Costing And Pricing Public Sector Services

A practical approach to establishing unit costs

Size: 234 mm by 154 mm

148 pages

ISBN 1 899448 02 0

RRP £ 16.99

Synopsis

This is one of a series of books published by HB Publications targeted at the public sector. It is ideal reading for public sector managers or those obtaining management qualifications and degrees in public sector management.

Identifying practical approaches to developing costs for public sector services, this book helps the reader to deal with many of the dilemmas currently faced by public sector managers. By incorporating worked examples and solutions, the publication is a valuable reference point to anyone having to undergo costing and pricing exercises for their area of service, especially if those services are being exposed to competition, or are going to be market tested as a result of best value fundamental service reviews.

This book is especially useful for organisational development where it can be used as a catalyst for change, as a supporting text for in-house courses. It is also a very appropriate text to add to any reading list for a certificate or diploma in management or equivalent qualification.

The book covers the following areas:

Establishing service costs

All costing exercises should begin with the setting of service definitions. Taking the reader through this process Costing and Pricing Public Sector Services introduces the key elements of service costs and the methods by which costs can be captured in their respective proportions.


Calculating unit costs

The first step in calculating the unit cost is to identify the most appropriate unit of service for the costing exercise. The book considers these factors and moves on to provide worked examples of the ways in which unit costs can be calculated and exercises which encourage the reader to put theory into practice.


Cost control

Cost control and budgetary control are both essential to ensuring value for money service delivery. Costing and Pricing Public Sector Services explains how this can be achieved through investigating unit cost variances, monitoring service inputs and taking corrective action to maintain control when necessary.

RRP £ 16.99