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Benefits
Anticipate Outcomes with Confidence: Explore multiple outcomes and adapt plans to meet changing conditions.
Make Data-Driven Decisions: Understand trade-offs and impacts of choices for smarter decision-making.
Adapt to Change with Agility: Prepare for changes like new demands or delays by modelling their effects on timelines.
Optimise Resources and Throughput: Experiment with changes to optimise efficiency and avoid bottlenecks.
Foster Collaboration and Transparency: Align teams with a shared view of potential outcomes, reducing misunderstandings and building trust.
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Navigating Scenario Planning
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Scenario Planning is located within your Group Forecasts. Select the 🪄 in the upper right-hand corner, you’ll be presented with the Scenario Planning window.
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| Show Unstarted Items | Enables users to visualise work items in their forecast that have not moved into a stage that the user has deemed as “Started” in their configurations. |
| Enable Row Reodering | Allows users to rearrange their work items to gauge how reprioritisation can affect the forecast. |
| Adjust Workload (WIP) | The default amount is the actual WIP you currently have. Adjusting this number will allow users to experiment how the amount of work in progress will impact their forecast. |
| Scale Capacity (Throughout) | The default is set to 100%. Adjusting this percentage will allow users to see how changing the amount of throughput can affect the forecast. |
| Set Work Ahead Rate | The default setting is 0%. This setting allows you to allocate a percentage of your work to be done ahead of officially starting those items enabling you to understand how working ahead on future tasks might impact your forecast. |
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To reset the Scenario Planning values back to default, simply select
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Scenario Planning in Portfolio Forecaster is more than just a feature; it's a strategic advantage that helps organisations move from reactive to proactive planning, ensuring they stay ahead of uncertainty and thrive in an unpredictable world.
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