Which Edition of Forecast Pro is Right for You?

To satisfy different needs, three editions of Forecast Pro are available-Basic, XE, and Unlimited. Which edition is right for you depends on a number of factors including how many items you need to forecast, which forecasting techniques you need to use, how you manage forecast adjustments and overrides, and whether or not you need to work with others to establish the final forecast.

Forecast Pro Basic is designed for those with very modest forecasting needs. It utilizes time series approaches (techniques that create forecasts based strictly upon the past history) and allows you to forecast up to 10 items (such as products or SKUs) at a time.

Forecast Pro XE is a desktop analysis tool designed to satisfy both basic and advanced forecasting needs. In addition to time series methods, Forecast Pro XE offers promotional modeling, causal modeling (dynamic regression), the ability to define and reconcile hierarchies, and allows you to forecast up to 100 items at a time. To aid the experienced forecaster, it provides a full range of menu-driven custom modeling options along with detailed diagnostic displays.

Forecast Pro Unlimited is a comprehensive forecasting system designed for larger-scale forecasting jobs, collaborative forecasting, working with complex hierarchies, maintaining multiple forecast overrides, documenting your forecasting sessions and integrating with other systems. Although it uses the same underlying forecasting methodologies found in Forecast Pro XE, it is a very different solution.

Forecast Pro Unlimited provides the foundation for creating a sustainable, well-documented forecasting process. If you:

• forecast a large number of items on a routine basis; and/or
• collaborate with others to create the final forecast; and/or
• make multiple adjustments or overrides that need to be documented,

then Forecast Pro Unlimited is the only edition of Forecast Pro that you should consider.