Fundamentals of Business Forecasting
Venue: Cebu City (Hotel Venue To Be Announced Soon)
May 4, 2012
9:00AM - 6:00PM
www[dot]allianceconsulting[dot]biz

This course teaches the practical aspects of business forecasting. Many of us start the year by presenting our sales or revenue forecasts for the year. Preparing a forecast can be quite a challenge for many new managers or supervisors. This practical seminar teaches the tools and techniques you need to produce a great sales or revenue forecast. Please bring your own laptop computer and learn how to use your spreadsheets to quickly generate the reports and analysis you need. Bring your own data and the presenter can help you analyze your reports using excel software.

Benefits of the Course

At the end of this workshop the participant is expect to be able to do the following:

  • Understand Forecasting Basics
  • Create an Annual Forecast
  • Create a Quarterly Forecast
  • Compare actual performance vs forecast
  • Apply the appropriate Forecasting Method for his product line



What you will cover


  • The Importance of Forecasting
  • The Elements of a Good Forecast
  • Forecasting Methods
  • Statistical Methods Using Historical Data
    - Naive Forecasts
    - Moving Average
    - Exponential Smoothing
    - Linear Trend Line
  • Forecasting with Seasonal Adjustments
  • The Bull Whip Effect
  • Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR)
  • Case Studies (review of actual business analysis and sales forecast conducted by our Consultant)



Please bring your own Calculator, Notebook or Laptop Computer.


Who should attend?


  • CEO, Managers and Supervisors
  • Sales and Marketing Managers / Supervisors
  • Business Owners / Entrepreneurs
  • Team Leaders / Project Managers / Business Managers
  • Staff who need to prepare a forecast



Learning Investment:

Early Bird Rate P4,000 (On or before April 23, 2012)
Regular Rate P5,000 (On or before April 26, 2012)

Registration fee is inclusive of AM / PM snacks, Lunch, Hand-outs and Certificate of Completion.

Seminar Format

This seminar is available in 1 day or multi-day formats. The length of the program can be custom fitted to your needs and can include coaching and practice sessions. It is available as a public and as an in-house seminar program.

For more information and speaker profile, please email us at info[at]allianceconsulting[dot]biz with Subject Line of your email - "Fundamentals of Business Forecasting - Cebu Seminar". We'll get back to you as soon as possible. Thank You!