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Why Sales Forecast Quality is the New Accuracy

Pipeliner

Many companies motivate employees with incentives for matching sales results to predictions. To paraphrase, forecasting is a planning tool that helps managers prepare resource “shock absorbers” that balance profit and customer satisfaction. Here’s where things get weird. Some punish them for being wrong. Some do both. Pursue buy-in.