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What a rolling forecast is

For New colleagues in finance

Fictional company, made up for a test
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At Marlowe Tiles, we used to set

one budget a year, every November.

On screenOne budget a year

One calendar with November circled

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Now we update a 12-month forecast

every month.

On screen12-month forecast, every month

A strip of 12 months, redrawn each month

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That's what rolling means:

each month, the view moves forward by one month.

On screenMoves on every month

The strip slides on by one month

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The update takes 2 days each month.

On screen2 days a month

Two days marked on the month

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Last review,

the gap between forecast and actual sales

fell from 18% to 7%.

On screenGap: 18% to 7%

Two bars: 18% and 7%

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So when you hear rolling forecast,

think: updated every month,

not set once a year.

On screenUpdated every month

The strip of 12 months, alone

Where each beat comes from

Beat 1Marlowe Tiles
It used to set one budget a year in November.
Beat 2It now updates a 12-month forecast every month.
Beat 3Own words, no fact stated
Beat 4The monthly update takes 2 days.
Beat 5In the last review, the gap between forecast and actual sales fell from 18% to 7%.
Beat 6It now updates a 12-month forecast every month.
It used to set one budget a year in November.

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