Evaluation of modern approach of strategic cost control ABSTRACT

The aim of the strategic cost control is to recognize mutual interconnections and relations of budgeting process as a whole, to design the management model of a company operating in turbulent market environment and to specify the principles, rules and tools of the model. Budgets stand on the top of the complex of management system of business; they represent the completion of the whole planning system. Increasing of efficiency of budgets is closely linked to the change of business strategy reflecting changes of competitive environment of the company and the requirements of managers of their information support. Zero Based Budgeting is a contributive method to improve the quality of budgeting process. The method starts with target setting, identifying the activities in company, finding relations among these activities and grouping of the activities in the subprocesses. Considering benefits and the reasonable costs of the activities is the key step to reduce redundant and unproductive activities.