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IGC-DEFINITION (abbreviated)

Variances / Abweichungen
A variance is a difference between a planned or a budgeted value and an actual value. Variances give managers the opportunity to consider possible corrective actions and to implement them. The causes of a variance from the planned or budgeted figures are ascertained by means of a →variance analysis.

from: IGC-Controller-Wörterbuch, International Group of Controlling (Hrsg.)

Source

IGC-Controller-Wörterbuch, International Group of Controlling (Hrsg.), 4. Auflage, Schäffer-Poeschel, Stuttgart, 2010

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