Forecasting with excel
- 1. Forecasting with Excel’s Powerful Sensitivity Tools This training on financial modeling will provide the attendees best practices for designing efficient forecasting models using Excel. Learn how to apply scroll bars, goal seek, data tables, solver and scenario manager to your models. Why Should You Attend: Financial analysis is an area of opportunity and risk. Analysis should incorporate tests of sensitivity to changes in key variables using the most advanced tools available. Typical financial models do not effectively utilize these tools. This exposes the analyst to blind spots in their analysis. Analysts should obtain and become proficient with the more sophisticated “what if” analysis tools of the trade. Attend this online training on Excel to unleash its powerful sensitivity tools. Get the full power out of your financial models. Improve the design of your models to take advantage of these tools in just 60 minutes. Experienced CPA and financial analyst, Miles Hutchinson will demonstrate these tools for attendees using Microsoft ExcelTM. The instructor will provide practical instructions and guidance for applying them and identify the key cautions to help you avoid potential misfires. Areas Covered in the Webinar: 20 rules of effective model design Applying scroll bars to individual cells to flex them over their relative ranges Using goal seek to discover how much a single variable must move to reach a desired outcome Using data tables with one or two-inputs to deliver an array of outcomes from your model Using scenario manager to store selected groupings of inputs and resulting outcomes o Use scenario manager to consolidate all ”versions” of your model into one file o Use the standard scenario summary to compare your scenarios automatically Bonus Material: Download a copy of the demo model along with the answer key to our demonstration
- 2. Who will benefit: Financial Officers Financial Analysts Controllers CFOs Staff with roles and responsibilities in financial forecasting and analysis departments. For more details visit us at: http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~produc t_id=703156?channel=DOC_organic