To ensure your Live Forecast reflects upcoming trade-fair periods — especially for effective staffing — follow this practical cadence:

Monthly Cadence:

Update the Live Forecast early

• Make adjustments to the Live forecast in the Revenue forecast view
• Do this as soon as trade-fair dates or demand changes become clear, ideally before the 20th of the current month

Review key dates for next month

• Scroll to next month in the Revenue Forecast view
• Check if key trade-fair dates are already reflected (volume, rates, etc.)
• If not, manually adjust the forecast for those dates

Monitor how changes affect labor

• Once the Live Forecast is saved, the updated figures feed directly into the Labor cockpits, which use these forecasts to calculate SMART hours

Repeat monthly

• Revisit the forecast by mid-month for the following month
• This rolling review ensures staffing is aligned well in advance

Note: There is no need to “submit the forecast to Cockpits” — once saved, the Live Forecast automatically updates the relevant dashboards and labor planning tools.