Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 10 from the text and the Ball (2014) article.

  Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 10 from the  text and the Ball (2014) article.  After reading the required resources, your task is to examine the ways  economic decision making affects the gestalt of an organization. The  various facets of economics, financial decision making, and budgeting do  not exist in a vacuum. Decision makers must consider a host of salient  extra-organizational aspects such as the existing political climate,  legal mandates, and public relations in order to formulate effective  solutions for the betterment of the agency.  For this discussion, you will examine the five phases of project  management. You must focus on the integration of project management as  applicable to either a law enforcement or corrections organization.  If you opt to focus on the integration of project management from a law  enforcement perspective, your task is to select a project suitable to  policing highlighted in your text. Suitable law enforcement projects  might include the purchasing of firearms, development of a new policing  strategy, implementation of marketing strategies, or the creation of  branding schemes. Ultimately, the choice of which project you examine is  entirely up to you.  If you opt to focus on corrections, your task is to examine the ways  inmate leasing was addressed by correctional agencies as highlighted in  the Ball (2014) article. Inmate leasing programs were an integral part  of corrections for many years. Such programs did not fully die out until  well into the 20th Century. These programs served important financial  and economic purposes for the agencies and local economies in which the  inmates were leased to work. You must examine the practice of inmate  leasing programs.  In your initial post:  Identify each phase of your law enforcement or corrections agency  project and provide a working definition for them. Explain how the basics of budget management and preparation are affected  by the integration of project management. Analyze how the technical aspects of budgeting and finance are  integrated into the various phases of project management for your  organization. Evaluate financial constraints that can arise during the integration of  project management.