Forecasting in Turbulent Times – Be Confident Where You're Going
Date: Tue, Jun 23, 2009
Time: 12:00 P.M. ET
Duration: 60 hours
Cost: FREE
SUMMARY
How confident are you with your forecasts? Are they aligned to the business risk and volatility of your business? Is your forecasting process helping you anticipate performance gaps with enough lead time to assess alternatives quickly and enable effective execution?
Now more than ever, finance organizations are seeking new tools and disciplines to improve their ability to manage risk, drive cash flow, contain costs and improve profits. This is placing a bright spotlight on the quality, timeliness of forecasts and their integration into the overall performance management process.
Join IBM and Jeremy Hope, cofounder of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table and acclaimed author of Reinventing the CFO (Harvard Business School Press), as they describe best practices and solutions that are helping companies improve the forecasting process to drive better business outcomes in turbulent times.
During this webcast, you will learn about:
- Best practices in forecasting;
- Overcoming barriers to change;
- Technology to sustain a renewed forecasting process; and
- Integrating forecasting into the overall performance management process.
Presenters
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Jeremy Hope
Research Director
Beyond Budgeting Round Table (BBRT) -
Tony Levy
Director of Product Marketing
FPM Business Unit
IBM