Forecasting

Improving forecasting for 2023 and beyond

Traditional forecasting methods have been found lacking, so follow these steps to enhance quality โ€” starting with alignment on the forecastโ€™s purpose.

Accounting for value

Finding new ways to measure, manage, and understand organisational value is a critical role for finance professionals and management accountants.

5 steps to more valuable forecasting

Ash Noah, CPA, FCMA, CGMA, managing directorโ€“Learning, Education, and Development at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, highlights how short-term forecasting can be a value-creating activity.

A playbook to manage cash in a crisis

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing businesses worldwide to tightly manage their cash. Here are five critical steps to tackle liquidity stress in a crisis.

Using technology to improve forecasting

This excerpt from the CGMA report 'Re-inventing Finance for a Digital World' highlights how a machine-learning system delivered tremendous forecasting efficiencies for one company.

Moving from budgeting to rolling forecasts

Steve Player, CPA, CGMA, the CEO of the consulting firm The Player Group, suggests that switching to rolling forecasts prompts you to plan better and ask strategic questions.

How to use Excel in seasonal forecasting

Because there is an art, a give-and-take, to budgeting, there is a need for objective forecasting. Excel expert Liam Bastick discusses how to forecast seasonally or cyclically.
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