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Searching To Enhance Your Professional Skills In Forecasting, Demand Planning, and Forecast Management?

Knowing the basic "ins and outs" of demand forecasting and planning is critical for any business, as well as your success as a professional. At a CPDF Workshop, you hear from the most experienced forecasting experts and enjoy an interactive, hands-on learning experience. After the two-day instructor-led workshop, you can earn a certification through a self-paced, online e-learning exam process conducted by qualified CPDF Team Leaders. Whether you are new to demand forecasting or not, you will gain valuable information that will benefit your company and you in your career.

"I have already seen dividends from the first CPDF workshop and certification. At work my forecasting responsibilities have grown from the West to the entire US, a challenge for which knowing the PEER process has prepared me for, giving me not only the tools to perform well, but also confidence in the job." - Forecaster, Wireless Network Company, USA

Amsterdam (EU)  and Shanghai, China

Develop The Knowledge, Skills, Talents And Sensitivities That Are Critical To Achieving Your Goals Now And In The Future

The Certified Professional in Demand Forecasting (CPDF) curriculum was launched in 2007 as a new voice in the forecaster training world. In contrast to conventional training programs for forecaster certifications that are based on listening to overviews on techniques and the rote memorization of multiple choice exam questions, the (CPDF) curriculum emphasizes learning the collaborative process of doing the forecasting job efficiently and by successfully mastering forecasting review cycles. 

 

Cape Town, South Africa and the Amsterdam (EU)

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Shanghai, China

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Istanbul, Turkey

You Get Promoted When You Have Changed Your Job, Not Just Done a good Or Excellent Job!

The CPDF hands-on workshops offer practical tools for on-the-job learning to enrich your job function and enhance your value to the business. Our best practices Structured Workshops In Forecaster Training (SWIFT) courseware for demand forecasters and planners, endorsed by the International Institute of Forecasters (IIFwww.forecasters.org), offers individuals and organizations the skills and standards necessary to perform at world-class levels with forecasting effectiveness and productivity in todays highly competitive, global marketplace.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Text Book For Registered Participants

Participants registering for a CPDF Workshop will receive a discount on the purchase of the book Forecasting: Practice and Process for Demand Management. Authored by renowned experts Hans Levenbach and James P. Cleary, this is an ideal reference book for supply chain practitioners and courses on modern forecasting techniques. It also provides managers and planners with the tools that they need to analyze and predict future customer demand for new and existing products and services.

For beginners and professionals with specific industrial experience, the CPDF face-to-face courses provide the concepts and techniques behind all the facets of demand planning, from data sourcing and structuring forecast data, analyzing forecasting models to creating a final forecast for Sales & Operations Planning. For people who are new to the field -- at either managerial or operational levels -- the scope and perspective of these courses are indispensable. For this learning process, we utilize Excel and Excel Addins to reinforce best practices and avoid worst practices. You will master state-of-the-art forecasting techniques and practices with PEERForecaster, an easy-to-use Excel Add-In.

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Who Should Attend?

Newcomers to the demand planning management field

Experienced professionals who'd like to increase their forecasting knowledge

Executives from other corporate areas who've been placed in positions that now manage demand planning activities

The CPDF Certification Curriculum is All About Hands-on Learning

The CPDF certification curriculum has been endorsed by the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF). A certification designation can be earned at three levels:

CPDF Principles and Best Practices requires completion of Basic Curriculum (Level I: 20 contact hours/70 independent hours)

CPDF_Master Demand Forecasting Methodology and Data Analysis Technologies requires completion of Master Curriculum (Level II:  20 contact hours/50 independent hours)

CPDF_Pro Collaborative Forecasting, and Process Integration requires completion of Pro curriculum (Level III: 15 contact hours/35 independent hours).

Training Workshops can be completed in any order.

What You'll Learn

Using a hands-on, interactive workshop structure, you'll define the demand planning and forecasting work cycle and its essential contributions to all aspects of the Sales & Operations (S&OP) planning process. You will gain a profound understanding of how all the components of the S & OP planning process work together with a 'best practices' demand forecasting cycle. Some of the topics include:

Determining Customer Needs, New Product Requirements and Location-specific demand patterns

Utilize Proven Data Analytics for Analysis and Predictive Reporting

Structuring Data Sources for Automatic Forecasting

Preparing the Most Important Drivers for the Forecasting Process

Designing an Effective Forecast Support System for Decision Making

Identifying the Most Appropriate Accuracy Measures and Applying Them Correctly

Interpreting Regression Models for Forecasting Trend, Cycles, Seasonal and Promotional Patterns

Selecting the Final Forecast Numbers With Field Sales Input in a Collaborative Framework

Measuring Risk and Creating Forecast Ranges in an Uncertain Demand Forecasting World

Implementing a Sales and Operations Process While Breaking Down Organizational Silos

Analyzing the Business Environment From a Multi-Impact Perspective

Eventhough All Forecasts are Wrong, Know How to Reconcile Baseline Demand Forecasts, Models and Field Forecasters

Implement the Demand Forecasting Function as a Structured Approach in Your Organization

Implementing and Supporting World-Class Forecasting Practices

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