Goal Budget

Definition

A strategic goal's cost, rolled up from the weighted costs of all tasks serving it — both as estimate (the budget) and as actual (the spend).

Formula

Goal budget = Σ (task estimate x weight)
Goal actual = Σ (task actual x weight)

Worked Example

From the weighted-allocation example, T1 actually costs $11,000 (+$2,000):

G1 takes 60% of the overrun: +$1,200
G2 takes 40%:                +$800

Task overruns propagate to every goal a task serves, in proportion.

Interpretation & Pitfalls

This gives leadership a live, honest picture of what each strategic objective truly costs — no manual re-spreading.

In TupicFinance

Goal budgets (Layer 5) roll up automatically from weighted task estimates and actuals.