tbm-budget-variance-analyst
CommunityTurn IT budget variances into actionable drivers.
Authorforgeonlabs
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?
IT finance teams often struggle to explain why spend diverged from budget. This skill decomposes line-item variances into actionable TBM drivers and presents an auditable, multi-tier narrative.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Tiered variance analysis by Cost Pool and Sub-Pool with primary driver attribution (VD.1–VD.11).
- Generates a CFO-ready narrative, Tier 1–Tier 5 outputs, and an Excel workbook (plus optional interactive dashboard) to track and explain variances.
- Validates data alignment to TBM v5.0.1 datasets (A1 output) and highlights data quality issues to prevent misattribution.
- Use cases include identifying price/volume drivers in Cloud, Staffing, and Hardware; diagnosing new-item and cancelled spend; and producing audit-ready variance commentary.
Quick Start
Provide the A1-aligned dataset (budget, actual, Cost_Pool, Sub_Pool, etc.) and run the TBM Budget Variance Analyst to generate Tier 1–Tier 5 outputs.
Dependency Matrix
Required Modules
pandasopenpyxl
Components
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