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New Inflation Worries Cloud Holiday Forecasts

holiday New Inflation Worries Cloud Holiday Forecasts by Sarah Mahoney , Staff Writer @mahoney_sarah, October 4, 2022 Rising consumer concerns about inflation are already causing retailers to second-guess their holiday marketing strategies. But new research from the NPD Group shows those worries are growing rapidly, with 29% of consumers saying finances and the economy will cause … Continue reading New Inflation Worries Cloud Holiday Forecasts

Holiday Sales To Surpass $189 Billion Online, Adobe Forecasts

Holiday Sales To Surpass $189 Billion Online, Adobe Forecasts by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, October 28, 2020 New online shoppers will provide an interesting opportunity for advertising, at about 9%, as holiday online consumer spend reaches $189 billion this year — up 33%, according to Adobe’s most recent forecast. Those shoppers, who are new … Continue reading Holiday Sales To Surpass $189 Billion Online, Adobe Forecasts

Creating Reality-Based Forecasts in Agile Projects

Anthony Mersino August 26, 2020 Agile approaches for estimating and forecasting are better than traditional approaches because they deliver better and more predictable results. Agile project forecasts are also easy to understand and easy to update because they are based on the team’s actual velocity. This is what I call a reality-based agile forecast. Traditional … Continue reading Creating Reality-Based Forecasts in Agile Projects

Create Faster and More Accurate Forecasts Using Probabilities

Julia Wester — January 16, 2020 The most important question to stakeholders is often “When can it be done?” There is a lot that goes into answering that seemingly simple question. What is involved in the work? What else are we doing? What risks are there? The questions go on and on. Traditional estimation processes … Continue reading Create Faster and More Accurate Forecasts Using Probabilities