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Proof · renew it · 1995–1999

Forecasting demand before the tools existed.

A national telecom

±3%30-DAY ACCURACY
Situation

Thirty-day demand forecasts were needed before the modelling tools were commercially available.

Task

Build the forecast, and make the number trusted enough to plan against.

Action

Built the models in-house, then showed operators where the forecast had been right and where it missed.

Result

Forecasts landed within three percent, and were used for capacity planning.