The days of “last year plus 3%” in forecasting are gone. The COVID19 pandemic as pretty much destroyed planning and forecasting as we know it.
So what do we do? And how can we forecast in a time of uncertainty?
Our “Forecasting in a time of uncertainty” webinar will help you build a path through the fog of uncertainty. We cannot solve all your problems, but we can give you some tips and guidelines to help you move in the right direction.
Our webinar will cover topics including:
Revisiting the purpose of forecasting
The problems of traditional approaches to forecasting
Applying Agile principles to forecasting
Criticisms of the Agile approach to forecasting
Identifying the Levers of Performance
Using simulation to test possible and likely outcomes
Using Relative Forecasting

“Forecasting in a time of uncertainty” will help you become more responsive and adaptable in your forecasting methods and it will help you stress test a wide range of possible outcomes, but there are no magic solutions.
Forecasting in a time of uncertainty is, by definition, unpredictable. This course will not give you a definite prediction no one can do that but it will help you get better at forecasting.
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SKILLS YOU WILL GAIN
The problems of traditional approaches to forecasting
How to become more agile in your forecasting
Principles for Agile forecasting
A Methodology for Agile Forecasting
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The Scrum Process
Tools for Forecasting in times of Uncertainty
Using simulation to explore possible outcomes
Using Relative Forecasting