A fall 2008 survey of visitors to CFO.com found that 70% of respondents indicated their companies were not able to forecast beyond one quarter.

If your business faces challenges with forecasting, you are not alone. Yet during a time of economic volatility, all organizations need to be able to allocate capital and resources to activities that deliver the most value. In such an environment, the pressure is continually on for finance professionals to produce more accurate forecasts – more quickly than ever before.

In addition, finance executives need to be able to rely on quicker scenario analyses so they can act immediately on new market opportunities or mitigate potential problems before they occur. They also need to ensure that they align their strategic, financial and operational plans.

During this webcast, you will learn how leading organizations have implemented world-class planning and forecasting techniques to:

1. Measure the financial impact of key business strategies
   
   
2. Validate operational feasibility of their financial plans
   
   
3. Evaluate the resource impact on workforce and capital assets
   
   
4. Adjust forecasts continuously
   
   
5. Manage risk and uncertainty in their plans
   
   

Given that an integrated approach to planning improves outcomes for a variety of businesses, you will discover from this webcast how such an approach can benefit your company as well.

Presenter

Ivo Bauermann Senior Director Performance Management Applications Oracle