Our customers often tell me they find forecasting and budgeting within the PMA module both confusing and time-consuming and ask why there is not a single (more simple) approach to controlling costs and revenue on a project.

Project budgets bring lots of benefits over forecasts,specifically with regards to workflow approvals and a more structured approach to revisions (i.e. change control) however they lack some of the flexibility that forecasts bring such as quantity based budgeting and the granularity you have with forecasts (i.e. by resource, line-property etc).

It would be great if MS could consider consolidating the two approaches and provide one simple way of budgeting within PMA.