THE PLANNING-PROGRAMMING-BUDGETING SYSTEM

The Planning-Programming-Budgeting System (PPBS) is heraled as a method for making fundamental decisions affecting the objectives and magnitude of governmental financial support. This paper looks at this process as a tool that must be used and modified to meet the ever changing demands put on our government agencies. The two basic components of the system are self-appraisal and accountability. Implementation of such a program poses unique demands on the existing functionaries of government and the results are potentially far different from those hoped for. Implementation problems are seen as primarily conceptual or operational in nature. Conceptual problems spring from the difficulty in defining concrete, meaningful objectives since they do not always exist, sometimes cannot be articulated, and are seldom agreed upon within the confines of a particular agency. Secondly, operational problems emanate from the bureaucracies inherent resistance to accept change, difficulty in relating programs to specific resources; resources to budget dollars, and development of competant analytical staff to formulate objectives and analyze the programs.

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• Authors:
  • Carey, P E
  • Shipley, R R
• Publication Date: 1973-8

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: p. 19-32
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 145
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board (HRB)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Administrative procedures; Budgeting; Decision making; Financing; Governments; Implementation; Programming (Planning)
• Old TRIS Terms: Ppb systems
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00272006
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 19 1974 12:00AM