Update projections quickly using operational drivers. Reconcile changes, test scenarios, and surface risks early so leaders can steer decisively.
🧮 More control: Replace spreadsheet chaos with a small, stable driver set.
🤝 Shared assumptions: Align inputs and scenarios with partners to reduce version churn.
🏢 Earlier steering: Make risks visible early enough to avoid late surprises.
FP&A analyst and junior controller maintaining rolling outlooks for a plant, function, or segment with recurring updates.
Commercial controller or project controller needing scenario views to support decisions on demand, volume, and cost drivers.
Knowledge: Comfort with P&L structure, drivers, and basic variance logic.
Tools: Spreadsheet tool and access to historical actuals and driver inputs for your scope.
Select a small driver set that explains most change.
Build a simple outlook model you can refresh quickly.
Test scenarios and document assumptions for decision meetings.
Communicate forecast risks with clear options and tradeoffs.
Eligibility: currently not eligible
Watch time: about 2 hours
Total learning: about 3 hours
Estimated credits: 2.0