Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business (BFELoB)

BFELoB Catalog of Products & Services


Collaboration Tools

Max Federal Community
A collaboration/wiki/knowledge management capability optimized for Federal user requirements.

Max Online Meetings
Real-time computer screen sharing, enabling remotely-located meeting attendees to be literally 'on the same page' as the presenter.


Data Collection & Tracking

MAX Collect
A data collection and publishing tool which can produce fully indexed, electronic briefing books, Q&As, QFRs and more, and can be coupled with capabilities for Analytics and reporting.

MAX Analytics
Identify, customize and implement collection of Best of Breed Open Format & Open Source reporting solutions to meet the reporting needs of the Budget community.

MAX Publication Services
Document publication tools that automatically integrate numbers and text.


Budget Systems

Budget System Decision Matrix
An assessment of nine automated budget formulation/execution systems rated against a compendium of budgeting capabilities.

Shared Service Offerings
The BFELoB has worked with multiple agencies in transitioning their agency focused budget system to shared service offering, providing other agencies with a way to access budget system functionality by leveraging their investments.


Budget Processes

Budget Formulation
Maps representing the federal budget execution process.

Budget Execution
Maps representing the federal budget formulation process.

Budget Capability Self-Assessment
A simple, survey-like method to assess how current agency operations and processes compare against best practices in a broad range of budgeting capability categories.

Touchpoints
The document clarifies where Budget Execution and Financial Management processes intersect and discusses opportunities for process improvement in the flow of information between these two sectors.


Training & Development

Budget Career Roadmap
Provides information on major competencies in the budget field, as well as proficiencies and key behaviors at different stages of one's career.

Budget Execution Training Module
An on-line, multi-media training module intended to provide a basic understanding of budget execution for beginning budget analysts.

Self Paced Budget Training
Narrated presentations explaining a variety of budget-related topics.

Training & Development
Numerous opportunities for free training on a variety of subjects. Thousands have already attended BFELoB training sessions.


Technology

Web based Provisioning and Custom Application Development
A robust, secure technology platform which includes login provisioning ("authentication" and "authorization"), database, server, and agile application development.

MAX Authentication Service (MAS)
Provide “authentication as a service” to applications/information systems, working through the MAX Federal Community. The first HSPD-12 implementation in the Government used this service.

Budget Segment Reference Architecture
A Budget Segment architecture document is available to agencies to use as a template to simplify and jump-start their system development and enterprise architecture activities. This template follows the Federal Segment Architecture Methodology (FSAM).