Most AI budgets underestimate true cost by 40-60% because vendors don't list training, integration, or change management on the pricing page. This template — the Module 7 expanded version — adds the financial reporting categories and variance tracking your CFO actually wants.

What's inside

All standard budget categories plus variance tracking, scenario modeling, and reporting-ready summaries. Built for finance teams that need to defend AI spend in monthly reviews.

How to use it

  1. Use it as a starting structure, not a rigid form. Templates exist to remove blank-page friction, not to constrain thinking.
  2. Customize the sections that don't fit. Anything you leave in 'just because' will haunt you later.
  3. Save your filled version somewhere durable. Templates are most valuable the second and third time you use them.