POC for Automating Forecasts for Revenue, EPS and P&L data
Problem
- The client team has a manual process to perform Forecasts on Revenue, EPS and P&L data
- Aim of the POC was to build on the manual top-side Revenue/EPS model and Lighthouse predictive analytics experiences to develop largely automated “Top-down” revenue, EPS and P&L forecasts
Solution
The custom-built forecasting and prediction PoC supported:
- Data Transformation to convert the input data for forecasting
- Time Series and Machine Learning Algorithms (Linear Regression, Arima, FBProphet and NeuralNet algorithms) using R and Python
- Benchmarking of the AI-driven forecast against Manual forecasts to identify the best fit forecast to actuals
- Exploring multiple ways of running forecasts using Python Apps, RShiny Apps, batch jobs.