Planning Programming Budgeting Systems (PPBS) is a useful management tool for libraries if directed toward service to the library user. The statement of objectives constitutes a foundation for application of PPBS, and guidelines for how to state objectives and goals, and how to handle them are given. A list of sixteen types of questions that…

The architects of public resource allocation systems have put forth Planning Programming Budgeting Systems (PPBS) as a more rational method of managing the Federal establishment because PPBS allows identification of governmental objectives and reduces the opportunity for perpetuation of an enterprise which may no longer be necessary. Advantages of…

The application of Planning Programming Budgeting Systems (PPBS) techniques to decision making and resource allocation practices has been utilized by Federal civilian agencies under Presidential directive since 1965. The application of PPBS by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare is discussed and experimentation by the State Department…

Project PRIME (Planning Resources in Minnesota Education) was a 1-year research project that had as its prime objective the test implementation of the CAMPUS model for higher education administration and planning in Minnesota. This report outline the 13 specific objectives of the project and describes the research results. In addition, the report:…

The materials in the document report on the development of a program planning budgeting evaluating system in the Dade County, Florida, public schools. Materials cover the development and design of the system from its inception and implementation in the winter and spring of 1971. The project chronology and the program structure and the management…

This presentation is intended to familiarize the audience with the Planning Programming Budgeting System (PPBS) in its entirety. Some illustrative examples of the system's outputs are demonstrated to convey their utility for highest level program and resource decisions. PPBS was originated by the Department of Defense to cover all of the…

The first section of this report on program costing with the CAMPUS simulation discusses the structuring process of Program Planning and Budgeting (PPB) systems, and emphasizes the ideas, rules, and principles for structuring resource data that have evolved during the 10 years of PPB existence. It also discusses the WICHE-PMS program…

Practical advice on every facet of planning and running conferences, meetings, or similar events is given in this book, which includes numerous checklists useful for meetings of any length and in any setting. The 21 chapters cover the following: the changing conference and meeting scene; designing the conference; four useful designs (1-day, 3-day,…

Adherence to program planning principles does not guarantee participation. Attention must be paid to characteristics that make a program responsive: target audience, promotion and marketing, competition, and logistics. (SK)

Planning-Programing-Budgeting systems (PPBS) provide the means for formulating more precise curricular objectives and coordinating curricular-fiscal planning within education. At the core of PPBS is the program budget that reports programs to be accomplished and allocates expenditures in terms of objectives relating to student achievement rather…

This report, a clear statement of how one district developed a planning system, offers both a theoretical and a practical approach to providing the superintendent, his staff, and the board of education with a comprehensive planning system instrument for making policy decisions and allocating resources. Also provided are guidelines for involving…

Articles purpose is to detail what long range planning is, how it should work, how it did work in the sample stations, and why it is important. (Author)

Planning, Programming, and Budgeting Systems (PPBS) are increasingly mentioned as effective means for improving the management of educational resources in institutions of higher education. PPBS has several advantages over conventional accounting systems, which still would be needed for day to day operations. First, it relates cost to output;…

This volume presents background information on the project and explains the needs and decisions that actuated its implementation. First year activities and some preliminary teaching material on the concept of PPB (planning-programing- budgeting) in education are also described. The major focus is on a description of the proposed system, a…