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Improving Forecast Accuracy

ONE HALF (0.5) DAY Session

4.0 CPE CREDITS
LED BY CARL SEIDMAN

We are currently only offering this as a corporate program with AFP and not currently accepting new public enrollments.

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Forecasts are all but certain to be wrong but directional correctness is what forecasting is all about

Despite this reality, companies should always aspire to be as accurate as possible. This program, delivered exclusively in cooperation with AFP, is designed to provide attendees with implementation-ready and theoretical approaches for improving forecasting accuracy.   Discover how to identify key business drivers of growth and improve future visibility for agile decision-making.

ATTENDEES WILL LEARN:

  • Cross-departmental processes and workflows allowing forecasts to be updated regularly and efficiently

  • How to implement simple yet powerful modeling techniques to remove guesswork

  • To increase confidence and mitigate risk through data integration, scenario management and predictive simulation

  • Current agile technology and software solutions to help streamline forecasting processes and accuracy

WHO THIS PROGRAM IS FOR:

  • FP&A practitioners

  • CFOs

  • Directors of finance

  • New FP&A analysts

  • Aspiring FP&A professionals

  • Non-financial business partners

  • Leaders of financial teams

KEY MODULES, OBJECTIVES & TAKEAWAYS:

  • The importance of forecast accuracy

  • How to improve forecast accuracy

  • Driver-based forecasting and business decision-making

  • Forecast accuracy and statistical methods

  • Building and simulating more accurate forecasts

  • Monitoring and measuring forecast accuracy

  • Ride-sharing case study

 
 
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