Industry Verticals · Public Sector Management

El Presupuesto Público

Simulation of a municipal budget crisis in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Learners must close a $16M fiscal gap through discretionary cuts, zero-based budgeting, political strategy, and implementation controls while balancing public satisfaction and political support.

4 rounds Executive English, Español
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Who it is for

An advanced simulation for participants used to working with the main frameworks and trade-offs of the subject, designed for executive education and experienced professionals.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 4 rounds. In each one they submit their decisions and the simulation calculates the results.
  3. The simulation can be run in English, Español.
  4. The instructor follows each participant's progress and results from the dashboard, and uses the class results for the debrief.

Decisions participants make

The decisions participants make during the simulation:

  • External Consultancies — cut ($M, max 1.2)
  • Travel and Training — cut ($M, max 0.56)
  • Non-Critical Building Maintenance — cut ($M, max 0.3)
  • Publicity and Communications — cut ($M, max 0.4)
  • Official Vehicles — cut ($M, max 0.16)
  • Water Supply ($M, 15–18)
  • Garbage Collection ($M, 8–15)
  • Public Security ($M, 8–12)
  • Street Maintenance ($M, 2.5–6)
  • Salaries ($M, 55–65)

What participants track

What participants follow on screen as the rounds go by:

  • Discretionary Spending Audit
  • Zero-Based Budgeting — Service Levels
  • Political Response — Revenue and Sacrifice
  • Implementation Controls

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in Public Sector Management.

  • Auditing Principles & Standards
  • Economics

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