Technology Innovation (TI) R&D Budget Flexibility

Traditional organizational budgeting model in BPA are developed to help managers control costs and live within established rate cases. Technology Innovation has an increasing complex budget as we continue to ramp of our program to half of one percent of the agencys total revenue approximately $17M we required to comply with BPAs policy of spending 100% of our funding. Given Technology Innovation board scope of work we believe a successful approach to manage a dynamic portfolio where negative outcomes can not be either predict nor control budget flexibility is a must. I am suggesting a budget of plus or minus 10% is needed in any given year. This flexibility within Technology Innovation would not force us to continue work on projects that and not progressing just to meet finical goals.