
18 Navigating Strategic Decisions: The Power of Sound Analysis and Forecasting
Key takeaways: The organizational factors responsible for strategic forecasting failures that
must be addressed right away are as follows:
1. Unclear business denition of the SDF organization
2. Poor organizational governance structure
3. Missing internal and external functional and professional links
4. Forecaster isolation from mainstream decision-making activities
5. Absent or weak personal relationships and relationship development
6. Management of project stakeholder expectations and organizational politics
7. Wrong perception that forecasting is only a cost ...