Planning in an Uncertain World
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price $79.00
Non-Member Price $109.00
Overview
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
Highlights
- 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
Designed For
CFOs, Controllers, Budget Managers and other professionals who work on budgets and forecasts
Prerequisites
Some budgeting and forecasting experience
Preparation
None
Notice
Your webinar can be accessed via https://ctcpas.acpen.com/Account/loginhttps://ctcpas.acpen.com/. If you do not have an ACPEN account, please sign up for an account using the email address you have on file with CTCPA.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
John Levy, Executive Education, Inc.
John F. Levy, MBA, CPA, is the CEO of Board Advisory Services, a consulting firm that assists public companies, or companies aspiring to be public, with corporate governance, compliance, financial reporting and financial strategies. Mr. Levy has 30 years of progressive financial, accounting and business experience, including having served as chief financial officer of both public and private firms. Mr. Levy is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Non-Member Price $109.00
Member Price $79.00