Budgeting is a very serious business. If you don't have the experience, probably you should tell your client to hire a professional accountant or an experienced project manager for this. For budgeting you need to understand not only the IT requirements, but also the clients business itself, and what role IT services play in that business. In short, an IT budgeting will need a collective plan based on the inputs received from business managers on their IT requirements, and the IT manager's strategy to meet those requirements. One company's IT budgeting will never fit another company. HTH. Regards, Raj Periyasamy Systems Administrator MCSE(Messaging), CCNA -----Original Message----- From: Pankaj [mailto:me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 3:52 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] OT: IT BUDGET http://www.MSExchange.org/ Guys, Just got a call from one of my customers and he wants us to help on making their IT Budget. I would like to know how you people do your IT Budget and what kind of overheads and other cost you include in that. This company is planning to get an ERP and acquiring some new business next year.. If you have any templates or something like that if you wish to share..I will be grateful.. TIA Pankaj ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: raj.periyasamy@xxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx