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April 26, 2012April 25, 2012Plan & Forecast

Why continuous forecasting is more enjoyable

The case for continuous forecasting Time for a confession. I really hated forecasting back in my old job. Kind of crazy since […]

April 12, 2012April 12, 2012Plan & Forecast

The reputation of business forecasting is not positive – Time for change!

Business Forecasting The budgeting and business forecasting processes often have a poor reputation in many companies. Part of the issue is that […]

March 20, 2012March 20, 2012Plan & Forecast

The Cognos Blueprints are back – for Cognos Insight

IBM Cognos Blueprints Have you heard of the Cognos Blueprints? They are pre-configured planing and forecasting templates. You can download them from […]

March 15, 2012March 15, 2012Plan & Forecast

How to improve your forecasting templates through initiatives

Forecasting concerns Despite its tremendous importance, forecasting remains one of most disliked processes in many companies. Part of the problem are the forecasting […]

December 13, 2011December 14, 2011Dashboarding, IBM Cognos, Plan & Forecast

Forecast Analysis – An Effective Dashboard

FORECAST ANALYSIS Last week I argued that a detailed variance report is not very helpful before and during the forecasting and budgeting […]

December 8, 2011December 12, 2011Analytics, Plan & Forecast, Visualization

Better Forecasting And Budgeting Starts With Analysis – IBM Cognos 10 in Action

FORECAST ANALYSIS Much has been written about developing better forecasting and budgeting templates or improving the overall process. But to my surprise […]