Event Details

Making Predictions: Plan for the Future (ACMP04)

Date:	Thursday, May 24, 2018
Time:	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Registration at 4:30 PM)
Facility:	Webcast or Webinar, Online
CPE Credit:	2.0 Accounting and Auditing
Instructor:	John F. Levy
Vendor:	ACPEN
Course Level:	Intermediate
Early Bird Price:	$79.00 FICPA Members, $109.00 Non-Members

Description:

We all make predictions in our personal and professional lives. We base our decisions to marry, buy a house, launch a new product or hire staff on expectations about the future. In the past few years, research into improving predictions has advanced. We will look at this research and current best practices in forecasting to help us prepare better budgets and projections.

Objectives:

Better understand factors which can cause predictions to be wrong

Major Topics:

Why great predictions are not intuitive but the result of critical thinking, gathering information and updating predictions when needed

How to separate correlation from causation

How to recognize and overcome bias

Who is Thomas Bayes and why he matters

Who Should Attend:

CFOs, Controllers, Budget Managers and other professionals who work on budgets and forecasts

Prerequisite:

Some budgeting and forecasting experience

Advanced Preparation:

None

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Registration Status: OPEN

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