Forecast Process Design, Part 3: Change Management and the Forecasting Challenge

This is the final article of our three-part series by Joe Smith on forecast process design. Part 1, The Alignment of People, Process, and Tools, published in the Fall 2009 issue, examined the elements of effective forecast process design. Part 2, FRAM: The Forecast Reliability Assurance Model, appeared in the Winter 2010 issue. Now, in Part 3, Joe discusses managing change and the challenges of steering an organization to a new forecast process design. Copyright International Institute of Forecasters, 2010