driver analysis, activity costing, budget formulation, and performance monitoring. Through case studies from public sector organizations, attendees will develop the skills to design budgets that drive efficiency, transparency, and accountability. This program is essential for public finance officers, budget directors, and government accountants.
Objectives
- Understand the principles of activity‑based budgeting (ABB) vs. traditional methods
- Identify cost drivers and allocate resources to activities
- Develop activity‑based budgets that link funding to outputs and outcomes
- Optimize costs by eliminating non‑value‑adding activities
- Implement systems for expenditure accountability and variance analysis
- Integrate ABB with performance management frameworks
- Engage stakeholders in the budgeting process
- Monitor budget execution and report on performance
- Ensure compliance with PFM regulations and standards
Target Audience
- Public sector budget officers and finance managers
- Treasury and ministry of finance officials
- Government accountants and auditors
- Program and activity managers
- PFM reform implementers
- Consultants in public budgeting
- Anyone involved in government resource allocation
Methodology
- Activity‑based budgeting framework workshops
- Cost driver analysis exercises
- Budget formulation simulations
- Performance monitoring dashboard design
- Case study analyses of ABB implementations
- Peer sharing of budgeting challenges
- Action planning for ABB adoption
