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305 Glenwood Road, Faerie Glen, Pretoria, South Africa
069 221 6943
info@isptrainings.co.za
Forecasting Techniques for Non-Specialists
Data and Business Intelligence|2 days|Classroom or live online
Forecasting Techniques for Non-Specialists is built for delegates who need to be useful in this area quickly. It starts at first principles and works through KPI definition and forecasting techniques without assuming prior specialist training. The programme exists because reporting effort scales badly when the underlying model is wrong, and because capability in this area is usually built on the job with no structure behind it. Delegates leave able to work confidently with spreadsheet controls, data warehouse concepts and report automation in their own organisation.
What delegates leave able to do
- Spot where spreadsheet controls is failing before it becomes a finding, measured against established visualisation principles
- Make a decision about data warehouse concepts without waiting for a specialist
- Take ownership of report automation rather than escalating it
- Improve scenario modelling within their own organisation
What the course covers
- KPI definition
- Forecasting techniques
- Spreadsheet controls
- Data warehouse concepts
- Report automation
- Scenario modelling
- Pivot table analysis
Who should attend
- operations managers using dashboards
- data analysts
- business analysts
- finance professionals building reports
Fees
| South Africa | R10 000 |
| Elsewhere in Africa and the Gulf | USD 1 100 |
| Live online | USD 900 |
Per delegate, for the full 2 days. Covers tuition, course materials and refreshments. Excludes travel and accommodation. South African courses carry VAT at 15%; on deliveries outside South Africa the VAT position is confirmed on the quotation, because it depends on where your organisation is registered.
Scheduled dates
| 9 to 10 Nov 2026 | Johannesburg | R10 000 |
| 8 to 9 Feb 2027 | Pretoria | R10 000 |
| 22 to 23 Mar 2027 | Nairobi | USD 1 100 |
| 26 to 27 Apr 2027 | Durban | R10 000 |
| 7 to 8 Jun 2027 | Cape Town | R10 000 |
| 12 to 13 Jul 2027 | Johannesburg | R10 000 |
| 16 to 17 Aug 2027 | Cape Town | R10 000 |
| 20 to 21 Sep 2027 | Johannesburg | R10 000 |
| 1 to 2 Nov 2027 | Harare | USD 1 100 |
Dates are the published schedule at the time this page was printed. We also run this programme on request, and in-house for a full team.
How to book
Call 069 221 6943 or email info@isptrainings.co.za with the date and the number of delegates. We reply with a written quotation and an invoice. A registration is not a confirmed booking until we confirm it in writing.
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