aget-review-budget

Review budget allocation, ROI, and resource distribution. Provides financial analysis and optimization recommendations.

Instructions

When this skill is invoked:

1. Gather Budget Data

   • Planned allocation
   • Actual expenditure
   • Time period scope

2. Categorize Expenditures

   • By type (operational, capital, etc.)
   • By department/project
   • By priority

3. Calculate ROI

   • Investment amount
   • Return measurement
   • ROI percentage

4. Variance Analysis

   • Planned vs. actual
   • Significant variances
   • Root causes

5. Optimization Opportunities

   • Cost reduction areas
   • Reallocation suggestions
   • Efficiency improvements

Output Format

## Budget Review: [Period/Scope]

### Overview

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Total Budget | $[X] |
| Total Spent | $[Y] |
| Variance | $[Z] ([N]%) |
| Period | [Date range] |

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### Expenditure by Category

| Category | Planned | Actual | Variance |
|----------|---------|--------|----------|
| [Cat 1] | $[X] | $[Y] | $[Z] |
| [Cat 2] | $[X] | $[Y] | $[Z] |
| **Total** | $[X] | $[Y] | $[Z] |

---

### ROI Analysis

| Investment | Cost | Return | ROI |
|------------|------|--------|-----|
| [Project 1] | $[X] | $[Y] | [N]% |
| [Project 2] | $[X] | $[Y] | [N]% |

---

### Variance Analysis

#### Significant Variances

1. **[Category]**: $[Amount] ([N]%)
   - Root cause: [Explanation]
   - Action: [Recommended response]

---

### Optimization Recommendations

1. **[Area]**: [Recommendation]
   - Potential savings: $[X]
   - Implementation effort: [Low/Med/High]

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### Risks

- [Financial risk to monitor]

Constraints

• C1: NEVER fabricate financial data — financial integrity essential
• C2: NEVER make spending decisions — executive reviews, doesn't automate decisions
• C3: NEVER expose sensitive financial details in logs — financial data requires confidentiality

Related

• SKILL-026: aget-review-budget specification
• ONTOLOGY_executive.yaml: Budget, ROI, Delegation concepts
• CAP-EXE-002: Budget Review capability