Forecasting Practices – Initial steps

Developing good forecasting practices for your workforce needs starts with understanding the steps in the process and building your capability. Those experienced in forecasting can quickly create a forecast for future weeks and incorporate this work into their regular work activities, however these practices need to be mastered individually by learning each step. You'll never optimise your staffing if you aren't forecasting your workload and staff requirements, so here's an outline to help you get started, broken down to a level that you shouldn't find complex to undertake. The building of your capability in each of the steps will lead to you ...