Budgeting and Forecasting Course

Thank you, outstanding presentation, which is not unusual from CFI.

Very usefull

This course was very useful to me. It helped me to re-understand what the budget means, and how to prepare it scientifically in more ways than one. thank you ,

Excellent!

very useful and informative course Than can be used in multiple ways and aspects

The course is very interesting. Not only did I learn about Budgeting and Forecasting, I learnt a lot about excel functions to be used. The best thing about this course is the pace; it is neither too fast nor too slow.

The content in this course was very relevant to real world Budgeting and Forecasting. I've worked in FP&A for 18 years at various types of companies in various industries and I still found this course very informative.

Mandatory for a financial analyst

The course is practical, easy to apply in business life.

The course provide good inside to commonly used budgeting principle and enhance our knowledge to next level

Great Course added a lot to me.

Well, the course is good and nicely structured. The course had very good points and summary it provided at end can be used as quick recollection of what we learned.

Loved the way this course was planned and the way instructor taught us.

Very good course as an introduction, but expected to go through a more detailed budgeting process similar to the one you showed us at the end of the course for those of us running companies or involved in a start up. If this material is covered in detail in future courses then it serves the purpose.

No Need to be reviewed. all are easy, we may try and practice alot

As a lecturer my budgeting & forecasting classes will be more interesting and engaging for my students!!!

The likelihood of project achievement rests firmly on exceptional planning, budgeting, and forecasting skills, and the ability to action chosen initiatives. This course adequately covers these topics in expert fashion. It was very enjoyable! Specifically, I found the coursework on budgeting and forecasting to be extremely helpful, and also the easiest to follow that I've yet encountered. It mentions the importance of alternatives to budgets and discusses root causes, variance, and other forms of analysis that match best practices. I, personally, make use of scorecards on a macro and on a micro level, to drill down into detail for quality control purposes. I feel it is a great way to equip managers with a means of reporting on performance in a way everyone understands. To assess performance in terms of procurement, production, management, distribution, and several other administrative business functions, is no easy matter. There are indeed many KPIs available, and they are not that difficult to develop once you understand root causes, results, and their concomitant effects or influences (i.e. how it all chains together). Furthermore, this is a very important course—even if you are already an advanced budgeting, forecasting, and overall performance managing professional—because there is so much to gain in terms of just wrapping your head around these concepts. Multiple regression or correlation coefficient analysis (whether for linear or more complex nonlinear functions, variable-switched relations, etc.) is something I use daily! Data consolidation is crucial to accurately highlight and reconcile positive variance from what is negative variance, (solving root problems and understanding their core drivers). Beyond that, these methods of analysis enhance the utility of financial data. When I compile my research, I make use of population data, pharmaceutical data, financial data, and much more. Depending on your line of work the data differ greatly, but the techniques behind analyzing data, and extending data utility by finding relationships, all start with the same principles. That is why it goes without saying expanding the utility of financial data is the way forward. To utilize the system of environmental and economic accounting, to integrate a triple bottom line, to engage in PR, CSR, or CSI activities, and to execute even the most elementary business strategies all rely on understanding the relationships between real-world data and turning that into information for financial decision-making. This course was very well delivered. Thank you!

I hope we will have access to this study materials as long as possible

Learned some insightful tools when it comes to variance analysis. Refreshing my knowledge on regression analysis was also helpful.

The test at the end of the course makes you think about the content that you have just learned. Very effective.

I always thank god for coming across CFI because each time I watch these INCREDIBLE videos I am speechless due to the deep Excel skills and understanding that I gain from them. CFI boosts my confidence TREMENDOUSLY. You are the best ever. 5 stars.

What a nice course, I love it when it gets to linear regression, I could play around in Excel, with the charts and the most exciting part is the formula for y=mx+b. i.e revenue on the y-axis and the Excel application of "F4" for anchoring. I took linear regression so seriously that I feel the linear God in me. UUUH! I love it, CFI you made me a better person. Thank you.

Very cool and very helpful.

The course was very practical; with many documents provided and exercises in Excel well-explained.

The best tool for finance professionals in knowing and understanding, analyzing and interpreting the data using various mathematical and statistical methods in Excel.

This is a profound course. Very beautiful!

Awesome explanation of budgeting and forecasting.